Bayanin farko na irin nau'in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel ya koma karni na 13. Duniya ta koyi game da waɗannan karnuka masu ban dariya daga waƙoƙin mawaƙa na Austrian da Jamusanci-mawaƙa waɗanda ke raira waƙa na ƙauna kuma ana kiran su minnesing (daga kalmar "minnesang" - "waƙar soyayya"). An yi imani da cewa Celts ne suka kawo wadannan tarkace zuwa Biritaniya a kusan karni na 9. Karnuka da sauri sun zama abin so na manyan al'umma mata da mazaunan fada.
#1 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel wani nau'in kayan ado ne kawai wanda zai iya yin aiki ɗaya kawai - abokin tarayya.
Ba a samar da wasu ayyuka bisa ka'ida ba, haka kuma, an noma shi kuma an raya shi a cikin nau'in shekaru ɗaruruwan shekaru.