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Christopher Gosselin, Flickr Name: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Personality: "A delightfully affectionate, playful, intelligent little dog that repays his owner's care and attention with an endearing devotion," coos the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club. Dog Breed Info Center adds, "an eager, affectionate and happy dog. Always seeming to be wagging their tails. Outgoing and supportive. These fearless little lively dogs are eager and willing to please." And according to the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, "Many owners assert that 'you cannot have just one!'" Grooming: The CKCSC says that, while Cavaliers are relatively clean and easy to groom, they do shed. Dog Breed Info ...

Getty In response to the American Kennel Club's recent announcement of the Top 10 Most Popular Dogs of 2009 (based on registration statistics), we decided to unleash our own list (based on pure, unadulterated puppy love). And since we go nuts for just about every type of pooch at Paw Nation, it wasn't easy to narrow it down to ten. But thanks to your comments and our Facebook fans' input, we've come up with ten dogs who didn't make it on to AKC's list but are nonetheless tops with pet lovers across the country. Pembroke Welsh Corgi With its bat ears and stub tail, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi stands out from the crowd. More sociable than the Cardigan Welsh Corgi (which we also love!), the ...

Ruh-roh! A deaf eight-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Scooby spent five days trapped in an Australian cave before being rescued. The harrowing rescue involved multiple teams of workers who "cut down trees, shifted boulders and used search and rescue equipment" to free the dog, reported the Herald. Scooby disappeared on Sunday afternoon as he was out walking with his owner, six year-old Jack Newton, and Jack's mother, Melissa Newton. "We thought a snake got him [and that] he was dead," Ms. Newton told the Brisbane Times, explaining that the dog had run up a hill and disappeared. While out searching for Scooby on Tuesday, the Newtons heard their dog crying and located him inside a ...