Talk:Cavalier King Charles Spaniel/GA1
GA Review[edit]
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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.
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.
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 :)
The term 'polygenic' is unusual - might be a plainer way of saying it.
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?
- 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....
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(!)
Might be hard, but I think comparing health issues with the King Charles would be interesting if there is any discussion available.
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)