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lady40jay · 07-10-2011, 04:16 AM

I've had Bichons for years and belong to a Bichon List for Bichon owners, much like YorkieTalk for Yorkie owners. This is my favorite story, and it's true! The subject could easily have been a Parti Yorkie instead of a Bichon.

This is a true story. The perpetrators are members of the Bichon Frise List and they live in Florida. This is an actual e-mail message posted on the Bichon List in November of 1998.

"There is no doubt that many folks have not had the pleasure of making their first Bichon encounter. When first confronted by the effervescent "Fluff," many of these curious individuals will refer to a Bichon as a Poodle simply because they just don’t know the difference, and, in virtually every case, these people appreciate being introduced to the correction and brief summation of the intricacies of the Bichon breed. But, there will always be the know-it-all, who, despite being presented with proper information in the presence of others, insists upon choosing to exert their so called canine wisdom for the personal purpose of climbing to the intellectual loft in an effort to appear as if their worldly experiences will forever place them above their peers. We all know someone of this sort. A most recent run in with a woman fitting this description produced the following statement.

"Oh noooooooo ... of course the Bichon is a Poodle ... Don’t you know that Bichons are a type of Poodle Mutt?" "Bichons were the street dogs of China." "You know how the story went ... Marco Polo ... sailed for the French Crown and brought the Poodle with him as an offering to the King of Siam ... things happened, and, do I have to go on, you know how these things happen ..."

We are not making this up ... this actually came from the mouth of someone in our town at a recent, non-animal-related, fund raiser. Some people just do not get it! Not only the Bichon issue, but life, in general.
After the event, on the way to retrieve our car from the parking lot, we ran into this woman again. Across the street was a couple walking their dog. The dog clearly appeared to possess a melange of canine genealogical legacies and certainly was not any specific breed. Chet decided to capitalize upon the moment. Chet pointed to the dog and commented to the women that he was really shocked to see one of those "rare" dogs in this part of the country. The woman inquired further and Chet offered that the dog was, without question, a very rare Jamaican Blue Mountain Terrier; the same breed which once trotted through the halls of English Royalty during their jaunts to castles of old on the once crown colony. Given Chet’s professional position, the woman could hardly question what she was hearing. And so it went, a lot more detail was offered, mostly from the woman who now seemed to recall an encyclopedic knowledge of this new fictitious breed. I was trying so hard not to laugh that I was not able to commit it all to memory. What is most disturbing, however, is that this woman is held in high esteem by the local public masses who have only had the opportunity to come to know her through her carefully scripted comments to the press. We will not say who, but for those of you who live in Central Florida, you would recognize her name in an instant.

We know Chet’s little trick was not a nice thing to do ... but ... sometimes .........

Chet, Carol, Bichet & Poirot (Bichet & Poirot are Bichon Frises)
Twin Chimneys
DeLand, Florida
Where the local park is over-run with Jamaican Blue Mountain Terriers of all sizes, shapes, and colors.
"God Love "Em All"!

07-10-2011, 04:16 AM	#5
lady40jay Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oliver Springs, TN Posts: 110	Stupid people I've had Bichons for years and belong to a Bichon List for Bichon owners, much like YorkieTalk for Yorkie owners. This is my favorite story, and it's true! The subject could easily have been a Parti Yorkie instead of a Bichon. This is a true story. The perpetrators are members of the Bichon Frise List and they live in Florida. This is an actual e-mail message posted on the Bichon List in November of 1998. "There is no doubt that many folks have not had the pleasure of making their first Bichon encounter. When first confronted by the effervescent "Fluff," many of these curious individuals will refer to a Bichon as a Poodle simply because they just don’t know the difference, and, in virtually every case, these people appreciate being introduced to the correction and brief summation of the intricacies of the Bichon breed. But, there will always be the know-it-all, who, despite being presented with proper information in the presence of others, insists upon choosing to exert their so called canine wisdom for the personal purpose of climbing to the intellectual loft in an effort to appear as if their worldly experiences will forever place them above their peers. We all know someone of this sort. A most recent run in with a woman fitting this description produced the following statement. "Oh noooooooo ... of course the Bichon is a Poodle ... Don’t you know that Bichons are a type of Poodle Mutt?" "Bichons were the street dogs of China." "You know how the story went ... Marco Polo ... sailed for the French Crown and brought the Poodle with him as an offering to the King of Siam ... things happened, and, do I have to go on, you know how these things happen ..." We are not making this up ... this actually came from the mouth of someone in our town at a recent, non-animal-related, fund raiser. Some people just do not get it! Not only the Bichon issue, but life, in general. After the event, on the way to retrieve our car from the parking lot, we ran into this woman again. Across the street was a couple walking their dog. The dog clearly appeared to possess a melange of canine genealogical legacies and certainly was not any specific breed. Chet decided to capitalize upon the moment. Chet pointed to the dog and commented to the women that he was really shocked to see one of those "rare" dogs in this part of the country. The woman inquired further and Chet offered that the dog was, without question, a very rare Jamaican Blue Mountain Terrier; the same breed which once trotted through the halls of English Royalty during their jaunts to castles of old on the once crown colony. Given Chet’s professional position, the woman could hardly question what she was hearing. And so it went, a lot more detail was offered, mostly from the woman who now seemed to recall an encyclopedic knowledge of this new fictitious breed. I was trying so hard not to laugh that I was not able to commit it all to memory. What is most disturbing, however, is that this woman is held in high esteem by the local public masses who have only had the opportunity to come to know her through her carefully scripted comments to the press. We will not say who, but for those of you who live in Central Florida, you would recognize her name in an instant. We know Chet’s little trick was not a nice thing to do ... but ... sometimes ......... Chet, Carol, Bichet & Poirot (Bichet & Poirot are Bichon Frises) Twin Chimneys DeLand, Florida Where the local park is over-run with Jamaican Blue Mountain Terriers of all sizes, shapes, and colors. "God Love "Em All"!