You wouldn't be looking them up online if you didn't think of them as adorable - the Havanese dog, among the toy dog breeds, is one of a kind. For a pet categorized as a toy dog breed, they're not that small, and unlike the stereotyped bratty small dog, this one is affectionate without being a brat; throw in the fact that it hardly sheds, and you have a small dog winner. So that's why there's been a surge in the demand for the Havanese; so don't be surprised is the number of legitimate and illegitimate Havanese Breeders offering them are on the rise as well.
If you're after a purebred, your best bet is meeting up with a Havanese breeder - the problem is you might meet up with a dishonest one, so you want to keep asking questions during the meeting. A dishonest breeder will know what to show you to convince you to clinch the deal right there - a clean breeding area, cute liters, and maybe falsified documents pertaining to breeding registration and medical check ups/vaccinations. The dishonest breeder might even put on the airs of an honest breeder you have to work hard to convince of your capacity to take care of Havanese puppies.
What you need to do is to find out which breeding clubs or circles he is a member of, because when that info is provided you can do the online and by phone research to check his background - having references is key. You might be shown wall to wall plaques of participation in this event, or certification of having attended that conference or training - all of which can be false. That's why you want to do what you can, before you meet up, to talk to people who can vouch for him. Of course, a true conman will provide you with references that are actually his associates - whatever it takes to clinch the sale.
There's actually more bad news. In perfect mime of standard practices of legitimate Havanese Breeders, corrupt ones will also provide you with documentation pertaining to the breeding history, registration, and medical records of the dog or dogs, but only after you buy them. By the time you figure out that the documents have been forged, you paid for the dog's, which may not be bred to be healthy - meaning they may have hereditary conditions. The respected registration organizations have online databases against which you can check the papers you were given, but that may be too late, too.
What you can do is bring a smartphone with you or a laptop with Internet connection, and run the documents against the online databases - if the breeder agrees to that. The dishonest ones will suddenly cough out a list of excuses, just to avoid the on the spot check - most likely he'll slash the price if he's desperate. There are probably hundreds of people already conned by faux breeders, and you can probably read about their stories online if you search for them, so you can be forewarned.
If you're after a purebred, your best bet is meeting up with a Havanese breeder - the problem is you might meet up with a dishonest one, so you want to keep asking questions during the meeting. A dishonest breeder will know what to show you to convince you to clinch the deal right there - a clean breeding area, cute liters, and maybe falsified documents pertaining to breeding registration and medical check ups/vaccinations. The dishonest breeder might even put on the airs of an honest breeder you have to work hard to convince of your capacity to take care of Havanese puppies.
What you need to do is to find out which breeding clubs or circles he is a member of, because when that info is provided you can do the online and by phone research to check his background - having references is key. You might be shown wall to wall plaques of participation in this event, or certification of having attended that conference or training - all of which can be false. That's why you want to do what you can, before you meet up, to talk to people who can vouch for him. Of course, a true conman will provide you with references that are actually his associates - whatever it takes to clinch the sale.
There's actually more bad news. In perfect mime of standard practices of legitimate Havanese Breeders, corrupt ones will also provide you with documentation pertaining to the breeding history, registration, and medical records of the dog or dogs, but only after you buy them. By the time you figure out that the documents have been forged, you paid for the dog's, which may not be bred to be healthy - meaning they may have hereditary conditions. The respected registration organizations have online databases against which you can check the papers you were given, but that may be too late, too.
What you can do is bring a smartphone with you or a laptop with Internet connection, and run the documents against the online databases - if the breeder agrees to that. The dishonest ones will suddenly cough out a list of excuses, just to avoid the on the spot check - most likely he'll slash the price if he's desperate. There are probably hundreds of people already conned by faux breeders, and you can probably read about their stories online if you search for them, so you can be forewarned.
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Despite how good some con-artist Havanese Breeders can be, there remain some strategies you can use to discern the honest from the malicious ones. There are a lot of things you can do to spot corrupt Havanese Breeders, and if you're having suspicions, simply say you're thinking about it, and check out other breeders.
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