Papillon dog gear

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The Papillon (from the French word for butterfly), also called the
Continental Toy Spaniel, is a breed of dog of the Spaniel type. One of the oldest of the toy
spaniels, it derives its name from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long and fringed
hair on the ears. A papillon with dropped ears is called a Phalène (French for moth). The small
head is slightly rounded between the ears with a well defined stop. The muzzle is somewhat short,
thin tapering to the nose. The dark, medium sized, round eyes have thin black rims, often
extending at the junction of the eyelids towards the ears. The large ears can either be erect or
dropped with rounded tips. The teeth meet in a scissors bite. The long tail is set high carried
over the body, and covered with long, fine hair. Dewclaws are sometimes removed. The straight,
long, fine, single coat has extra frill on the chest, ears, back of the legs and the tail. Coat
color is white with patches of any color. A mask of a color other than white covers both ears and
eyes from back to front.