I saw my first Papillion around 1999 at a local dog show. The first thing I fell for of course --- those ears!
Although the time wasn't right to bring a new dog into my home it was a lasting impression.
In the spring of 2003 I felt the time was
right and started looking through different resources. I quickly dropped the idea of impulse buying from the local paper and
started researching the breed. This led me to the Internet and a host of information. While viewing champion papillons at various
websites I started to understand and appreciate the breed standard.
Researching the pedigrees of some of the dogs I admired
, I found they came from the kennel Toymaker. Searching the Internet I located the kennel -- in Denmark to be exact! Boy, now
this was getting serious! Did I really want this? Did I have the time? Could I afford this? Yes. Yes. Well
...can we ever?
From there I emailed the breeder Marianne Hansen an introductory email and what I was looking for. Over the course
of the next few months’ two pups from different litters became available.
In December of 2003 Costa and Chance arrived in Atlanta Georgia. Both males, were beautiful, and from strong champion bloodlines. My foundation was beginning to form.
When the time is right SanDot's will be proud to introduce it's "First Lady".
