Would Sugar Bee be a Bichon Frise? Or *****in frizzy as I used to refer mine. 
They are Maltese. Both reported to be purebreds, but who knows. Both weigh to much to be show dogs, though that would never interest us anyway. The breed show standard is 6 pounds or less, the breed standard is up to 7 pounds, and these guys are 9. Nothing thin around this household!
Maltese & Bichon are pretty close cousin's, with the Bichon being a little larger, and maybe a little easier to train. I read the Circus loves Bichon's because they learn tricks so well.
Sugar Bee was a Bass Aquards rescue. It was me that needed rescued. The short story was I had a tooth ache that was killing me, and I wanted pampered. I put an ad in Craigs List wanting a lap dog, and people answered the ad, with a puppy that was not being accepted by his house mates. At food time, Sugar Bee got picked on was the story. I wonder if a human in the mix was not real pleasant to SB, because he has that look in his eye sometimes that shows sadness. I grab him and let him know I love him, and he never has anything to worry about ever again. We renamed him Sugar Bee, and the sailboat was purchased about a month later, which we named after our Maltese.
I found him a playmate about six months later. Much harder finding a matching bookend than it was finding the first one. We gave up on another rescue after several months of trying, and found a breeder in Kansas.
Clipper Marine was 12 weeks old when we got him, and is adorable! He has never been swatted for anything, so he is pretty spoiled. He runs about 200mph in all directions at once. Clipper trying to keep up with his older brother at the park.
