Popper and Firpo are hoping to hear the pitter patter of puppy paws in mid April. The puppies will be ready to go to their new homes mid to late June.
Email us for information or complete our puppy questionaire
(For more complete information on the havanese breed click here.)
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We will not ship puppies as cargo but havanese puppies can very comfortably accompany a human inside the cabin of a plane.
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AKC limited registration Versus AKC full registration
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How we place our puppies
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Pet versus Show Potential puppies
What it boils down to is this.....all AKC puppies are sold on either a full or a limited registration.or
How we place our puppies
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Pet versus Show Potential puppies
With very few exceptions, our puppies are sold on an AKC limited registration which means the puppy can not be shown in AKC conformation shows (dog shows), and if bred, it's offspring can not be registered with the AKC. These dogs can and are shown in AKC agility, rally and obedience trials and also make wonderful therapy dogs.
Our puppies sold on a limited registration will be required to be spayed or neutered at an appropriate age. A spay/neuter clause is part of our contract. These puppies are treasured Pets.
AKC full registration allows the dog to be shown in AKC conformation shows and if bred, it's offspring are registerable with the AKC. These puppies are looked at as Show Potential.
A puppy with show potential is not readily obvious at birth. The whole litter is constantly observed for temperament, traits and qualities and at 8 weeks old are examined and evaluated for structure (conformation) using the havanese breed standard as a guide. Those puppies that evaluate closest to the havanese breed standard are considered show potential. (Keep in mind, there is no such thing as a perfect dog and all dogs have 'faults'.)
We breed each litter always with the idea of keeping the best in our breeding program.
***For the reason stated above, if we are looking to keep a puppy or if a show potential puppy is being sought, puppies in a litter can not be assigned to anyone until a minimum of 8 weeks of age. For those who are patient enough to wait we assign a picking order. By 8 weeks old we are better able to offer descriptions of each puppy's temperament and personality so that we can assist in making that perfect match.***
Our ultimate goal is to produce puppies that closely adhere to the AKC Havanese Breed Standard so that in theory, they would all be wonderful representations in the breed ring, no matter what registration they are sold under.
Please feel free to contact me with questions regarding Havanese. If I don't know the answer I'll try to find it.
Robin Gillespie
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Robin Gillespie
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