We have not received Zach’s ashes back yet, but the memorial stone I ordered did arrive yesterday.   I ordered his stone (and one for Otter) from the same place I got Ruthie’s stone 2 years ago.

They do really nice work and are very quick.  The stones look very nice and they are a lovely reminder of those we have lost when we are out in the yard.

Tags: papillon, pet memorial, rainbow bridge

While looking at pictures of a friend’s Papillons today, I was once again reminded that one of the reasons I love the breed is the variety of markings they have.  That in turn, reminded me of one of my favorite “features” of The Bun.

I am often on the phone with Anna when she whelps a litter of puppies and usually function as the Official Record Keeper during the births, writing down times, weights, markings etc. so it’s done in real time and Anna can worry about the bitch and puppies.

In The Bun’s litter, there were 2 puppies which looked nearly identical and we were trying to find ways to tell them apart when they were newly born, as they were both boys.   When looking at the newborn pictures we noticed that one had an all white side.  This is not all that unusual in Papillons, of course.   Many Papillons have all white bodies.

Normally, even the dogs with largely white bodies have one big spot of color on one side or the other or a spot in the middle of the back that drops over onto either side like a saddle.

The Bun, however, has one all white side and one side that has 3 spots of color.  I had never personally seen this particular marking in a Papillon (not that it doesn’t exist…just not in my experience).

I said that we should paint a nice butterfly on his all white side.  John thinks we should offer that side up for advertisements when he take him out to different venues

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Paxton (aka: The Bun) joined us a few months ago. He came to us from my friend Anna of Asia Papillons. Paxton has been a marvelous addition to our family and we could not have asked for a better puppy. Since our other dogs are mainly rescues, not all of them are as thrilled with Pax as we are

When we first got him, his favorite place to hang out was on my desk, as you can see from these first 2 pictures. He has outgrown my desk now, but still loves the tiny green bed that sat on my desk for him.

At some point, I started calling Paxton various forms of bunny names, including Bunicula, The Bun and Bun Bun. I’m not even sure how it started anymore, but now most often he’s referred to as Bun or The Bun.

These are just a few photos that show him growing up a bit since I haven’t written about him in the past. I hope to have more regular updates now that I got started. We are in the midst of training him various and sundry things and I hope to get a video of him doing his tricks up soon.

Tags: papillon