Can I have your thoughts and experiences of each of these breeds. At the minute we are doing research into getting a puppy and these are my 3 favourite breeds. I am in all day live 1 minute from fields have an enclosed garden and my children are all over 16.

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my Mum has a lhasa & hes lovely,he has a great temprement is very playful & he's really smart. My Mum adores him

I dont know much about any of the breeds but i think the bichon looks the cutest if that helps lol

Have a look at Darren's pics of Monty hes adorable!!

poodles are fab. dogs

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hello, i have 3 shih tzu,s they are great little dogs, they do need grooming daily to keep the coat from getting matts. at the moment i trim them myself, but you can get a dog groomer to do it, and clip their nails and check there ears, as they do have alittle hair that grows in there ears and can cause infection if not not removed.but they are fun little dogs, i find them great family dogs,you can get them in lots of colours to,

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They arte all nice breeds of dog. All tend to need daily grooming, although Bichon coat imo needs more.
I used to own Lhasa Apso and Shih Tzu and they are great dogs.

Thanks everyone. I have read that bichons are the hardest to groom as their coat is like cottonwool. Please keep advice coming.

I'd go for shiih tzu. Just make sure you have time to brush them and can afford to take them to the groomers for a regular hair cut They were originally bred to be a companion so think it's their job to sit on your lap and play.
I believe Lhasa apso's were originally bred to be guard gogs, they would bark and wake up the bigger dogs and give warning of intruders I think their name means Little hairy barking dog. They are a little more likely to bark because of this and are more independent.
Bichon's are lovely, I think they do need a little more grooming than the others and I think have a tendency to suffer from seperation anxiety unless this is managed carefully.
This is all from memory when I was researching breeds before we ended up with our Hienz 57's - I think because we couldn't decide

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Anyone know if these are harder to housetrain than other breeds?

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I am owned by 4 Shih Tzus and they are lovely dogs. They are very stubborn dogs and can be slow with house training.Love to be on your lap. Need to be groomed daily and their eyes cleaned every day and ears checked regularly. They dont like 10 mile hikes they are more a half hour walk twice a day as anymore than that i have to carry mine back home.lol

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