Puppy Matching

Puppy Placement: The Art of Matching Owners and Havanese Puppies

At Wildflower Havanese we place our puppies at no sooner than 10 weeks of age. In
our experience, the best time to evaluate puppies for their personality makeup is at
about eight weeks. We see personality development as an ongoing process and we
believe it would be unrealistic to decide on the best fit of pup with new owner sooner
than eight weeks of age. So as a new Wildflower Havanese pup owner we ask you to
have patience, while we assess which is the best puppy match for your home.

At Wildflower Havanese we spend time with each puppy buyer to assure a successful
placement. We match specific puppies to specific owners, and do not rely on a
first-come, first-served list. We do accept deposit checks, which are held as a
reservation for a puppy from an upcoming litter, but not for the purpose of setting a
priority for future owners to pick their favorite puppy just on the basis of looks, for
example. Instead, we might place a high energy puppy with one family and a low
maintenance easy-going lap puppy in a completely different home.

It is easiest for us if a new owner is open to different coat colors and to either sex,
so we can find the right pup whose personality and makeup matches the owner's
particular goals.

Most of our puppies are sold as companions with either American Kennel Club (AKC)
or United Kennel Club (UKC) limited registration. Limited registration means the
puppy cannot be bred, and the pup must be spayed or neutered by nine months of
age to prevent accidental breeding.

We require that all potential show-puppy placements include a legal contract
outlining co-ownership and the requirements for finishing the championship and
health testing.

Wildflower Havanese gives our promise that each puppy comes to its new home as
healthy and well-loved as possible, including first vaccinations.