History of Bichon Bolognese

Less widespread than the Maltese bichon bichon hair or curly, so rare that the two races they were about to disappear completely, the first in the eighteenth century and the second one hundred years later, the Bichon Frise Bolognese and Havana do not stop be heirs to a long history in that mix exotic and pageantry of the European courts.

Opinions vary as to the origins of the Bichon Frise. According to some, come from India and then would have been implemented in Greece, probably after the conquests of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, while for others, the cradle of these races would be found on Egyptian soil.

In regard to the bichon Bolognese, regardless of the hypothesis that upholds now know that was fashionable in Europe since the fifteenth century. Dog darling of the sovereign, princesses and ladies in waiting, who appreciated his pure white fur and surprisingly quiet character, became a way in the rare pearl that monarchs offered as a welcome gift or as evidence of good neighborhood.

However, the Glory of bichon bolognese only lasted a few centuries. In the late eighteenth century, other dogs like the poodle aroused the interest of the great of this world and the Bichon Bolognese, despite its qualities, could not withstand the competition and was gradually forgotten. Around the same time began the Havanese to honor with his presence the fashionable salons of the Mediterranean coasts, the Caribbean and especially Cuba. Here too, the opinions diverge when it comes to determining the ancestors of this little dog alive and awake. For many cinófilos, would have been born of cross between a Maltese and a dog bichon Antilles, a union on the initiative of the Spanish conquistadors in the Cuban island. By contrast, according to others, the Havanese, havanese or as they call in the U.S. and Germany, would have the ancestor to a dog bichon Bolognese and American.

According to recent studies, which seems more likely that the Havanese born in the Mediterranean basin before a Spanish army officers it exported to Cuba as a gift to the richest families of Havana in the early eighteenth century. Which explained that it had become a very popular dog on the island. Soon after, the Havanese would land America where he quickly became the favorite toy of ladies of high society. But, like its congener Bolognese although a little later, also fell into oblivion slowly without knowing very well why.

This eclipse would last until 1960 when the Havanese into fashion again. The cynologists Americans who were interested in this dog, tried to rebuild the breed.