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(Betsy) #1375

That makes sense. None of our 3 cotons bit our ankles. When I lost my coton, my family bought me a Havanese, which are very similar to Cotons. He was an ankle biter, but it stopped when he was somewhere around one year old. I don’t think Havanese are herders, but I should look up each of the breeds that they are a mix of.

He was very hyper. The first year felt like living in a whirlwind. We noticed that food affected him, and finally got him on a fish based chow mixed with cooked white fish, and it has helped a lot.

(Betsy) #1376

This is Pierre, my Havanese.

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(Doug) #1377

:heart::slightly_smiling_face::sunglasses: So cute.

(Cathy) #1378

So darn cute!!! A terrier of some sort?

(Cathy) #1379

I had a havanese years ago and she was the sweetest pup. Loved to lay on the top of the back of my couch behind my head.

(Betsy) #1380

Did she like belly rubs?

Because he never held still for his whole first year, it was hard for me to believe, but Pierre turned into a true lap dog.

Someone on Twitter has a lap dog that liked being in high places. She said he had a “goatlike” quality to him.

(Doug) #1381

Indeed. Norwich Terrier. :slightly_smiling_face:

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(Cathy) #1382

She loved belly pats and was so good with the necessary grooming too. A real sweetie.

(Cathy) #1383

What a cutie! I love terriers. My Zoe is probably a jack russell with some other breed mixed in. I got her as a puppy from a rescue. She is really smart and fun.

(Betsy) #1384

It’s a mix of Bichon but I’m not sure what it’s mixed with. Wikipedia says Bichon and poodle, and another site says they are part Maltese.
But I don’t see any poodle in him and he does look more like he has some terrier.

(Betsy) #1385

I found something very interesting when looking up what the mix of Havanese is. They are prone to a genetic autoimmune disease called sebaceous adenitis that causes skin and ear problems.

My dog has had constant ear problems and skin issues. Usually he has a mild type of dandruff, but about six months ago he had several spots of what appeared to be flaky scabs on his skin. I got rid of them using colloidal silver, but never found out what they were until I read about Havanese being prone to this problem.

This is a problem that is very common to poodles, too, which would make sense that Havanese are a poodle mix.