While some believe that the bichon frise existed before the time of Christ, others claim that the dog descended from Maltese bloodlines, and even others think this breed was a result of crossing of a miniature spaniel with a miniature poodle and Cayenne dogs. However, many accounts suggest that the bichon frise breed came from the barbet or water spaniel, and perhaps the poodle. It was from this ancestry that some claim the name "barbichon" was derived, which was later shortened to "bichon." It is said that the bichons were separated into four divisions including the the bichon Bolognais, the bichon Havanais, the bichon Maltais, and the bichon Teneriffe - all of which are said to have originated in the Mediterranean region. History suggests that this breed was often used in bartering by sailors. These dogs were particularly popular in Spain, and it is believed that Spanish sailors were the ones to introduce the breed to Teneriffe, an island in the Canaries. It was in the 1300s that sailors from Italy were thought to have rediscovered the bichon, and the dogs soon became popular with Italian nobility...... Find out more about this dog breed.
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