HAVANA, March 1 (Reuters) – Maylin Amador breeds and types certainly one of Cuba’s most tasty canines – the Havanese bichon, a small however vigorous lapdog with considerable waves of tobacco-colored hair, and the Caribbean island’s solely native breed.
However Havanese-lovers like Amador, who has been elevating canines for over three a long time, face challenges from shortages of shampoos and conditioners, used to protect the animals’ silky fur, in addition to different key items resembling meals and drugs.
“It’s troublesome to boost this animal as a result of it bathes each 4 days,” she mentioned, as she prepares her canine Gucci for a nationwide competitors. “If I miss this, its fur turns into knotty and the canine might get fleas or ticks.”
Amador mentioned breeding the costly canine in a rustic within the throes of a monetary disaster required a “nice sacrifice”. The canine – thought of the island’s nationwide breed – was common amongst Cuban aristocrats earlier than the Fidel Castro-led 1959 revolution.
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Evelio Fernandez, president of the Cuban “Bichon Havanese” membership, informed Reuters the affiliation at the moment counts over 1,400 Havanese, and that the canine was formally acknowledged as Cuban in 2016.
The bichons will be present in Argentina, Mexico, Canada and the US.
Reporting by Mario Fuentes, Anett Ríos and Nelson Acosta; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Enhancing by Sarah Morland and Sharon Singleton
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