4/28.07
Click HERE for new puppy pictures!

4/28.07
Click HERE for Kim Sherburne's puppy pictures!

10/20/2006
Check out the pictures from the 2006 HCA National Specialty

06/13/2006
Check out the pictures from the BRHC Specialty Weekend!

Sedoso Puppies

It's better to pay for a good puppy once than to pay for a bad puppy forever.

We expect 2 more litters this year.  One in September and the other in October.  

Sedoso puppies come with an unconditional, lifetime guarantee.  If for any reason, during the dog's life, you wish to return a Sedoso dog to us, you may.  You don't have to justify it to us and we'll give you your purchase price back in full.  People have told me I'm crazy for doing this.  I think it speaks to the essence of Sedoso Havanese.  We are ultimately responsible for these dogs.  Like everything else, we take our dogs seriously. 

Wow!  This is what it's all about.  It's probably the reason you are visiting this site.  Let us start by stating the obvious:  We love our dogs, just like everyone else.  We think our dogs are the best, just like everyone else.  So what makes our puppies different from other puppies?  To the casual observer, not much; but to the experienced eye, everything.

The first difference is the purpose we are breeding.  We breed looking specifically for breed type.  We don't sacrifice one part for another.  We pay attention to the hard things like the shape of the eye.  It's supposed to be almond shaped and not round.  Do you know how hard that is in a breed with a broad backskull?  Easy in Collies, hard in Havanese. That's why you see "Maltese looking" Havanese. 

We also breed for the proper coat.  Ever see a curly Havanese?  How about a fuzzy one?  Makes you wonder why they call it the "Havana Silk Dog" doesn't it?  Our dogs and puppies have proper coat.  It looks and feels like silk.  It's soft to the touch and flows.  It doesn't look like we just plugged our dog into an electrical socket.

We breed for a moderate length neck, in balance with the dog.  Ever see a Havanese without a neck?  Head just sitting on top of the body?  Do you think that's balanced? You see it because it's easier to breed two pretty dogs than it is to find dogs with proper shoulder layback.  And that layback has a large influence on the dog's topline, which happens to be the most important feature of a Havanese. The way you recognize a Havanese from a distance is the outline which is directly impacted by its topline.  Otherwise you could look across the ring at a Havanese and think it's a Shih-Tzu.

So our breeding program has a purpose.  We also have a responsibility.  We should provide our puppy buyers healthy puppies.  So we health test.  And health test.  And health test.  On our Health Information page you can see what we test for.  Needless to say, if you are speaking to someone about a puppy and they don't do these health tests, RUN AWAY!  If anyone ever says they don't test for something because it isn't in their lines, hang up the phone.  How in the world would they know if they don't test?  Beware if they only CERF their dog's eyes as well.  There are many more things to be screened for.  Please don't be like so many potential buyers and be too embarrassed to ask these hard questions. 

And finally, what makes our puppies different is their pedigree.  Our pups come from the finest lines in the country.  Not just because they have the correct breed type, but also because they have the correct health.  It's easier to produce healthy pups when you start from healthy lines.

Our puppies aren't for everyone.  If you don't want a Havanese puppy with proper breed type AND good health you won't want a pup from us.  On the other hand, if you want a healthy puppy for show or pet, you need to contact us.  It's better to pay for a good puppy once than to pay for a bad puppy forever.

If this is your first visit to our site, you don't need to fill out our questionnaire.  Just go to our Contact page and send us an email.  Make sure you put your correct email address in for us to email you.  More than half of our replies bounce back because of incorrect email addresses.  If you are still interested in one of our puppies, please fill out our Puppy Questionnaire.  I know it's daunting, and kind of nosy, but we do it with the best of intentions. 

For those who've made the cut (congratulations!).  I've put together a page where you'll find items I've found useful.  This isn't an endorsement of anything and I'm always open to suggestions.