{"id":2551,"date":"2023-02-21T21:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppiesclub.com\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2023-02-23T11:28:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:28:26","slug":"papillon-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppiesclub.com\/papillon-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Papillon Dogs Facts and Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Papillon dog breed is a small, elegant dog with a fine-boned structure and is a little longer than tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has a smooth and graceful gait with a long, silky, straight coat that is quite abundant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This breed\u2019s characteristics include its alert expression and friendly temperament along with the beautiful butterfly ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us find out more about the Papillon dog breed in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The breed, which is one of the oldest dog breeds in the world, is initially bred with only the dropped ears. It was then called the \u201cdwarf spaniel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papillon dogs are quite popular in history, especially around the 13th to the 15th century with it being seen in many Italian paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was in the Renaissance period when the dogs were usually painted on the laps of Spanish and French noblewomen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later on, the breed was known as Continental Toy Spaniel. It was the official name it goes by in the FCI, which is why it is sometimes called Toy Spaniel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over time, the old breed with dropped ears grew an erect-type of an ear which also has fringes resembling that of butterflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is where the name Papillon came from, as it means \u201cbutterfly\u201d in French. For this, AKC calls the breed Papillon while the drop-earned variety was named Phalene.<\/p>\n\n\n