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Sarah M
I live in Canada and I plan on getting a dog for the first time. I heard that bichon frises are good dogs. They don't shed much either.
I have a few questions:
1. How many times does it need to be walked a day?
2. Is it ok if we don't walk it one day and leave it to romp around in the yard (sometimes I have a lot of school work and my parents work late)?
3. How often should we take it to a vet?
4. How often should it be groomed/washed?
5. Are they low energy dogs or high energy? If they are low energy does this mean that I won't be able to run with them (I would enjoy jogging/running with my dog)
I'm just curious about those questions I will do some more research online though.
Thank You!
6. Will they be ok in the Canadian Cold? It gets pretty cold up here during the winter, can we still leave them outside and let them run around in the yard?
Answer
i had a bichon for 17 years and he was a really super sweet dog ... friendly with people and animals ... he was so peaceful he could walk up to skunks and the skunks would give him a sniff and ignore him ...
1. i live in an apartment so he was walked several times a day but one walk a day would be good if you have a yard too ... they are not super athletic but they can keep up so do need to expend energy daily ..
2. that would be okay from time to time ... but do realize a backyard is not exercise/stimulation, they need to walk for that ...
3. as he was my first dog i brought him to the vet every year ... now that i have a new dog, i bring her when needed ...
4. they do need grooming ... i used to love to give mine a bath, and then brush and blowdry his hair, it would make him super puffy and snuggly, their fur is really nice but does take brushing and professional grooming ... i would bring mine for a professional groom at christmas and i would shear him off in the summer as it was so hot ...
5. i found energy wise, he would just keep up to what i was doing ... he like to run beside my bike, liked to hike but he was equally fine to snuggle next to you on the sofa ... you could run but you would have to wait until the dog was over a year to do that exercise as they have growth plates in their paws that are not formed fully until they are an adult ... my friend ran with her shih tzu when he was a young puppy and his paws are pointing out now due to it ...
6. my bichon lived in jasper, alberta, edmonton, alberta, ottawa, ontario, and vancouver, bc ... he never wore a jacket but he did not love the cold weather ... i let him get furrier in the winter ... if it is really cold the dog will just want to go out, do its business and come back in ... mine had a problem with the salt they put out for snow and ice ... i had to use a wax to protect his paws otherwise he would stop walking and keep lifting his paws ...
the are great dogs, smart, playful and minimal health problems ... in 17 years the only health problem my dog had was flea bite dermatitis when we moved to vancouver which resolved with appropriate flea prevention ... and the no shedding is so nice ... you don't realize how nice it is ... i grew up with a poodle, then i got my bichon when i moved out so i was not really used to shedding ... my dog now would be perfect if she did not shed :O)
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo349/hoolagal/kaponesliding.jpg
i had a bichon for 17 years and he was a really super sweet dog ... friendly with people and animals ... he was so peaceful he could walk up to skunks and the skunks would give him a sniff and ignore him ...
1. i live in an apartment so he was walked several times a day but one walk a day would be good if you have a yard too ... they are not super athletic but they can keep up so do need to expend energy daily ..
2. that would be okay from time to time ... but do realize a backyard is not exercise/stimulation, they need to walk for that ...
3. as he was my first dog i brought him to the vet every year ... now that i have a new dog, i bring her when needed ...
4. they do need grooming ... i used to love to give mine a bath, and then brush and blowdry his hair, it would make him super puffy and snuggly, their fur is really nice but does take brushing and professional grooming ... i would bring mine for a professional groom at christmas and i would shear him off in the summer as it was so hot ...
5. i found energy wise, he would just keep up to what i was doing ... he like to run beside my bike, liked to hike but he was equally fine to snuggle next to you on the sofa ... you could run but you would have to wait until the dog was over a year to do that exercise as they have growth plates in their paws that are not formed fully until they are an adult ... my friend ran with her shih tzu when he was a young puppy and his paws are pointing out now due to it ...
6. my bichon lived in jasper, alberta, edmonton, alberta, ottawa, ontario, and vancouver, bc ... he never wore a jacket but he did not love the cold weather ... i let him get furrier in the winter ... if it is really cold the dog will just want to go out, do its business and come back in ... mine had a problem with the salt they put out for snow and ice ... i had to use a wax to protect his paws otherwise he would stop walking and keep lifting his paws ...
the are great dogs, smart, playful and minimal health problems ... in 17 years the only health problem my dog had was flea bite dermatitis when we moved to vancouver which resolved with appropriate flea prevention ... and the no shedding is so nice ... you don't realize how nice it is ... i grew up with a poodle, then i got my bichon when i moved out so i was not really used to shedding ... my dog now would be perfect if she did not shed :O)
http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo349/hoolagal/kaponesliding.jpg
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