Have you heard about my furbulous time in the Hollywood limelight? Many people believe that Marilyn Monroe's dog, Maf, was a Bolognese - although she thought he was a poodle.(A little puposterous, if you ask me!) The legend goes that Frank Sinatra gave Maf to Monroe as a gift in 1961 - and Maf was with Monroe when she tragically died the following year. After her death, Maf went to live with Sinatra's secretary.

When you hear “Bolognese,” you probably think of the delicious Italian meat sauce of the same name - and it just so happens we share a hometown! Like Bolognese sauce, Bichon Bolognese pups hail from Bologna, Italy, where we rose to pawpularity among the most powerful and wealthy families. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, in particular, we found favor with prominent families like the Medicis, the Gonzagas, and the Estes. You can even see us - and our furbulous white coats - in artwork from the time period, specifically 1600s Flemish tapestries! Royalty kept us around as companion dogs, of course - much like other small white dogs in the Bichon family, including Maltese, Bichon Frise, and Coton de Tulear. But we were also traded around the world and sent as gifts. The famous Cosimo de Medici, for example, sent eight of us to Belgium as presents for influential families in the country. Italy’s King Umberto also gave us as a gift to a Belgian royal - Princess Jose of Belgium. What a