7 Week Old Puppy Feeding
Are Your Planning To Buy Havanese Puppies?
It can be uplifting to see a handful of Havanese puppies, their small faces a bundle of cuteness. If you live in an apartment and have been thinking what type of dog could adapt to a life there, then a Havanese is the breed you want. If you can accommodate a few hygiene routines into your steed, then a Havanese dog is for you – regular baths, twice a week brushing, some clipping on the side. As with other small dog breeds, this one does only needs average amounts of exercise, such as walks around the building, or a trip down the market. The Havanese, contrary to the personality of some small dog’s, is actually great with small children. Properly raised, Havanese puppies make for great family pets.
How to identify a Havanese
The Kennel and American Kennel Club classify the Havanese as a toy dog. According to Kennel Association standard, this breed should be weigh from.7 to 13 lbs. as a full grown adult. Compared to the adult’s, the Havanese puppy has a shorter coat. The coat can reach up to eight inches long, six at minimum. The coat of the puppy, which is silky, comes is either wavy or curly, with colors ranging from parti, white, blue, silver, cream, gold, black, and chocolate. Don’t ne misled by the usual impression, that this breed’s coat is warm – it’s really its protection from overheating and against the sun.
Training a Havanese
The personality of this breed is generally affectionate, friendly, smart, and playful. If you compare them to other breeds, you’ll have an easier time training them. It’s often best to allow socialization for your pups at an early age, and for them to start being aware of boundaries.
Havanese feeding – what you should remember
In all likelihood, you will have gotten your puppies from a trustworthy dog breeder. If so, simply find out about the food the pups received and continue giving the same food. This breed has a sensitive stomach or digestive system. You want to keep their stomachs digesting the same type of food they are already accustomed to. Also, you’ll be able to tell if the pups have a hard time adjusting to unfamiliar food – their stools become soft. This can also happen when they are fed too many treats. You want to feed your Havanese puppies three controlled meals per day, until they are six months of age; then you only need to feed them twice a day.
Health problems
The Havanese is a comparatively healthy breed, but there are some genetic and hereditary conditions you should know about. Among them are deafness, cataracts, cherry eye, hip dysplasia, slipped kneecaps, liver shunts, and chondrodysplasia. That’s partly why you should keep to your pup’s scheduled visits or vaccination sessions, as your vet can check for these problems during such visits.
