White Papillon Dog Breed
The papillon french pronunciation.
White papillon dog breed. Originally called the dwarf spaniel or. The papillon is a small friendly elegant toy dog of fine boned structure light dainty and of lively action. The abundant coat is long silky straight and flowing. The papillon dog breeddescends from the toy spaniels that are frequently portrayed in paintings by the old masters from as far back as the 16th century.
The american kennel club breed standard describes the papillon is a small friendly elegant toy dog of fine boned structure. Distinguished from other breeds by its beautiful butterfly like ears. Sometimes called the butterfly dog because of its unusual ear shape papillon means butterfly in french the papillon is one of the oldest toy breeds. All papillon found here are from akc registered parents.
The dog s hallmark characteristic besides the friendly temperament and alert expression are the breed s beautiful butterfly ears. One of the oldest of the toy spaniels it derives its name from its characteristic butterfly like look of the long and fringed hair on the ears. The gait is quick easy and graceful. Light dainty and of lively action.
He s highly active and is a wonderful. The papillon is a small dainty elegant dog of fine boned structure slightly longer than tall.