Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka

The ancestors of today’s Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka migrated to the Russian Empire with Napoleon’s army and were known as “French Bolonka”. Bolonka simply means “lap dog” and Tsvetnaya Bolonka means “coloured lap dog”. After Napoleon’s army retreated, a few of the breed remained in Russia and became the foundation stock the present day Russian...