Mickey stands 9.2
inches tall and
weighs 6 LBS
Compare the size of a Pea Cock to a Papillon
The Size of the Adult Papillon.


Most  people, interested to purchase a Papillon , want to
know the approximate size as an adult of their potential
prospect.
Many people vision this in pounds, not realizing, that it is
best to strive to obtain a Papillon bred within the breed
standards. The standard goes by heights on the shoulders,
not by weight measurement.
There is a good bit of a difference in a 8 inch Papillon and a
11 inch one; but the 11 inch is perhaps an under eater, with
small bones, and therefore weighs only little. The 8 inch
Papillon may be bigger boned, eats very well and therefore
weighs more.
A too fine boned and a frail, low weight Papillon is
susceptible to all kinds of problem: including Hyperglycemia,
(low Blood Sugar), bone fractures.
The standard of the American Papillon is between 8 and 11
inches; other nations, like Europe, do breed a somewhat
larger Papillon,(28 cm at the shoulders, 1.5-5 kg) but only
slightly, and not all imported Papillons from Europe fall in
that category of being large.
See AKC Breed Standard

Papillon puppies will reach their adult heights around 6-8
months, but they do not reach full maturity ‘till about 2-2.5
years, that includes  their full developed  potential prized ear
fringes.
A fully matured coat makes the Papillons look often larger
than they are, and if they are of show quality, then even
more so. All that fluffy hair, big ears plus abundant fringes
hides the fact, that Papillons are tiny dogs…..With a big
attitude!!

The  Papillons average heights here at Road’s End is about 9-
10 inches and weighs between 5-7.5 LBS,  but occasionally
there are some a little smaller or taller, or weigh differently;
but none of them in our breeding program fall outside of
the  AKC standards