It's better to pay for a good puppy once than to pay for a bad puppy forever.

Sedoso puppies come with an unconditional, lifetime guarantee.  If you cannot, or do not wish to, keep a dog you purchased from us at anytime during his life, we will take him back no questions asked and refund your purchase price in full.    People have told me I'm crazy for doing this.  I think it speaks to the essence of Sedoso Havana Silk Dogs.  We are ultimately responsible for these dogs.  Like everything else, we take our dogs seriously. 

Wow!  This is what it's all about.  It's probably the reason you are visiting this site.  Let us start by stating the obvious:  We love our dogs, just like everyone else.  We think our dogs are the best, just like everyone else.  So what makes our puppies different from other puppies?  To the casual observer, not much; but to the experienced eye, everything.

The first difference is the purpose we are breeding.  We breed looking specifically for breed type.  We don't sacrifice one part for another.  We pay attention to the hard things like the shape of the eye.  It's supposed to be almond shaped and not round.  Do you know how hard that is in a breed with a broad backskull?  Easy in Collies, hard in Havana Silk Dog. That's why you see "Maltese looking" American Havanese. 

We also breed for the proper coat.    Our dogs and puppies have proper coat.  It looks and feels like silk.  It's soft to the touch and flows.  It doesn't look like we just plugged our dog into an electrical socket.  And of course, in keeping to our Cuban form, our dogs have a single coat, rather than the double coat found on the American Havanese.

We breed for a moderate length neck, in balance with the dog.  Ever see a Havanese without a neck?  Head just sitting on top of the body?  Do you think that's balanced? You see it because it's easier to breed two pretty dogs than it is to find dogs with proper shoulder layback.  And that layback has a large influence on the dog's outline, which happens to be the most important feature of a Havana Silk Dog. The way you recognize a Havana Silk Dog from a distance is the outline. 

So our breeding program has a purpose.  We also have a responsibility.  We should provide our puppy buyers healthy puppies.  So we health test.  And health test.  And health test.  On the HSDAA Health Information page you can see what we test for.  Needless to say, if you are speaking to someone about a puppy and they don't do these health tests, RUN AWAY!  If anyone ever says they don't test for something because it isn't in their lines, hang up the phone.  How in the world would they know if they don't test?  Beware if they only CERF their dog's eyes as well.  There are many more things to be screened for.  Please don't be like so many potential buyers and be too embarrassed to ask these hard questions. 

And finally, what makes our puppies different is their pedigree.  Our pups come from the finest lines in the country.  Not just because they have the correct breed type, but also because they have the correct health.  It's easier to produce healthy pups when you start from healthy lines.

Our puppies aren't for everyone.  If you don't want a Havana Silk Dog puppy with proper breed type AND good health you won't want a pup from us.  On the other hand, if you want a healthy puppy for show or pet, you need to contact us.  It's better to pay for a good puppy once than to pay for a bad puppy forever.

A note of caution:
Ads have begun appearing recently on the internet for "Havana Silk Dogs" which are in fact, simply Havanese whose owners have chosen to use the name to describe their own dogs. And some Havanese breeders' websites now advertise "Havanese, also known as Havana Silk Dogs".
Do not be taken in by these deceptive advertising practices!!! 

At this point in time, the Havana Silk Dog is a breed unto itself, separate and distinct  from the Havanese, with its own standard, its own Parent Club, its own registry and its own championship titles. (They are, however, still registered with the AKC as Havanese, and will be until such time as AKC recognizes it as a separate breed. Most Silk breeders dual register their dogs with AKC and HSDAA.)

Although "Havana Silk Dog" was indeed historically one of the many names used to describe  Cuba's native dog during the hundreds of years before its arrival in the US, the names "Havana Silk Dog" and "Havanese"  have never been used interchangeably to describe the same animals at any point in history. In fact, The Havana Silk Dog has long been considered to be extinct!