He ʻīlio liʻiliʻi aloha ʻo Bichon Frize e kū wiwo ʻole i waena o nā "ʻīlio pilikino" nui ma ka honua. Me kona mau maka ʻeleʻele a me kona ʻaʻahu keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo, ua like ke ʻano o ka Bichon Frize me kahi mea pāʻani keiki. Mai ka wā kahiko, ua hilinaʻi kēia mau ʻīlio hiki ʻole i ka nani, ka nani, a me ka naʻauao e kū i luna a i lalo.
#1 ʻAʻole ʻike ʻia ke kumu maoli o ka pua.
#2 Ua manaʻo nui ʻia ʻo ka Bichon mai ka ʻohana Barbet, a ʻo ka huaʻōlelo "Bichon" mai "Barbichon", kahi liʻiliʻi o ka huaʻōlelo "Barbet".
#3 ʻO nā moʻolelo mua loa o ka Bichon Frize breed mai ka makahiki 14, i ka wā i lawe mai ai nā luina Farani i nā ʻīlio mai Tenerife, kekahi o nā mokupuni ʻo Canary.
Manaʻo ʻia ua lawe ʻia nā ʻīlio Bichon Frize i laila e nā mea kālepa i hoʻohana i ke ala kalepa Phoenician a ua hānai mua ʻia ka Bichon Frize ma Italia.