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Selah is a Hebrew word meaning 'to pause, to contemplate, thoughtful reflection and weighing (considering) in good sound judgement', essentially, to stop and think about it. This is exactly the essence of our breeding philosophy. In everything we do we stop to think about why we are doing it, is it productive, is it meaningful, does it fulfil its purpose. We are not breeding just to produce pet puppies, we believe in producing the very best puppies possible, that our puppies should meet the breed standard and should be healthy in structure and temperament and should make the very best of companions. After all, if you spend the money to purchase a purebred dog, don't you want it to look and act like the breed should and be as healthy as possible?
Selah Havanese: Breeders of Havanese Puppies in Michigan
Selah (stop and think about it)....Why are you interested in purchasing in new puppy? Is this breed a good choice for your family? Is now a good time for you to add a new puppy to your family?
A little background information:
In a former life Lisa worked as an Industrial Engineer and later was trained in the medical field to be a midwife. However, being a midwife was short lived since she found it too difficult to leave her three small children for long periods of time and soon decided she wanted to stay home full time and focus on being a mother. Sixteen years and six additional children later she does not hesitate to say she made the right choice. While her first passion is her family, she shares a love and passion for animals and in particular Havanese with her children. Raising puppies and showing in dog shows is a family adventure enjoyed by all.
To the advantage of everyone, Tony continued to be employed and support the family. In addition, he returned to school to obtain his PhD. We are all very thankful for his support of our Havanese habit! When possible Tony also likes to attend an occasional show and is very kind to tend to puppies if Lisa and the kids are away at a show.
Havanese truly are a family adventure.
Searching the internet can be a bit troublesome, never knowing what is true and who in the world these people are. Hopefully sharing a bit about us will help alleviate this.
We are Tony and Lisa of Selah Havanese. We live in beautiful Northern Michigan along with our nine children, our Havanese, and a few barn animals. Havanese are our passion and hobby, we are not commercial breeders. We NEVER sell to pet stores, flea markets etc. We breed to the Havanese standard and health test our dogs. We only have a couple litters a year and each litter is planned for the purpose of advancing the breed in health, soundness, and temperament. We believe in being educated and knowledgeable about the breed and always putting the best interest of the dog first. Our females are not bred until they are mature and they will only have two or three litters in their lifetime.
Our dogs live in our home, on our furniture and go everywhere with us. They are our faithful companions. They enjoy being in the great outdoors, soccer games, horse shows, camping, hiking or just hanging around the house. Our dogs are our love. While we show them in conformation and agility, their primary purpose is to be our constant companions. They are loved dearly and pampered appropriately. They are also therapy dogs for children with developmental disabilities and are also taken to the memory care center to visit with senior citizens.
We are actively involved in an all-breed kennel club, specialty clubs, and rescue because of our love for the breed as well as a love for all dogs.
Please feel free to contact us for more information. We LOVE to talk about Havanese!
Selah Havanese
Dressed in Silk, Lavished in Love
