ATTN: All Papillon Owners - I am after info on Papillons!

Check out the PCA, they have a lot of information about Papillons on the web page. 

[linkhttp://www.papillonclub.org/]http://www.papillonclub.org/[/link]

Some things you might find most helpful:
[linkhttp://www.papillonclub.org/Education/index.htm]http://www.papillonclub.org/Education/index.htm[/link] Education portion
[linkCA>http://www.papillonclub.org/rescue/]http://www.papillonclub.org/rescue/[/link] CA rescue
[linkhttp://www.papillonclub.org/pcabreederslist.htm]http://www.papillonclub.org/pcabreederslist.htm[/link] Breeders list

Also, on the main page I'd read through all the stuff labeled How to Find a Papillon.  It has articles about whether the breed is right for you, how to find a responsible breeder, etc. 

The papillon personality isn't nearly the same as the chihuahua personality imo.  My paps are great with children, I know it says some places that paps are not good with children, it just depends on how well the children behave.  They're small dogs, so they can be easily hurt.  They're very intelligent and can be trained very easily.  As for personality, they're all people dogs.  I've only met one papillon out of the many I've known that only liked one person and she was a rescue from a traumatic situation.  The others love everyone.  Paps are good with other pets, but you need to be wary about having them around large dogs.  Like I said, they're small and can get hurt.  Large dogs can be fine as long as they're supervised. 

My paps' favorite things are to either snuggle or play.  They are very active, especially for me after having my lazy shelties before.  Both of mine adore fetching and would probably play fetch forever if you'd let them.  I've heard some people refer to them as the Border collie of the toy group, but others refer to them as the golden of the toy group.  The truth is, they're very very affectionate, but they're also very intelligent and very active.  They'd find lying in a house alone all day very boring.  They also act puppyish almost all their lives.  I have never seen a breed that is more willing to please it's owner than a papillon.  They love making the owner happy. 

Paps do shed some, but not nearly as much as dogs with a double coat.  A good brushing is usually all that's required to maintain the coat.  Unlike many toy breeds, trimming isn't required.  (In the show ring, they'll trim the feet and legs a bit, but that's it)  As far as exercise, our paps run around in our yard for the most part.  We have a large yard that's nearing two acres so they have plenty of room.  We also take them on walks occasionally.  A lot of their exercise comes from just running around the house.  From my experience, they love the company of other dogs about as much as the company of other people.  Also important to keep in mind- they think they're big dogs.  They don't act like most other toy breeds and certainly don't consider themselves to be small.

If you have any specific questions, just ask. 

Thanks a lot.
 
I'll check the website out right away.
 
P.S. The Papillon in your signature is gorgeous and has a beautiful colour!