Cavalier King Charles T-Shirts

Bred purely as lap dogs, and completely honest about it. The heartbreak is the health: a majority develop mitral valve disease, and syringomyelia is common enough that responsible breeders scan for it. They want contact constantly and do badly left alone. Almost nothing makes them aggressive.

Meet Louis

Blenheim Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, chestnut and white, long silky ears, large soft eyes, domed head. Genuinely believes he is royalty. Enters every room as visiting royalty. The crew is the commoners. The crew does not know this. Louis finds this irrelevant.

About the design

Cavalier King Charles stencil art t-shirt — Louis by Life is a Circus

Black and white photorealistic stencil art, deep shadows, high contrast.

Every character in the crew wears one tiny red clown nose — the only colour

in the entire design.

Printed on garment-dyed heavyweight cotton with an unstructured, relaxed fit.

Why the cavalier king charles works as stencil art

The enormous round eyes and long silky ears against a domed skull — it's the most openly sentimental face in dogs, and it survives being reduced to two tones.

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The rest of the crew