[destiny]

Hello,

I lost my dear, sweet Havanese to cancer last year and when I had him, I always planned on getting a different breed after he was gone. I guess I was worried I would compare, and I wanted a smaller dog. Ideally, I wanted a dog around seven pounds and for sure under ten pounds. I kept going back to Maltese but I also, considered Longhaired Chihuahua, Pomeranian and Russian Bolonka. After Desi died, I worried I would not be as happy with a different toy breed and would regret not getting another Havanese. I did tons of volunteering with Desi, he was a certified therapy dog and I want to continue to do that with my next dog. It's important that the dog is friendly, outgoing, confident, calm and not a nuisance barker. I worry the other toy breeds may be too barky or not as friendly and outgoing as Desi. I did break down the other day and call a Havanese breeder and she had a three-month-old female Havanese she had kept for show that had a very small cosmetic issue with her bite and she, also, happened to be on the smaller side, would be under ten pounds. She will probably be bigger than some of the other toy breeds I am considering but what's two or three pounds. She is of course, gorgeous and her temperament and personality sound amazing. I am going to meet her in a couple days.
I will keep you posted and send pictures if I get her. I like that she is female, Desi was a male and her coloring is totally different than Desi's. She is different and yet, being the same breed, I am sure will have many of his wonderful qualities.

Do you plan to stick with Havanese or has anyone added or are you thinking of adding a different toy breed?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Destiny