How Sociable Is Your Bichon Frise Puppy?

November 22, 2006 on 6:15 am | In Bichon Frise Articles |

Do you want to find out how sociable and outgoing your Bichon Frise puppy is? Then try this little experiment:

Put a few toys down in the room. Quickly walk away from your puppy and then observe his reaction:

*A favorable response would be the puppy running happily after you, regardless of what else might be occurring. This shows that the puppy highly desires the company of people, a trait that is advantageous. This Bichon Frise puppy should be easy to train and should learn to focus well on you instead of distractions.

*An unfavorable response would have the puppy ignoring you and investigating something else, perhaps a toy on the floor or a sound coming from another room. This puppy may not value interaction with humans over his own desire to investigate his surroundings.

He may not be as easy to train as the puppy that values human interaction above all else. A Bichon Frise that ignores you in this way may have an unfocused or independent mindset that could be a prelude to dominant behavior.