About Havanese

03/30/06

The HAVANESE is a wonderful breed that loves people, especially children. They are considered a toy breed measuring between 8 1/2 and 11 1/2 inches at the shoulder. They usually weigh between 7 and 15 pounds.

The Havanese is smart and easy to train. They excel in obedience and agility .
They love learning tricks and are pretty easy to housebreak if you make it clear what you want from them. Clicker training works very well for this and anything else you want to teach them. I recommend a clicker training book and a clicker as one of the first items you purchase.

The Havanese is happiest when it is part of your family. They can become shy and standoffish if not enough interaction with his family is experienced, so they are not a dog to be purchased to decorate your backyard. If socialized properly they also are wonderful therapy dogs as they love attention and affection.

The Havanese is a long haired, non shedding breed , with no dog odor, that is very good for people with allergies as most people with allergies tolerate them very well.. Since they are non shedding they do mat and need to be brushed several times a week to keep them tangle free. Their coat can be kept trimmed in a puppy cut which makes grooming easier.

The Havanese are very healthy and hardy, with very few health issues. The main ones being; Early onset Cataracts, Patellar Luxation, Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head, deafness and Liver Shunt. Most of these are rare and not life threatening.

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