Posture

The small dog breed is used to being around people, so it is not good at being alone and always wants to be near you. However, the Bichon Frisé adapts well to its environment and can therefore be kept in a city apartment. The dog breed is also very suitable for keeping with other pets, such as cats.

Furthermore, the Bichon Frisé is happy to go for daily walks with you, but by no means demands to be kept busy all day long. Although, besides walks or bike rides, he is also enthusiastic about dog sports like agility or dogdancing.

Due to its intelligence and willingness to learn, the Bichon Frisé is also suitable for beginners. Nevertheless, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the basics of dog training for the education of your four-legged friend. It is important that you always remain friendly but also consistent when training your Bichon Frisé. You will see that with this sensitive education you will quickly achieve success with the sensitive four-legged friend.

Nutrition and care

Like other dog breeds, the Bichon Frisé needs food adapted to its needs. However, the curly-haired charmer is not picky about it. So you have the choice of numerous types of food in the diet. You should only consider a high meat content when choosing food for your four-legged friend. This applies to both wet and dry food. In addition, the diet should consist of up to a maximum of 30 percent protein. Sugar should not be an ingredient in your pet’s food. For the small Brichon Frisé there is also already special dry food for small dogs on the market.

Care for the dog breed is relatively simple.

The top coat with undercoat optimally protects the Bichon Frisé from wetness and cold, especially in winter. In summer, in turn, the coat protects against heat. In addition, the dog breed does not shed, which can also be seen as an advantage.

You should brush your puppy every two days to prevent matting and also to brush out dirt. In addition, the coat of the dogs also belongs regularly trimmed and cut into shape.

There are hardly any breed-typical diseases in the Bichon Frisé. From time to time, watery eyes may occur. This can leave brownish tear marks in the snow-white fur. Therefore, it is important that the eye area is free of long hair. This way you can avoid irritation.

History

The history of the Bichon Frisé goes back to ancient times. On ancient vases and sculptures can already be seen that in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire were known small dogs with poodle-like appearance. In addition, the dogs also appeared in historical writings.

So the small dogs have been accompanying people for centuries, without taking over hunting or guard dog tasks.

The direct ancestors of the Bichon Frisé probably come from Tenerife.

In the 14th century, Italian sailors brought the small dogs to the port cities, where the dogs became the favorites of the ladies there. In the aristocratic world, the Bichon Frisé enjoyed increasing popularity. This was especially true for the French court. There the four-legged friends experienced in the 15. and 16th century a heyday, until he fell a little into oblivion. After the First World War, the curly lapdog was remembered again in Belgium and France and then also there began again with the targeted breeding.

In 1933 , the breed standard was established. In 1934, the Bichon Frisé was registered as a breed with the umbrella organization of French dog breeders. 1959 the breed was recognized by the FCI.

Conclusion

The Bichon Frisé is not only a dog breed that is beautiful to look at, it will also enchant you with its cheerful and lovable nature. Thus, he is the ideal family dog. For big and small, and for young and old.