IN PICKING THE BICHON I HAD FIVE MAIN REASONS IN DOING SO.
ONE IS THEY ARE A VERY FRINDLY AND HAPPY DOG WITH A GREAT ADDITUDE FOR LIFE.THEY ARE JUST AS HAPPY PLAYING BALL AS THEY ARE LAYING ON THE SOFA NEXT TO YOU WATCHING TV
ALSO THEY ARE VERY GOOD WITH KIDS, AND I HAD TWO GIRLS THAT WERE SMALL AT THE TIME. THEY ARE JUST THE RIGHT SIZE NOT TO BIG (10 to 13 lbs. and 9 TO 11 inc) AND NOT TO SMALL.
NEXT THEY DO NOT SHED ,SO NO VACUUMING EVERY DAY LARGE AMOUNTS OF HAIR.
WHICH LEADS ME TO THE NEXT REASON THEY ARE GREAT FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALLERGIES BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SHED AND DO NOT HAVE THE DANDER THAT MOST DOGS HAVE.
LAST OF ALL THE BICHON IS NOT A DOG THAT BARKS CONTINUSLY ,HE WILL ANOUNCE SOMEONE IS AT THE DOOR OR IN THE YARD THEN WILL STOP BARKING.