Talk:Cavalier King Charles Spaniel/GA1

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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:38, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I will begin reviewing the article and will make straightforward changes, comments below. You know the drill :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:38, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

• On reading, I don't really understand how/why there was a divergence from the King Charles Spaniel.

• Added clearer information to the lead section, and broke the history section in two. Miyagawa (talk) 18:24, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• It is a friendly, affectionate breed which is good with children, cats and dogs of all sizes. Due to its spaniel heritage, however, it requires training to behave around smaller animals and pets such as hamsters and gerbils. - I'd reduce this to a single sentence on temperament and place further down the lead I think.

• Done. Miyagawa (talk) 18:24, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• They have an instinct to chase pretty much anything that moves, and therefore should be kept on a leash when out in the street. - the challenge here is how to make it sound less like a pet manual. The aim would be to reword to state what happens when unleashed rather than urge readers to leash the dog :)

• Modified that line now and lead it into the following sentence. Miyagawa (talk) 21:30, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• The term 'polygenic' is unusual - might be a plainer way of saying it.

• Had to do a dictionary search to work out what polygenic meant as the health section was pretty much left alone from before I started work on it. Replaced with genetic. Miyagawa (talk) 20:42, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• It would be great to fill out the Popularity section with any figures (or even mention) available from other countries - Australia, South Africa, or Europe/South America etc. How worldwide is it?

• Managed to get figures on the American cities and Australia. The Canadian or United Kennel Club figures I have don't list the Cavalier in either top 20s. Miyagawa (talk) 22:30, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• It isn't clear whether Episodic Falling (EF) is specific to the breed from the text.

• Managed to find a reference stating it was similar to Scotty Cramp - gotta love Google Books. Miyagawa (talk) 21:28, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• There are, however, exceptions to this situation - leaves me hanging....

• Removed the line - I've looked around on the web and can't seem to find what those exceptions are, or any confirmations of exceptions appart from that one source. Miyagawa (talk) 20:49, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• Aah well, one of those unsolved mysteries....Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:13, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

• World War II caused a drastic setback to the breed, with the vast majority of breeding stock destroyed because of the hardship. - what? leaves me hanging and wanting to know more (!)

• Managed to find a qualitative reference for one of the kennels that survived (if you could 3 remaining spaniels as that).Miyagawa (talk) 23:10, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

• Might be hard, but I think comparing health issues with the King Charles would be interesting if there is any discussion available.

• Couldn't find a direct comparison, but I found what seems to be a definitive reference for King Charles/Toy Spaniel health issues, so added that instead and a line to the start of the health section. Miyagawa (talk) 23:21, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Overall, fascinating read and potentially a great article. Be nice to get this one featured. Funny how sometimes articles come together well and sometimes they don't initially. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:25, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Okay, we are there. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:17, 20 November 2009 (UTC)