| The Bichon Frise is a descendent of the Barbet or | | | | In addition, it is not right for you to scold your dog or |
| Water Spaniel, much like his cousin the Caniche, and in | | | | punish him if accidents happen, because dogs are |
| the beginning he was known as Barbichon, which was | | | | naturally very clean and will generally follow your |
| later shortened to Bichon. In addition, there are four | | | | instructions provided they are given in a calm and |
| different categories of the Bichon, which include the | | | | gentle voice, and they are also rewarded when they |
| Bichon Bolognais, the Bichon Maltais and the Bichon | | | | do the right things. Also, your Bichon Frise potty training |
| Tenerife as well as the Bichon Havanais, and all of | | | | efforts will only begin to show positive results after |
| these categories came out of the Mediterranean | | | | your puppy has attained the age of six months, which |
| region. | | | | is when they start to remember their habits, and will |
| As everyone knows, bringing home a Bichon Frise will | | | | thus be able to associate leaving their crate with |
| surely fill you with a lot of joy and it will also prove to | | | | having to eliminate. |
| be very exciting as well. Once the excitement has | | | | Your puppy may not always be able to remember to |
| worn off it is time to consider things such as training | | | | go out and eliminate and this is in part due to his |
| and more particularly Bichon Frise potty training. After | | | | extremely small bladder as well as bowel, so you need |
| all, you don't want your new addition to the home to | | | | to exercise restraint should accidents happen during |
| treat your entire home as his bathroom. So the sooner | | | | Bichon Frise potty training. Because of his young age |
| you get it to learn where to eliminate and ease himself | | | | and poor control over his organs, your new Bichon |
| the better it will be for everyone. | | | | Frise may act like a young infant and create a mess in |
| The Bichon Frise will respond well to Bichon Frise | | | | spite of your best efforts. |
| training and it is believed that the most effective | | | | Should such accidents occur, you should remember |
| method of imparting Bichon Frise potty training is to | | | | that proper Bichon Frise training and more particularly |
| use the crate training method. Remember that on | | | | Bichon Frise potty training does not require you to |
| average, a puppy (including the Bichon Frise puppy) | | | | punish or reprimand your pup every time he |
| can only hold his bladder for one hour for each month | | | | accidentally messes up your home. Often, such |
| of his age, and it is also not a good idea to get him to | | | | accidents can even be due to your own fault in not |
| hold his bladder for too long. Thus, proper Bichon Frise | | | | taking the puppy out in time and thus he isn't really the |
| potty training requires taking the puppy or dog outside | | | | one to blame. In any case you need to, when such |
| where he can do his business and once completed, | | | | accidents take place, note down the circumstances |
| should be rewarded to enforce the habit and then | | | | and try and rectify the reasons behind such accidents. |
| returned to his kennel. | | | | |