Poodles and spaniels ears go down, so she isn't mixed with that, not only that but her skull and muzzle are more chi, The Paps come with their ears up and are larger with a lot of feathering and a good pap has the butterfly mask on it's face, hence the nickname butterfly ears. The other type of pap is a Phalene who has the ears down. They can weigh from 4lbs to 12lbs. Most I have seen are the larger type. I also remembered seeing a couple of LH on the Westminister dog show that had a lot of feathering on the ears, so I guess it isn't that unusual.
Beth, who is in this group has two Pap's and she would know a lot more about the breed. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 4/11/2012 10:56:31 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Joan Croft Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Stella's ears I'm definitely no expert either. To me she looks like a chihuahua with extra hair. But maybe she is a mix of something. She isn't the yappy ankle-biter that I've always thought chis were lol. Stella barks once a week. After 3 years the loud mouth terriers she lives with haven't corrupted her. ---- Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > I am no expert…but her ears do not look like a Papillon. If I saw her and had to guess, she has the little ripply fur like perhaps a mini poodle or a spaniel. I think I just read over the weekend, when researching Papillons for a neighbor, that they are actually some sort of spaniel and the name was changed somewhere along the line to Papillon because of the way their ears look like butterflies. Someone in my community has one, and the hair on the ears is not really long, just very soft and wispy looking. > > signature_2 > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Stella's ears [1 Attachment] > > > > > > [Attachment(s) from [email protected] included below] > > >
