Havanese Info & Havanese Breeders

The ideal owner for a Havanese

Havanese dogs are intelligent and a?ectionate breed and love to be the centre of attention. They love human companionship, play well with children of all ages, and get along well with dogs of all sizes and cats.

These dogs have strong social needs and do not cope well with being left alone for long periods.

Training and socialisation 

These dogs are smart and training should be started as early as possible because they have a tendency to keep bad habits learnt in puppyhood. Like many toy breeds they can be very difficult to housebreak, although they can be trained to use an indoor litter tray like a cat. They are very smart and can be toilet trained faster than many other toy dogs.

How much space and exercise do Havanese need?

Due to their tropical origins, the Havanese is susceptible to the cold and should be kept mostly indoors during colder months.

Havanese & Grooming 

The Havanese doesn’t shed and is considered to be hypoallergenic dog. Despite this it is a double coated dog, although the outer coat is generally very light and soft.

As with most low shedding dogs, the Havanese requires regular grooming including brushing several times per week.

Havanese colour variations

It is understood that Havanese were historically white dogs, although they are now available with of coat colours of white, cream, fawn, red, chocolate brown, beige, gold, silver, blue, and black. The coat may be one solid colour or have markings in one or more other colours.