I'm new to the forum and already I've learned so much about this wonderful breed. My names is Sandy and I'm waiting for my first ever Havanese puppy. He/She should be ready to come home the Canada Day weekend and I'm so excited. I'm not sure of colour or gender, but either way I know its going to be a great little addition to my family.
I'll be using a combination of crate and x-pen for housetraining. Since I've always had big dogs I'm not sure what height I would need. I'll be using it for at least 12 months. What height would be recommended?
Welcome to the forum! My pen was 26" high. My dog was not a climber and that was high enough to contain her but also low enough that I could step into it if I wanted to.
Thank you, this is very helpful. My space is small so I didn't want to use the huge pen that I already had. Wayfair is having a sale this weekend and I wanted to take advantage of it.
Hi Marcia, Thank you for the welcome. A small dog is going to be a change for me but, it looks like this breed is big on personality and not as delicate as other toy breeds. I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun.
Yes, I'm in Ontario near Toronto. My sister lives in Northern Alberta! Happy Victoria Day long weekend! I'm having a hard time containing my excitement.
Kosmo is like no other dog, when my 38 yo daughter met him she said, he is no dog, he is an alien creature. These animals give lots of belly laughs, but because "you velcro to them" you also become basket case when things, as they do in any interesting and complicated life, go wrong. So, prepare for fun and to continue to be anxious.
I agree with Sandy, i bought the 30 inch one, these little creatures can jump pretty high, so i didnt take the chance. Enjoy your little puppy you will fall in love immediately.
Welcome & Congrats expectant mama! reggers:
I remember being on the edge of my seat waiting for "my" litter to be born to see who would be mine.
Keep us updated!
I ended up with an ex-pen that I could transition for use in the yard at a later date. Oxgord heavy duty dog play pen. It's 32" high.
I didn't go shorter in case I ended up with a climber. It doesn't have too many horizontal bars to assist with climbing either.
It has a door so no need to climb over it at my age and risk hurting myself! lol
I really love it- it is sooo versatile and I can reconfigure to fit my space. I used half the panels attached to her Richel expandable crate in the house and the other half to enclose my patio from the rest of the yard. In the end all the panels will be outdoors - with only the expandable crate in the house and some baby gates to close off rooms.
I have a number of 24" ex-pens and one 30" one. I regret the 30" one because I can't easily step over it. Honestly, if you have a climber, a 30 (or 48") ex-pen isn't going to keep them in... It's only going to allow them to fall from a higher spot when they climb to the top. If you end up with a climber (and most Havanese puppies DO respect, and quickly learn to feel very comfortable in their ex-pens) the ONLY way to keep them safe is to buy or make a secure cover for the ex-pen.
Shama's pen is 2 feet by 6 feet and 26 inches tall. We got the cover because we thought she might try to jump out, but she never has. We've ended up using the cover as a barrier to keep her in my half of our office and as a mini-pen twistied to her crate when we're at someone's house for the day and want to be able to put her in her pen during a meal, for example. Welcome to the forum, and enjoy your puppy! Be sure to post lots of photos!
Thank you everyone for the information. Its all really helpful! I've still got quite a few weeks to wait, but as soon as I get the little pup home, or I know which one is mine, I'll definitely post pictures.
First of all, you have found an amazing support system in this forum. Many a night I would make a post and very generous and kind members have shared their wisdom. My Cubby is 11 months, so guess I am an experienced puppy owner. First of all, prepare to fall in love. Just saying. I have always had Shetland Sheepdogs (5 over the years) and I just adore that breed. So decided to get this one after my precious Sheltie passed. Well, I was in for learning because this breed is different. Not bad, just different. Prepare to be up over the night. It will be a challenge but will pass. I saw that others chose the indoor pads. I did not. I wanted a dog that would do his business outside, for various reasons. It has taken me 11 months to be able to "Kinda" trust him full house. I was willing to make the investment of time and coordination to take him out. There were many accidents. I see you are doing the crate and expen. Perfect! Good luck and please send photos. You are in for an amazing dog. They are so deliciously cute and such loyal companions.
Yes, the responses to my post have been amazing and most helpful. I thought that potty training would take some time. I work during the day, so I figured the crate and ex-pen would be a good combination. I'll also be travelling with her, so I'm considering using a combination of outside training and potty patch/pee pads in case we ever need to use one in an airport or train station. But as much as possible, I would prefer that the "business" was done outside.
Congratulations! They are great little dogs.
My Sophie is a climber and could get out of anything I think if she wanted to. She's 2 now and is not nearly as prone to it and I don't ex pen or crate her now that she can be trusted to not eat the house if my eyes aren't on her constantly but if your little one does climb you might consider getting a top for it.
I never crate trained Scout or Truffles. We have two Richell ex-pens without the top. The top wasn't necessary because of ex-pen height. Anyway...when I found out Scout would have to be crated after his surgery for several weeks I was concerned. The crate had to have a top so he couldn't jump up. I started to regret not crate training him as a puppy. Most of the day he is in the crate when not attached to us. He has accepted the crate and seems pretty comfortable in it. Now I understand the importance of crate training!
Wow, you are going to be a long, long way from us. You are really going up north. I don't think a puppy play date would be possible for me. I'm sorry about that. Hope you have fun at the wedding and the weather holds.
Yes, I tease my sister about how close she lives to the Arctic Circle. They got snow there today. I didn't have the heart to text her and tell her it was 21 and sunny here!
I'm new to the forum and already I've learned so much about this wonderful breed. My names is Sandy and I'm waiting for my first ever Havanese puppy. He/She should be ready to come home the Canada Day weekend and I'm so excited. I'm not sure of colour or gender, but either way I know its going to be a great little addition to my family.
I'll be using a combination of crate and x-pen for housetraining. Since I've always had big dogs I'm not sure what height I would need. I'll be using it for at least 12 months. What height would be recommended?
I brought Rosco home yesterday. He's a wonderful little guy. Loves to be near me and playful and smart. I'm having a bit of a challenge to get him acclimated to the crated and the pen. He's not food motivated at all! Toys work minimally. He will fall asleep just about anywhere and then I scoop him up and put him in his crate. He'll settle down quite well but I haven't closed and locked the door yet (except last night) and he can get out any time he wants. Not sure how to make it a pleasant place to be without a motivator. Other than that he's perfect!
Hopefully as he gets more comfortable, you'll find something that motivates him. It took a few days for Penelope to start being really interested in her food. Now she is very good motivated and not a picky eater at all.
Roscoe is adorable! Enjoy!!!
Rosco is darling! Your going to have so much fun with him!
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