About This Breed
PAPILLON
Country/Date of Origin: Belgium/1500s
Ladies of the French and Italian courts fancied the little spaniels which were originally drop eared (see Phalene). Both Marie Antoinette and Madame de Pompadour helped to make the breed fashionable. The dwarf spaniels were carried to England and then to the U.S. The breed was accepted into the American Kennel Club in 1935.
Other Names: Butterfly Dog, Continental Spaniel
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