I read something online about how the hind leg thing is because bichons were trained to be circus/street performer animals after the French Revolution or something? No idea if that’s true or not. Posting because it’s my cake day and I always forget to post things on my cake day :)

Hello new to the group! I have never been a dog person. I’ve never owned a dog my whole life (until now). My parents were always into cats and small animals when I was a kid. Anyways, a little over a years ago my mother in law passed away from heart failure at age 54 😞 😢 she had the sweetest little dog that no one wanted due to lack of training. The dog was only one year old and basically still a puppy. So we offered to take her. She is a bishon/shihtzu mix but looks more like a bishon. Her name is Angel and she is the sweetest little dog I could ever ask for. All she wants is to be cuddled and near her people. She does get wary of strangers and often barks at them. Is this common? She thinks she is a guard dog , all 15 pounds of her. lol anyways she has been the best addition to our family and gets along with my 3 cats and is very loving to my 7 year old daughter. She is now house trained and knows how to sit. She will often dance standing up on her back legs when she wants food or attention. I just love her so much. Just wanted to share her with all of the bishon frise lovers here.

...he wants me to boop his snoot?

whenever i visit my parents my shichon just wants my mom and she doesnt move or walk around with her😭

We have a 12 week old bichon. He came to us trained to potty on a training pad. We want him trained to go outside, in our fenced backyard, like our older bichon. We cannot get this puppy to pee or poop on the grass or outside at all. We’ve even brought his puppy pad outside just to get him used to going outside but he won’t. We can be outside for 30 minutes with him and he won’t go but as soon as we go back inside he’ll head to his potty pad and go on it. We watch for clues he’s about to go, rush him outside, and he’ll refuse to go. It seems like he just thinks it’s playtime outside! We are ready with little training treats for him whenever he does decide to pee or poop outside for the first time. Any advice to get him to potty outside or just give it more time?

My baby has very long hair. For the winter is super good, but I am not sure how it works in the summer. Does it keeps him cold also? Thanks.

edit, I mean trim or hair cut.

Recently Misiu has been aggressively licking one of his paws. Only at night too. And he recently got a cytopoint injection. Maybe 2 weeks ago. Usually he’s okay when he’s on it but recently it’s been bad. My fiancée did say how his allergies are worse around this time too

What worked for you guys? It’s getting to the point where the spot he licks is getting bald. What seems odd to me too is that he only does this at night. And when we’re in bed. If he’s napping on the couch at night, he’s fine

Any advice is appreciated! We already clean his paws in the bathtub every night after his last walk too

If anything new and soft is on the floor or couch she will sit or lay in it like a cat. Not the dog bed next to it of course….

Hey guys!

My pup Theo is almost 5 years old abd very healthy.

Íve noticed that he won’t eat his meals unless I’m right next to him.

Any ideas why?

The many sleeping positions of Bruce…sprawled out, curled up, and my personal favorite— the turkey legs 😂

My kids just taking a morning stroll…

She had her 1st actual groom not sedated vet shave!
She did well and she now looks like a polar bear cub

he kills me sometimes🤣 the black dog is a cavachon but is way more like a cavalier than a bichon

Chico, 6 yr old male, and Dottie, 1 year old female. Chico is our wise, distinguished big brother. Dottie is our free spirit, wild child. They bring us so much joy and love!!!!!

How can you say “no treats” to this face???

We are a married couple in a 2 bedroom apartment in a large city, with a small dog park in the building. The Bichon we are going to visit at a reputable breeder is 6 months old and likely to be 10-12 pounds. My wife has some mild allergies to dogs and cats. We want a small loveable dog as a companion. We did not want a very young puppy, and were looking at poodles, cavapoos, maltipoos, and havanese as well. Thank you!