Learning the iOS 4 SDK for JavaScript Programmers

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The dog on the cover of Learning the iOS 4 SDK for JavaScript Programmers is a King Charles Spaniel. Today’s Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is descended from a small, “toy” type of spaniel that was popular in 16th-century England. King Charles II, from whom the breed gets its name, was so fond of these dogs that he decreed that they were to be allowed in any public place, and it was said that “His Majesty was seldom seen without his little dogs.” These spaniels were often referred to as “Comforters”; in the winter, a noble lady riding in a carriage was likely to keep a spaniel in her lap for warmth. While used by some for hunting small game, the King Charles Spaniel was typically valued for its companionship and considered more of a luxury item than a utilitarian pet.

Today’s King Charles Spaniel emerged in part from interbreeding with the pug—which was in fashion in England during the reign of King William III and Queen Mary II—and the longer-nosed spaniels Charles II was so fond of. Their pointed noses, flat heads, and almond-shaped eyes were replaced with the shorter muzzles, domed skulls, and large, round eyes that characterize them today. The turn of the 20th century saw a final attempt to revive the breed as it existed during King Charles’s time, but the modern King Charles Spaniel—named “Cavalier King Charles Spaniel” by the Cavelier Club in 1928—persisted. During World War II, the breed declined significantly (with one registered kennel dropping from 60 to 3 Caveliers), ...