A Royal Dog’s Life…..
The Kings’ and Queens’ Dogs………
Queen Elizabeth 11 (1952 – Present)
Queen Elizabeth is perhaps the most well known dog lover of the Royal Family. According to the K9 Magazine, she currently has ten dogs. Name Emma, Linnet, Holly and Willow, which are Corgis. She also has three Dorgis (Daschund x Corgi) by the names of Brandy, Cider and Berry.
It is said that the Queen also looks after the Corgis of the late Queen Mother, name Rush, Minnie and Monty. Queen Elizabeth has owned over 30 Corgis and the first being Susan, who was given as a present on her 18th birthday by her father, King George IV.
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Queen Victoria is responsible for one of the most popular toy breeds that we know today. After inheriting some of the Royal dogs that were doted on by the wife of her predecessor to the throne, Queen Charlotte, Victoria kept the dogs as pets around her home.
Upon the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861, she turned much of her attention to tending to these dogs.
Unhappy with their size, the Queen bred the dogs with smaller breeds to begin the breed we know today as the Pomeranian.
