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Papillions (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

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This is the first breed book on the Papillon in a long time, and one of the few to be written by an American author. Dr. Hungerland is an AKC obedience and conformation judge of many years' experience, and she offers excellent advice on how to decide whether the Papillon is the breed for you, and when and how to acquire one. The book's many photographs are another of the volume's strengths, depicting pet Paps as well as show dogs, in a variety of settings. Unfortunately, when she gets to the subject of health problems (relatively few of which exist in this breed), Hungerland produces some seriously flawed (and unsupported) statistics, which give a very misleading picture of the breed. This is the book's only fault, but it is a serious one, and the misinformation certainly warrants retracting. Hopefully future editions will be corrected so that this book can be useful to prospective pet-owners for years to come.

I found more information on papillions, specifically-online! I found most of the information to be general as opposed to specific about the papillion breed. I recently brought home my papillion puppy, three weeks ago and I am not impressed. It is definately not a "complete pet owners manual".

I am so glad I ordered this book. I was a little hesitant at first because it is a paperback, not a hardback. I tend to refer to my breed books so often that a hardback holds up better. However, I found this book to be very informative and corroborates the other two hardback books I bought on the Papillon. The three of them combined has convinced me that this is the next dog for me. I have mostly had herding dogs (GSD and Shelties). I found the personality, intelligence, and trainability of the Papillon to be much like my beloved Shelties. However, because they are a single coated breed, as opposed to a double coated (Sheltie), grooming is much easier, and shedding is not as big of a problem. In many ways, though, the breeds are similar, which will make my transition to a Pap an easier one. In fact my last Sheltie was small for a Sheltie with highly fringed (but perfectly tipped Sheltie) ears. I liked the fringe, though, and refused to clip it. Thus, the interest in the Pap. They are smaller, easier to travel with, easier to groom (without the heavy undercoat), and just as intelligent and trainable.

Starting with the title of the book, Papillions, you can see that the correct spelling for this type of dog is PAPILLONS!!! There is no i after the L's in Papillons. This is a short book with some good advice, however, there are far better Papillon books out there. See my reviews on other Papillon books for the best one for you.

Good value containing a range of relevant general information for maintaining your papillon in good condition throughout it's lifetime. Health comments regarding teeth, patella, false pregnancy relate pretty well to what I've seen. Back pain/spasm is also a problem.

Most people have only seen Papillons on television dog shows and never in person, a true shame as these little dogs are among the cutest and most wonderful of breeds. Although this book doesn't come with one of the furry-eared little pups, it is a great introduction to the breed.

The book covers the Papillon breed itself, giving a short history and breed standards, then goes on to discuss what to expect in a pet, delves into care and touches on grooming and showing, peppered throughout with color photos. Yes, the dearth of printed Papillon literature in the US does mean that this book is the choice by default for many wishing to learn more about Papillons, and some of its information is both dated or at times erroneous, but overall, it's a good introduction to those hoping to learn more about one of the cutest and most endearing breeds of toy dogs out there.

I bought this book for a birthday present for my adult daughter.
It is such a thin little book, I had to go buy another gift to go with it. Not worth the money.

A very comprehensive book about my little darling.

I highly recommend it for any new owner of a Papillon, covers everything you ever wanted to know.

I got this book for my husband and our new Papillion puppy. This book told us so much about our new puppy. From the history of the breed to how to train the breed. It's a must have book.

having never even heard of the breed this book helped me out alot when I decided to buy a Papillion puppy. I would recommend this to anyone thinking about buying a Papillion.