
"Hart's Papillons" originates from a tiny
little town in middle Tennessee called Hartsville. Our love of
this wonderful canine breed started when we saw our first papillon
on a television commercial for Zyrtec. It took me three days of
calling the company until I got to the right person who could
tell me what breed this was.....and the rest is history.
Our first papillon is a wonderfully loyal pet. Rufus
is rather large but never the less, greatly loved. After Rufus,
I decided that I really wanted a papillon that would look like
"the pictures". So, I began my Internet search for the
right one. I contacted many breeders but most had nothing to offer.
I happened upon a web site called Blairwynn's Papillons. I contacted
Carrie Blair and she said she MIGHT have a boy that would go to
a pet home. My husband and I have 2 adopted children and I honestly
think it took longer to convince Carrie that we would be a suitable
home for Rocky than to get our children.
After attending a show or two, I once again had
a yearning for the show ring. As a young teenager, I showed registered
Guernsey cows and did quite well at this project. I often laugh
and say there is no difference, it just does not hurt as much
when the dog steps on your foot! My husband, Jerry, and I decided
we wanted a little black and white girl to show. Carrie said she
would make us one, but that promise began her long line of only
boys!
Once again, I turned to the Internet and this time
went looking in Sweden. A wonderful lady by the name of Margot
Hornqvist, owner of Candygolds Kennels, contacted me and said
she had just had a litter of puppies and there was one small black
and white girl that she was going to sell because she would be
too small for Sweden but just right for the US. We watched her
until she was about 10 weeks old and then decided she should live
with us. Thus, this was the beginning of Harts Papillons.
This tiny little girl came to live with us
in 2003 and is the queen of the papillons. She has her Canadian
championship and has almost finished her American championship.
Because of my catering business, we do not get to show as often
as we would like, but go every chance we get. We now have several
bitches and one dog that we show. It is our hope that we can begin
a special line of Hart's Papillons that will greatly contribute
to the soundness of this wonderful breed."
- Mary Lynn Helm
Owner