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*** Cavalier King Charles Spaniels ***
Black & Tan
The black & tan color is my favorite!
Jet black with rich tan markings over the eyes, on cheeks, inside ears, on chest, legs, and underside of tail.
Pictured here is our Cruisin Minnie Mouse ("Minnie") whom I absolutely adore. She is currently AKC pointed and we are working towards obtaining her championship title.
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The genetic combinations for Black and Tan are very complicated. By breeding a Black and Tan to the other colors including another Black and Tan you can begin to narrow down the genetic make-up of your Black and Tan. Black and Tans that carry the white gene (review pedigree for a Blenheim or Tri Color ancestor in up to 3 generations back) can sometimes produce all 4 colors when bred to another whole color carrying the white gene or if bred to a Blenheim or Tri Color. If breeding a Black and Tan to another Black and Tan or Ruby and only one of the pair carries the white gene then whole color puppies will be produced, but some white mismarking can occur. Mismarking does diminish with maturity.
Pictured here is our AKC Ch Crystalridge's Cruisin Rackler CGC, TDIA, TG1 ("Cruiser") . He is our first Cavalier, our first champion and we have named our kennel affix after him.
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My favorite characteristic about the Black and Tans are their incredible ears and slippers which is a hallmark trait of the breed and in my opinion Black and Tans rule when it comes to incredibly long ears and wonderful slippers. Black coats in general regardless of breed tend to exhibit more coat and maintaining a black coat is usually much easier than other coat colors.
Pictured here is our Cruisin Lucy From Peanuts ("Lucy") at 13 months of age.
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Pictured here is Mayfield Magic Eclipse ("Star") who is our foundation dam and the mother to our Cruisin Minnie Mouse and Cruisin Lucy From Peanuts shown above. |
Pictured here is "Star's" first litter sired by BISS AKC CAN Ch Campanards Mr Sweden at Vesta ROM, which includes from left to right: Mayfield Diva at Crystalridge ("Diva" who is owned by Marilyn Mayfield of Mayfield Cavaliers in California and Reita Swinney of Crystalridge Cavaliers in Oklahoma. Diva will begin showing in the Fall of 2010 in hopes of obtaining her championship title). Next, is Marley who lives in a wonderful companion home in Nevada and travels the country in a spacious RV and has explored many places and met many new faces. Third, is our Minnie Mouse who resides here with us at Cruisin Cavaliers. |
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Pictured here is Star's second litter sired by BISS AKC Ch Llefely's Blaze of Glory From Lisgarth, which includes from left to right our Cruisin Lucy From Peanuts and Wendy who resides in a companion home in Missouri where she enjoys a huge backyard with plenty of room to run and explore.
I like to call this photo my "Opposites" because these two girls were just that in so many ways.
These girls were actually born in the car while I was driving. My local vet had gone to a conference so I was having to drive 3 hours to a repro vet I also use from time to time and they decided not to wait and appeared about 30 minutes prior to us reaching the vets office 3 hours away. They were born within 10 minutes of each other so when it was time it was time!
They were true "Cruisin" babies!
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Cruisin Minnie Mouse
Cruisin Action Jackson is co-owned and resides in Florida.
He will begin showing in 2011 in hopes of obtaining his championship title.
Sired by AKC Ch Crystalridge's Cruisin Rackler CGC, TDIA, TG1 ("Cruiser")
This is sweet little Duke who resides in Texas.
This little guy tugged at my heart and is such a lovable little boy.
He is in a wonderful companion home shared with a Blenheim female Cavalier.
Sired by AKC Ch Crystalridge's Cruisin Rackler CGC, TDIA, TG1 ("Cruiser")
This is Ellie Mae and she is our first born puppy here at Cruisin Cavaliers.
She resides in Florida in the winter and the mountains of South Carolina during the warm summers.
She also enjoys the company of a Tri Color male who has taken her under his paw and the two of them are great companions.
Sired by AKC Ch Crystalridge's Cruisin Rackler CGC, TDIA, TG1 ("Cruiser")
Left: "Cruiser", Middle: "Minnie Mouse"; Right: "Star"
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