HE'S A BOCEPHUS

HE'S A BOCEPHUS

SIRE, HERBIE G
DAM, ANNIE LEE

BEAU WEIGHS 15LBS
Beau is making his way to being a superstar in agility. He has shown in several shows and placed every time. Beau is also the biggest lover and cuddle bug you could ask for. Extremely smart and wants to please.

Paynes Phoebe Salty Dog

SIRE, CH PAYNES LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE THOMAS
DAM, DD I'M A JUBILEE TOO

Weighs 12lbs  and has the blackest eyes I've ever seen 
Phoebe is what you would call the class clown.  She is always  doing something to make us laugh.

NORA

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PAYNES NINA RICCI

Nora is about 14 lbs , she is the most loving and  smart girl I have ever owned

BEST OF BREED. 

Cheyenne and Nobel, what a great team!

CH Payne's Nobel One
Multiple B.O.S/B.O.B winner


AKC and UKC registered.

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8 weeks old

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The Bichon Frise

 The Bichon Frise first appeared in the 14th century. They were later traded by Spanish sailors and became a favorite of the 16th century French royal courts. It was a popular organ grinder's dog and also a circus performer. Today the Bichon Frise is primarily a companion dog.

The Bichon Frise is a charming puffball of a dog with a loosely curled double coat consisting of a textured outer coat lined with a soft, dense undercoat.  It is usually primarily white, but cream, gray or apricot hairs are permitted. This breed should be trimmed for a rounded appearance. It has a moderate muzzle that is not pointed. Its stop is only slightly accentuated. It has a scissors bite with round dark intelligent eyes and hanging ears that are well covered with hair. The neck is long and the chest is well developed. Its tail is curved over its back.

 The Bichon is a most appealing little white dog that loves human company. It has an independent spirit, is intelligent, affectionate, bold and lively. This charming, gentle dog is not a yapper. It has a self-assured, happy temperament that is easy to live with. These bright little dogs are easy to train and just plain old love everyone. They need people to be happy. When properly socialized, they are happiest when they are part of a family. This sociable trait also means that they are fine in the company of other dogs & pets and are excellent with children. Used as alert dogs and to perform tricks, this breed is competitive and obedient. 

The Bichon Frise was one of the "Yuppie Puppies" very popular in the 1980's. As a result many were carelessly over-bred and some Bichon lines can be not as social and easily trained. When seeking a Bichon be sure to find a reputable breeder to get the best personality traits this breed has to offer.

This breed should be groomed frequently. Professional grooming is recommended every 4 weeks. Brushing by the owners in between grooming and bathing them when necessary helps to keep them healthy and white!  They can be kept at a length easiest for the owners to maintain.  The Bichon sheds little to no hair and is good for allergy sufferers.

 The Bichon Frise can live in an apartment. They are fairly active indoors, and will do fine without a yard, but love a daily walk. The average life span can exceed 15 years.

Coat & Color

Coat

The texture of the coat is of utmost importance. The undercoat is soft and dense, the outer coat of a coarser and curlier texture. The combination of the two gives a soft but substantial feel to the touch which is similar to plush or velvet and when patted springs back. When bathed and brushed, it stands off the body, creating an overall powder puff appearance. A wiry coat is not desirable. A limp, silky coat, a coat that lies down, or a lack of undercoat are faults.

Trimming

The coat is trimmed to reveal the natural outline of the body. It is rounded off from any direction and never cut so short as to create an overly trimmed or squared off appearance. The furnishings of the head, beard, mustache, ears and tail are left longer. The longer head hair is trimmed to create an overall rounded impression. The top-line is trimmed to appear level. The coat is long enough to maintain the powder puff look which is characteristic of the breed.

Bichon Puppy's Coat

It's important to know, that the Bichon Frise’s coat will change drastically from puppy to adulthood. Their baby coat can be curly, straight or wavy. This does not mean that they will have the same coat when they are fully grown. No one can guess what the Bichon's coat will look like. The look of the parents will help to determine that, but no one can guess how many generations back your particular Bichon has come from. Some straight haired babies develop a lot of curl and some curly babies get straighter hair as adults. Each puppy is different.

When you first get your Bichon, he/she will have a light fluffy fur coat but at around three to six months of age this will change and he/she will grow in his/her beautiful soft coat.

Yes, he/she will lose his/her (infant hair) and go through a stage of having a thin layer coat, followed by growing in a thicker adult coat. This can happen anywhere from 3-6 months. His/her full adult coat should be in place by 2 years of age. And yes, breeding and bloodlines to determine exactly how full a dog's coat will be. The male's hair tends to grow in faster than the female's does.

The Bichon coat is unique. The undercoat is soft and dense, the guard hairs coarser and curlier. When trimmed, the coat follows the lines of the body and is left long enough to give the breed's characteristic poufy appearance, with hair left longer on head, ears, beard, and tail. The coat should not be wiry, limp, or over-soft.

A baby Bichon can also have buff, cream, apricot shading. These blushes of color fade during the babies first year until your puppy becomes a white puff of cloud. 

A Bichon Frises fur is white but their skin will develop black or dark pigment spots. These spots so I have been told tell that they indicate that the dog has very good immunities. I am not a scientist so I can't tell you why.

I do know these black spots are normal and desirable. The skin pigmentation is what breeders try to achieve, and your puppy will eventually look like a piebald all over when bathed. This pigmentation gives the puppy his/her black lips and halos around her eyes as well as her black button nose.

Color

Color is white, may have shadings of buff, cream or apricot around the ears or on the body. Any color in excess of 10% of the entire coat of a mature specimen is a fault and should be penalized, but color of the accepted shadings should not be faulted in puppies.