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Havanese

Temperament: Intelligent, playful, social dogs.

Height: 8.5-11.5 inches

Weight: 7-13 pounds

Life Span: 14-16 years

Breed Average Outlier Index: 0.35

Breed Average Genetic Relatedness: 0.00

Breed Average Internal Relatedness: 0.03

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No.	Name	Gender	Outlier Index	Average Genetic Relatedness	Internal Relatedness
1	Ashstone's Gizmotron at DelSol	M	0.26	0.04	0.13
2	DelSols Knockin' on Heavens Door	F	0.27	0.04	-0.13
3	DelSols IMO MY Best Friend	F	0.32	0.01	-0.05
4	Ashstone's Magnifica at DelSol	F	0.18	0.01	0.17
5	Havasmallpaw Lucy in the Sky	F	0.33	-0.05	0.29
6	Narwyn Lorem Ipsum	M	0.23	0.05	-0.07
7	Amistosa's Your Wishes Granted	F	0.36	0.02	-0.02
8	Almendares Balladyna	F	0.31	-0.04	0.07
9	GCH Havasmallpaw Rico Ritz N Glitz	M	0.28	0.01	0.16
10	Havasmallpaw Go Lucky Ruby	F	0.29	0.00	0.09

The Havanese breed is based on the now extinct Blanquito de la Habana (little white dog of Havana), which descended in turn from the also extinct Spanish Bichon Tenerife. The Blanquito was bred with breeds of similar Bichon type and to Poodles to create the modern Havanese. It was officially accepted as a breed by AKC in 1996 and comes in a variety of colors.

Breed Standard coming soon!'

Havanese are a genetically diverse and healthy breed. They have some issues that are typical of small dogs, like patellar luxation, Legg-Calve-Perthes and liver shunts, but they are not highly frequent. Maintaining overal diversity will help keep these infrequent.

The research for the Havanese breed regarding gene flow and inbreeding indicates that breeders are currently doing a pretty good job creating heterozygous dogs and maintaining the genetics they have retained from their ancestors. Breed average IR of .03 indicates some level of inbreeding within the population.

The breed has an average effective allele frequency of 4.48, with overall allele frequencies being an average of 8.576. Though this is very good for a purebred dog, this indicates opportunity to have higher effective alleles in the population.

Havanese possess considerable genetic diversity in both DLA class I and II regions, similar to that of the Miniature Poodle and much greater than breeds such as the Akita, Black Russian Terrier, Italian Greyhound, Flat-coated retrievers, and Alaska Klee Kai. This diversity involves 35 different STR-associated DLA Class I and 27 DLA Class II. Several DLA types are unique to the Havanese breed.

The follow includes dogs with birthdates listed in the database.

DLA Haplotypes in the Breed

The Dog Leukocyte Antigen or DLA is the region in the canine genome that controls the immune system, among other things. There are three classes or areas, and the VGL Canine Diversity Test genotypes or records the two regions with the most variation. Because it is an area that mutates more rapidly than others, the method VGL uses is ideal for identifying specific combinations of DNA, and not merely showing whether a dog inherited two of the same sets of genetics from its parents or two different ones.

"Haplotype" is a generic name for a set of genes that are bound together and inherited as a set. The DLA Class I and Class II haplotypes are very tightly bound and represent about 2 million base pairs of DNA - a sizeable chunk. These two haplotypes together make an extended haplotype that is nearly always passed from parent to puppies as a pair. We therefore have two tables below showing both the combinations of DLA found in this breed and how often they appear, and also how often they appear individually.

Remember that frequency percentages do not show how many dogs carry them, but rather how many of these haplotypes exist in the breed as a whole. Every dog has two sets of DLA haplotypes, one inherited from dam, and one inherited from sire. These almost never recombine in new generations.

DLA Class I/Class II Combinations :

Class I Haplotype	Class II Haplotype	Frequency in the Breed
1016	2066	18.29%
1054	2022	12.06%
1115	2003	11.09%
1116	2070	9.53%
1092	2003	7.00%
1006	2007	5.06%
1014	2037	4.67%
1003	2001	3.11%
1133	2077	2.92%
1093	2032	2.72%
1117	2074	2.53%
1029	2075	1.75%
1068	2053	1.75%
1012	2003	1.36%
1040	2053	1.36%
1054	2073	1.36%
1016	2014	1.17%
1016	2018	1.17%
1114	2072	1.17%
1125	2016	1.17%
1052	2017	0.97%
1035	2082	0.78%
1121	2071	0.78%
1084	2022	0.58%
1148	2012	0.58%
1092	2001	0.39%
1120	2024	0.39%
1128	2079	0.39%
1124	2076	0.39%
1154	2003	0.39%
1016	2083	0.20%
1118	2074	0.20%
1125	2032	0.20%
1035	2022	0.20%
1115	2070	0.20%
1129	2035	0.20%
1132	2016	0.20%
1132	2033	0.20%
1127	2077	0.20%
1140	2016	0.20%
1142	2032	0.20%
1122	2077	0.20%
1123	2006	0.20%
1173	2040	0.20%

DLA Frequencies :

Class	Haplotype	Frequency in the Breed
Class I	1003	3.13%
Class I	1006	5.08%
Class I	1012	1.37%
Class I	1014	4.69%
Class I	1016	20.90%
Class I	1029	1.76%
Class I	1035	0.98%
Class I	1040	1.37%
Class I	1052	0.98%
Class I	1054	13.48%
Class I	1068	1.76%
Class I	1084	0.59%
Class I	1092	7.42%
Class I	1093	2.73%
Class I	1114	1.17%
Class I	1115	11.33%
Class I	1116	9.57%
Class I	1117	2.54%
Class I	1118	0.20%
Class I	1120	0.39%
Class I	1121	0.78%
Class I	1122	0.20%
Class I	1123	0.20%
Class I	1124	0.39%
Class I	1125	1.37%
Class I	1127	0.20%
Class I	1128	0.39%
Class I	1129	0.20%
Class I	1132	0.39%
Class I	1133	2.93%
Class I	1140	0.20%
Class I	1142	0.20%
Class I	1148	0.59%
Class I	1154	0.39%
Class I	1173	0.20%
Class II	2001	3.52%
Class II	2003	19.92%
Class II	2006	0.20%
Class II	2007	5.08%
Class II	2012	0.59%
Class II	2014	1.17%
Class II	2016	1.56%
Class II	2017	0.98%
Class II	2018	1.17%
Class II	2022	12.89%
Class II	2024	0.39%
Class II	2032	3.13%
Class II	2033	0.20%
Class II	2035	0.20%
Class II	2037	4.69%
Class II	2040	0.20%
Class II	2053	3.13%
Class II	2066	18.36%
Class II	2070	9.77%
Class II	2071	0.78%
Class II	2072	1.17%
Class II	2073	1.37%
Class II	2074	2.73%
Class II	2075	1.76%
Class II	2076	0.39%
Class II	2077	3.32%
Class II	2079	0.39%
Class II	2082	0.78%
Class II	2083	0.20%

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No.	Name	Gender	Outlier Index	Average Genetic Relatedness	Internal Relatedness
1	2Cute’s Sky Walker Vom Salzetal	M	0.51	-0.12	0.27
2	Accent-Sonrisas I Got A Secret	F	0.40	-0.01	0.05
3	Adagio Under The Seda Sun	F	0.54	-0.08	0.06
4	Adorele Fantastic Mr. Fox	M	0.40	-0.01	-0.06
5	Almendares Balladyna	F	0.31	-0.04	0.07
6	Almendares Dakar	M	0.41	-0.04	0.00
7	Almendares Pablo	M	0.26	0.01	0.01
8	Almendares Show Must Go On	M	0.29	-0.03	0.00
9	Amara Soliloquy of Narwyn	M	0.22	0.05	-0.04
10	Amazing Dance Shisuka	F	0.58	-0.11	0.02
11	Ambler Sherrex's You're Gonna Hear Me Roar	M	0.23	0.08	-0.13
12	Amblers Cleveland Rocks	M	0.35	0.00	-0.01
13	Amistosa's Eleven Pipers Pipin	F	0.29	0.03	0.13
14	Amistosa's Gone With The Wind	F	0.32	0.01	0.11
15	Amistosa's Lancaster of Jasper	M	0.39	0.01	0.07
16	Amistosa's Quintessential Gem	F	0.22	0.08	-0.06
17	Amistosa's Your Wishes Granted	F	0.36	0.02	-0.02
18	Amor Tamaran Thunder Road	M	0.34	0.00	-0.09
19	Amor's Amita At Nightn'gael	F	0.29	-0.01	0.18
20	Amor's Who Could Resist	M	0.17	0.11	0.05
21	Angelheart's Stairway to Heaven	M	0.30	0.02	0.01
22	Angelheart's Under Pressure	M	0.29	0.02	-0.14
23	Annahavanas Mischief Puck	M	0.55	-0.09	0.16
24	Annahavanas Orly Chocklet	F	0.48	-0.05	0.03
25	Artwryks in Carneys Paradise Garden	F	0.30	-0.03	0.11
26	Ashstone's Gizmotron at DelSol	M	0.26	0.04	0.13
27	Ashstone's Magnifica at DelSol	F	0.18	0.01	0.17
28	Ashtone's Hearts Delite Fargo	M	0.25	0.04	-0.10
29	Askin Almost Sorry	F	0.19	-0.02	0.49
30	Asunray's Island Spice	F	0.32	-0.01	0.01
31	Bailemos Caliente	M	0.72	-0.14	0.09
32	Bailemos Changuita	F	0.67	-0.12	-0.03
33	Bailemos Dealer's Choice Skyler	F	0.56	-0.06	0.02
34	Bailemos Fashionista	F	0.40	-0.04	-0.06
35	Bailemos Pachanga	F	0.65	-0.13	0.04
36	Bailemos Poker Face	M	0.46	-0.05	0.05
37	Bailemos Pretty Fly For A White Guy	M	0.64	-0.06	-0.11
38	Bailemos Tiene Bembe Jose	M	0.39	-0.01	-0.05
39	Baribal's Ironman	M	0.23	-0.01	0.09
40	Baribal's Undercover Agent	M	0.46	-0.06	0.05
41	Berill Canis Minor Hadesz	M	0.34	-0.01	0.07
42	Berill Canis Minor Lolly	F	0.48	-0.08	0.13
43	Beseme's Legacy Lives On @Sunsation	M	0.40	-0.03	0.04
44	Carita's Man About Town, a Socialite	M	0.19	0.05	0.15
45	Carneys What Grows Wild Along the River	F	0.27	0.00	0.19
46	Ch Socialite’s Sweet Seduction	F	0.26	0.02	0.06
47	Chazard Shady Lady at Labayamesa	F	0.63	-0.10	0.09
48	Christa's Jumpy Clown Inazza	F	0.43	-0.05	0.01
49	Classical Fivefields Anarchy	M	0.42	-0.01	-0.07
50	Classical Fivefields Entropy	F	0.25	0.05	0.00
51	Classical Master Rhett	M	0.15	0.10	0.09
52	Classical Set Fire To The Rain	F	0.24	0.03	0.12
53	Classical's Brad Paisley	M	0.24	0.07	0.02
54	Classical's Mon Petit Amie	F	0.42	-0.03	0.13
55	Claytonia Beguine	F	0.51	-0.04	-0.13
56	Cloudy Crystal Mano Gentis	M	0.31	0.02	0.04
57	Cubana's Buick Skylark	F	0.40	-0.11	0.30
58	D'els Peluts Ragnarok	M	0.45	-0.05	0.12
59	Dark Night Davino Star of Havanna	M	0.33	0.00	0.06
60	DelSol's Chocolate Surprise	F	0.51	-0.08	0.02
61	DelSols IMO MY Best Friend	F	0.32	0.01	-0.05
62	DelSols Knockin' on Heavens Door	F	0.27	0.04	-0.13
63	DelSols Sasha O Weatherford	F	0.32	0.01	-0.07
64	Dianaia Faberge Splendour For Janabear	F	0.42	-0.06	0.02
65	Dianaia Over The Rainbow For Janabear	M	0.34	-0.01	0.03
66	Elvis De Islagorca Teddy Bear For Seda	M	0.62	-0.16	0.21
67	Fivefields Always and Again	M	0.25	0.03	0.09
68	Fivefields Coffee Bean	M	0.18	0.06	0.03
69	Fivefields Here Be Dragons	F	0.18	0.03	0.12
70	FiveFields Someone Like You	F	0.21	0.03	0.17
71	Flordecuba Amarillo Star	F	0.48	0.01	-0.19
72	Flordecuba Armaros	M	0.54	-0.07	-0.04
73	Flordecuba Jacinto	M	0.39	-0.02	0.01
74	Flordecuba Jezebel	F	0.35	-0.04	0.12
75	Flordecuba Malachai	M	0.41	-0.03	-0.10
76	Flordecuba Orias	M	0.52	-0.08	0.03
77	Foxy Lady By Labayamesa	F	0.45	-0.02	-0.09
78	Gadby Des Echos Du Hoyoux	M	0.43	-0.06	0.02
79	Georgie Girl By Labayamesa	F	0.43	0.02	-0.13
80	Gilwood Hidden Mickey	M	0.30	-0.01	0.18
81	Giocoso Piu Mosso d'Narwyn	F	0.37	0.00	-0.01
82	Giocoso's Joy for Sonrisas	F	0.31	0.05	0.01
83	Giocoso's Shooting Star	M	0.27	0.01	0.10
84	Hank from Bohemica land	M	0.41	0.01	-0.06
85	Havasmallpaw Go Lucky Ruby	F	0.29	0.00	0.09
86	Havasmallpaw Lucy in the Sky	F	0.33	-0.05	0.29
87	Havasmallpaw Rico Ritz N Glitz	M	0.28	0.01	0.16
88	Havasmallpaw Zorro the Bandit	M	0.31	0.06	-0.10
89	Heartland’s Scandal at Flordecuba	F	0.41	-0.06	0.20
90	Heartsong's Welcome to Storybrooke	F	0.41	-0.02	-0.15
91	Hekarwe's Little Wonder of Oz	F	0.32	0.00	-0.02
92	Inigualable Bebo Valdez de Los Gabatos	M	0.31	0.00	0.07
93	Inika-Mia Coeur De Masai	F	0.36	-0.01	-0.12
94	Janabear Amazing Grace	F	0.36	-0.04	0.21
95	Janabear One Alone	F	0.31	0.03	-0.08
96	Janabear The Flower Song	F	0.34	-0.01	0.05
97	Jessamine's Asters Bloom in the Summerwind	M	0.27	0.01	0.14
98	Joyaseda's Hunter with Twinkle	M	0.31	-0.04	0.11
99	Keep Your Temper Caballero Pedoro	M	0.42	-0.05	-0.08
100	Lancaster's Checkered Past	M	0.35	0.00	-0.03
101	Lancaster's Connect the Dots	F	0.32	0.03	-0.11
102	Lancaster's Life of the Parti	M	0.29	0.00	0.09
103	Lancaster's Patchwork of Time	F	0.34	-0.03	0.03
104	Lancaster's Run for the Roses	F	0.30	-0.01	0.05
105	Lancaster's Sweet Snickerdoodle	F	0.42	-0.04	0.04
106	Little Phantom of Velvet Dreams	M	0.32	0.02	-0.07
107	Little Wonder's Abracadabra	F	0.30	0.04	-0.18
108	LittleWonder Sound of Laughter	F	0.30	0.07	-0.18
109	LosCompanero Aces R High	M	0.54	-0.03	-0.15
110	Lossombra's Little Cover Girl	F	0.25	0.04	-0.03
111	LosSombra's Little Runway Star	F	0.26	0.07	0.07
112	Lossombra's Winnie The Pooh	F	0.46	-0.01	-0.22
113	Love Her Madly Coeur De Masai	F	0.54	-0.06	0.17
114	Narwyn Darkwing 'Til This Night	F	0.30	0.00	0.18
115	Narwyn Darkwing Where Echo Lies at Amara	M	0.34	0.01	0.11
116	Narwyn Hello Buenos Aires	F	0.37	0.05	-0.18
117	Narwyn Lorem Ipsum	M	0.23	0.05	-0.07
118	Narwyn MeadowView Mischief Managed	M	0.53	-0.07	0.10
119	Narwyn Quid Pro Quo	F	0.36	0.01	0.03
120	Narwyn When in Rome	M	0.31	0.03	0.01
121	Nauti Numbered Account	M	0.28	0.01	-0.12
122	Nauti Pardon The Interruption	F	0.25	0.04	0.05
123	Newtonwood The Edge of Glory	F	0.23	-0.02	0.13
124	Newtonwood Yours Truly	M	0.22	0.03	0.05
125	Nova	F	0.32	0.02	-0.02
126	Old Havana Pixie Starrdust	F	0.31	0.05	-0.15
127	Old Havana's Totally Honest	M	0.33	-0.01	0.08
128	OldHavana's Phoenix at Sandant	M	0.29	0.02	-0.01
129	OldHavanas She Got The Spirit	F	0.24	0.04	0.01
130	Pandaprints Alexander	M	0.32	0.02	0.05
131	Perfection Revealed Star of Havanna	M	0.45	-0.06	0.06
132	Perla Star of Havanna	F	0.31	0.01	-0.09
133	Petra Chica Mango	F	0.18	0.04	0.16
134	Princess Anastasia at Adorele	F	0.39	-0.05	0.10
135	Puppy Andrea	F	0.28	0.04	-0.10
136	Puppy Tracey	F	0.35	0.03	-0.07
137	Quickstep's Sound of Music	M	0.32	-0.01	0.03
138	Quickstep's Waltzing Matilda	F	0.35	-0.03	-0.01
139	Reine O'Castamere	F	0.47	-0.11	0.19
140	Revistio's Every Picture Tells A Story	F	0.44	-0.02	0.03
141	Revistio's Pull N Out the Stops	M	0.49	-0.05	-0.06
142	Rosalba Can't Stop The Moonlight	F	0.18	0.09	0.07
143	Rosalba Just A Matter Of Time	M	0.19	0.08	0.02
144	Rosalba Moon River	F	0.17	0.08	0.11
145	Rosalba Til The River Runs Dry	M	0.25	0.04	0.14
146	Sassy	F	0.45	-0.04	-0.02
147	Seda N Pixc Island Phoenix	M	0.58	-0.06	-0.09
148	Seda PIXC VFP Montana Y Mar	F	0.68	-0.16	0.27
149	Seda's All In	F	0.84	-0.15	0.14
150	Seda's Blue Chip Baby	F	0.95	-0.15	0.14
151	Seda's Cancion Caribena	F	0.56	-0.06	-0.06
152	Seda's Dancin In The Moonlight	F	0.57	-0.09	-0.01
153	Sedosos One Way or Another	F	0.33	0.01	0.01
154	Sedosos Secret Patent O DelSol	F	0.26	-0.01	0.01
155	Sedosos Some Like it Hot	M	0.36	-0.03	0.03
156	Selah A Tale of Three Chile	F	0.40	-0.02	0.07
157	Selah A Touch of Elegance	F	0.25	-0.02	0.05
158	Selah Aloha Dreams	F	0.38	0.03	-0.17
159	Selah Beautiful Dancer of El Rey	F	0.29	0.01	-0.05
160	Selah Divine Intervention	F	0.33	-0.02	-0.01
161	Selah El Rey Little Farmer Boy	M	0.26	0.03	0.08
162	Selah El Rey Thankfully Blessed	M	0.41	-0.01	0.02
163	Selah Fear is a Liar	F	0.29	0.03	-0.04
164	Selah Lay Your Troubles Down	F	0.34	0.00	0.01
165	Selah Makin N Impression	M	0.26	0.04	-0.06
166	Selah Meekness and Majesty	F	0.30	0.00	0.12
167	Selah Pearls of Grace	F	0.25	0.04	0.03
168	Selah Performance Driven	M	0.32	0.00	-0.08
169	Selah Reckless Love	F	0.31	0.02	0.02
170	Selah Royale Finale En Rouge	F	0.31	-0.01	0.07
171	Selah Scaling New Heights	F	0.26	0.05	0.00
172	Selah Snow Doubt About It	F	0.35	0.00	-0.07
173	Selah Spring Forth Noble Hearts	F	0.44	0.01	-0.16
174	Selah Whispering In The Wind	F	0.33	-0.02	0.08
175	Selah You Are Not Alone	F	0.28	0.03	0.01
176	SherRex Honkytonk Attitude At Amblers	M	0.27	0.02	0.07
177	Sherrex's Amistosa With Finesse	M	0.42	0.00	-0.11
178	Sherrex's The Sun Comes to Carneys Garden	M	0.37	0.02	-0.08
179	Solar	F	0.41	-0.02	-0.01
180	Sonrisas Allegro Giocoso	F	0.39	0.02	-0.08
181	Sonrisas Amazing Gracie	F	0.30	0.03	-0.12
182	Sonrisas at the Wild Wild West	M	0.32	0.04	-0.04
183	Sonrisas Buenos Carlitos	M	0.28	0.05	-0.08
184	Sonrisas Charlie Brown	M	0.32	0.02	-0.08
185	Sonrisas Charlie Quilico	M	0.35	0.03	-0.03
186	Sonrisas Classical Enchantment	F	0.33	0.05	-0.07
187	Sonrisas Curious George	M	0.32	-0.02	0.19
188	Sonrisas Ebony	F	0.26	0.06	0.03
189	Sonrisas Game Set Match Bianca	F	0.27	0.05	-0.04
190	Sonrisas Geo Shiki	M	0.31	0.03	0.01
191	Sonrisas I'd Be Jealous Too	F	0.28	0.06	-0.14
192	Sonrisas Laughing Jay	M	0.25	0.05	0.03
193	Sonrisas Nena at Old Havana	F	0.28	-0.01	0.19
194	Sonrisas Old Sweet Song	F	0.21	0.07	0.15
195	Sonrisas Otis Campbell	M	0.33	0.03	0.00
196	Sonrisas Picture Perfect Jpeg	M	0.35	0.00	0.00
197	Sonrisas Rory Little Kevin	M	0.23	0.06	-0.08
198	Sonrisas Theodoro De Islagorca	M	0.74	-0.17	0.28
199	Sonrisas Treasure Hollybrook	F	0.36	0.05	-0.10
200	Sonrisas What a Kelev er Boy	M	0.30	0.05	-0.11
201	Starrdust Frankly My Dear	F	0.30	0.05	-0.11
202	Starrdust Get Your Sparkle On	F	0.44	-0.04	0.12
203	Starrdust Give Peace A Chance	M	0.26	0.06	0.00
204	Starrdust Live A Little	F	0.22	0.06	0.15
205	Starrdust Mi Amore	F	0.31	0.00	0.25
206	Starrdust Simply Amazing	F	0.26	0.04	0.20
207	Thats The Way Manolo Pedoro	M	0.37	0.01	-0.12
208	Tigerlily Tamaran Smoke on the Water	M	0.23	0.05	-0.03
209	Twinkle's Eye of the Storm	M	0.42	-0.04	-0.05
210	Twinkle's Indy With Sonrisas	M	0.26	0.04	-0.04
211	Twinkle's Little Star	M	0.59	-0.08	-0.06
212	Ubba Bubba Mokry Bandita	F	0.59	-0.12	0.06
213	Very Wonder Full Mano Gentis	M	0.27	0.01	0.13
214	Windfall's Dude With Attitude	M	0.27	0.05	-0.10
215	WyHaven Gogo One In A Zillion	M	0.32	0.01	-0.06
216	Xtreme Funny Xamaro Pedoro	M	0.41	-0.03	0.00
217	Yup's If the Shoe Fits	F	0.26	0.03	0.21

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Active BetterBred Breeders:

Kennel	Website	State or Province	Country
Amistosa Havanese	Website	Ontario	CA
Sonrisas Havanese	Website	Ontario	CA
Havasmallpaw	Website	Alberta	Canada
Rosalba	Website	Montana	United States
Selah Havanese	Website	Michigan	US