00:00Bonjour, I am the regal Papillon, also known as the Continental Toy Spaniel.
00:16Papillon are a very lively and playful breed.
00:19We love the great outdoors, so take us out on daily walks and we'll be calm and content
00:24when inside your home.
00:26We're photogenic.
00:28That's why Renaissance painters put us in their work, sitting on the laps of nobility,
00:33including the family portrait of Louis XIV, before he lost his head.
00:38Papillon live between 13 and 15 years, sometimes as long as 16.
00:44That's 112 in dog years.
00:46We are small, standing between 8 and 11 inches tall and weighing between 7 and 10 pounds.
00:53We have very distinct ears, which are long and look like butterfly wings.
00:58Actually, the word Papillon means butterfly, en français, which is why we have the nickname
01:04the Butterfly Dog.
01:07Our coat is white with patches of color and contains straight, long, very fine hair with
01:12frills on the chest.
01:14We can be difficult to housebreak, but otherwise are fairly easy to train.
01:20You just have to make sure you let me know who's boss, so I don't develop little dog
01:24syndrome, kind of like that other French guy, Napoleon.
01:29We can get along swimmingly with cats.
01:31I'm not only good with cats, I'm great with young kids.
01:34I love kids, and they love me, because I'm cute and fun, and French.
01:41We can be pretty good city dogs because of our small size, however, Papillon have a strong
01:46instinct to protect the home, and we will bark excessively at nearby noises, so your
01:52apartment can handle me, but the neighbors might not.
01:56Wherever I live, you just have to make sure to take me outside every day, because I love
02:00being out in the open air.
02:02Okay, so let's reiterate the facts.
02:05I'm a little furry ball of fun and cuteness that loves to play and is great with kids.
02:11I love being outside, so take me out for walks daily.
02:14You've been around for a long time, and you can see old paintings of us in many art museums.
02:20Alright, enough talk.
02:22Let me outside so I can play.
02:24What do you say?
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