Dandie – a Skye Terrier. Dash – a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Eos – a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
For her 17th birthday a portrait of Dash, her beloved Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was given to her as a gift from her mother, The Duchess of Kent.
In the 1860s and 70s, Queen Victoria became fond of smooth haired Collies - she owned 88 in her lifetime. There are many photographs showing Queen Victoria with her favourite Collie, Sharp. The photo below became a 'carte-de-visite' which was widely published and sold to the public like a postcard.
Throughout her long reign Queen Victoria favoured a number of different breeds including dachshunds, collies and pugs. King Edward VII was particularly fond of terriers, with several including Jack and Caesar becoming known to the public as favourites of the King.
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, are the proud owners of two adorable Jack Russell Terrier rescue dogs: Beth and Bluebell.
Named after King Charles II (also known as the “Cavalier king”), the breed was a favorite amongst royals but nearly became extinct when King William III and Queen Mary I (also known as the founders of the esteemed College of William & Mary in Virginia), took over the United Kingdom.
The English Toy Spaniel (also called the King Charles Spaniel), in turn, originated in England in the 1600s, probably from mixes of small spaniels with toy breeds from Asia.
The Queen was very fond of corgis since she was a small child, having fallen in love with the corgis owned by the children of the Marquess of Bath. King George VI brought home Dookie in 1933.
Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96, was just a young girl when her famed interest in corgi dogs began. The breed first stole her heart in 1933, when her father, the soon-to-be King George VI, brought home a corgi named Dookie from a local kennel. Soon after Dookie came another furry friend, Jane.
Even Queen Victoria herself had to deal with rat problems in Buckingham Palace. Palaces are surprisingly susceptible to rodents.
And, if you were the chief patron of George Wombwell's Royal menagerie, your chances were naturally a lot higher. As well as keeping their own ostriches and kangaroos at Windsor, the royal family had a number of pet monkeys scampering through their homes – including a ring-tailed lemur which Victoria sketched in 1849.
When Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded in the year 1587 she had a black and white toy spaniel hidden under her skirt. Her beloved companion reputedly refused to leave her side and died from grief a few days after her death. Mary's trusted pet was probably an earlier forerunner of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
One of the most well-known royally-loved breeds, famously championed by Queen Elizabeth II, is the Welsh Corgi. During her reign, the Queen owned more than thirty of these friendly, happy, and fun-loving dogs.
It is believed that Queen Victoria had many pugs which she bred herself, including pugs that go by the name of Olga, Pedro, Minka, Fatima and Venus. Her love and involvement with dogs aided the establishment of The Kennel Club which was formed in 1873.
Queen Elizabeth was given her first and favourite corgi on her 18th birthday. Muick and Sandy were relative newcomers to the royal household.
Queen Victoria's favourite dog was Sharp, a Border Collie that she owned between 1866-79. The memento mori includes a porcelain photographic plaque with a lock of its hair and is estimated at £150-£250.
Corgis Muick and Sandy were brought outside Windsor Castle ahead of the coffin's arrival on the Long Walk, a 2.6-mile avenue that leads to the castle. And just off the avenue, saddled but riderless, her Fell pony Emma was also waiting. The queen is said to have tolerated London's Buckingham Palace.
How many dogs did the Queen have? Queen Elizabeth II leaves behind four dogs - two corgis, one dorgi and a cocker spaniel. The two corgis are named Sandy and Muick, whilst her remaining dorgi Candy is the eldest canine, who is believed to have been around for at least 10 years.
Upon her death, the Queen left behind at least four dogs – two corgis, one dorgi (cross-breed of a Welsh corgi and dachshund), and one cocker spaniel. Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, will now look after the two corgis.
The Queen's dogs, Muick and Sandy, which are pembroke welsh corgis, waited in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle as the funeral cortege arrived while being looked after by two members of staff. At the time of her death the Queen also had two other dogs – a dorgi called Candy, and Lissy the cocker spaniel.
A Dorgi is a dog which is a cross between a Dachshund and a Welsh Corgi. Not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club. This hybrid started when one of Queen Elizabeth's corgis mated with a Dachshund, Pipkin, belonging to Princess Margaret.
In fact, the royal loved her dogs so much that she created her own hybrid breed with her sister Princess Margaret in the 1970s called the “dorgi” — a cross between a dachshund and a corgi.
Harry and Meghan are also the proud owners of a Labrador called Pula and recently adopted a seven-year-old beagle named Mama Mia.
Promoted Stories. Sign up to our TeamDogs newsletter for your weekly dose of dog news, pictures and stories. Despite owning a cat, rabbits and other small animals as a child, Diana always longed for her own dog. Before marrying Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, Diana spent time with his yellow labrador, Harvey.
Princess Margaret wanted something different than the Corgis so loved by her sister, so she got her own King Charles Spaniel named Rowley.