When looking for information there are several breeders who have put a lot of effort into useful information to help people make a good decision on the purchase of their life time companion. These wonderful little dogs were and are bred to be great companions for between 10 to 18 years.
Wonderful sites to check out for information:
Genetics 101 - Hereditary problems of the Havanese breed www.mts.net/~mckay55/genetics.html
If you are interested in agility a wonderful place to check out is Lori Abbott's website www.abbadogs.com
Covering a lot of wonderful information www.cynadohavanese.com
If you are considering purchasing a puppy from a breeder, get the name of the parents and you can go to these websites to make sure the parents have been health tested for BAER, CERF, HIPS & PATELLA's, these are the minimum requirements on health tests.
Orthopedic Foundation of America (OFA) www.offa.org
Canine Eye Research Foundation (CERF) http://www.vmdb.org/
If you are looking for a great magazine that is only on the Havanese you can get a subscription form by emailing myself at elaineshavs@comcast.net or kathrynbraund@3riversdbs.net . You can also go to Kitty's website at www.joyoushavanese.com and click the "Our Havanese" on the left side of the page and print the information to mail. I know you won't be disappointed in your subscription. It is full of wonderful articles and lots of great information.
I can recommend a couple of wonderful books for reading that were written by breeders of Havanese that you should buy if thinking of owning or already own a Havanese, these books are full of great information and pictures:
The Joyous Havanese www.joyoushavanese.com
The Havanese www.lulu.com/havanese
I have seen and used the most adorable "Luxury Lap Den" for your small dog or cat. You can check them out at www.LuxLapDen.com , they are built very sturdy and are so much fun for the dogs to play and snuggle in.
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