When you are leaving the house on your way to work and you see and hear your puppy or dog “screaming” for you to stop, you know it is time to jump into the fray of Hav owners and seek answers. You are here to deal with the hot and highly discussed havanese training of separation anxiety.

Crate training is hands down one of the most suggested solutions for the dog that runs amok when its humans leave. But the tried and tested blend of “consistency, vigilance and firmness” that often punctuate dog training sessions really go beyond simply something like the following: put dog in crate for a set number of minutes, then leave room; open crate door and ignore dog for set number of seconds; greet puppy and play with it; repeat and add more minutes.

Some owners apply a simple, related strategy such as this other one. The dog is left alone in the crate for short periods of time a few weeks a day so that it gets used to the idea of people leaving. The dog is sure to cry for a week or two, but then it is sure to get used to the scheme (which is like a drill of what’s going to happen sooner or later anyway). Before anybody leaves, the TV or radio is turned on, is told “Good boy”, and given a treat. Then the discreet exit is made by everyone.

But if anybody wants to implement something that seeks to “attack” the problem from several angles, perhaps the following steps are needed.

1. Prior to the departure of people, the dog needs to be ignored for 20 minutes. The no eye contact and no touching is meant to help the dog feel alright by itself, with or without you at home. The dog will beg for attention at first, but later on it will stop.

2. When you leave, give an extra special treat that the dog loves and only gets in only one situation, e.g. when you leave home. Eventually, there is a chance the dog will actually feel happy about somebody’s leaving!

3. The dog will need something in its crate to that will make it miss its people less. How about a pillowcase, or a hankerchief?

4. There needs to be a password between dog and owner which tells the dog the owner will return soon. Whatever it is (e.g. “Be good”, “Good bye”), it needs to be spoken before leaving the dog and house.

5. Upon the return of people, the dog needs to be ignored until it is calm and composed in its crate. This is further meant to get the dog used to people arriving.

Last of all, dog owners need to know that in havanese training, using the crate to remedy the anxiety does not have to apply all the time. Its door can be left open to allow the dog to have a transition period, although the end in mind is to actually have the dog have a run of the house in a few months’ time, right after the preceding steps are implemented. But even then, the dog’s tantrums need to be preempted by putting away all the rugs, covering and hiding the trash cans, securing the breakable bric-à-bracs, etc.

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As a lot of Havanese dog owners know, this dog breed happens to be among the smartest known, and do not think twice to show they are! For example, countless owners may remember how simple it was to get the dog to understand the “shake hands” command. While some would initiate a series of actions to culminate in the “shake hands”, others actually only pick up the dog’s paw and say to it “Shake” over and over. Then the day comes that asking the dog if it knows how to shake leads to the dog actually doing it! Thus it is obviously important that the dog be given time, sometimes several weeks, just to let all the information “sink in.”

Another havanese training technique that appears more methodical is to hold a treat in the fist in front of the dog. Then the dog will try to check out your hand using their nose and mouth, but wait for the dog to eventually start pawing at your hand. Praise the dog effusively if they paw. Some re-training, on the other hand, may be needed in case some dogs are not used to using their paws when sitting.

At least one has claimed that the trick can be taught by putting one’s hand down, palm up on the ground, then with the same hand nudge the knee of the dog to make it lift its paw. When it does so, the owner needs to slide his or her hand under the paw and lavish praise on the dog.

One clicker training method is interesting enough to check out since a clear tupperware cover plays a major role! The first step is to place the treat on the floor, and let the dog see you cover it with clear tupperware. The dog’s expected reaction is to swat the cover and to try to move it with its paw. Click and give treat when they touch the tupperware. Repeat the first step up to covering the treat with a tupperware, but this time place your hand on the cover. When the dog’s paw touches your hand, click and give treat. Then your hand becomes the cue, and this time there is no treat or tupperware. Last of all, add the word “paw (or shake hands)” as they touch your hand. End the havanese training by clicking and giving treat.

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Dog fanatics and owners are constantly on the lookout for new activities for their pet dogs. Of course, the motive to show off the dog’s intelligence through complex moves is always present. But there is also the search for variety in outlets where the dog can vent its energies, and the dog is helped to feel like a participative member of the pack. Indeed, for the dog to feel happy and content, it needs to be physically and mentally occupied and stimulated. Yet another important reason is that dog owners want to check out new interesting activities that will allow them to have a better ties with their pets. Certainly one of the newer-sounding sports that have gained attention in the dog competition scene is the musical canine freestyle. The Havanese is a familiar fixture in this new sport. In fact, the Havanese with Havanese training is an ideal dance partner since it is so willing to participate and very brilliant.

Many individuals who are not knowledgeable about the freestyle call it as simply “heeling to music.” But while it is true that some canine freestyle emphasize only heelwork set to music, participants will not want to be constricted by that ill-informed view. The inspiration for the sport is truly obedience, and the canine freestyle throws in tricks and dance plus music so that the dog and owner foster a better creative relationship free from restrictions. Many associations and groups nowadays hold and sanction canine freestyle events, promote certain Havanese training styles and award prizes.

The rules for competition are slightly vary from organization to organization, and from country to country too. But there are some basic points that has to do with technique, and artistic execution that are similar among various organizations. Competition routines beyond the beginner levels must be, for example, put into action without the aid of any leash or training device. Any number of team compositions are permissible, such as one dog and one handler, or two or more dogs and their handlers. The team composition most often seen in competitive events is one dog and one handler. Whatever the team, the music must fit the nature and pace of the routine, and judges will be observing this. A dog going through its repertoire of tricks with nary a flaw is excellent, but judges will never award points of there is no stylistic link between music and routine.

Canine freestyle events are also avidly followed on TV. What is identified on TV as “exhibition freestyle” though, is sometimes not in accordance with competition rules and only aim to show off how thrilling and rewarding the sport is. Competition level musical freestyle may have heelwork, such as pivoting, moving forwards, backwards, and diagonally; tricks in a routine may include jumps, spins, bows and rolling over. Lastly, judges are always glued to a routine seeing how the dog with Havanese training directly responds to the dance moves of the handler.

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The havanese breed’s traits have allowed it versatile action in a wide range of occupations, even if at its core it is still very much a companion dog. The dog’s cheerful, exuberant personality and quickness at training helps it do well in jobs that have to do with public service and coming to other people’s assistance. The dog breed thus has the traits of an ideal pet therapy and assistance dog, coming to soothe and relax people with physical and emotional disabilities. In fact, a lot of havanese have become signal or hearing dogs, through the help of havanese training.

Hearing dogs are an example of dogs that fulfill some very high level type of work: imagine being trained to be the “ears” of the hearing impaired. Many organizations carefully pick and teach their dogs to be effective companions for hearing impaired people. These dogs maximize their Havanese training to the fullest, capable of giving notice to their charges that they just heard an important sound or noise, such as a doorbell, or a smoke alarm, or the clock alarm. Many dogs are also taught how to respond appropriately to sounds coming from outside the home. For example, if the dog hears someone calling the owner’s name, or any important noise, the dog may put its paws on the handler, or nudge it. For some noises, like the telephone ringing, the dog may take the handler to the noise source; in the case of others, such as a fire alarm, the dog leads the handler away from the source of the alarm.

If you think that all assistance dogs come from tried and tested breeders, you are wrong! Most organizations actually have used dogs found in shelters, because these entities are also interested on rescuing dogs, aside from the motive to help the disabled. Some organizations also welcome donations of dogs. Havanese have a reputation at signal work since they are first and foremost loving and dedicated, not skittish when it comes to sounds, love to please their humans, and actually have a work ethic. Nevertheless, all dogs regardless of breed must take a temperament test before starting on Havanese training. Dogs are first taught obedience, and then are socialized with a wide variety of people and situations; last of all, they start what is called sound alerting training. Some dogs finish training in three months, but most dogs take around a year to complete training. Dogs are taught to differentiate and sort out a large number of sounds and to respond correctly to various sounds when physically signaling their handler. This means that the dog needs to know the difference between a phone ringing and a fire alarm sounding off, and aside from that, learn that handlers need to be taken to the ringing phone, but taken away from the fire alarm.

Hearing dogs, just like other assistance dogs, got access to a wide range of public structures. To prevent their being mistaken for pet dogs, hearing dogs are accstomed to wearing a bright orange collar or leash. Many groups get their hearing dogs markers such as capes or jackets of a specific color to sort among them. Nowadays, a new trend is that of hearing impaired persons who are training their own dogs, as organizations in the service of the disabled continue to train their own signal dogs.

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A global following is head over heels over the Havanese dog breed. Their playfulness, gentle nature, and friendliness has won them coveted places in the hearts of many dog owners; it is also one of the most favorite registered breeds. In spite of these positive feedback however, there have been a lot of complaints about the Havanese (or, reasons to get Havanese training), which all dog breeds predictably have, aside from the positive points. Besides, two owners of the same breed will more or less see different things in the dog breed they love.

First up in the list of things to work on is the dog’s propensity to get heavily attached to its human owners, and to want to be in the middle of any fun goings-on. If you prefer a dog that is capable of being independent, and capable of keeping to itself, then you may have to skip the Havanese. This near-blind sort of attachment can lead to the dog’s harboring separation anxiety. The Havanese demands almost round the clock human companionship, and can be quiet lonely and unhappy if far away from their human pack. If left alone for more than a few hours, the neighbors are soon going to hear the continuous barks of the dog, or upon coming back, you will see marks on the furniture legs that showed how the dog tried to keep itself entertained by chewing!

While Havanese are affectionate and amiable towards their owners, they may not be so towards strangers. Indeed, among the breed’s original purposes was to act as watchdog. So, in order to start some Havanese training, you need to dedicate time and energy into widely socializing the breed to new people, sights and sounds or the dog will be prone to excessive shyness and fear, two traits that can make the dog an unsuitable companion.

Another common complaint about this breed is the large amount of time needed to groom their coat (actually not a problem if they are in a puppy cut). The coat needs to be brushed frequently, otherwise it could develop mats, which are painful to dogs and are magnets of insects and bacteria, especially if the mats are around the anal and genital areas. You may need to groom your Havanese regularly or send it to a groomer.

The Havanese, together with the Bolognese, Maltese, and Bichon Frise, are a challenge to housebreak and this is among the more important concerns from first time dog owners. There is no other way to help the breed make progress in its toilet manners than to implement enduring and consistent patience, understanding, and generous time allowance. Crate training is one of your options to help the dog. Other owners swear by paper training, while still more got doggy doors. Now housebreaking is one concern that will really make the Havanese training very timely and practical.

Lastly, owners who think they are bowled over by the Havenese stunning looks are warned that the price tag may easily bowl them over too. During the times that these dogs were not common, a Havanese would cost an easy two thousand dollars or more; now that they are seen more often, the price has gone down to a little above one thousand dollars.

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