They look like such fun little dogs.
If I can ask of the 5 which is the most typey in terms of showing? I love them all but they definetely have different looks and I was wondering in the show ring which would be considered most correct.
Personally I'm a sucker for Nard it's the dark ear fringe and he just looks like so much fun =)
Thanks! They are a lot of fun!
It probably really depends on who you ask! I will say Beau is the only show champion of them all. Truth be told all of them are pretty nice (imo) and I bet would've finished (assuming Mia's dentition had been normal and Rose had the temperament suited to it). Summer is the least typey but I've taken her to shows before and been told numerous times she could've finished.
There's a lot of variety in the breed (which I like) depending on the lines and my guys are all different lines. Beau, Summer, and Rose are primarily British/American and the UK's paps tend towards being stockier and hairier usually. Summer really takes after her grandma who was American and long and lanky like she is. Mia is almost entirely American. Bernard is 3/4 Japanese, and the other fourth is British/American. I like Mia's type the best but Nard's closer to what is winning big out there. The Swedish and the Japanese dogs tend to be a large portion of the specials these days.
If you asked the other papillon people on here, I'm sure they'd pick different favorites type-wise. There's lots of room for interpretation and variation in the standard.
A good resource is here though:
Online Judging Seminar for the Papillon
