The Papillion 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.
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Size - Height at withers, 8 to 11
inches.
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Fault - Over 11 inches.
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Disqualification - Over 12 inches.
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Proportion - Body must be slightly
longer than the height at withers. It is not a cobby dog. Weight is
in proportion to height.
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Substance - Of fine-boned structure.
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Eyes dark, round, not bulging, of medium
size and alert in expression. The inner corners of the
eyes are on line with the stop. Eye rims black. Ears - The ears
of either the erect or drop type should be large with rounded tips, and
set on the sides and toward the back of the head. (1) Ears of the erect
type are carried obliquely and move like the spread wings of a
butterfly. When alert, each ear forms an angle of approximately 45
degrees to the head. The leather should be of sufficient strength to
maintain the erect position. (2) Ears of the drop type, known as the
Phalene, are similar to the erect type, but are carried drooping and
must be completely down.
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Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too
high; one ear up, or ears partly down.
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Skull - The head is small. The skull is
of medium width and slightly rounded between the ears. A well-defined
stop is formed where the muzzle joins the skull.
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Muzzle - The muzzle is fine, abruptly
thinner than the head, tapering to the nose. The length of the muzzle
from the tip of the nose to stop is approximately one-third the length
of the head from tip of nose to occiput. Nose black, small,
rounded and slightly flat on top.
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The following fault shall be severely penalized
- Nose not black.
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Lips tight, thin and black. Tongue must
not be visible when jaws are closed.
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Bite - Teeth must meet in a scissors
bite.
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Faults - Overshot or undershot.
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Neck of medium length.
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Topline - The backline is straight and
level.
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Body - The chest is of medium depth with
ribs well sprung. The belly is tucked up. Tail long, set high
and carried well arched over the body. The tail is covered with a long,
flowing plume. The plume may hang to either side of the body.
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Faults - Low-set tail; one not arched
over the back, or too short.
Shoulders well developed and laid back to allow freedom of
movement. Forelegs slender, fine-boned and must be straight. Removal of
dewclaws on forelegs optional. Front feet thin and elongated (hare-like),
pointing neither in nor out.
Well developed and well angulated. The hind legs are
slender, fine-boned, and parallel when viewed from behind. Hocks inclined
neither in nor out. Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs. Hind
feet thin and elongated (hare-like), pointing neither in nor out.
Abundant, long, fine, silky, flowing, 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.
Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s). On
the head, color(s) other than white must cover both ears, back and front,
and extend without interruption from the ears over both eyes. A clearly
defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head.
Symmetry of facial markings is desirable. The size, shape, placement, and
presence or absence of patches of color on the body are without importance.
Among the colors there is no preference, provided nose, eye rims and lips
are well pigmented black.
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The following faults shall be severely penalized
- Color other than white not covering both ears, back and front, or not
extending from the ears over both eyes. A slight extension of the white
collar onto the base of the ears, or a few white hairs interspersed
among the color, shall not be penalized, provided the butterfly
appearance is not sacrificed.
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Disqualifications - An all white dog or
a dog with no white.
Free, quick, easy, graceful, not paddlefooted, or stiff in
hip movements.
Happy, alert and friendly. Neither shy nor aggressive.
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