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Size and lifespan
- Size
- PapillonSmall
- Typical adult height
- Papillon20–28 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Papillon2–4 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Papillonfrom 12 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- PapillonLow: usually content with short daily walks
- Energy
- PapillonLively
- Grooming
- PapillonSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- PapillonModerate shedding
- Training
- PapillonUsually eager to learn
- Barking
- PapillonBarks sometimes
Home life
- Home
- PapillonOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Time alone
- PapillonUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- PapillonOften suits first-time owners
Living with others
- Children
- PapillonUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- PapillonUsually sociable with other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- PapillonOften lives with cats when introduced carefully
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.