| American Kennel
Club |
| 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. |
| Ears well fringed, with the inside covered with
silken hair of medium length. |
| Faults-Ears small, pointed, set too high; one ear up,
or ears partly down. |
| Danish FCI
standard for The Continental Toy Spaniel - Papillon & Phalène. |
| 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 Phalène, are
similar to the erect type, but are carried drooping and must be
completely 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. |
| Ears well fringed, with the inside covered with
silken hair of medium length. |
| Faults-Ears small,
pointed, set too high; one ear up - one down, or ears partly down. |
| FCI
CONTINENTAL TOY SPANIEL (Epagneul nain continental) |
| EARS : Quite fine but firm. Whether it is the
oblique ear or the hanging ear, when examined by hand, the cartilage
must not end in too sharp a point. The ears are set on rather far
back on the head, sufficiently apart one from the other, so as to
reveal the slightly rounded shape of the skull. |
A.Variety with hanging ears, called : Phalène
:
The ear at rest is set high, considerably higher than the eye line,
carried hanging and yet quite mobile. Garnished with wavy hair which
may reach quite a length which gives the dog a pretty appearance. |
B.Variety with erect ears, called : Papillon :
The ear is set on high, the auricle (external ear) well open and
turned to the side; the inner edge of the ear forming an angle of
approx. 45o with the horizontal. In no case must the ear point
upwards, which would be like a Spitz type ear and must definitely be
rejected. The inside of the auricle is covered with fine hairs, also
wavy. The longest hairs extending slightly beyond the edge of the
ear; the outer face, on the contrary, is covered with long hair
forming hanging fringes extending well beyond the edges of the ear.
Cross breeding of the two varieties often produce semi-erect ears,
with drooping tip; this mixed form of ear carriage is a serious
fault. |
| U.K.
Papillon Standard |
| When erect they are carried obliquely like the spread
wings of a butterfly, hence the name. When the ears are completely
dropped this type is known as the 'Phalene' (Moth). |
| Ears- Very large, mobile with rounded tips, heavily
fringed; set towards back of head far enough apart to show slightly
round shape of skull. Leather firm but fine. When erect each ear
should form an angle of approximately 45 degrees to head. |
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