We are a small kennel based in North London ( UK ).  It is pronounced  Spini-ons .  
The LL's are Silent as in Papillon ( Papi-on ).  The name was chosen after playing about with
the names of  my two favourite breeds  ( Papillons and Italian Spinioni).

I have had Papillons for 33 years, ( and Italian Spinoni for 9,  though I don't have any Spins at
present since loosing my favourite boy and am not sure I can have another at this time as its
too painful now.....  )  My earliest memories are of a Black and
White Pap resting by my cot.   I have  been handling / showing more seriously
for the last 13 or so years  all  thanks to my original  mentor, who  unbeknown to me,
pushed me quietly  in the right direction. <G>  

Over the years I am pleased to have had the chance to Show/Handle  and Judge
some of whom I consider the Soundest  dogs in the country and been eternally grateful  
to have had the chance to learn from some very special people.  Thanks go to my dear
Friends Rosemary and David for their trust  in allowing me some super dogs to build a strong
foundation with  and My dear friend Gwen Swann is one who I sadly miss and will never
forget.  There are too many others (both in and out of Paps)  to mention but you know who you
are and I am humbled and grateful for your words of Wisdom, honest opinions and support
over the years.

Due to many things, including Severe Raynauds, Echler Danlos syndrome hypermobile type 3  
(formerly EDS 111) / HMS , leaving me with CWPS and ME,  ( Click here to read some info about
the conditions)   and not least the birth of my 3 kids Born Jan 01 ( Jamie- Leeanne ), Dec 01(
Daniel ) and  October 03 ( Samuel )  I do not breed or show as  much as I would like ( breeding
takes a lot of time, energy and thought, hence  I will only do so with the right dogs and at the
right time and if I feel ok/have the back up if needed  ) but  will happily love and bring into  to
campaign any dog that is of Sound enough/deserving  quality.    I only keep a handful of dogs
at any one time so I can give each one the attention they deserve. That said I have very high
standards and only keep/show quality dogs worthy of their titles. This combined with my
competitive streak has meant I have reached the top levels through honesty, sheer hard
work and quality rather than quantity.  I will never lower my standards !

Of all of my time Showing I  look back and think that 2004 was the most  AMAZING year, full
of  dreams come true!  The most  memorable of the wins were  
Winning the BCC/BOS at
Crufts  with my Home bred
Ch.  Spinillons A Touch of  Hope.  Following on from that making  
up 3 Ch.'s in 3 months  (Made even more special as  Hope and Heather were not only Home
bred but more amazingly, hand reared and initially not expected to live  but for the help of  a  
special  lady called  Heather  Riddley ).   
Hope then went on to  win Best Bitch and BIS at the
Papillon Club of Ireland Ch. Show, with her Father
 Zebedee, winning Best Dog and Reserve
best in Show ( gaining his title at the same time )
.  The icing on the cake being Hope winning  
BOB at the Irish Toy Dog Show on the same day.
  We Finished the year  off with pride,  
especially being such a small Kennel who rarely breeds, by  winning Top Breeder, Top Stud,
Top Brood and Joint Top  bitches.  

However  all that happiness was then  tinged with Sadness when on August 4th 04,  my  
best ole boy, Sparky was stolen from my Parent's Garden aged 9 years old.  We were
completely distraught and totally devastated as he was on special medication and special
foods to keep him alive and  well and he was not expected to survive more than a few months
at most.  However  I am now chuffed to say that 1 Year, 1 Week later,  thanks to a MIRACLE and
a very kind lady and his lucky  microchip, on August 11th 05 He was  found .  (Further
Details can be found on Sparky's page).  We would like  to thank everyone from all over
the world for their continued support over that time and for sharing in our celebrations
when he was finally returned to us, where he belonged
, Sadly Sparky passed away after being
home with us where he belonged for a whole 2 years
.  RIP SPARKY........
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