“robust.” Some of this description relates to wanting a good amount of body, but dainty is not a word found in this standard. It does say the legs are “straight, firm and fine” but it does not say dainty. The breed is called Epagneul Nain Continental (Continental Toy Spaniel) in FCI and shown as two distinct varieties: Papillon and Phalene. SIZE Here is where the various standards differ considerably. The Papillon has historically come in a wide variety of sizes. Judges and breeders should pay attention here. One issue judges seem to have who do not breed this breed is that they pick a favorite size. The standard requirements alone should be considered. All sizes within the standard are correct. US: 8–11 inches. Fault over 11", dis- qualify over 12"—that is a huge 4-inch range.
UK Champion bitch.
Dog bred in Estonia, winner in Europe and the UK.
The FCI standard states “coat is similar to the English Toy Spaniel” but in no case resembles the Spitz. None of the standards call for a double coat or any undercoat. To summarize: US: Coat is “abundant, long, fine, silky, flowing and straight with resilient quality. There is no undercoat.” HEAD There are some major differences here; the US standard rules in the US. US: “The head is small”. Muzzle is 1/3 the length of the head. Stop is well defined. Muzzle is finer than the skull and tapers. Eyes are round and dark with dark eye rim pigment. UK: Muzzle 1/3 of skull. Muzzle abruptly finer than skull. Well defined stop. Black pigment. Eyes round. FCI: “Moderately long muzzle shorter than the skull.” Stop: “Depression sufficiently accentuate. In heavi- er dogs, this is less evident yet still defined; in very small dogs
is clearly defined. The FCI has only an approximate size which happens to be the top of the preferred size of the US and UK standards. PROPORTION US: “Slightly longer than the height at withers. It is not a cobby dog”. UK: “Fairly long. Dogs will appear
slightly longer than high when properly furnished with ruff and hind fringes.”
UK: 20–28 cm (8-11 inches). FCI: About 28 cm (11 inches).
FCI: “Body is somewhat longer than high”.
Two weight categories: less than 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) and 2.5 to 4.5 kg (5.5 to 9.9 pounds) with bitches up to 5 kg (11 pounds)
The difference here some may look at as semantics, but there is a difference between “slightly” longer and “some- what” longer. COAT The difference here is that while a straight, single, silky coat is called for in the US and UK standards, FCI calls for a wavy single coat and faults a straight coat. Many imports from FCI countries we have seen have what we consider very nice straight, silky coats. I have seen the wavy coat only occasionally.
The big difference here is that it would be very difficult to find an 11-pound Papillon considered ideal in the US or UK. Because the FCI has only an approximate ideal size, many dogs exceed 11 inches because there is no top. Both breeders and judges can be surprised by some imports. With four acceptable inches in the US, dogs may come into the ring from 8–12 inches tall, even in the same class. There is no disqualification in the UK but the size
US Champion dog, 18 months old.
Bitch bred in Sweden that won in both FCI countries and the US.
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