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HISTORY
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TO EXPRSS AN OPINION ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE PAPILLON OR BUTTERFLY-DOG IS TO INVITE ARGUMENT.SO LETS CONCENTRATE ON THE MORE LIKELY BELIEF THAT THESE LITTLE DOGS ARE A BRANCH OF THE LARGE TOY SPANIEL FAMILY KNOWN TH HAVE BEEN POPULAR PLAYTHINGS IN MANY COURTS & PLACES OF EUROPE.SUCH LITTLE DOGS HAVE APPEARED IN THE PAINTINGS OF MANY EUROPEAN & ENGLISH ARTISIS SINCE THE 14TH CENTURY. ANYONE INTERESTED IN PICTURES THESE SMALL SPANIELS WILL BE WELL KNOWN THEY'RE MINOR, BUT OFTEN USEFUL FACTORS.ALL VARIED IN COLOUR,BUT HAD LITTLE POINTED FACES,WERE SMALL IN SIZE & THEY HAD LARGE DROP EARS, WITH ONE EXCEPTION. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE, WHEN OR WHO STARTED SELECTIVE BREEDING TO COME TO A CERTAIN STANDARD FOR THE BREED.THERE HAS BEEN SILENCE ON THE SUBJECT BY WRITERS OF THE LAST CENTURY. THE PAPILLON GAINED ITS NAME FROM THE SET OF ITS LARGE HEAVILY FRINGED EARS THAT GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF A BUTTERFLY IN FLIGHT.THE EARS ARE THE OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF THE BREED,& THEY MAY BE CARRIED ERECT OR DROPPED ERECT BEING THE BEST KNOWN.IN EUROPE, DOGS WITH DROPPED EARS ARE KNOW AS PHALENES. PAPILLONS WERE DEFINITELY IN ENGLAND IN 1906.BY THAT TIME A CERTAIN TYPE & STYLE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED IN EUROPE BY BREEDERS MAINLY IN FRANCE & BELGIUM. AN INFLUX OF PAPILLONS INTO ENGLAND STARTED IN 1923.IN THE USA THE BREED HAD INCREASED IN POPULARITY SINCE 1906 & THE FIRST AMERICAN CHAMPION WAS AWARDED IN 1915.IN ENGLAND SEVERAL PAPILLONS WERE SHOWN IN A CLASS FOR "FOREIGN DOGS" AT THE 1923 KENNEL CLUB SHOW,& WAS GIVEN CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS A YEAR LATER.THE PAPILLON HAS MADE STEADY PROPRESS NOT TO GREAT HEIGHTS OF POPULARITY BUT IN STPE,STAMINA, & TEMPERAMENT AS WELL AS IN THE AFFECTIONS OF THOSE THAT KNOW THEM. PAPILLONS ARE DAINTY & GENTLE BUT NOT DELICATE.WHILE THEY ARE EXTREMELY ACTIVE ONE CAN HARDLY REFER TO A FINELY BONED (ATOM) WHO WEIGHTS IN AT A FEW POUNDS, AS SPORTING BUT THEY ARE NOT LACKING IN COURAGE OR THE INTEREST IN PEOPLE & POSSIBILITIES. THE PAPILLON IS A NORMALLY BUILT DOG, WHO IS LIVELY, FRIENDLY,& NEVER AGGRESSIVE.THEY ARE A VERY ACTIVE DOG WHOSE INTELLIGENCE & FRIENDLINESS MAKE IT THE IDEAL COMPANION DOG.PAPILLONS CAN BE A BIT STANDOFFISH TO STRANGLERS BUT NEVER AGGRESSIVE. THE PAPILLON MAKES A WONDERFUL COMPANIAN, BECAUSE HE JUST LOVES TO BE LOVED, & WILL GIVE YOU A LOT OF LOVE IN RETURN. THEY LOVE GOING FOR WALKS, BEING SHOWN EVEN BEING PUT THROUGH OBEDIENCE CLASSES. PAPILLONS LOVE TO BE AROUND CHILDREN, IN FACT THEY GET ON VERY WELL TOGETHER. HE CAN BE VERY PROTECTIVE OF HIS OWNER, ESPECIALLY WHEN STRANGERS ARE AROUND. ONCE YOU HAVE OWNED A PAPILLON IT IS HARD TO GO FOR ANOTHER BREED, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THEM THAT JUST MELTS YOUR HEARTS. THE STANDARD CALLS FOR THE PAPILLON TO BE ALWAYS ALERT, TO BE LIVELY, INTELLIGENT, & FRIENDLY WITH NO AGGRESSION. STANDARD OF THE PAPILLON CHARACTERISTICS THE NAME PAPILLON COMES FROM THE SHAPE & POSITIONING OF THE EARS. WHEN ERECT THAY LOOK LIKE THE SPREAD WINGS OF A BUTTERFLY.THERE ARE THOSE KNOW AS PHALENE BECAUSE THE EARS ARE COMPLETELY DROPPED GIVING THEM THE LOOK OF A MOTH.THE MARKINGS ON THE HEAD SHOULD BE EVAN, WITH A NARROW WHITE BLAZE, CLEARLY DEFINED,DESIRABLE BUT NOT ESSENTIAL. TEMPERAMENT LIVELY, INTELLIGENT, FRIENDLY, ALWAYS ALERT, WITH NO SIGNS OF AGGRESSION. HEAD & SKULL SKULL SLIGHTLY ROUNDED BETWEEN EARS, MUZZLE FINELY POINTED & ABRUPTLY FINER THAN THE SKULL, ACCENTUATING A WELL DEFINED STOP. LENGTH FROM TIP OF NOSE TO STOP IS APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF THE LENGTH OF THE HEAD. NOSE BLACK. EYES MEDIUM SIZE, ROUNDED, NEVER BULGING, DARK WITH DARK RIMS, PLACED RATHER LOW IN SKULL. EARS VERY LARGE, MOBILE WITH ROUNDED TIPS, HEAVILY FRINGED. SET TOWARDS BACK OF HEAD FAR ENOUGH APART TO SHOW SLIGHTLY ROUNDED SHAPE OF SKULL. LEATHER FINE BUT FIRM. WHEN ERECT EACH EAR SHOULD BE SET AT AN ANGEL OF 45 DEGREES. MOUTH JAWS STRONG,WITH A PERFECT REGULAR, & COMPLETE SCISSOR BITE. IE UPPER TEETH CLOSELY OVERLAPPING THE LOWER TEETH & SET SQUARE TO THE JAW. LIPS THIN, TIGHT & DARK. NECK MEDIUM LENGTH, SLIGHTLY ARCHED. FOREQUARTERS SHOULDERS WELL DEVELOPED & SLOPING. CHEST RATHER DEEP.FORELEGS STRAIGHT,SLENDER & FINE BONED.ELBOWS CLOSE TO CHEST.REMOVEL OF DEWCLAWS OPTIONAL. BODY FAIRLY LONG WITH LEVEL TOPLINE,WELL SPRUNG RIBS, STRONG LOIN OF GOOD LENGTH.SLIGHT TUCK UP OF BELLY. HIGHQUARTERS WELL DEVELOPED, GOOD TURN OF STIFLE.LEGS SHOULD BE PARALLEL WHEN VIEWED FROM BEHIND.DEWCLAWS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE HIND LEGS. FEET DAINTY,SLENDER,FAIRLY LONG,HARE-LIKE.WITH LONG HAIR GROWING OUT BEYOND THE TOENAILS. TAIL LONG ;WELL FRINGED.SET ON HIGH,ARCHED OVER THE BACK WITH FRINGES FALLING TO ONE SIDE TO FORM A PLUME. THIS IS A BREED TRADEMARK. GAIT/MOVEMENT LIGHT, FREE-FLOWING, POSITIVE & FREE FROM ANY RESTRICTION. HIGH STEPPING OR HACKNEY ACTIONS ARE NOT TYPICAL OF THE BREED. COAT ABOUNDANT,FLOWING BUT WITHOUT UNDERCOAT. LONG, FINE, SILKY FALLING FLAT ON BACK & SIDES. PROFUSE FRILL ON CHEST. SHORT ON SKULL, MUZZLE & FRONT PART ON LEGS. REAR OF FORELEGS TO PASTERNS, TAIL & THINGHS COVERED IN LONG HAIR. SIZE HEIGHT APPROX 20 -28 CM ( 8-11 INS) THE DOG WILL APPERA SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN HIGH WHEN PROPERLY FURNISHED WITH RUFF & HIND FRINGING. COLOUR WHITE WITH PATCHES OF COLOUR.lIVER NOT ACCEPTED. THE MOST COMMON COLOURS ARW BLACK,RED, RED-SABLE,TAN,& TRI COLOUR.THE TRI COLOURS ARE BLACK & WHITE WITH TAN SPOTS OVER EYES,TAN INSIDE EARS,ON CHECKS,& UNDER ROOT OF TAIL. COLOUR COVERING EARS & EXTENDING TO COVER AROUND EYES LEAVING & NARROW WHITE BLAZE BETWEEN THE EYES & WHITE BAND. COLOUR PATCHES CAN BE PRESENT ANYWHERE ON THE BODY. SUMMARY THE PAPILLON IS A NOEMALLY BUILT TOY DOG. IT WAS DEVELOPED IN FRANCE,BELGIUM & HOLLAND FROM THE CONTINENTIAL TOY SPANIEL. OVER THE CENTURIES IT HAS BEEN USED AS A COMPANION DOG BUT IT HAS STILL RETAINED SOME OF THE SPANIEL CHARACTERISTICS. THE PAPILLON SHOULD BE EASILY REGOGNISABLE FROM OTHER BREEDS BECAUSE OF ITS EARS, FRINGING & TAIL.
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