Havanese Puns

I'm A, my friend is B. He won, but I like to think I put up some semblance of a fight! Stick with it, it gets better once the breeds start getting more complex.

[22:23] B: these dogs across the creek have been barking for two hours

[22:23] A: jeez, you'd think they'd be a bit dogged by now

[22:23] B: It's doggone annoying

[22:23] B: Their barking keeps hounding me

[22:24] A: just tell 'em, "If you keep barking I'm gonna terrier tongues out!"

[22:24] A: they'll listen

[22:24] B: Maybe their owners are gone and they need to wolf down some food

[22:25] A: you could ask the owners to put a corgin their mouths

[22:25] B: Our puns are starting to have the quality of shitzu

[22:26] A: should we dane to put a stop to this?

[22:26] B: I'd beagle-able to continue participating.

[22:28] B: come on, the game is dober, man

[22:28] A: but who's to say you're the wiener, dog?

[22:29] B: just keep pugging along, you'll get it

[22:30] A: Chow chow down on these puns, motherfucker

[22:30] B: Alright, this duel's size is getting a little too husky. I think trying to continue it is bull, dog.

[22:30] B: Collie me chicken if you want.

[22:30] A: you're not the only one who's scotties puns in order

[22:30] B: But if it doesn't end I might have to mala-mute you

[22:31] A: I'd continue, but I'm not so sure chihuahuat's coming to you

[22:32] B: Akita this game is knowing lots of dog breeds.

[22:32] A: to be honest, afghan a little tired of your puns

[22:33] B: Not even St. Bernard would continue on as long as we have

[22:33] A: after a certain time spaneil start to grow weary of this sort of thing

[22:34] B: these puns are getting harrier and harrier

[22:35] A: Sounds like you're starting to have to pinscher puns outta the bottom of the pail

[22:35] B: I don't know, I still think my puns are pretty sharpei

[22:36] B: Also, I really hope you're not using the internet. Pekingese cheating.

[22:37] A: There's no way you aren't as well, and I'm borzoi think I'll keep at it

[22:37] B: Whatever, that's koolie.

[22:38] A: Excellent, 'cause where you're going, I hope the bourbonnais good, because you're going down

[22:39] B: I'm sorry, I'm just not havanese puns

[22:39] A: a shame that's where you're going, 'cause I hear francais nice this time of year

[22:40] B: You know, as we run out of breeds, our replies are getting slow as molossus in january

[22:40] A: as if getting caught in a pun briard stop me

Hey everyone!

In about 3 weeks a then 10 week old havanese will move in with me. Now I read a couple of times that they are hard to potty train and that they are supposed to walk to the designated spot themselves. I have some space I can use in front of my door (apartment complex second floor) where I put this artificial grass for her to go potty on. But I’d like Someone with approximate the same size dog to tell me: how often did you take them out? Is every hour too late? Or should I cut it down to half hour intervals (with after sleep/eat/drink/training/play also included)? Thank you so much already!

I really love the is breed and what I’ve read is that they’re a lazy breed but I want to know if this is true. The internet is not always accurate on dog breeds. The internet says 30min a day. Is this accurate?

What’s the best trick you’ve taught your havi?

My 4 year old Ollie has always peed like a girl ever since he was a puppy. He just squats and never lifts his leg to pee but has no problem lifting his leg when another dog sniffs him. Do other males do this?

Our Hava just turned 6 months. At 4 months she suddenly lost interest in the food the breeder suggested.

We ended up changing the food, and she devoured it. We thought , oh, we are on the right path. But then it happened again.

So we changed foods again. She devoured the new one. Then lost interest in a few weeks. We are still on this one, but now we add a little chicken broth with some toppers and she slowly will start eating .

Edit: Foods we tried- Wellness Complete Grain Free , Blue Freedom, now we on Royal Canin Puppy.

Any advice?

Basically the title! I wanna hear you guys' experiences in dog sports with your Hav, regardless of the type of sport. Do you do dog sports with your Hav? What do you do? How does your dog do? Wanna share stories or pictures? Lay em on me!

My puppy Annie is 5 months, so not old enough to formally compete in much, but we're doing training in pre-agility (ground work and simple obstacles without jumps or weaves), CAT/Fast CAT, trick dog (working on an intermediate title!) and conformation. Annie is my first Havanese and I never expected a toy breed dog to be SO intelligent, brave and athletic!

Although she excels at pretty much everything I try her in, agility is definitely her doggy life's calling. When we pull up to the agility gym she loses her mind with excitement. She's a bit "famous" at her dog school because she's always the smallest one in agility, but is also usually the fastest and the first one to try out a scary new piece of equipment!

We do conformation practice in addition to normal obedience to balance out the other fast-moving performance sports, but she definitely tolerates conformation practice at best ;) still, it's good socialization for her to learn to be handled by strangers and not freak out with Havanese-y joy from the attention, so we'll probably stick with it a while. I'm looking forward to entering at least a show or two with her as a novice puppy over the summer!

Here's a little gif of Annie launching herself at her favorite agility trainer after a very exciting tunnel success! Sorry it's a bit potato quality but you get the idea :)

Maybe you guys are like me and always wondered if the weird thing your pup does is a "Havanese thing" or if your dog is just an oddball ;) I thought it would be fun for us to post the weird things our dogs do, and others could respond if their dogs do it too!

The things my puppy does that I've wondered about are:

• unrolling the toilet paper like a cat then shredding it

• knocking down shampoo bottles on the edge of the tub

• wildly digging out her sleep spot in the blankets then flopping down and falling asleep instantly

• howling at things or people when she is excited by them

Feel free to share your own or chime in if your Hav does these things too!

Snoozing Hav tax!

Hello, r/Havanese!

I come seeking advice. My wife, 10 year old son, and I are thinking about getting a Havanese puppy from a reputable local breeder.

A bit about us for context: we've owned a dog before (a wonderful lab who died 3 years ago). I am home a lot, and my wife works from home all the time. Our son is mature and responsible and is looking forward to doing his part to raise a puppy.

Based on our research, there's a lot that we love about the breed--its cheerful, playful, loving demeanor; its adorable looks; its snuggly size.

But we do have a few concerns.

1. We've read that Havanese tend to bond strongly with ONE member of the family. Does this mean that they ONLY like that member? Or that they love everyone in the family, but have a special favorite? I am worried that we'll end up with a dog that loves my wife (since she's home the most), but won't give me or my son the time of day. I am especially eager to get a dog that will play with and love my son.

I guess what I'm asking is this. Do Havanese pick a 'special person,' and if so, what does that mean in practice? How does this favortism show up in the dog's everyday behavior?

2. Separation anxiety/general neuroticism. Do Havanese, in your experience, tend to be anxious dogs? Obviously if you leave them alone for like 8 hours they're not going to do well. But can you leave them for, say, 2 hours to run errands?

I really appreciate any thoughts you are willing to share!

We’ve had our havanese pup for about five months now, and every single car ride we’ve gone on she’s puked in the car! She shakes and gets incredibly nervous and scared. Anyone else deal with this, or have any advice! Thank you!

Hi, 5 month old Havanese here. She’s crate trained to sleep in crate, couple of times she woke up at 6:00AM, but lately last month I come down at 6:45 and she was waiting quietly in the crate.

I take her out to pee at 10:30pm every night to empty bladder.

A few nights ago, she was barking 5:00AM. Me, thinking she drank some water later the previous night, and not wanting her to wake up my wife and kids, went down to let her out. She didn’t really seem interested to pee, she did eventually but it wasn’t what woke her up.

Last night, same thing but 4:45AM.

I’m going to let her cry it out tonight, already warned the family and neighbors because she barks loudly.

Any suggestions ?

Hi all! My little guy is 10 months old and I have an appointment to get him neutered this month, to my husband’s dismay. I know this is a controversial subject to some, I know all the pros and cons of neutering and it is recommended (but not required) by our both our breeder and veterinarian. But, my husband asks me daily to cancel the appointment and I am starting to second guess myself. For those that have neutered, did you see any good or bad side effects? For those that opted not to, do you need to limit his activities like dog parks, grooming, doggy daycare, etc? Thanks!