Is this why the cavalier breed nearly "died out" in the UK in World War II? According to Tina and Dennis Homes' book, only 60 cavaliers were registered with the UK Kennel Club between 1940 and 1945. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24478532 UK HUMANE DESTRUCTION HANDBOOK 1939.jpg
Here is the book they are talking about: Bonzo's War: Animals Under Fire 1939 -1945 http://amzn.to/1exasV3