Havanese Breed History |
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are different ideas of the origin of the Havanese in the Americas. Fiorenzo Fiorone (author of the book, "308 Recognized Breeds") believed that they were created when the Bolognese was crossed with a south american poodle in Argentina and Dechambre believed the little dogs were created from the maltese when it was brought to the West Indies by the Spaniards. But the Cubans believe the dogs were brought to their shores by Italian sea captains. Regardless of which explanation is the correct one, these little dogs were owned and adored by wealthy cubans. The most dedicated Cuban fancier of the Havanese was Catalina Laza, wife of the wealthy and famous sugar mill baron,"Barro". Only the very wealthy families owned these little dogs. The Havanese were becoming
extinct when smuggled out of Cuba by families |
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