The Bichon is an affectionate and sociable dog that was originally a sailing dog and therefore traveled great distances onboard ships. With this in mind, it’s important to look to the parents of a mix-breed to better understand appearance traits, temperament traits or health concerns as these could be inherited by the resulting puppies. Now that we have looked at the history of the Maltichon, let’s examine its parents more closely, the Maltese and the Bichon Frise.Īs the Maltichon isn’t a purebred dog recognized by the Kennel Club, there are no defined breed standards for how this breed should look or act. The Bichon was descended from a poodle type dog and a Barbet (water spaniel) and were used as sailing dogs.Īs the Bichon continued to evolve and travel around the world, they developed into 4 distinct breeds that we know today: the Bichon Frise, the Maltese, the Bolognese, and the Havanese. Those of you that are familiar with the Bichon Frise may know that the Maltese and the Bichon Frise are in fact closely related.īoth breeds originally belonged to the Bichon type of dog. The history of the Maltichon as a designer dog breed is widely unknown, as is the case with most of these types of designer breeds.
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