Bolognese

Description

The Bolognese could be a little, white, compact dog with a particular white single coat. it's of little size, thickset and compact.[citation needed] it's of sq. build and well-muscled. the pinnacle is of medium length. The bone is slightly ovoid.The muzzle is giant, black and virtually sq... it's a developed jaw and therefore the higher lips don’t cowl rock bottom lips. Its lips area unit black. it's white, sturdy and equally aligned teeth. Its eyes area unit well developed, open and spherical. the edges of the eyelids area unit black and therefore the iris could be a dark ochre color. The ears area unit set high and area unit long and hanging however rigid at the bottom. The tail is carried bowed over the rear.

The Bolognese's height varies ten.5 to twelve inches for a male and 10-11 inches for a feminine. the burden varies between six and fourteen lbs.

History

They belong to the Bichon family cluster, which has the Bichon Frise, Maltese, Lowchen, Havanese and Coton de Tulear. though there area unit some similarities, the Bolognese area unit a particular breed in their claim. The Bolognese is Associate in the Nursing ancient breed of noble origins and has its roots with Italian aristocracy.

The precise ancestry of the Bolognese is unknown. Its nearest relative among the Bichon cluster is that the Maltese, however, it's unclear on whether or not the Maltese are its direct ascendant or descendant. The Bolognese area unnamed once Bologna, a town in the northern European nation, thought to be the place of the breed's institution. The existence of the Bolognese has been recorded since the year 1200.

Bolognese dogs could also be seen in tapestry work made by Flemish craftsmen geological dating as way back because the seventeenth century. The Venetian painter Tiziano Vecellio painted the Duke Frederico Gonzaga along with his Bolognese. The breed is additionally seen in paintings by Francisco Jose de Goya, Gosse and old master. alternative notable homeowners of the breed embody Catherine the nice of Russia (1729-1796), dame DEPompadour (1721-1764) and Empress Maria nun of Austria.

The breed was brought into the European nation in 1990 by Liz Stannard and is 1st shown throughout that year within the breed written account. In 2001 the breed was ready to be shown in the least shows with their own categories. They were at Crufts, Associate in the Nursing annual international show, for the primary time in 2002.