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Bichon Frise. A bichon (Russian: Болонка) is a distinct type of toy dog; it is typically kept as a companion dog.Believed to be descended from the Barbet, it is believed the bichon-type dates to at least the 11th century; it was relatively common in 14th-century France, where they were kept as pets of the royalty and aristocracy.
The Bichon Frisé is a small dog, standing 23–30 cm (9–12 in) at the withers and weighing approximately 5 kg (11 lb), the weight varying in proportion to the height. The skull is rather flat, but may appear rounded; the muzzle tapers only slightly, and constitutes two-fifths of the length of the head.
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They belong to the Bichon family group, which includes the Bichon Frisé, Bolognese, Maltese, Löwchen, Havanese and Coton de Tuléar. [2] The precise ancestry of the Bolognese is unknown. [citation needed] Bolognese dogs may be seen in tapestry work produced by Flemish craftsmen dating as far back as the 17th century.
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The Briquet de Provence is a brave, efficient and resilient hunting dog used primarily for wild boar and hares. [3] They have a friendly, obedient disposition that develops a strong bond with its owner and needs to get along well with other dogs.
Grotte du Bichon is a karstic cave in the Swiss Jura, overlooking the river Doubs at an altitude of 846 m, some 5 km north of La Chaux-de-Fonds. It is the site of the discovery of the skeleton of a hunter-gatherer of the Azilian (late Upper Paleolithic to early Mesolithic ), dubbed "Bichon man" ( homme de Bichon ), a young male about 20 to 23 ...
In 1819, Goya purchased a house named Quinta del Sordo (Villa of the Deaf Man) on the banks of the Manzanares near Madrid. It was a small two-story house which was named after a previous occupant who had been deaf, [1] though Goya also happened to be functionally deaf, as a result of an illness he had contracted (probably lead poisoning) in 1792.