Lusa and puppies

Lusa is in heat and will be bred this coming week which means puppies will be here around the middle of May.

Lusa

Lusa is finally in heat and we plan on breeding her next week.  If all goes well then the puppies should be here about May 15.

What needs to be done for purebred dogs.

What I’ve Learned From Facebook

Someone on Facebook was talking about how much they enjoyed their dog show weekend with friends, when another person responded by saying, in essence, how much we all love our dogs and how can we be anything but united in that love for all things Havanese.  On the success of a different Havanese in the show ring, another person remarked about how we really are guardians of the breed.  That got me thinking.  That guardianship applies just as strongly to the health of our breed as it does to the way our dogs look. 

That's why I am part of the UCDavis Havanese Genetic Diversity Program.   This is a very easy way to enable us  to ensure that the sire and dam are unrelated.  It protects not only the potential litter and puppies, but also the genepool  of the breed as a whole.

To me diversity is no longer an issue.  Every breeding facility in the world has come to that conclusion and dogs are no different.

The next post will explain how all that works.

I think Miss Molly should have saved this for Holloween!

Molly is from the Sonrisas I  Love Lucy and Havanasilk's Rico Suave de la Mountana (Rico) from Reno Nevada.

Seems every household needs a dog.

http://www.sciencealert.com/watch-how-your-dog-can-protect-you-before-you-re-born

Dog available

A three year old Havanese ( Dash) is available to the right home.   He's one of ours, but the family has an illness that will not allow them to keep the dog. This is a high energy, fearless dog who loves people, kids and other dogs no matter what size.  He would make an excellent agility dog and if I could keep him I would.  Preference will be given to an agility home and a home with children  and other dogs.  He will not be shipped.

Check this site out for great information

Rachelle Buckley is the author of the booklet that I hand out with my puppies:

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Gypsie says "HI"

I love the outline of this dog, classic Havanese!

My Canine Family

Can/Amer CH SONRISAS GEORGE R US BN RA AGN JWW CGN, CH SONRISAS GOTTA HAVA Q CHARO, AMER CH SONRISAS ALLEGRO GIOCOSO (ALLIE) BN AE THD CGC, CH SONRISAS MI CHICA AND DELTA DAWN MIJO'S MOJO (MOJO)

Had a wonderful visit with Allie's owner Jan Naigus who lives here in Florida

Things I wish I had known 15 years ago when I started showing and breeding.

These are the things I'm going to insist that my puppy people do.

1a: I would like to say that each and every dog would get home-cooked meals, it really isn't that hard when you do it in the one pot style I do, but I know most people won't want to do that.  So, the next best thing is feeding them a kibble like Orijen where the ingredients come ONLY from Canadian sources. Don't trust them to stick to that   - check on a regular basis.

AND/OR

b:  Give them at least four egg yolks a week, after a year of age you can throw in the whites as well.


2:  Oral care:


It's worth joining the Clinicians Brief btw.

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I don't have time to brush all my dogs' teeth so I give them deer antlers which mine chew with enthusiasm.  The bigger the antler the better they like it.  They've been doing this for about seven years now and none have ever broken or cracked a tooth.  HOWEVER, some toy dogs are not born with a strong chewing drive like many other breeds, so the brushing and cleaning is important.