His name is Beau-dawg. His father was a rather large Bichon and they said mother is a "Shih Tzu". Okay, I will go along with that because Beau looks just like a Bechon in the face and has the coat and coloring of a Shih Tzu. He was born in the last part of September 2009 and I got him in November, 2009. He is one great dog and I do love him dearly. He is learning most of the necessary doggy orders pretty well for his age except he piddles on his piddle pad and THEN asks to go out. I don't quite know what that is all about.