Customer Reviews

Havanese: A Complete and Reliable Handbook (Complete Handbook)

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Having read the wonderful, "Bichon Havanese"
by Zoila Portuondo Guerra, I was very disappointed with this book, since it completely ignored health issues that should be watched in the breed. The book seems quite generic in nature and could apply to almost any breed.

This is a great handbook for havanese. The breed being so rare, it is hard to find good experience on paper. I plan on giving each of my new puppy owners a book. Thank you for supplying this book. Sincerely, Laura Helmon

Although this was the only book on Havanese that I could find, it was not what I wanted. It was a general puppy care book with Havanese pictures. Important issues related to the health and care of Havanese were not mentioned or addressed. Don't waste your money unless you are just paying for the pictures. Buy a more inclusive puppy care book if this is what you're looking for.

I am very disappointed with this book. It is so generic! The history of the breed is all over the web. What we really need is a guide to getting one, dealing with Havanese specific problems, training, and issues that come up. I know more than this book!

This book contains very little original information on Havanese. Most of the book is stock TFH text with Havanese pictures. There are significant health issues associated with this breed (ie, cataracts, chondrodysplasia) that are not mentioned at all...the health issues mentioned are completely generic.

I found this book to be very helpful to me as I could not find any books on the Havanese Breed. I learned a lot about its history. They were many helpful hint on training your puppy. Many of the suggestions I am using. I also loved all the different pictures that were showen in the book. It gave me an idea what to expect as my pet developes with age. He is at this time 3 and 1/2 months. His name is Patrick Murphy. I don't know of any one that has the Havanese Breed.

Eileen Roy

This is a must have for Havanese fans - this book would be a great addition to puppy packets for new owners. Beautiful pictures. Alot of info in an easy to read manner....END

There are two very common problems with Havanese dogs. One is in regards to problems with vision and the other is with tear staining. I have used other sources to find out about these COMMON issues with this breed. I can see that this book is a generic book, where the author fills in the blank, with the word Havanese. It is not specific enough to the breed. I would look into other books. If they don't mention CERF testing and tear staining, which are COMMON problems, don't buy the book.

I also have to agree with a couple of previous reviews about the health issues. Some of the sections could pertain to any breed - the photos lead you to believe it was written specificially about the Havanese. There is no deep insight as to the Havanese issues; so I was disappointed since I had read that Goodale was responsible for getting things really started for this breed in the US, being a responsible breeder and for starting up the Havanese Club of America. I enjoyed her portrayal of the history and the legend of the lady, Catalina Lasa. I prefer the Guerra book much better.

Such as "The Havanese" By Diane Klumb (with Joanne Baldwin). It won the DWAA (Dog Writers' Association of America) Maxwell award for best Breed Book of the year in 2006.

Self-published, with all proceeds going to support the Havanese Genetics Project at Texas A&M, you can find it at Lulu.com.

It comes in both color and b&w versions. The color version is a Lulu bestseller!