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A dog breed that is "well behaved, adaptable, active, alert, and playful, but not unduly boistrous."
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Small, soft and cheerful, the Bichon Frise (pronounced BEE-shon free-ZAY) is a companion dog through and through.
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The Westie is a "small, game, well-balanced, hearty-looking terrier, exhibiting good showmanship, possessed with no small amount of self-esteem, strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs, [with a] straight back and powerful hindquarters on muscular legs, and exhibiting in marked degree a great combination of strength and activity."
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From working-class stiff to designer-clad lap dog, the only rodent these dynamos are likely to get close to today is the mouse their urban owners double-click.
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"He is happy, he is a clown, and he is eager to please." Bred for centuries to be the perfect lap dog, Maltese love people.
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A favourite of the Chinese Imperial Court, the Pekingese was first bred to represent the spirit of Buddha and the dogs were frequently given titles such as "Viceroy" or "Imperial Guardsman."
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Every Pug believes himself to be a Very Important Pug.
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