King Charles ll got his love for dogs from his father.
The former king, a despot, was accompanied
to his execution by his dog, Rogue, a toy spaniel.

Charles ll wasn’t tyrannical. He was hedonistic.
He was known as The Merry Monarch.

He had seven mistresses and at least twelve
illegitimate children, for whom he provided
generously upon his death,
which annoyed the public whose taxes supported
his merrymaking.

Charles ll was also passionate about breeding the
ideal toy spaniel.
He whelped the pups in his bed chamber,
turning that place into a multi-purpose room.

Then he bestowed the best-of-breed pups upon his
ladyloves as lap warmers and snuggly pets.
Those soft, caressable spaniels kept many
a kept-woman warm in the drafty castle or a
chilly coach.

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, the breed
developed by the king, became his legacy.

And three hundred fifty years later, I own one of
that breed,
A direct descendant of the Bed Chamber Litter.

So I like to think.