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Multiple Havanese in Northern CA Shelter!

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#1 ·
There are multiple purebred Havanese awaiting adoption at Sutter County Animal Control's Shelter in Yuba City. Someone surrendered twelve (yes, TWELVE!) purebred Havanese ranging in age from (per the shelter's rep's guess) about 6 mos to about 4 years of age. Only three of these dogs are being featured online right now because most of the others are staying with a Papillon breeder who lives near the shelter.

Havanese Rescue does not have enough foster homes in the Northern California area to bring this many dogs into the foster program right away. However, the shelter has said that they will not euthanize these dogs before HRI can somehow find them homes (most likely via direct adoption from the shelter).

PLEASE help get the word out!!! These dogs need homes. If anyone you know in the Northern California area would like to adopt a Havanese, please have them contact the shelter directly and ask for Kay. Sutter County Animal Control is located at 102 2nd St in Yuba City, and their phone number is (530) 822-7375. Here is the link to the Shelter's website:
http://www.co.sutter.ca.us/doc/government/depts/cs/acs/acs

Links to the profiles of the three dogs featured online follow. Please remember-these are only three of the MANY adoptable Havs that were surrendered to the shelter.
Here are the profiles on AdoptAPet.com:
http://www.adoptapet.com/pet4093359.html
http://www.adoptapet.com/pet4093360.html
http://www.adoptapet.com/pet4093361.html
And, here are links to the same three dogs on Petfinder:
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/16879015
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/16879016
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/16879014

Thank you for helping get the word out!

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Tracy (Chaucer's Mom)
 
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#41 ·
Tracy posted on our Havanese Meetup page that all 15 Havs were adopted...but that there might be more coming from this person that produced the first 15...I think he should be arrested, if he hasn't already, for animal abuse. I'm standing by to foster if need be.
 
#42 ·
Update of one of the "Yuba City 37"

Just wanted to give you an update on my Yuba City adoptee, Buster. The first photo was taken this summer - 2 years later. As they say, "hair grows."

The other photos are of Buster in August 2010, a couple of weeks after bringing him home (with stops at a Yuba City groomer who bathed him to de-flea him and shaved him down and our Vet who examined him and started the de-parasiting that was needed. Fortunately, he was heartworm negative). He was shaven to the skin except his head, ears, and tail were salvageable so were a little longer

The groomer thanked me profusely for driving up from the Bay Area to adopt him and gave me a gift bag of things for the puppy. I was the lucky one, though, because Buster turned out to be a wonderful addition to our home.
 

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Just wanted to give you an update on my Yuba City adoptee, Buster. The first photo was taken this summer - 2 years later. As they say, "hair grows."

The other photos are of Buster in August 2010, a couple of weeks after bringing him home (with stops at a Yuba City groomer who bathed him to de-flea him and shaved him down and our Vet who examined him and started the de-parasiting that was needed. Fortunately, he was heartworm negative). He was shaven to the skin except his head, ears, and tail were salvageable so were a little longer

The groomer thanked me profusely for driving up from the Bay Area to adopt him and gave me a gift bag of things for the puppy. I was the lucky one, though, because Buster turned out to be a wonderful addition to our home.
I never made the connection that Buster was one of these dogs, Starr! Lucky guy and lucky you! He's adorable!!!
 
#43 ·
Thanks for the update, Starr. So happy that everything worked out well for you and Buster. What a difference a lot of hair makes! He's a handsome guy.
I wasn't a member of the forum at the time the original thread was posted, even though I have been a Havanese owner since 1996 and just caught up with it.
 
#45 ·
wow!! I didn't realize you got one of those pups!! What a blessing for both of you!!
My mom lives in Yuba City and if I remember correctly I wasn't a member of the forum yet when all of this happened, but joined SHORTLY after (like days...) and remember thinking, oh shoot, I could have helped!! oh well, everything ended the way it should have! :D
 
#46 ·
Starr :angel:
 
#52 ·
Thank you all for your very kind words. I am just so glad we could bring him to our furever home to be a companion for Buffy and an entertaining little clown for us.



Suzi,

Buster was 5 months old at the time (Birthdate 02/22/2010).

He was one of two very calm puppies curled up together towards the back of the kennel when all the the puppies and older juveniles were jumping up and barking at the kennel's bars. It was heartbreaking not to be able to take them all home with me, but my DH would have been upset if I brought more than one home.

As it is, all the Havanese were adopted quickly (although the one shy adult took a little longer). I was told that adopters came from as far away as Las Vegas and Washington state.

The one unfortunate thing is that the "breeder" continued in business. The shelter never divulged his name, and it was rumored that he went to another county with his breeding dogs. Very sad situation.
 
#50 ·
Buster is such a beautiful boy. What a lucky day that was for him, and as it turns out, for you as well. These stories always break my heart.
 
#56 ·
We are so lucky to have brought him home to join our family. He adapted pretty quickly to our family life and to Buffy. In fact, Buffy was like a mother to him for several months. It was so sweet to watch them together.

The hardest thing was house training him, like many Havanese, but he was already 5 months old and did not have a clue how dogs live in a house and go outside to do their business. he was just used to peeing and pooping whenever and wherever he felt like it - as all the other dogs did where he came from.

On top of that, his gut was a mess because of all the parasites and the necessary meds needed to rid him of them. Once I asked the Vet about canine probiotics, he began to get "normal" after about a week on the probiotics. Before that, it was butt-bath city around here. Yuck!
 
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