08/15/2026
Pay no attention to the haircut 🫣 I realize that my sc******ng wasn't too great on her head - it really shows up in this pic 😅
Yesterday was kind of bittersweet for us. Breanna left to her new home. She's doing great, btw! She is the last Teddy Bear here from Bentley.
Shortly after her Breanna's leaving, I got a text that another one of Bentley's puppies had bile acids testing done. The normal bloodwork was fine, but the bile acids test results were high. Part of me wishes that I never even looked into that. I have talked with other Bichon breeders. The answers I have gotten are, "I've never heard of it." Which means that they, obviously, haven't tested for it. So far, about half of the puppies from Bentley that have had a bile acids test done have tested high. But, just that one puppy had abnormal results on the bloodwork testing that vets normally use. If it were not common, there wouldn't be that many puppies from Bentley testing high. He inherited the condition from someone. If it were a big deal health-wise, more breeders and vets would know about it.
We don't have a different male, yet. Well, Curly is still here. He's a nice dog, and his bile acids test results were great, but after dealing with this and not knowing how likely it is to pass on to puppies from him or how much it actually affects the health of the dogs, I don't know if I want to try breeding him. Honestly, this whole situation has been draining, stressful, and definitely not lucrative 🫤 Thankfully, my husband has been able to get some extra work cleaning windows and carpet, which has helped pay the bills. God is good ❤
