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LOWCHEN


LOWCHEN
COUNTRY: France
WEIGHT: 8-18 pounds
HEIGHT: 10-13 inches
COAT: Long, silky, wavy
COLOR: Any color
OTHER NAMES: Little Lion Dog, Petit Chien Lion
REGISTRY: FCI, TKC
GROUP: Gun Dog


Of certain one knows that the origin of this dog of company is relatively old, because he was already well-known in France in the middle of century XVII. However, it is known very little on his ancestry, that some indicate in the Bichón Anti-yaw and others in Italian the Maltese one. The small dog lion has had, like other dogs of company, its moment of great notoriety between the French nobility in century XVIII.

It is a small intelligent, affectionate and agile dog, reuniting the set of qualities that characterize a company dog. The body is sheared to the classic way of the Caniche, and the tail also. This is finished in a plume, which gives the aspect him of a small lion.