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TRANSLATION : Mrs. Peggy Davis. Revised by Renée Sporre- Willes. Official language (EN).
ORIGIN : Italy.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD : 13.11.2015.
UTILIZATION : Companion dog.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION : Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs. Section 1 Bichons and related breeds. Without working trial. BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY : The origin of the Bolognese is confused with that of the Maltese, because their distant ancestors are the same little dogs mentioned in Latin by Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.) under the denomination of canes melitenses. Bolognese, already known in the Roman era appears most especially among the very appreciated gifts, which were made during a whole era by the people of power of that world. Cosimo de Medici (1389 – 1464) brought no less than eight to Brussels as gifts to as many Belgian noblemen. Philipe II, king of Spain 1556 – 1598, after having received two as a gift from the Duke d’Este, thanked him in writing saying, ” These little dogs are the most royal gifts one can give to an emperor”. Bolognese are represented in paintings by Titian, Pierre Breughel called le Vieux and Goya.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Small size, stocky and compact, covered with a pure white coat, long and fluffy.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS : Square built, the length of the body being equal to the height at the withers. Length of head reaching 1/3 of the height at the withers. Depth of chest almost half of the height at the withers.
FCI-St. N° 196 / 17.12.2015
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