About Us | Remani Papillons 2

Hello and welcome to the website for Remani Papillons. We hope you enjoy learning about us and our dogs! We will be making regular updates and hope you will come back and visit often.

We are a mother/daughter team (Danni and Emilie Peterson), living in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. We are a “farm” family who loves animals and enjoys the outdoors. Jim and I have been married for more than 30 years. We have 3 adult children: Jacob, Emilie, and Connor and 5 grandchildren (Lainey, Jinsley, Ida & LeeRoy James). We have always had animals, both large and small, in our lives.

I was never a lover of small dogs until I met the Papillon. Emilie started in dog 4H, at the age of 9. It was a rough start, as she was struggling to train our 9-year-old black lab. With the help of a friend, we rescued an 8-month-old Papillon named Buffy from a shelter in southern Oregon. I quickly fell in love with this adorable little mismark, and looked forward to the day that I might have one of my own. It didn’t take long for Emilie to discover the AKC show world, the perfect excuse to find a registered show dog! We were fortunate to have many good breeders in our area and purchased (Pinpap’s Rockette N Tonnerre) “Roxie” from Claudia Clark (Pinpap). The rest is history!

We are show breeders. We love dog shows and exhibiting our dogs. We do a very limited amount of breeding. We strive to breed dogs that are not only beautiful, but also healthy, sound, and most importantly meet the AKC standard for the Papillon (link below). We health test all of our dogs (cerf, patellas, hearts, PRA1 and NAD), and only use those who have passed the required health tests in our breeding program. We also test for VWD1 and Factor 7. Recently the PCA genetics committee recommended bile acid testing of breeding animals, so we are incorporating that as well. All of our breedings are carefully planned. We never breed just to breed or breed with the intent to sell puppies. We breed to continue and improve our bloodlines. The intent of these breedings is to produce our next "show" or "performance" prospect. Any puppies not kept by us will be placed in very carefully selected pet /performance homes. We like to keep in touch with our dogs and support our owners for the life of their pet and hopefully develop lifelong friendships with owners.

Our dogs are part of our family, there is no such thing as "just a dog". They live in the house with us, not in kennels. Our dogs are crate trained but spend a very limited amount of time in a crate (eating and sleeping). My adults are all house trained and puppies are litter box trained. I have the luxury of working from home, and my dogs are my constant companions. We work really hard to properly socialize our dogs and puppies with people and other dogs. We practice ENS (Early Neuro Stimulation) techniques with our puppies to give them a head start. Papillons should be lively and friendly, and temperaments are very important to me and our breed!

The kennel name Remani (rah-maw-nee) is a tribute to our start in the breed. The R is for Roxie, "em" for Emilie, and "ani" for Danni.

Emilie accomplished many goals as a junior including multiple trips to Eukanuba and Westminister. She also earned many college scholarships, and somehow free dogs LOL! She has expanded, through showing, into other breeds. The list includes Afghan Hounds, Brittanys, and a lone Miniature Pinscher. In the years since she has aged out of junior handling, we have been able to focus on finishing conformation titles on our dogs. Emilie is an amazing handler, a good friend, but best of all, a wonderful daughter and person! It’s been an exciting adventure together! If not for Emilie, Papillons wouldn’t be a part of our lives.

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The Papillon is a very versatile dog. While dainty and refined, don't be fooled, there is a lot of dog behind those butterfly ears. They can be found excelling in many events, including but not limited to obedience, agility, tracking, and conformation. They are highly intelligent and very trainable and are often used as service dogs. Papillons are very devoted to people.

I have found with my dogs that they love to go when and where I go, whether that be on a long walk or for a ride in the car. Many love to chase a ball or play fetch, but when you stop to sit, they love to be by your side or in your lap. They really seem to focus on their people and try to please you and provide comfort and companionship.

Official Standard of the Papillon

General Appearance: The Papillon is a small, friendly, elegant toy dog of fine-boned structure, light, dainty and of lively action; distinguished from other breeds by its beautiful butterfly-like ears. Size, Proportion, Substance: Size - Height at withers, 8 to 11 inches. Fault - Over 11 inches. Disqualification - Over 12 inches.

Proportion - Body must be slightly longer than the height at withers. It is not a cobby dog. Weight is in proportion to height. Substance - Of fine boned structure.

Head: Eyes dark, round, not bulging, of medium size and alert in expression. The inner corners of the eyes are on line with the stop. Eye rims black.

Ears - The ears of either the erect or drop type should be large with rounded tips, and set on the sides and toward the back of the head. (1) Ears of the erect type are carried obliquely and move like the spread wings of a butterfly. When alert, each ear forms an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the head. The leather should be of sufficient strength to maintain the erect position. (2) Ears of the drop type, known as the Phalene, are similar to the erect type, but are carried drooping and must be completely down. Faults - Ears small, pointed, set too high; one ear up, or ears partly down.

Skull - The head is small. The skull is of medium width and slightly rounded between the ears. A well-defined stop is formed where the muzzle joins the skull.

Muzzle - The muzzle is fine, abruptly thinner than the head, tapering to the nose. The length of the muzzle from the tip of the nose to stop is approximately one-third the length of the head from tip of nose to occiput. Nose black, small, rounded and slightly flat on top. The following fault shall be severely penalized - Nose not black. Lips tight, thin and black. Tongue must not be visible when jaws are closed.

Bite - Teeth must meet in a scissors bite. Faults - Overshot or undershot. Neck, Topline, Body: Neck of medium length. Topline - The backline is straight and level.

Body - The chest is of medium depth with ribs well sprung. The belly is tucked up. Tail long, set high and carried well arched over the body. The tail is covered with a long, flowing plume. The plume may hang to either side of the body. Faults - Low-set tail; one not arched over the back, or too short.

Forequarters: Shoulders well developed and laid back to allow freedom of movement. Forelegs slender, fine-boned and must be straight. Removal of dewclaws on forelegs optional. Front feet thin and elongated (hare-like), pointing neither in nor out.

Hindquarters: Well developed and well angulated. The hind legs are slender, fine-boned, and parallel when viewed from behind. Hocks inclined neither in nor out. Dewclaws, if any, must be removed from hind legs. Hind feet thin and elongated (hare-like), pointing neither in nor out.

Coat: Abundant, long, fine, silky, flowing, straight with resilient quality, flat on back and sides of body. A profuse frill on chest. There is no undercoat. Hair short and close on skull, muzzle, front of forelegs, and from hind feet to hocks. Ears well fringed, with the inside covered with silken hair of medium length. Backs of the forelegs are covered with feathers diminishing to the pasterns. Hind legs are covered to the hocks with abundant breeches (culottes). Tail is covered with a long, flowing plume. Hair on feet is short, but fine tufts may appear over toes and grow beyond them, forming a point.

Color: Always parti-color or white with patches of any color(s). On the head, color(s) other than white must cover both ears, back and front, and extend without interruption from the ears over both eyes. A clearly defined white blaze and noseband are preferred to a solidly marked head. Symmetry of facial markings is desirable. The size, shape, placement, and presence or absence of patches of color on the body are without importance. Among the colors there is no preference, provided nose, eye rims and lips are well pigmented black. The following faults shall be severely penalized - Color other than white not covering both ears, back and front, or not extending from the ears over both eyes. A slight extension of the white collar onto the base of the ears, or a few white hairs interspersed among the color, shall not be penalized, provided the butterfly appearance is not sacrificed. Disqualifications - An all-white dog or a dog with no white.

Gait: Free, quick, easy, graceful, not paddle footed, or stiff in hip movements.

Temperament: Happy, alert and friendly. Neither shy nor aggressive.

Disqualifications: Height over 12 inches. An all-white dog or a dog with no white.

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I belong to the following organizations:

Papillon Club of Columbia River

http://www.papillonclubcolumbiariver.com/

Board Member

Willamette Toy Dog Fanciers

Sherwood Dog Training Club

http://sherwooddtc.org/

Papillon Association of Puget Sound