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IWAY · 03-30-2010, 08:11 PM

I'm not sure how much help I'll be but here's our story.
I got a call a few years back from our rescue volunteer coordinator asking us to go down to the shelter right away. So,off we go,get there and she takes us back to the kennels to show us a "poodle mix" that was turned in for -get this-
his coat color not matching the new black microfiber furniture! She knew that he wasn't a mix (intake made their best guess). Anyway,"Baby Boy" came home with us that day-had his name changed to Cotton), he lives for my hubby (and vice versa!), loves anything that will get him dirty (changing oil in cars,working on lawn mower)! He has a totally offbeat sense of humor and has never met another dog that he won't try to be friends with. These dogs are just as much work coatwise as a full coat Yorkie.They don't shed hair all over but MUST be brushed out several times a week to get the loose hair out. They are super intelligent (a lot of old circus photo's show Bichons performing), Cotton has twice come to me and demanded that I go with him,once hubby had fallen (he's had multiple strokes) and the other time his sugar had gotten WAY to low. Both times Cotton came to get me on his own-hubby didn't send him! I know this sounds like a bad Lassie remake

but from talking to other Bichon owners it's completely normal behavior.
Another thing that he does all on his own is to "sit" with our other pets when they don't feel well,I have a Chihuahua who doesn't handle her yearly vaccines well at all. When Peanut get's her shots Cotton curls up beside her until her Benedryl wears off. He seems to think that he's the resident nurse! I could type for hours about him but hopefully you get the idea-LOL
Here's a pic of Cotton and our daughter,she takes him to work with her about once a month for his grooming(we take care of his normal bathing & brushing)
http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...%3A36768nu0mrj

Here he is when we got him:
http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...3B548324nu0mrj

http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...%3B99324nu0mrj

http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...54%3B324nu0mrj

Here's how we keep him:
http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...B%3A5324nu0mrj

http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...B%3A6324nu0mrj

http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...3B573324nu0mrj

Not bad for a 2 yr old boy who was to be euthanized because he didn't match the furniture!

03-30-2010, 08:11 PM	#4
IWAY YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 298	I'm not sure how much help I'll be but here's our story. I got a call a few years back from our rescue volunteer coordinator asking us to go down to the shelter right away. So,off we go,get there and she takes us back to the kennels to show us a "poodle mix" that was turned in for -get this- his coat color not matching the new black microfiber furniture! She knew that he wasn't a mix (intake made their best guess). Anyway,"Baby Boy" came home with us that day-had his name changed to Cotton), he lives for my hubby (and vice versa!), loves anything that will get him dirty (changing oil in cars,working on lawn mower)! He has a totally offbeat sense of humor and has never met another dog that he won't try to be friends with. These dogs are just as much work coatwise as a full coat Yorkie.They don't shed hair all over but MUST be brushed out several times a week to get the loose hair out. They are super intelligent (a lot of old circus photo's show Bichons performing), Cotton has twice come to me and demanded that I go with him,once hubby had fallen (he's had multiple strokes) and the other time his sugar had gotten WAY to low. Both times Cotton came to get me on his own-hubby didn't send him! I know this sounds like a bad Lassie remake but from talking to other Bichon owners it's completely normal behavior. Another thing that he does all on his own is to "sit" with our other pets when they don't feel well,I have a Chihuahua who doesn't handle her yearly vaccines well at all. When Peanut get's her shots Cotton curls up beside her until her Benedryl wears off. He seems to think that he's the resident nurse! I could type for hours about him but hopefully you get the idea-LOL Here's a pic of Cotton and our daughter,she takes him to work with her about once a month for his grooming(we take care of his normal bathing & brushing) http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...%3A36768nu0mrj Here he is when we got him: http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...3B548324nu0mrj http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...%3B99324nu0mrj http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...54%3B324nu0mrj Here's how we keep him: http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...B%3A5324nu0mrj http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...B%3A6324nu0mrj http://images.photos1.walmart.com/23...3B573324nu0mrj Not bad for a 2 yr old boy who was to be euthanized because he didn't match the furniture!