BabyBarks Bichon Shih Tzus

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BabyBarks Bichon Shih Tzus

We're passionate about our Bichon Shih Tzus & their amazing families! Lots of wags, walks & cuddles!
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08/20/2024

Love these two siblings! 🥰 See a bit of their grandparents coloring coming through with these two!

08/17/2024

Shaleigh 5th generation BabyBarks girl on both sides of her family tree. 🌟Scroll to see her mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother! Passing them, you’ll see her sire, grandsire and greatgrandsire! ✨ She’s a beautiful tricolor and has a wonderfully chilled and confident temperament. 🐾 We really look forward to seeing her mature and pass her wonderful traits on to puppies of her own in 2025. 💕

08/16/2024

It's a merry chase! 💗 Spending time at Grandma and Grandpa's camping spot allows us the unique opportunity to expose our young dogs to a new environment, busy roads, new people, long car rides and a variety of other enriching activities! Clearly they are already feeling comfortable and embracing the fun!

08/08/2024

Bichon Shih Tzus can experience pretty major color changes! 🤩 The most common is turning into lighter hues of their original coloring. Here is the same dog at six weeks, one year and three years of age. Interestingly they will often start darkening back up a shade or two after the age of three. We also have non-fading dogs but its difficult to tell which will not fade at all in comparison to those who will fade minimally. The root of the coat in the puppy stage tells a lot about where a dog is headed and we do our best to let our adopters know what we believe that dog’s end hue will be. 🐾 You can see lots of examples of color changes in Bichon Shih Tzus on our website’s “color transformation” page. 🌟 www.babybarks.ca/colortransformations

08/07/2024

Our upcoming waitlists are open through spring 2025! 🎉 If you want priority selection from our exceptionally sweet, well bred and carefully managed puppies, now is the time to apply! 🐾 Our pups have an exceptionally low incidence of major genetic health issues (less than 1%), they are warranted, returnable, and specifically bred for desirable traits such as awesome temperaments, level bites, lack of tearing and deeper colors. 🌟 We are vet assessed and recommended. ✅

08/03/2024

Just a little puppy love to start your weekend!

08/02/2024

It's fun to see the changes in just a few weeks! Here we see little Zuki at 12 weeks, 9 weeks, 7 weeks and 5 weeks. Same pup and a whole lot more fluff! I know it's so hard to envision what a puppy will become when seeing them at a younger age but the transformation is always so lovely! 🥰 Little Zuki has an amazing family who are so excited about her!

07/31/2024

Melody ❤ This little girl is confident, sweet and all wrapped up in a flashy package! 🐾 We believe in a well rounded puppy education which includes late, mom dictated weaning, lots of play and floor time with mom in new locations, grooming and bath practice, human snuggles, daily wellness checks and a spacious puppy zone that allows our pups to have a defined bed, play and potty spot for an easier potty training experience!

07/28/2024

It’s a special day when we get an update photo with 4 BabyBarks/Pooch Palace pups and a Bichon! 🥰 Unless I’m mistaken, all of these dogs (minus the Bichon) have the same Grandpa/GreatGrandpa, Mork! He was one of Colette’s last stud dogs and such a sweet and beautiful boy!

07/20/2024

Conflict resolution, puppy edition: when your friend doesn’t listen, try being louder. 🤣 A tip for this weekend. 😉

07/19/2024

Thank you to our incredible adopters for these cute update photos!! We love seeing what your pups are up to!

07/15/2024

We love hosting and sharing these wonderful dogs!! 💕 Our dogs are able to enjoy 15 acres of fenced romping space for their offleash walks, 11 spacious grass and treed yards, and continual daytime doggie door access for all the outdoor fun they want. 🌳Our building features in-floor heating so our dogs are warm and cozy in the winter, skylights, numerous windows, space for pack-play, a grooming room and plenty of room to host our fun filled client visits! 🐾 Our custom, dog-enjoyed spaces exceed the CVMA required standards and are regularly vet assessed. 🩺 We deeply care about our dogs and offering them a wonderful place to live and enjoy is incredibly important to us. 🐶

07/11/2024

Beat that heat!! 🔥 Bichon Shih Tzus melt in high temperatures but thankfully keeping them comfortable is pretty simple!! We use lots of water… wet them down, help them swim, etc. 👙Sometimes we’re wetting them several times a day! Many dogs love a sprinkler or a full children’s playpool to enjoy! 💦 You can also freeze a water filled milk jug to lay against, if AC isn’t in the budget. 🧊 Ice in the water dish and a damp towel to lay on can help as well! And of course, keep their coat short. ✂️ Who wants to wear a winter parka in the summer? 🌞 😅 What are your hot weather management hacks for your pups?

07/10/2024

As I started my journey in raising these wonderful dogs, I asked my mentor, Colette Francis (40 year breeder, Pooch Palace Kennels) what was the hardest part of her career. She told me "Letting go of the older, parent dogs to their new homes. It never gets easier". As our various dogs reach their retirement moment, this sentiment rings true every time. I LOVE these dogs and trusting a family with a special furry friend that we have invested years in, is a unique type of stress, and breaks my heart every single time. I think about them a TON after their leave us... wondering how they are doing but not wanting to intrude overly much. So I'm so THANKFUL for the families who do regularly send me updates on their retired pal. It brings me such relief to see that the family we carefully chose, and felt was best suited to each dog's individual temperaments and traits, is enjoying their special pal and every more importantly, this special dog is enjoying them!

So imagine my joy (and yes, I cried a bit!) when I received this special update about our daddy dog, Stewart. Stewart left us and joined his forever home just over a year ago and live with one of his own sons as a companion. Thank you so much to this family for this lovely update!

"Hi Karen, Well it's now been a whole year since we brought Stewart home from Baby Barks, so I thought you would like an update to let you know how he's doing. As a picture can speak a thousand words, I think these pictures can tell you a lot about how he's adjusted to our home. He has become a great cuddle buddy for me, waiting patiently until he thinks I am going to sit on the couch before he pounces. If he thinks there might be a morsel of food to be dropped while cooking, he is quick to nudge Charlie out of the way with his butt so can be the first at it. And if any of us are within petting distance, he promptly rolls on his back so he is sure to get a belly rub. We just adore this fella and couldn't be more blessed to have had him become a part of our family! Both Charlie and Stewart are such a joy, we can't thank you enough for the love and care you put into them before they reached their forever home with us.

All of the best to you and your family"

07/09/2024

Oh, little Peonie. Sensitive, sweet, cuddly. This little girl is a snuggler lover's dream!

07/05/2024

Getting in some puppy playtime! Hard to say whether the puppies or the kids like it more!

07/02/2024

Little Zadie has the fullest coat and couldn't be cuter!

07/01/2024

Happy Canada Day! Hope you are enjoying some festivities while our pups have a party of their own!

06/29/2024

Sweet Biscuit is the daughter of Cookie and I think they look so similar! They are both such snugglers and have "retirement pal" temperaments! If you have a dog from BabyBarks and Petra, Caramel, Cookie or Bjorn were one of your puppy's parents, then this little TeddyBear sweetheart is a close relation and full of that same love!

06/20/2024

We wanted to give you an update on the change to the US border and its regulations regarding taking your puppy or dog across. 🇺🇸 With the new regulations, it’s our understanding that as of August 1st, dogs need to be 6 months old to cross the border, have their appropriate vaccinations and be microchipped. If you are from the USA and have been planning to adopt a pupppy from us later in the summer or beyond, this may cause some problems for you. 🐾 Feel free to reach out and we will do our best to accommodate your needs and requests before this change occurs. 🌟 We’ve had the pleasure of seeing many of our wonderful puppies head off to amazing American families over the years and we’ll do our best to continue to assist both our Canadian and US families! 🇺🇸🇨🇦

06/13/2024

Bentley is working hard to learn skills that will really bless his new family! He recently decided that being the “donut 🍩 delivery boy” might be something that really helps out. He’s currently working with the low-calorie version but looking forward to “helping” with the real thing coming up. If you need your donuts delivered with some cute flair, this little guy just might be the perfect partner! 😉

06/10/2024

I posted this a little bit ago on Instagram but wanted to make sure it made it here as well. It's just too sweet! I just love seeing these little ones enjoy their first experiences!

06/04/2024

Sunny and Soleil. Picture perfect sisters!

06/04/2024

We love hearing from each of you! Getting an update on your furry family members is the highlight of our day! It's so fun to see how your tiny pups have transformed into much loved family members!

05/31/2024

Just a relaxing view from our yards tonight. I love watching these guys play and enjoy themselves.

05/24/2024

I couldn't be most blessed given that I get to watch these joyful play sessions every single day! These guys are just the cutest!

05/22/2024

Patsy is animated, sweet, lovely natured and so excited to see her human friends. We just think she's dazzling with the striking markings, silkie coat and sturdy size. 🥰

05/19/2024

Bear and Bentley. These boys literally dance with enthusiasm when they see their special human friends! Same litter, different coat types and coloring. I just love the diversity!

05/14/2024

Little Bentley is one beautiful soul! He's sure to be a cuddler and is definite best friend material. 🥰

05/14/2024

Here's a sweet momma who just LOVES playing with her puppies and they clearly have the confidence to enjoy it too!

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Just a little puppy love to start your weekend!

Happy Canada Day! Hope you are enjoying some festivities while our pups have a party of their own!

I posted this a little bit ago on Instagram but wanted to make sure it made it here as well. It's just too sweet! I just love seeing these little ones enjoy their first experiences!

Just a relaxing view from our yards tonight. I love watching these guys play and enjoy themselves.

I couldn't be most blessed given that I get to watch these joyful play sessions every single day! These guys are just the cutest!

Here's a sweet momma who just LOVES playing with her puppies and they clearly have the confidence to enjoy it too!

A sneak peak for our excited waitlist families! We can't wait to share more details on these sweet puppies shortly! Interested in a puppy this summer or fall? Fill out an application and we'd be happy to give you a call!

Our little taste testers. And what are they so enthusiastically sampling? Lettuce, if you can believe it! 😂

How do we handle this level of cuteness every single day? I really don’t know!! 😍

Oh, these sweet faces!! No greeting tops seeing these cuties waiting! These Bichon puppies are pure gentle, sweetness. They are super snugglers and very soft natured. My favourite temperament! Easy to manage and so quick to please. 🥰

Just our little happy, hopping Easter bunnies! BabyBarks style!

We see you, little cuties!!!

Loving watching these little Bichon puppies as they gain their fluff and work on their sea legs!

Puppy Sunshine!

A little puppy sunshine on a dreary day! Gaelic is looking just like his papa Quigley at this age!

Celebrating sweet Blizzard and her very first puppy. 💕 This is moment after the birth and Blizzard is already showing what amazing and caring instincts she has, cleaning up her little one so carefully and checking him out. We can wait to see this little one turn into the snowy fluff ball that is iconic of the Bichon Frise. And with a mom as calm, sweet and cuddly as Blizzard, this should be a lovely litter. 🥰