Why Get A Puppy DURING Covid-19?

​The purpose of this article is simply to encourage a look at the larger picture when it comes to bringing home a furbaby during this trying time.

One of 2 Cute Havanese's biggest concerns has and always will be, is a Havanese puppy is the right fit for your family and lifestyle? These days that question remains with the caveat being is this really the right time for you to get a puppy? Is a puppy now more of a solution to a temporary situation, boredom, or is it the right time for puppy? The answers to those questions can be difficult because it's not black and white.

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN 05.26.2020

TRUFFLES, A 2 CUTE HAVANESE PUPPY

​Don't get us wrong, we love talking, sharing, and educating all things Havanese. However as fun as this is, Havanese are still about a 12-14 year loving and financial commitment. We want those puppies to stay in the homes that have become their world with the people they love best who have carefully planned for their arrival.

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Getting back to normal
Well, folks, ‘normal’ has changed. Maybe a new ‘normal’ is waiting on us but this virus is here to stay for a while and so far it has become part of our history, present and future in some fashion. So things change. When hasn’t that been part of our lives? Certainly not recently to this extent and socially together. Because of this extended period of time at home a very large group of people have adopted/purchased puppies for a plethora of reasons. Puppies of every kind have been blessed with new homes.

The last time anything remotely similar to this mass puppy purchase occurred was when a movie about over 100 Dalmatian puppies premiered. The puppies were precious in the movie and they are precious in real life but Dalmatians are by nature very energetic, etc., which was not part of the movie in a normal way. Consequently, older Dalmatian puppies flooded animal shelters within the year after the movie opening.

It is our sincere desire for every person acquiring a puppy now or thinking about getting a puppy to carefully consider the personality of the puppy and how to manage a puppy when things change, as we expect them to do so. Old jobs, new jobs, time dedicated in new ways, same or different schedules, re-location, financial stresses, separation, etc., a variety of possibilities you may or may not have control over raises the question of how one small puppy can continue to be well taken care of.

Jean Bauhaus has written a wonderful article that thoughtfully looks at when times change and how the puppy may experience separation anxiety. It defines and explains different aspects of separation anxiety and how to help your puppy cope with these changes. Havanese can and do experience separation anxiety upon occasion. Separation anxiety covers a broad range of problem behavior from acting out to continuous barking. More importantly she gives sound ways to handle some of the problems and opportunities to circumvent altered behavior when your time together changes.

Recommendations: 
Bauhaus, Jean. “How Separation Anxiety Might Impact Your Dog When You Return to Work.” American Kennel Club,