1. Appearance characteristics

Eyes:

Papillon puppy eyes should be black, neither big nor small, round and not protruding, with alert eyes and friendly when happy. The inner corner of the inner corner is in line with the brow. The eye rims are black like many other dogs.

Ears:

There are two types of puppy ears, one is droopy and the other is upright. However, whether they are droopy ears or upright ears, they are both very large, with rounded ear tips and roots at the back of both sides of the head. Location. The upright ears resemble two spread butterfly wings, hence the name. When the dog is on alert, the ears and head are almost at an angle of 45°. The outer ear needs to be long enough to keep the ear upright. Droopy ears are similar in shape to upright ears, but droop downward. If the ears are small, too sharp, the base of the ears is too high, one ear is upright and the other is partially drooping, it will be disqualified.

Skull:

A small dog with a small head, medium width, and a rounder shape between the ears. The angle of the brow is very distinct. The snout is thinner than the head and tapers toward the nose. The distance from the tip of the nose to the brow is approximately 1/3 of the distance from the tip of the nose to the occiput.

Nose:

Black, small, and the bridge of the nose feels a bit round. A nose other than black is a serious disqualification.

Lips:

The lips of Papillon puppies are usually tightly closed, thin and black, with a little brown color acceptable. When the mouth is closed, the tongue cannot be exposed, and the teeth and lips are bitten in a scissor shape. A protruding jaw is considered a disqualification.

2. Personality characteristics

First, they are too lively. Because Papillon puppies have slender limbs and like to jump up and down, they are more prone to sprains or fractures. You should pay special attention to this problem if the floor at home is too slippery. In order to avoid injury, it must be trained from an early age and it is forbidden to jump onto stools, sofas, tables, beds, etc. and then jump off from them. Papillon dogs have a strong desire to protect their own territory and are quite neurotic, so they are highly aggressive towards strangers or dogs that infringe on their territory. When raised with other breeds of dogs, fights may often occur. This resulted in some serious injuries.

Second, he doesn’t know the road and likes to run around and be idle. He doesn’t know the road and doesn’t look at it.

Third, although the butterfly dog ​​has shortcomings, it is loyal, smart, and easy to train. It is a good dog. Because of their intelligent nature, they are not easy to be stolen, so they are excellent family dogs.