The Papillon Is One of the Oldest Toy Spaniels - By Dr. Becker

10 Fascinating Facts About the Papillon

The Papillon Is One of the Oldest Toy Spaniels

The adorable Papillon is also called the Continental Toy Spaniel and the dwarf spaniel.

"Papillon" is the French word for "butterfly," which reflects the butterfly appearance of the breed's large, upright ears covered in long, fringed hair.

Papillons can also be born with dropped ears. This variety is called a Phalène, which is French for "moth," and both varieties can be present in the same litter.

The Papillon Is Lovely to Look At

The average size of the Papillon is just 8 to 11 inches at the shoulder, and 7 to 10 pounds.

The Pap is small-boned and lightweight. His muzzle is on the short side and tapers to the nose. His dark eyes are black rimmed, and some Paps look as if they are wearing eyeliner. His tail is long and set high, carried over the body and covered with long hair.

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Road's End Pirate's Gold
Picture credit to the owner.
Goldie lives in Ohio

5 Weeks old Papillon Puppies

Our Youngest  , 5 weeks tomorrow.
Haughty Pirates Babes

Pirate's Secret Pearl

Pirate's Booty

Pirate Barbossa

Pirate Captain Hook

Pirate Captain Hook

Pirate's Booty

 2 Boys

Pirate's Booty

2 Girls

Pirate Barbossa

2 Boys

2 Boys

Dad Barti (Pirate Black Bart)

Mom Lilly (Fleur De Lis)

These two lovely RE Paps live in Southern CA.
Meet Monnique, and Chagall

One of our puppies went to the 2016 K9 Police Conference.

Meet Road's End Gazpacho in Las Vegas:

Gazpacho aka Dash lives now in Stanford, NC.

Our youngest will be 4 weeks old  tomorrow, Saturday.
Lilly's Babes, the Haughty Pirates , they are getting to know each other.

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All for the Dogs!!!! food for March- It's not the vet: my butcher takes care of my dogs!!!

 the following question was asked on my Face book page:

 Antje, if you dont mind me asking, how much does it cost you a month? (and exactly how many papillons). smile emoticon

Here is my answer:

I stay on almost everything under 2.- / Lb; have to with all my dogs. I serve 2 Lbs twice/day- figure 4 Lbs for 8.- /day, times 30=$240.-. So, if you have 2 dogs, lets say, you serve 4 oz twice/day= 8 OZ= 1/2 Lb per day=$1.-/day times 30= 30.- / months. I think I am correct, and I think it is very affordable . Of course you can get much more elaborated, but my dogs are doing well on this simple diet. the cart above has ground beef, beef heart, chicken breasts, chicken drumettes, chicken liver, chicken gizzards; I did not get this time my usual beef back ribs, beef kidney. that will be in the list for next time. Dairy they also get from another store.