Saucy Pet

Soon, the average hav owner realizes the fact that the hav at home is more agile and faster than its cutesy, delicate appearance indicates. Indeed, the dog’s robust hind quarters make it capable of relatively good jumps for its size. The front paws complete the effect somewhat reminiscent of the nimbleness of a cat. All this not only mean guaranteed amusement and laughter, but also unfortunately, possible disasters if the dogs and owners are not too cautious!

One important havanese training issue here is dogs that sneak in a nimble-footed trick or two, which is practically the norm when nobody is looking. Indeed, who would expect that such a dainty looking, stuffed toy-caliber dog would act with such boldness, clambering over gates? Many a Hav dog owner had to fight panic and keep calm after seeing a Hav perched at a risky height, planning a new mode towards freedom.

Granted that the dexterity is impressive, the results however, are definitely not. There is so much that assuming things about the “delicate” dog can lead to. From a dog’s point of view, getting up a babygate is a totally different experience compared to getting down. So there is no way how worse the damage of a three foot-high jump can be! More possible consequences of lack of supervision are: soiled carpets, chewed on shoes, shredded newspapers and magazines, or worse, chewed on electric cords and the swallowing of household chemicals.

But there is still some good havanese training news in all this, and it would be that not all Havs are thrill seekers. Some dogs feel the need to be up high in order to keep a tab as much as possible on all family members. The above goes to show the great need for that basic rule in construction sites, now applicable too in the case of Havanese homes: safety first! Definitely one good way to keep a canine mountain goat in check would be to get an enclosed puppy den, or an x-pen with roof panels, or the best option yet, which is a crate?

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