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KLC's Papillons

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The Papillon is a small, friendly, elegant toy dog of fine-boned structure, light, dainty and of lively action; distinguished from other breeds by its beautiful butterfly-like ears. Papillons have a free, quick, easy, graceful movement, happy, alert and friendly. Neither shy nor aggressive. Their coat is abundant, long, fine, silky, flowing, and straight with resilient quality, flat on back and sides of body. A profuse frill on chest. There is no undercoat. Hair short and close on skull, muzzle, front of forelegs, and from hind feet to hocks. Ears well fringed, with the inside covered with silken hair of medium length. Backs of the forelegs are covered with feathers diminishing to the pasterns. Hind legs are covered to the hocks with abundant breeches (culottes). Tail is covered with a long, flowing plume. Hair on feet is short, but fine tufts may appear over toes and grow beyond them, forming a point. They were originally bread for Companionship and they truly make wonderful companions, it is hard to have just one.

Papillon Did You Know?

The name Papillon means "butterfly" in French.
The Papillon was known previously as the "Dwarf Spaniel."
Marie Antoinette was an ardent admirer of Papillons.
They were not fully represented in the AKC by their own breed club (Papillon Club of America) until 1935.
In Europe, the drop-eared variety of Papillon is called Phalene, and it competes with equality in the ring against the erect-eared type.
Papillons rose to fame in Spain.