Cava Inu

While there is not much information on the Cava Inu hybrid, one can still learn much about this dog by studying the parent breeds. The Shiba Inu is thought to be an ancient canine although the name "Shiba Inu" was not given to the breed until the 1920s. A dog with incredible senses and an excellent hunting ability, this breed was capable of covering mountainous terrain and traversing hills and other areas where men could not travel. He could hunt boar but was primarily used to flush out small game and birds. Under the Cultural Properties Act, the Shiba Inu was declared a national treasure in 1936. During and after World War II however, distemper brought the breed to near extinction. Three variations of the Shiba Inu were interbred in order to give a comeback to the breed: the Shinshu Shiba, the Mino Shiba, and the Sanin Shiba. In 1954, United States service members brought the dog to America. The first litter of Shiba Inu was born in the United States in 1979. The American Kennel Club finally recognized the breed in 1993. A dog with an entirely different type of history, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was a companion to the noble and the royal of the courts of the 16th to 18th centuries. Notable owners of the breed were Mary, Queen of Scots and both King Charles I and II, who were enamored with the breed, eventually giving their name to it. Breed fanciers changed and broadened the scope of the dog once seen in the royal courts; this breed made its way to the United States in the 1940s; in the 1950s the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club was formed although it was only in 1995 that the American Kennel Club decided to recognize the breed.