Wizbang Timothy

A Brother to One of the Founding Dogs of the Modern Cavalier

The history of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is built upon a remarkably small number of early dogs whose descendants helped establish the breed we know today.

Wizbang Timothy was one of those early Cavaliers.

His pedigree records him as the son of Lord Pindi and Ann. This is particularly significant because Ann's Son, one of the most important dogs in the early history of the Cavalier, was also bred from Lord Pindi and Ann.

Wizbang Timothy was therefore Ann's Son's full brother, placing both dogs within the same important early family.

A Significant Early Pedigree

Wizbang Timothy's pedigree provides a fascinating glimpse into the bloodlines from which the early Cavalier developed.

His sire, Lord Pindi, was bred from Vital Spark and Bee Bee. His dam, Ann, was bred from Toddles and Dora.

These four dogs therefore form the immediate foundation behind both Wizbang Timothy and his celebrated brother, Ann's Son.

Wizbang Timothy's immediate pedigree

Sire: Lord Pindi
Dam: Ann

Paternal grandsire: Vital Spark
Paternal granddam: Bee Bee

Maternal grandsire: Toddles
Maternal granddam: Dora

This pedigree demonstrates how closely connected many of the early Cavaliers were. Rather than emerging from a large and diverse population, the developing breed was shaped through a relatively small number of carefully established bloodlines.

A Brother to Ann's Son

The significance of Wizbang Timothy becomes particularly apparent when his pedigree is considered alongside that of Ann's Son.

Both dogs were bred from Lord Pindi and Ann, making them full brothers.

Ann's Son went on to occupy a unique position in Cavalier history. At the first meeting of the newly formed Cavalier club in 1928, he was placed on the table as a living example while members studied historical paintings of the old-style Toy Spaniels. The emerging breed standard was developed from this combination of historical artwork and the living dog.

Wizbang Timothy therefore shared the same immediate ancestry as one of the dogs most closely associated with the early establishment of the Cavalier breed.

Looking Back Through the Pedigree

Wizbang Timothy's pedigree also illustrates the importance of examining the dogs behind the names that became famous.

His paternal line traces through Vital Spark, while his maternal line leads through Toddles. These early dogs formed part of the small genetic foundation from which later generations of Cavaliers emerged.

When pedigrees are followed across generations, relationships such as that between Wizbang Timothy and Ann's Son become increasingly important. They reveal how a relatively small number of early breeding lines became connected and subsequently spread through the developing breed.

A Place in Cavalier History

Wizbang Timothy may not be as widely remembered today as his famous brother, Ann's Son, but his pedigree places him directly within one of the most important early families of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

His story is a reminder that breed history is not made only by the dogs whose names appear most prominently in the show records. It is also preserved in the pedigrees of the dogs around them, their parents, siblings and descendants, which together reveal how the breed developed.

Wizbang Timothy was part of that small and important foundation. As the full brother of Ann's Son, he provides another window into the early bloodlines from which the modern Cavalier King Charles Spaniel emerged.

Wizbang Timothy

• Name: Wizbang Timothy

• Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

• Sex: Male

• Sire: Lord Pindi

• Dam: Ann

• Paternal grandsire: Vital Spark

• Paternal granddam: Bee Bee

• Maternal grandsire: Toddles

• Maternal granddam: Dora

• Notable relationship: Full brother of Ann's Son

• Historical significance: Member of the early Cavalier bloodline from which later generations developed