Papillons or daddies, as domestic breeders affectionately call their pets, are smart, playful, and sociable kids who will forgive their owner for everything, except for lack of attention to their own person. The life of these wonderful in every respect fluffy completely and completely revolves around the one whom they have chosen as their elder friend. Restless and unusually easy-going papillons are always ready to support any initiative of the owner, be it a banal game with a ball, a trip to the nearest supermarket, or a long voyage across countries and continents.
The Papillon is named for its most distinctive feature: its large, fringed, butterfly-like ears.
According to the American Kennel Club’s Papillon breed standard, its ears 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.”
There are two kinds of Papillon, and once again their unique ears are the defining characteristic of each type. When a Papillon has “dropped” ears, it is not called a Papillon at all, but a Phalene. Despite the distinction, Papillons and Phalenes are judged as one breed.
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