Bichon

Bichon is the name for a type of related non-sporting category dog breeds. They vary in appearance, but all have tails curled over their back, fur that doesn't readily shed, has a short snout, drop ears, and large, dark eyes. They were all bred to be amiable companion dogs and have a friendly, alert temperament. Their life expectancy is 15 years or more. The Bichon Frise, a type of bichon, is sometimes simply called a Bichon.

Etymology and history

The word bichon comes from Middle French bichon ("small long-haired dog"), a diminutive of Old French biche ("bitch, female dog"), from Old English bicce ("bitch, female dog"), related to Old Norse bikkja ("female dog") and German Betze ("female dog"). Some speculate that the word bichon originated as the result of the apheresis, or loss of syllable, of the word barbichon ("small poodle"), a derivative of barbiche ("shaggy dog"); however, this theory seems chronologically unlikely (if not impossible) despite the apparent similarity of the two words. The French word bichon is attested from 1588, but barbichon does not appear until 1694.

Bichon (album)

Bichon is the second album of Julien Doré, released by Columbia/Sony BMG on 21 March 2011. The release consists of a single 13-track CD and is the follow-up of his debut album Ersatz. .

Tracklist

There was also a 2 CD limited edition of Bichon that contained the tracklist of an English language EP in collaboration with The Bash and two additional bonus tracks as follows:

The exact content of above tracklist

Julien Doré & The Bash EP

(All 5 tracks in English language and credited to Julien Doré & The Bash)

Bonus tracks