JUDGING THE PAPILLON AN INTERNATIONAL BREED by CHARLOTTE CLEM MCGOWAN
T he diminutive Papillon is appreciated, bred and shown in many different parts of the world. The breed has existed since the time of the Renaissance throughout Europe as seen in paintings of merchant, noble and royal families. Check out Titian’s famous odalisque, The Venus of Urbi- no dated 1538, for instance. In mod- ern times, Papillons can be found in many parts of Eastern and Western Europe, North and South America, Australia and various Asian coun- tries with many fanciers in Japan. With this International following there are a variety of clubs and a vari- ety of standards for the breed. Those who take up the breed do best to familiarize themselves with some of the differences in standards as they pertain to breeding and judging. The US standard is obviously the one we use in America, but since breed- ers are freely importing and exporting
US Champion dog that also won under a UK judge.
GENERAL APPEARANCE US: “Small, friendly, elegant Toy dog of fine-boned structure, light, dainty and lively. Beautiful but- terfly-like ears.” The US standard emphasizes that the Papillon is dainty in build. UK: “Dainty, well balanced little dog. An alert bearing and intelligent expression. Lively intelligent, friendly and always alert.” Its name is derived from the shape and position of ears. FCI: “Small deluxe Toy spaniel of a normal and harmonious build. Lively personality, graceful yet robust.” The FCI standard is the only standard that uses the word
and mixing Papillons from all over the world, results related to standard differ- ences can be seen in many show rings. So this discussion will touch on some of the standards’ differences.
Bitch bred in Scandinavia.
US Champion bitch.
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