The Billy was created in the early 20th century when a man named Gaston Hublot du Rivault decided to create a French scent hound. He did this by taking the best aesthetic and character qualities from three different purebred French scent hounds, which are now extinct, and shaping them into the ultimate hunter...
The Bichon Frise is a small dog from the Mediterranean region. It is often depicted as being a French dog, although the breed type originated in Spain and was used as a water-dog for sailing and herding at different times of its history. The Bichon was descended from the poodle-type dogs and the water spaniel class of breeds.....