The Havanese Standard

Photo courtesy of Candy Gaudry, Q-Bin Havanese, http://www.qbinhavanese.com/ (Amos: In Loving Memory of)

The Havanese is a small sturdy dog. He is slightly longer than tall. The Havanese's coat is long, silky and wavy. He has a plumed tail that he carries loosely curled over his rump. Size and Proportion The Havanese stands from a range of 8 ½ to 11 ½ inches tall. The ideal height is between 9 and 10 ½ inches measured at the withers, and slightly less than the length from point of shoulder to point of buttocks. His outline is somewhat of a rectangle rather than square. The Havanese should never appear fragile. A coarse dog with excessive bone is contrary to type and therefore undesirable according to the AKC standard. The minimum height stated here does not apply to males and females under

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