Welcome to our site. Come on in and take a look around.  At HighMoon Havanese we want you to learn as much about the Havanese breed as possible.  Because to know the Havanese is to love the Havanese.   We are a family in Northern, California that fell head over heals in love with the Havanese Breed. We showed our first male Havanese in AKC Conformation events.  We were new to showing dogs and we had a lot to learn but we found it to be a lot of fun and a great family activity too.  Later on, we had to have another one so another male joined our family.  Havanese are just like potato chips and we couldn't stop with just one or two so we added another one.  Now we are occasionally breeding our own adorable puppies for show and for loving pets because everyone should have a Havanese to love.  I've found the Havanese to be everything I've ever wanted in a companion dog, show dog and therapy dog.  They are small but sturdy and they love children and other pets.  They are exceptionally intelligent and are great little traveling companions.  They are very willing to please their human mom or dad.  They are curious, busy and sometimes fearless.  They have a beautiful profuse double silk coat that is considered to be non-shedding and hypo-allergenic and has no doggy odor.  They are irresistable and charming and they keep us entertained daily.  They make the perfect pet! 

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CH Mr Jumpin Jack Flash Sweet Honesty Wins again for the 2nd Time !! Jack is owned and bred by Ms. Meta von Hout of the Netherlands.   The Sire of Jack is our  boy CH Prairiwind's Sweet William 'Spike' and Dam is Meta's CH Ms Fortune Cookie Sweet Honesty.  Congratulations Meta and Jack.  
                   
                                    
                                 Below is Mr New Flame In Town Sweet Honesty

See Flame's page and pedigree under 'Males'

                                                         
                               This is 'Puppy' a Cuban Havanese on this stamp from Cuba

                                                   
A Little Havanese History.The Havanese breed is a native breed of Cuba.  Some people think they originated in the Mediterranean area centuries ago and were brought to Cuba by Italian Sea Captains. They were probably brought on the ships for entertainment and to trade with the wealthy plantation owners.  That would make the Havanese decendents of the Italian Bolognese and South American Poodle, creating a new member of the Bichon family.  Others believe they were brought over to Cuba by the Spaniards from the West Indies and are members of the Maltese.  The early Havanese were called the "Blanquito de la Habana" and they were also known as the "Havana Silk Dog." In Cuba they lived their lives as fashionable little lap dogs for the wealthy and they were loved by the children.  They seem to have a strong herding instinct and they may have been used for herding the chickens and ducks on the plantations.  During the time of the Great Exoduse many families fled Cuba with only a few belongings and their pets. That brought some Havanese to the shores of the United States.  Dorothy Goodale from Colorado was very intrigued by the Havanese and she began a search for the little dogs.  She placed ads in Florida newspapers and eventually she found and purchased 11 dogs that had originally come from Cuba.  They were purchased from the Perez/Fantasio family and later additional Havanese were added from the Barba family.  Dorothy Goodale was now able to start her breeding program.  Her kennel was called the Havana Doll House.  Havanese with names of 'Havana' in their pedigrees are the ancestors of today's Havanese.  Unfortunately Dorothy died in 2008 but she left a legacy of some wonderful little dogs.  Each year the Havanese have gained in popularity and they can now be found in many countries.   
                                         
                                    

The Havanese come in many colors.  At HighMoon Havanese we enjoy all of the colors especially the black parti, sable parti, dark sable, silver sable, red sable, black, white and cream colors.  Oh heck, we love them all.  When we have a litter of puppies it's always a pleasant surprise.  It's just like a box of chocolates, "you never know what you're going to get!"  Find out more about the unique and changing colors of the Havanese from Suzanne McKay, Mimosa Havanese. Click here for the link to> Colours of the Rainbow. 

Is a Havanese right for you?  You can learn more about this breed from a short video produced by Animal Planet.  Click on the Animal Planet logo below to start the video.   
                                                    
                                                        

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Havanese Day!