Havanese — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Havanese — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed began in Cuba and is FCI standard N° 250, Group 9.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The FCI height is 23–27 cm (tolerance 21–29 cm); the AKC ideal is 9 to 10½ inches, with 8½ to 11½ acceptable and anything outside that disqualifying.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is silky and light in texture in both the outer and under layers.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* All colours and marking patterns are allowed and of equal merit.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament is friendly, playful, alert, intelligent and sweet, not quarrelsome.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifying faults include height under 8½ or over 11½ inches, missing pigment on the eye rims, nose or lips, any eye-rim/nose/lip pigment other than black or brown, a coarse wiry coat, and a short smooth coat.