Ok I want a papillon so bad?

Question

Ok I want a papillon so bad, but I have heard they arent good with kids... I would like to hear from someone who has both and how the dog is with the kids. I know that all depends on the kid, but I would still like to know... Also how do I convince my hubby that I REALLY need this dog :-)

Answer 1

Go here and read about the breed.

http://www.papillonclub.org/

Talk to the responsible breeders who are deeply involved in the breed. (Use the link below to find them.)

DO NOT JUDGE A BREED BY INTERNET OR OTHER GOSSIP - most of those people have only encountered backyard bred dogs whose breeders sisn't care about health ot temperment


That above takes you to the National Club that is the only club about the breed that is recognized and accredited by the AKC and it sets the standards for the breed . The Clubs' websites will give you an ENORMOUS amount of information about the breed - the good, the bad, and the why or why not to get that breed. The clubs websites also have:

(1) a breeders list - all of whom have agreed to abide by the breeders code of ethics (which you can read)

http://www.papillonclub.org/pcabreederslist.htm

(2) a link to the breed rescue for their breed

http://www.papillonclub.org/rescue/


Do give serious thought to adopting from an adult from a breed rescue. The clubs' breed rescues go to a great deal of trouble to determine the dog's temperament, personality, likes and dislikes (particularly kids and cats and other dogs in the household), health, and level of training. They make a huge effort to match the right dog to the right home - and if they don't have one they think will be suitable for your home, they won't place it. Great way to avoid the puppy training, newspapers, chewing.......They have dogs that are purebred and part-bred (1/2 or so of their breed.) Dogs that come through rescue are so thrilled to have a forever loving home having once been abandoned to a shelter or rescue that they are typically extra devoted and loving. Dogs lose their homes for reason that are not their fault: death, divorce, a move and they couldn’t keep them, financial problems….


If you decide to get a puppy, please use one of the breeders who are members of the breed club. A well-bred pet puppy may not be a candidate for the show ring (that nose being 1/8th of an inch to long or something else very picky) but they will be very healthy, the parents carefully screened for hereditary health problems (and tha tis FAR more than the vet saying they are healthy), and from a breeder who has devoted a great deal of time to understanding the breed and bloodlines. A responsible breeder will have a written contract with a health guarantee for hereditary problems; require that if for any reason you ever have to give up the dog that it comes back to them; and always be available for help, assistance and advice about your dog. Such a breeder will tell you if they don't think their breed is right for you based upon your needs. They want a perfect forever home for the puppies - not the money. (In 43 years in the dog show world, I have never known a breeder of that caliber who has made a profit on their dogs - it is labor of love.)

A puppy from such a breeder costs no more - and often less as poorly bred dogs tend to have very high vet bills over the years - than from a backyard breeder who doesn't do the health checks, knows nothing about the breed or bloodlines, doesn't give a guarantee, never wants to hear about the puppy again and has breed from mediocre or poor quality dogs.


You may find the breeder who has the type of dog you want but no litter on the ground at the moment. Most good breeders have waiting lists -get on it. You may find the breeder and puppy you want but at a distance. Among the really responsible breeders(members of the club) shipping a puppy is quite normal -they want the best possible home for the dog and the written contract is very extensive.


Do ask the breeders on the club list if they have any dogs they bred that they need to rehome - good breeders all require if the owner can't keep one, it comes back to them. It may be a dog they placed and it came back because the owner didn't have time, didn't realize how big it would get, got divorced.... It may be a dog who was a show prospect but as they grew didn't meet their early promise. It may be an AKC Champion they decided not to use in their breeding program because while it did get the Championship, they don't need more bloodstock or find a tiny conformation flaw they don't want to reproduce.

NEVER EVER buy from a pet shop. Those puppies came from puppy mills where the parents are locked in cages, bred until they literally die from it, never vaccinated, never wormed, fed just enough so they don't quite die of starvation, live in filth, never bathed or groomed or cared for, are typically of very poor genetic stock both physically and often mentally. The puppies are shoved off to pet stores with no vaccinations, no worming, no socialization or handling... You are buying nothing but heartbreak at a price higher than what a responsible breeder charged for a pet puppy.

IF A SERIOUS BREEDER OR RESCUE TELLS YOU THAT THE BREED IS NOT SUITED FOR YOUR SITUATION - BELIEVE THEM - NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LIKE THE WAY THE DOG LOOKS

Answer 2

Good breeders do send their puppies and do it with recognized airline techniques in order that the puppies are shipped correctly as feasible. Despite the solutions above, they don't seem to be handled like normal shipment. They can simplest be despatched in very unique temperature levels, are required to have wellbeing certificate and letters of acclimation from a vet, and lots of essential airports have local weather managed kennel places and delivery automobiles in order that the animals are continuously in a managed atmosphere. If the quality residence for a dog is in an additional state and even nation, then that's wherein the breeder will have to ship their puppy.

Answer 3

dogs are what you make them to a certain degree. Also look at the parent of the puppies to see how they are around kids. the puppies should be about the same as the parents.

Answer 4

my sister in law has a papillon st.james is his name lol he is so cute!!!!!!!!! : ] i have a son,he is 5 year's old and james is about a 1 years old now,that dog is crazy about my son! lol he is the best dog. get this its a boy dog but she dresses james in girl clothes,shoes,paints his nails PINK! http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o179/anyways_fukitol/232853219_l.jpg

Answer 5

I thought that papillion was the French word for Butterfly

Answer 6

throw him your pant and tell him to put them on.
he'll say "i cant get in these pants".
you say "and if u dont get me this dog you wont get in them".