| It seems that every country has its own
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| | are long and rather wavy. The A.K.C.
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| history when it comes to dogs and which
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| | also allows for the mature Havanese to be
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| dogs become the particular dog which has
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| | shown in a "corded" coat. A Corded coat
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| flourished in that country. Cuba is no
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| | will happen naturally if, as the dog is
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| exception, for it is the native country
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| | maturing, the coat is allowed to separate
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| of the Havanese. Although the Havanese
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| | itself into parted clumps of hair which
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| most probably originated with the Spanish
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| | gradually will wrap around themselves
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| settlers of Cuba many centuries ago as
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| | over time (usually with human
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| descendants of the Bichon Barbichon of
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| | interference) and develop into cords.
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| Southern Spain , it became apparent after
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| | This type of coat is seldom seen on a pet
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| many years of development that the dog
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| | Havanese for it takes a lot of patience
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| was destined to become a unique breed.
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| | to "train" a coat in this manner. The
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| Because at first there seemed to be many
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| | head is furnished with a beard and hair
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| of these little toy dogs that carried a
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| | which is long over the eyes. This long
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| distinctive coat color of a deep brown
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| | hair is believed to protect the eyes of
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| similar in color to that of the cigar, it
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| | the dog from the hot Cuban sun and
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| is theorized that the name "Havanese"
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| | because of this it has become tradition
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| came from the name "Havana Brown" which
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| | for this breed to leave the hair in a
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| is the first known name of the dog.
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| | loose fall over the eyes rather than
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| Eventually this name was popularized into
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| | pulling it back into a topknot. The
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| the name "Havanese" and it is under this
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| | Havanese is not a large dog, at the
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| name that the dog is now recognized as an
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| | withers the height should not be over 11
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| A.K.C. breed.This little dog is similar
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| | and a half inches, the minimum being 8
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| in many respects to the Bichon Frize.
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| | inches.This little dog should be jaunty
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| However the coat color can be of any
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| | and happy in appearance and of course
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| blend or combination, whereas the Bichon
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| | should have a temperament to match. It
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| is always white. The coat of the
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| | is a dog that has been used through
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| Havanese is long and shaggy and the
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| | centuries as a family pet and also a
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| standards for the show ring require that
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| | herder and protector of the family
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| the coat not be clipped, altered, or
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| | chicken flock, a task which it can
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| tampered with in any way. The coat is
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| | perform quite well. It is an active
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| double. However, since this is a bred
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| | breed and not one to remain quiet for
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| that has lived for years in the tropics,
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| | long, as some small lap dogs do. This
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| the double coat is not "hard" or woolly
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| | little dog is quite intelligent and does
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| but is soft and silkyin appearance and
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| | well at tricks and also excels in such
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| texture, rather like that of a single
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| | ring sports as obedience and agility and
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| coat. The guard hairs of the top coat
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| | flyball.
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