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nd came to live with us, we got 2 Yorkies, one for her and one for me! They are an amazing, fearless breed of dogs. Puck thought nothing of chastising our Great Dane! She, however, thought it highly insulting! Yorkies were originally bred in Yorkshire, England, to go hunting for rats down rat holes. My Yorkies are great companions, loving nothing more than to follow me wherever I go, bravely protecting me from any perceived dangers! The downside to these pint-sized bravehearts is their barking. In my research for non-barking small dogs, I stumbled upon the Havanese. These dogs are originally from Cuba, in the Bichon family. They were almost lost to us forever until the Cuban Revolution, when they were imported here to America with their Cuban families.
When I met my first Havanese, Candace, I totally fell in love. Havanese are hilarious companions! My male, Dovi (Bear) is a beautiful chocolate Havanese. Both Yorkshire Terriers and Havanese breeds are considered hypoallergenic. The designer offspring of these two sweet breeds is the Havashire, or "Hava-Yorkie"!