Your New Havanese PuppyA New Owners HandbookThis template is
provided by the Havanese Club of Americas reeders !ducation
Committee"#t is meant to be used as a startin$ point for breeders
who would like to $ive their new owners more information in an
or$ani%ed packet"All sections can be chan$ed to reflect each
breeders personal e&periences and preferences' or sections can
be deleted or new sections added by followin$ the formattin$ of
other sections"#nstructions and tips are $iven in (!) at the
be$innin$ of each section' and should be removed before
printin$"Your New Havanese Puppy(After making all your changes to
this document, righclick on the table of contents below and select
UPDATE FIED, then selectUPDATE E!TI"E TA#Eto u$date
automatically%if you are unsure about formatting the document so
that new headings will be $icked u$, consult &' ()"D *EP+If you
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ContentsCONGRATULATIONS ONTHE NE A!!ITION TO YOUR
"A#ILY$%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%&Puppy
Suppl'es%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%(General%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%(Groo)'n*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%(Toys%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%+C,ew'n*
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Re*'strat'on Appl'.at'on 1
Cert'f'.ate%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%45Or'*'n
an- H'story of t,e
Havanese%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%44C,ara.ter%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%46Havanese
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Stan-ar-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%4&A.t'v't'es%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%40Your
Puppy8s New
Ho)e%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%42T,e
"'rst "ew
N'*,ts%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%42Crate
Tra'n'n*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%42Housetra'n'n*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%95General
Tra'n'n*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%96Lon*
Leas,%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%96Prote.t've
of "oo- or
Toys%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%967ar:'n*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%96;u)p'n*
Up%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%96C,ew'n*%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%9&Play
7't'n*'n* D7ree-er )ay re.o))en- bran-E!ental :'t < Conta'n'n*
toot,brus, an- pasteB f'n*er brus, wor:s eas'est Na'l .l'pper <
't, a repla.eable bla-e 7loo- stop1Sept'. pow-erGrey,oun- .o)b
D)etal .o)b w't, lon* teet,E 7rus, < P'n brus, w't, lon* t'nes
an- roun-e- t'psHe)ostat F a'-s 'n pull'n* ear ,a'r outEar
pow-erPa*e ( of &4Your New Havanese PuppyToys"ly'n* -'s:sB rope
toysB soft stuffe- toysB soft pull toysB ,ar- rubber toysB bell
ballsB tenn'sballsB toss an- fet., toysB .anvas toysB toys w't,
sCuea:8s%Chewin$ Aids3nu.:le bonesB retr'ever rollsB sow earsB )oo
ta'lsB an- bully st'.:s% D7ree-er )ay re.o))en- bran-EPa*e + of
&4Your New Havanese PuppyContractAssigning a s$ecific location
in the !ew )wners *andbook for the owner,s co$y of thesigned
contract $rotects it from getting lost and kee$s e0erything
together in one $lace+1ou can insert a $lastic $age $rotector after
this $age to hold this document+Pa*e / of &4Your New Havanese
PuppyPedi$reeA $edigree is of interest to $et owners as well as to
show $ros$ect $u$$y buyers+The most informati0e $edigree $ro0ides
at least 4 generations but $ro0iding u$ to 5 generations is more
common+It is of e0en more interest if coat color, -E"F, )FA or
other health information is also included+1ou can insert a $lastic
$age $rotector after this $age to hold this document+Pa*e 0 of
&4Your New Havanese Puppy-ire 2 )amThis is where you can
$ro0ide $ictures (for e6am$le, show $ictures, candid shots, and
litter $icture/, cham$ionshi$ certificates, health certifications
and other information orawards $ertaining to the sire and dam of
the $u$$y+Pictures are a$$reciated by $et and show $ros$ect $u$$y
buyers alike+It is always interesting to see what mom, dad and
littermates looked like+Although *ealth -ertifications (i+e+, -E"F,
)FA, #AE"/ are most often re7uested by show $ros$ect buyers, as $et
$u$$y buyers are becoming more informed and knowledgeable, they too
are beginning to ask for this documentation+1ou can insert a
$lastic $age $rotector after this $age to hold these documents+Pa*e
2 of &4Your New Havanese PuppyA3C (e$istration Application 2
CertificateIf your sales contract re7uires a '$ay 3 !euter
Agreement, you may want to e6clude this document until you ha0e
recei0ed confirmation from the 0eterinarian $erforming the
surgery+Another o$tion is to $ro0ide a -)P1 of the A8-
"egisteration, and wording in your contract that the original
$a$ers will be su$$lied u$on confirmation ofsurgery+If you ha0e a
sti$ulation re7uiring your kennel name a$$ear in the registeredname
of the dog, you may include this as a $refi6 in the naming section
of the $a$ers+Also, you can make sure you ha0e been included as
co9owner (if contractually arranged for/ by com$leting the
owner3co9owner section of the A8- $a$ers+Pro0idingcom$lete
instructions to the new owner for com$leting the registration of
their $u$$y will a0oid the need for them to contact you with
7uestions or ha0ing the A8- return them for correction+ #ecause the
A8- now allows )nline "egistration, which allows naming and
co9ownershi$ to be entered, some breeders find it easier to
register the $u$$ies themsel0es+1ou can insert a $lastic $age
$rotector after this $age to hold these documents+Pa*e 45 of
&4Your New Havanese PuppyOri$in and History of the
Havanese(This is taken from the *-A website/Alt,ou*, 't 's new to
t,e A3CB t,e Havanese 's Cu'te an ol- bree- 'n I-o* yearsI%
Its,'story 's fas.'nat'n* an- ')portant to -ef'n'n* typeB as 't 's
un'Cue 'n )any respe.ts%T,e Havanese 's t,e Nat'onal -o* of Cuba
an- 'ts only nat've bree-% T,e fla* of Spa'nwas f'rst ra'se- over
Cuba by C,r'stop,er Colu)bus 'n Nove)ber of 4&29% In t,e
tenyears follow'n*B .olon'>at'on was be*un on t,e 'slan- by
Spa'nB w,o owne- 't for t,ebetter part of t,e neHt four ,un-re-
years%T,e f'rst settlers .a)e fro) two -'st'n.t .lasses< far)ers
pr')ar'ly fro) t,e 'slan- ofTener'feB an- t,e Ise*un-osIB or se.on-
sons of t,e Span's, ar'sto.ra.y% S,'pJs lo*s oft,e early s'Hteent,
.entury reveal t,at -o*s were brou*,t alon* on t,ese early
.olon'stsJvoya*esB an- lo*'. tells us t,ey were )ost l':ely t,e -o*
of Tener'feB .o))on an.estortoall
t,e7'.,onfa)'ly%7e.auseoft,e-ra.on'antra-erestr'.t'ons')pose-on'ts.olon'es
by Spa'nB Tener'fe re)a'ne- one of t,e only ports open to Cuba for
tra-eB an-'t woul-appeart,esel'ttle-o*sB w,osoonfoun-t,e'r
way'ntot,e,o)esoft,eres'-ent Span's,ar'sto.ra.yB -evelope-w't,out
)u.,outs'-e'nfluen.e% T,ey-'-B,oweverB -evelop 'n response to t,e
.l')ate of t,'s trop'.al 'slan-% T,e Havanese ofto-ay 's st'll a
re)ar:ably ,eates t,at 't8s O3 for you to ,an-le ,'s -'s,%
arkin$Tea., your puppy r'*,t away t,at bar:'n* 's not a..eptable
be,av'or%You w'llB )ost l':elyB not be able to tea., ,') to never
bar: but you s,oul- be able to tea., ,') to stop bar:'n* on your
.o))an-%,enever ,e bar:sB s,outB L=UIETGB as t,'s usually startles
t,e puppy 'nto s'len.e lon* enou*, to follow w't, ent,us'ast'.
pra'seB LGOO! =UIET%G!o t,'s every t')e ,e bar:sB w,et,er 't 's
'n-oors or out%It won8t be lon* before ,e Cu'.:ly Cu'ets -own on
your .o))an-%;umpin$+pT,'s be,av'or s,oul- be stoppe- fro) t,e
be*'nn'n*%It 's a very -'ff'.ult be,av'or to .,an*e on.e your puppy
*ets 'nto t,e ,ab't%Use a .o))an- l':e LO""G or LSTOP%G!o not use
t,e sa)e .o))an- t,at you w'll be us'n* w,en you want ,') to l'e
-own Dyou Pa*e 96 of &4Your New Havanese Puppy.oul- use L!ROPG
for t,'s .o))an-E or w,en you want ,') to *et off of t,e furn'ture
Dyou .oul- use L!ONG for t,'s .o))an-E%7e .ons'stent an- re)e)ber
to follow your.orre.t'on w't, pra'se even 'f no .o))an- or
.orre.t'on 's nee-e-%Chewin$Your puppy w'll ,ave a natural ur*e to
.,ewB espe.'ally w,'le *o'n* t,rou*, t,e teet,'n* sta*e%Have a Ltoy
boHG Dan '.e .rea) bu.:et or bas:etE w,ere ,e .an rea., t,e toys
'ns'-e%T,e toys s,oul- be of -'fferent teHtures Dtenn's ballsB
nylabonesB rope toysB ,ar- rubber toysB .,ew ,oovesB bell ballsB
stuffe- toysB et.%E%If ,e 's able to *et a toyB ,e w'll be less apt
to .,ew on t,'n*s ,e s,oul-n8t%If ,e -oes f'n- so)et,'n* to .,ew on
t,at ,e s,oul-n8t ,aveB ta:e 't awayB tell ,') LNOG an- offer ,')
so)et,'n* fro) ,'s toy boH%Playitin$'n* water out of t,e .oat w't,
a towel%!o not rub t,e ,a'r w,'le towel -ry'n* or you w'll ,ave
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