2 best heads for the day:

Road's End Naughty Nana

Stenley vom Cavalierchen

Mud Runners:

Family of Papillons

Mathilda: Mother to Ore'O

Brolle: Father to Ore'O

Ore'O: Mom to Pepe

Tiger Man: Father to Pepe

Above + below: Pepe at 7 months

5 Months old Papillon: Road's End Fraskati

Our girl Fraskati today, @ 5 months.

Phalene Brother + Papillon Sister

  Our Max (Phalene) and Snickers (Papillon) , siblings,  are now 1+1/2 year old.

CH/BA Road's End Snickers Delight 

CH/BA Road's End Strammer Max

7 Months old, very tiny Papillon

On the right here, you see our girl Snickers.
Snickers, at 9.5 " , 5.5 LBS,  she is considered to be a small, dainty girl.
On the right here is girl Anelli, at 7 months  most likely full grown.
Anelli weighs 2.3/4 LBS and is 8" tall.

Road's End Phalenes, Papillons, owned by Others

Puppy visit and pick:
Our Fiasko on his way to his new home (Washington).

Dog Deaths by eating Chicken Jerky, from China

WARNING!! HEADS-UP TO ALL DOG OWNERS/LOVERS!!: It was on Fox news earlier that 70 dogs have died as a result of eating chicken jerky treats made from chicken meat from China. "Kingdom Pets" brand from Costco is one of the toxic brands. Also, certain Blue Buffalo brand pet foods have a recall for the same issue.

 

Road's End wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving

Road's End Papillons, Owned by Others, Horses + Dogs, a dangerous combination.

Hi Antje,
 I wanted to let you know about my Papillon I got from you three years ago. Gilligan was in your E litter, a black and white boy. He has been our best little buddy for the past three years. He had a terrible accident last Thursday and got away from me and was kicked in the head by a horse.
We rushed him to our vet, who sent him to an ICU in Portland called Dovelewis. He spent two nights there in ICU and is now back home. He is doing amazingly well. Even though he had some small skull fractures he did not have bleeding in the brain and is a little weak on one side but is still the same great dog. It is a miracle he survived. I am warning everyone I know about how accurately a horse can kick and how dangerous it is to be around horses with dogs.
Please remember us in your thoughts, and I wanted to let you know that even though this was nearly a tragedy our little dog is going to make it through.

~Rebekah 

Thanks for your concern. Gilligan is doing better every day. He is not very photogenic right now since he is on seizure medicine just in case and the medicine makes him sleepy. But here is a picture of him resting.

Gaggle of Road's End Butterflies, & Moths:

Flea Allergy Dermatitis in Papillon, Dogs

The most common  allergic skin disorder in your Papillon, or any canine,  is flea allergy.
Dogs that have flea allergy dermatitis are hypersensitive to the saliva a flea passes into the dog’s skin when it bites.
If your dog is flea allergic, he always will be, and the severity of this allergy typically worsens as he  ages.
The problem can only be resolved by ridding the fleas, but there are medications available, that will alleviate the itching and discomfort until you have completed to get rid of the fleas .
Symptoms of a flea allergy dermatitis are:

• Scratching, itching, chewing and biting of the tail, rump, back legs and occasionally front legs
• Loss of hair, reddish dyed, thickened,  broken hair
• Crusts and erosions of the skin, pimples, bumps
• Hot spots sometimes can be seen along the dog’s back and tail base, hips, or groin area, with  usually circular, red, oozing, and very painful sores , often requiring medical attention
• Fleas, or just flea feces

Note that:
Your dog with a  flea allergy may have very few fleas – because they are so itchy,he grooms himself excessively, eliminating any evidence of fleas. However, a couple of flea bites every two weeks are sufficient to make him itch all the time.

7 months old Papillons-Brother + Sister

Our siblings @ 7 months: Acini di Pepe + Anelli:

Anelli

Pepe

Notice here the amazing similarity of Pepe to his grand mother Mathilda:

And here their mom Ore'O:

7 Months old Papillon

Our Boulee, as you can see is well over his surgery. Tomorrow, he will get his stitches removed. Boulee is castrated now and still looking for a loving home.

Boy Boulee the Dirt-Digger

7 Months old Papillons

These are two 7 months old Road's End Puppies, who are living with their families in CA and OR:

(Boy)Yellow Pepper

(Girl) Zarina

Road's End Japanese Maple Tree.
Photo shoot on a rainy day. (Don't forget to click on a image to see all in a nice gallery format)