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Roseann Fucillo was born
and raised in
Massachusetts and
presently calls
Allendale, NJ her home.
She holds a BFA from
Massachusetts College of
Art, where she majored
in Fashion Design and
Illustration, and an MA
from Seton Hall
University.
Along with several
teaching certificates,
she has also obtained
Principal/Supervisor and
Student Personnel
Services
certifications.
Roseann started her career as a fashion designer, designing junior
sportswear in NYC. She
then made a career
change to
teaching fashion design
which has evolved into
teaching high school
English, History and
Career Education
classes.
Roseann has been breeding and showing Papillons under the Cilloette
prefix since 1977. She
has finished 30 home
bred and
three English imports
with just a small
breeding program,
independent of
partnerships.
Her life with Papillons started when she had lost her beloved Doberman in
1976, which caused her
to search for a "lap
dog".
The first Papillon she
saw and fell in love
with was at Progressive
Dog Club’s show in NYC.
He was English and
American
Champion Melchester
Bowman of Lordsrake, J.W.,
who ironically ended up
in her ownership after
the death of her dear
friend,
Juan Casals.
Roseann, having an art background, had been intrigued with seeing toy
spaniels depicted in the
famous paintings of art
books
and museums. She went
specifically to
Progressive Dog Club to
see Papillons, meet with
breeders, and to compare
the breed
with all the other Toys
to make sure this was
the right breed for her.
She first became
attracted to Papillons
because of their
exquisite beauty, but
after seeing them close
up she was convinced
that was the breed she
wanted. She was totally
enamored
by their wonderful
outgoing personality,
affectionate nature and
superior intelligence.
Her initial start in the sport of dogs turned out to be disastrous, since
she purchased an eight
month old "show dog",
who was
a monorchid. After
having her heart set on
getting involved in the
sport, she was able to
convince the breeder
that she should
sell her the gorgeous
bitch puppy that
previously was not
available. This puppy
became her foundation
bitch, Ch. Viktoria
Katya, DOM.
Katya, who Roseann called Cassis, was a beautiful white and red sable
bitch who had a great
pedigree. She descended
from
several well-known
English and Canadian
bloodlines, which
included the top winning
Jaclair line of several
generations of
BIS dogs. Cassis had
lovely type, a showy
attitude, and a sound
body. She finished her
championship quickly at
eight months
of age, was a top
producer in 1985, and
was dam of nine
Cilloette champions,
including obedience
titled CH/OTCH Cilloette
Midori and Ch. Cilloette
Elixir Di Amore, CD.
Cassis also had a son,
Ch. Cilloette Papilio
Amaretto, who Roseann
showed and
finished with a major at
Westminster KC.
Roseann has been a member of the Papillon Club of America since 1980 and
has served the club in
several capacities.
She was Corresponding
Secretary from 1985 –
1992, chaired the
Education Committee, The
Primer Committee, twice
served
on the Nominating
Committee and twice
chaired the Special
Awards committee. She
has helped to educate
judges as well as
novices through
presentations, writing
educational materials,
and presently serves as
a PCA mentor.
In her capacity as a dog writer, she began writing regional reports for
Pap Talk. She has also
written articles that
have been
published in Pap Talk,
The Papillon ( Butterfly
Dog Club ) of England,
The Papillon Club of
Canada, and New Zeeland
Newsletters, The
Papillon Annual, “Pap”
pourri magazine, and the
AKC Gazette, where she
wrote the Papillon
column
from 2003 – 2009.
Roseann is also a member
of the Dog Writer’s
Association of America.
Instead of painting and designing, she has merged her love of art with
her love for Papillons.
She hopes to continue in
her
strife to perfect the
breed, preserve their
beauty, elegance,
intelligence and
wonderful outgoing
temperaments. And most
of all,
to keep the breed
healthy and safe from
harm.
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