What You Need To Know 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.

There are a lot of puppy mills out there still, sadly, and even Havanese are in such mills. These puppy mills supply pet stores. Never sell your pups to pet stores, as this supports puppy mills. Puppy mill Havanese puppies are usually very unhealthy, which puts a bad name on all Havanese breeders. It is your responsibility to provide Mom, Dad and pups with the best vet care possible AND to offer a warranty on your pups.

Get Mom to your vet and carefully follow his or her advice. You can great free Havanese information on care of Mom on websites, chat rooms and dog-related forums. There are also library books on all breeds about breeding and giving birth that will apply to Havanese. Gestation lasts for about 63 days. It is normal for a bitch to run a low fever 48 hours or less before the big event. Usually, Havanese are very good at giving birth and caring for their pups all by themselves.

Warning signs you need to look out for include a bad smell from the bitch, extreme disorientation, red and hard breasts, going off the food, straining unproductively for over four hours without a pup in sight. If you don’t know who Dad was, the pups might be bigger than Mom’s birth canal. All Havanese information says they do very well under Cesarean section. The pups should nurse within an hour of being born.

The easy part of Havanese breeding will be dealing with the birth and raising the puppies for their first couple of months. The mother will be well tired of the pups by the time they are eight weeks old. You might also look forward to some peace and quiet. It is up to you to find good homes for the pups. Don’t put up "free to good home" ads – they get people who take puppies to laboratories.

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. Of course, by this time you might want to just keep the pups yourself, but really careful going with this decision!

Fiona Kelly’s many hobbies include reading, writing, Havanese breeding, grooming and care. This article is meant to be a trusted source of pet advice, including that of Havanese care and breeding. This author is currently working on a book about small dogs, including a section covering Havanese information