Havanese
The Havanese is a small sturdy dog of immense
charm. He is slightly longer than tall, and covered
with a profuse mantle of untrimmed long, silky, wavy
hair. His plumed tail is carried loosely curled over his
rump. A native of Cuba, he has evolved over the
centuries from the pampered lap-dog of the
aristocracy into what he is today - the quintessential
family pet of a people living on a small tropical island.
His duties traditionally have been those of companion,
watchdog, child's playmate and herder of the family
poultry flock. His presentation in the show ring should
reflect his function - always in excellent condition but
never so elaborately coifed as to preclude an
impromptu romp in the leaves, as his character is
essentially playful rather than decorative.
While historically always a toy dog and therefore
never overly large or coarse, he does not appear so
fragile as to make him unsuitable as a child's pet. His
unique coat reflects centuries in the tropics, and
protects against heat. It is remarkably soft and light
in texture, profuse without being harsh or woolly.
Likewise, the furnishings of the head are believed to
protect the eyes from the harsh tropical sun, and have
traditionally never been gathered in a topknot for this
reason.
In both structure and gait, the Havanese is not easily
mistaken for any other breed. His characteristic
topline, rising slightly from withers to rump is a result
of moderate angulation both fore and aft combined
with a typically short upper arm. The resulting
springy gait is flashy rather than far-reaching and
unique to the breed. The overall impression of the dog
on the move is one of agility rather than excessive
ability to cover ground. These characteristics of
temperament, structure and gait contribute in large
part to the character of the breed, and are essential
to type
Boston Terrier
The Boston Terrier is a lively, highly intelligent,
smooth coated, short-headed, compactly built,
short-tailed, well balanced dog, brindle, seal or black
in color and evenly marked with white. The head is in
proportion to the size of the dog and the expression
indicates a high degree of intelligence.
The body is rather short and well knit, the limbs
strong and neatly turned, the tail is short and no
feature is so prominent that the dog appears badly
proportioned. The dog conveys an impression of
determination, strength and activity, with style of a
high order; carriage easy and graceful. A
proportionate combination of "Color and White
Markings" is a particularly distinctive feature of a
representative specimen.
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