One Eyed Bichon Frise Dog

'festive' was borned in my kennel whiteville a normal bichon frise with 2 lovely eyes. it was at the age of 10 he developed glaucoma in his right eye. when the situation got worse, the veterinary recommended that the swollen eye be removed. he became a one eye bichon frise for another 3 years before he died of old age.

tried closing one of my eyes and go through what 'festive' went through. it is not comfortable at all loosing the three dimensional aspect of things in front. tried climbing the stairs ....just too hard. yet 'festive' climbed 3 floors every morning to greet me. he is heck of a friend. on reflection, it is less painful than having the swollen eyes pressing against his optic nerves. he got used to the one eyed, adaptable as ever.

he was borned in a litter of four. the mother is an australian pedigreed bichon frise and she is on the left side of the picture. which one is 'festive' ? i dont remember and i cannot differentiate. it is one of those shots taken candidly, at the command of 'all go up' and the mother and four puppies jumped up to the bench. snapped the picture and they went down. now i cant even guess which is 'festive' as the four look quite alike, chips of the old block. neither can i tell who is festive when all four were about 2 months

'festive' is a happy dog with thick curly white hairs. he is a devoted dog, curious and playful and never get into troubles. he is the gentliest of all dogs, barks only when neccesary and he never mark his territory to compete with the other males. he is always there to please, cheerful and adorable, an ideal dog for any family.

i remember you 'festive', always.
mistyblue / in memory of festival of whiteville