Henri

This is Henri, the Bichon.  He is the third in a series of Bichon's we have been fortunate to have as pets and full-fledged members of our household.  Henri was born in Lawrenceburg, KY even though he is a registered Bichon Frise' he thinks he is a bird dog.

Each evening he gets a walk just before bedtime and usually prefers to visit a stand of pine trees and firs behind our house.  One night this past summer as we approached a large fir, two dove flew out of the tree and Henri assumed he had scared them off and proceeded to try and run them down -- but only as far as his 15 foot leash would allow.

The next evening he tugged me to the same fir tree and this time actually flushed the dove on his own - again attempting a run-down as far as his leash permits.  Even did an anticipatory "point" with his left front paw in the air and his curly tail at attention!

Now every night that's where he heads.  Chest puffed out, certain he is going to "get him" a couple of dove.  The dove, of course, are smart enough to not hang out in that tree in the evening.  Nevertheless, Henri heads to the fir, chest puffed out and once in awhile points at the tree like a bird dog.

Henri: not a French circus dog, but one of them Kentucky Bird Dogs.  Yup, even barks out of the side of his mouth now.  Yup.  Bird dog. 

By the way.  His nickname is "Bo" as in Boudreaux.  Its French, you know.  Good name for a bird dog, too.