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As far back as 1985, while researching and working on the restoration of the Havanese breed, my husband, Bert, and I discovered another member of the Bichon group who had never reached the United States shores. These were the Bichon Bolognese, who for the most part had remained in Italy while their cousins were already living in many other European countries. Upon learning this we contacted many of the foreign kennel clubs for the purpose of obtaining a list of their Bolognese breeders.
Bert Goodale and First Two Imported Bolognese It seems at this time, the Europeans were busy restoring the Bolognese breed themselves and showed no desire to part with any of their breeding stock or pups that showed truly excellent conformation. Still we persisted and a year later, were successful in obtaining a pair of Bolognese from Jabir Bo Blanc Kennel in Denmark. These were followed by two little sisters the net year and a little male from Germany. In the ensuing years, we imported Bolognese from Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy. This endeavor has been one of the most fulfilling of my life. This little breed, without a doubt, has proven to be the most intelligent, devoted, intuitive, and charmingly entertaining of all the "little people" I have worked with in the forty years I have devoted to the Dog Kingdom. |
