Havanese Care – About Havanese Breeding
In writing about Havanese care, inevitably thoughts of Havanese owners turn to the thoughts of little paws pattering along the floor. Resist this temptation unless you are blessed with incredibly healthy, friendly dogs that meet the breed standard and a really big pocketbook. Although Havanese information suggests that because of their rarity, Havanese pups will be assured of a home, this is not always the case. Profit should never be a motive in Havanese breeding.
Before you even think of Havanese breeding, know that you will have to fork out a lot of money up front. You must do it to enhance the breed and to enhance the next generation of pet dogs and not for money, or don’t bother. Proper, responsible Havanese breeding is done very small scale, in your home and with lots of vet tests done before sending Mon to the stud.
Your Havanese breeding stock and pups have to be very healthy and undergo many tests for any congenital defects like deafness, luxating patella and hip dysplagia. You can breed your Havanese naturally or with artificial insemination at the vet’s.
You need to know the pedigree of your Havanese breeding stock for at least three generations in order to legally sell the puppies as purebred Havanese. Ideally, you should show your potential Havanese breeding stock in order to make a name for your kennel and attract a waiting list for the pups.
Birth in dogs is usually a very undramatic affair. Still, read all of the Havanese information on what you need to know about dog births in order to settle yourself down and give Mom some peace. You need to have a quiet place in your home where Mom can whelp. Introduce her to the spot so she knows this is the place. Still, she’ll probably try to give birth on your bed anyway. Just plonk her into the whelping area and she’ll resign herself to that place.
The act itself only takes a few minutes, and the pair should “lock” to ensure fertility. Some Havanese breeding stock don’t have an idea of what to do, but if they can watch mating dogs, they’ll get the idea fast. The AKC has approved artificial insemination, which may be a more practical option and involve a lot less traveling. The procedure is done under surgery at a vet’s.
Check out the people who want your pups. Do they have room for a dog? Do they have unruly kids? Do they have character references? This is what professional Havanese breeders check for, as well as dog rescue organizations. You should always take back the pup at whatever age if they cannot keep the pup.
You need to vet your pup’s owners just as much as the pups needed vetting. Do they know what they are getting into? Do they need any extra Havanese information? Have they a vet that can give them a character reference? Responsible Havanese breeders have a clause in the contract that if the buyer has to give up the puppy for any reason, even when the dog has grown up, you will take the grown pup back.
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