Continental Toy Spaniel

The Continental Toy Spaniel, is a dog breed from the spaniel family. It comes in two varieties The Papillon and The Phalène. The most noticable difference between the two varieties are the ears, Papillon has upright ears and the Phalène has dropped ears. It is one of the oldest of the toy spaniels, it was given the name from its characteristic butterfly-like look of the long and fringed hair on the ears.