#4 Determining the specific origin of bichons is difficult, since these small dogs were convenient for transportation and distribution throughout the world known at that time.
#5 Four varieties of bichons have survived to this day, which have emerged as independent breeds.
Maltese Bichon Bichon Maltais), Bichon Bolognaise, Bichon Havanais and Bichon Teneriffe, which, when the breed was registered in the FCI, became known as Bichon a Poil Frise, and later simply Bichon Frize.