She said the dog was known locally as a teddy dog, also known as a Shichon, which is a mixed breed dog–a cross between the Shih Tzu and the Bichon Frise dog breeds. Shichons go by a few other names ...

Pet shops across New York were banned from selling dogs, cats and rabbits ... who made off with a black and white “teddy bear dog” — a shih tzu and bichon mix — from Astoria Pets in ...