- Name: Bandit
- Owner: lori gillespie
- Breed: Papillon
- Shots: yes
- Spay/Neutured: Yes
- Age: 1 Years 7 Months
- Description:
- He's a happy dog. He's actually my mom's dog, but he thinks he's mine (shhh... don't tell her).
Papillon
Next Breed: Parson Russell Terrier
Previous Breed: Otterhound
The Papillon (French for "butterfly") is a small, friendly, elegant breed of dog of the Spaniel type, distinguished from other breeds by its large butterfly-like ears. The Papillon is one of the oldest of the toy Spaniels.
History
The Papillon is a toy breed whose earliest recorded history dates to the early 1500s. This little breed, then referred to as a dwarf spaniel, is thought to have originated in Spain. As time passed, the pet became a very popular lapdog especially among royalty. The breed flourished in Italy, France, Poland and other European countries by the 1600s. By this time, the breed gained the name of Papillon, which means butterfly in French. While some members of this breed have erect ears with fringe resembling butterflies, some have pendulous ears. Interestingly, both are accepted in competition. The Papillon was accepted by the American Kennel Club as an official breed in 1915.
Appearance and Size
The Papillon's coat is long and fine without an undercoat. The ears have long fringe and the tail is a silky plume. The coat is white with patches of many accepted colors. Hair on the head, including the ears, must not be white. Also, all white Papillons are not accepted in competition. The nose, lips and eyelids are pigmented black. Eyes are brown to black. The breed has a small head with an intelligent expression. Papillons move lightly and gracefully. Adult Papillons average 8 to 11 inches in height at the shoulder and weigh around 5 to 10 pounds.
Personality
The Papillon has the appearance of a dainty toy breed, but many owners will claim that their dogs are "big dogs in little dog suits". Some people find that their Papillon is very capable of handling a good five-mile walk. One aspect of the Papillon that has led many to believe the "big dog" assertion is this breed's surprising athletic ability. Perhaps people are surprised that in contrast to its staid and stately representation in the Old Master portraits, the Papillon is highly energetic and intelligent. Stanley Coren, in The Intelligence of Dogs, rates the Papillon eighth among all breeds. Due to their surpreme intelligence, they are often litter box trained. Provided their genetic structure is sound and they are healthy, Papillons are built for movement, and most do not need any encouragement to apply their energy to athletic activities.
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Videos of Papillons
New York Minute:Papillon dogs at Agility Trials
www.aroadretraveled.com - Adorable Papillon dogs at agility trials at Old Westbury Gardens in Long Island, NY
Papillon dogs playing
Here is a video of our two Papillons playing around on our couch. The small one is Rocco (2 yo) and the larger one is Oscar (1 yo). If you like this video please vote for it and/or leave a comment! Thank you!
My 4 dogs: Papillon bossing the LARGE dogs around
My Papillon, Chihuahua, Golden Retriever and Black Mouth Cur
Dogs 101 - Papillion
For more, visit animal.discovery.com | The Papillion is one of the oldest breeds around.
Dancing Dogs: Papillons!
Papillon Dewey likes Willow a little too much. In dog years, she's only 21 months, and he's 21 years old! They're not related, but the two dancing dogs really look alike.
Papillon Dog Presenting - Butterfly Dogs.
Our three Musketeer terrors - Harvey, Magum & Ryan. Always there and full of life but will always take a nap with you when you lay down. We dont "show" them they are just our furry best friends. Papillons, the butterfly dog. Ryan died early this year - but how could I not include him and his memory in the pictures. They take a lot of looking after but my wife Jan makes sure of that - not an east task as three can take 4 houts in one session a week... Janet & Peter Bruce Eastchurch Our butterfly dogs - Papil
Three Angels- My Two Papillon Dogs and my Mother in Law Barb
The dogs are our two dear Papillon (butterfly) dogs Killian and Hide. The woman is my wife's mother Barb. While this looks like my dogs are at an institution as therapy dogs, Barb is actually very healthy, she has the body of a 20 year old, but she has alopecia. In fact, she's the "poster girl" for a radically intuitive appetite management program here called thintuition (www.thintuition.com) She lives with us, has for the last five years, and it was even MY idea! She's a dear woman who's had some knocks in
A small dogs' eye view of my small dogs (Papillon)
Nothing new here- Hilde and Killian and the Aflac duck. But it came out really cute, and sometimes, cute is good!
Papillon dogs - Mmmm beef!
Two papillons, Goliath and Lenny, outside vying for attention and THE BEEF. Cute little buggers. Starforce Kennel breeds Papillons and Pomeranians - visit our website at www.starforcekennel.com for more information and videos.
STOCK: Squirrel, bird feeder, papillon dogs, birds
I continue to be "Prometheus MMX" - except its my thigh not my liver. See sonnet99.blogspot.com Far too swamped by effects of ... what ever is causing this... to put a project together, but still able to shoot pix and vid, and since I've drawn from the "creative commons" pool for music and images, I like to put back in when I can. This video is Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported I won't claim this is brilliant work... it isn't. I was on tip toes looking out a 2nd story windo
Monkey vs Dogs
My pet spider monkey Brodi wrestling with our Papillon Pepe' . Emma my female chihuahua helps Brodi out a little lol
Our Papillon meetup group met March '10, lots of papillon dogs running around in the sun
Our Papillon meetup group met March '10, lots of papillon dogs running around in the sun.
papillon dogs vs teletubby toys
Its a little known fact that the Papillon is the most discerning and severe critic of television among all the canids. Here we see Marie Antoinette's beloved breed giving the paws down to Teletubbies. No papillon were harmed in the making of this video... the same cannot be said of the teletubby toys. --- Yes indeed... from the sublime & ethereal to silly schlock The previous video ("Fire Sprit inspired...") was art for its own sake, this is schlock for schlock's sake. It is not art, it IS a total put on. W
Puppy love- attack of the butterfly (Papillon) dogs
These two adorable creatures are Hilde and Killian. Yesterday they kept my wife Tess (360.yahoo.com/tesslist) company while waiting for the doctor to approve her going into the hospital, today they're keeping me company in her absence. I shot this as an experiment using settings on my camera to make it look like an old time movie.
Crufts 2009 Toy Group Winner
Crufts 2009 Toy Group Winner. The Papillon QUEEN BLESS JP ROYAL CONNECTION Owner: J & E ROOSENS & ABELOOS-DEVOS
