This letter is to update you on our very special TidBit. He came into our world almost three years ago at age 12 weeks, and has been providing us with entertainment ever since! He is a beautiful, smart, funny, charming, self-assured, egotistical representative of the breed, and we enjoy taking him with us for people to ooh and ah over wherever we go. He never fails to draw an admiring crowd, like most royalty, and for those he loves, there is no boundary. Having a Papillion means never having to be alone again, and that is certainly true of TidBit. He will spend every second with you, checking up on what you are doing at all times, and keeping track of where you are. He would prefer that you spend all day playing with him, and will do his best to engage you in that play whenever he can. When you wear out, he will lay down with his toy right next to you, just in case you might change your mind, and he is always ready for another adventure! A Papillion is not for everyone, and you did an excellent job of giving us the facts and preparing us for the special requirements of this big dog in a small body. His biggest problem is that he has no idea he only weighs a few pounds, and he is ready to take on anything at any time. He is extremely active, into everything, and the smartest dog I’ve ever been around. He will learn anything in one or two repetitions, whether good or bad, and he clings to the bad habits as tenaciously as he clings to his toys! Like most Paps, he is a very willful dog with extremely high self-esteem, and he needs to be managed with loving but firm discipline at all times. Paps are really not lap dogs, and if you are looking for a dog to lay in your lap and sleep all day, keep looking. They want to be down running around and ruling the world, and they do not have much time for laying around. The most important thing is that Papillions need to have their minds occupied at all times, and if you don’t do it for them, they will find their own entertainment. I will guarantee you the outcome will be interesting but probably not what you were hoping for. They are also often one person dogs, and they do not always choose the person you are hoping they will choose. I have read that Paps are difficult to house train, but TidBit was a breeze. He loves the snow, does not mind going out in the cold at all, and stands by the door whenever he needs to go out. The only thing he doesn’t like about outside is getting his feet wet! He waits for an umbrella in the rain, and will pick his feet way up like he is goose stepping if the grass is wet. Papillions are great with other dogs, and that is certainly true of TidBit. He keeps up with his brother, the Jack Russell Terrier, and even wears him out sometimes! The only downside is that TidBit is so beautiful and charming the other dog gets ignored by others! TidBit has brought us more joy and fun and love than we could ever have imagined. He packs a lot of dog into a very small body, and he makes sure you never get lonely with him around. He has licked our tears, and even cried with us. He laughs and smiles, especially when we are playing his favorite game. He plays and wrestles, goes for long walks and outlasts us all, and is, in a word, spectacular. With gratitude and hugs to you both, Sarah, Adam and Erin Pham