Bichon Frise

My Bichon is wonderful when I am home but she struggles significantly when I leave. We have worked with a behaviourist and done extensive crate training but she still howls for the first hour after I go to work. My downstairs neighbour has mentioned it. She is making progress but it is slow. If you …

We got a Bichon Frise for my elderly mother who lives alone and the results have been transformative. The dog gives her a reason to get up, go outside, and engage with the neighbourhood. Neighbours stop to chat during walks and she has made more friends in six months than in the previous year. The b…

My Bichon has learned about thirty tricks and counts, picks out named toys, and understands a remarkable vocabulary. She is genuinely clever and loves having her mind engaged. Training sessions are her favourite part of the day. She can be stubborn about housetraining and regresses occasionally espe…

I was nervous about getting a dog in my small city flat but my Bichon has been perfect. She plays energetically for twenty minutes then naps contentedly for hours. Two decent walks a day and she is fully satisfied. She is quiet, clean, and charming with visitors. Her bouncy white coat does require p…

We have two young children, a cat, and a Bichon Frise and the combination is perfect. She plays gently with the kids, ignores the cat completely, and adapts her energy level to whoever she is with at any given moment. She has never snapped or growled in three years. Her grooming is an additional exp…

My husband is allergic to most dogs but our Bichon barely triggers him. She does not shed visibly and we vacuum much less than friends with other breeds. The grooming costs add up, around sixty dollars every six weeks, but it is worth it for a dog that fits our household so perfectly. She is affecti…

My Bichon Frise is the embodiment of joy. She wakes up every single morning as if it is the best day of her life. She greets every person she meets with genuine delight and has never met a stranger. She adapts perfectly to our apartment and gets all the exercise she needs from walks and indoor play.…

My Bichon absolutely must have company. She does poorly alone for more than a few hours and tells me about it loudly. We enrolled her in doggy daycare three days a week and the difference is remarkable. On daycare days she comes home tired and content. She is a sociable creature who genuinely needs …