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UNIQUE ORIGIN: The name “Havanese” probably is derived from the city of havana, the capital of Cuba. The first Havanese ancestors (Bichon Frises family of dogs) were brought to Cuba from Spain after Columbus first claimed that country for Spain in 1492.

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The Havanese dates back to 1500s Cuba and is  small and sturdy dog with a playful, and an affectionate personality. Overall, These smart dogs are good-natured and make great family dogs.

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The breed became trendy in Europe in the mid 1800s,The Queen Victoria and charles Dickens were among his well known fans at the time. At one point the Havanese became almost extinct, even in his native Cuba.

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The renaissance of the breed began in the 1970s, When an American couple who bred dogs found a few descendents of the 11 dogs who were brought from Cuba

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In the last few decades, dedicated fanciers have taken great care to revive what had become an extremely rare breed their efforts have paid off,