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Rescue a Havanese Havanese Pictures (Bichon Havanais) (Havana Silk Dog) (Bichon Havanese) Page 7 Examples of Short Coat Havanese (Shavanese)
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Havanese with a recessive coat. The short hair Havanese, a Registered purebred dog.
Some Havanese carry a short haired recessive gene. If two Adults with this recessive gene have a litter of puppies, it is possible that some of the puppies will be born with smooth coats. A Havanese with a short coat cannot be shown and is a disqualification in the show arena, meaning it would not be allowed to participate in a dog show, however it is not a medical factor and in no way affects the dog itself. A short coated Havanese looks very different when full grown than a long coated Havanese. Some have nicknamed the Havanese born with short coats Shavanese. Around 1980, several German breeders started finding odd-coated puppies in litters with regular Havanese. As these pups matured they did not grow full coats like their other littermates. They had feathering on the skirts, tail, legs, chest, and ears - the rest of the body hair was close lying. They oddly enough grew up to have smooth coats. Breeders got together and found that this was happening in other litters of Havanese and was not a chance genetic mutation in one single litter, but something carried in a lot of Havanese as a recessive gene. These dogs were called Smooth-Coated Havanese, but have picked up the name Shavanese somewhere along the line. The short coated Havanese are not showable or breedable, however they are perfectly healthy.
A long coat Havanese (left) playing with a short coat (right) Both 9 week old puppies are from the same litter.
"I have had the opportunity to meet a short coat Havanese, although I have never bred one. This is a fault, and the Breeder spayed and neutered, the sire and dam, and all the puppies. This is NOT a preferred trait. short coat Havanese Shed, and are not hypo allergenic. You can see this dog is Structurally sound, and well put together, and this is not a serious medical fault, but, this is NOT what a Havanese is supposed to look like.."
Taya at 7 week old Havanese puppy with her long coat growing in. At 7 weeks, it becomes obvious that the short haired (pictured below) facial hair is not growing like Taya's above.
Rambo at 7 week old Shavanese (Short Haired). The brown pigment on this pups nose and eye rims is also a Serious Fault in the show ring and not acceptable on a champaign color dog. It would only be acceptable if there was a 1" square patch of chocolate color on the coat.
Rambo at 7 week old Shavanese (Short Haired).
Rambo at 7 week old Shavanese (Short Haired). ________________________________
This guy, is extremely sweet and his owners are so so pleased with him. Sammy is so incredibly entertaining, they could charge admission each day just to watch him perform.
This is Sophie, a normal longhaired Havanese. She is a litter mate to Sammy the Shavanese, shown above. Photo Courtesy of Heather
Sammy is a full purebred Havanese with a short coat (nicknamed Shavanese). A short coat is a fault in the Havanese written standard. These dogs still make wonderful companions. Unlike the long coated Havanese, Sammy's coat does shed.
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