Grooming the Butterfly Maintaining a Papillon’s signature look does require some effort. Those fringed ears and silky coats need regular brushing to prevent tangles, but their minimal shedding ...

Papillon dogs are a smaller breed who love to be around people. The Papillon is quite simply a beautiful dog. Light, dainty, and graceful-looking, the Papillon dog breed is a crowd favorite among ...

My dogs are papillons -- those little dogs with enormous ears. ("Papillon" is French for butterfly, and the dogs' ears are supposed to resemble butterfly wings.) ...

Okay, picture this: me, a person who once considered running to the refrigerator sufficient exercise, now diligently walking not one, but two designer dogs.

Papillon is French for "butterfly." The canines earned their bug-inspired name thanks to their ears, which fan out like butterfly wings. The dogs previously went by other monikers, including the ...