About Solstice Havanese
My name is Martha Murray, and I have a confession: I love Havanese. I can’t imagine living without these loving, silly, smart, crazy little dogs in my life.
I’m relatively new to Havanese, but not to dogs. After having larger dogs most of my life, I made the move to a smaller breed. After years of research and watching the breed, I decided Havanese is the breed for me. I got my first, Cruiser, in 2013. I wanted to go back to dog showing (I had shown English Setters back in the 1970s), and Cruiser loved it. He strutted around the showgrounds and ring as though he owned the place! And, despite my own inexperience, he earned his AKC and Canadian Championships and Grand Championships. But dog shows aren’t a lifelong activity for a dog. So we also began training and competing in Agility, Rally and FastCAT. And we take long walks. A lot of walks!
In 2018 we added Jazz to our home. He finished his AKC championship by the age of 10 months, and after hanging out at home for over a year, has now completed his Grand Championship (pending AKC confirmation). In the interim he also has earned Rally and Tricks titles.
In 2019 we added Nova to our family. She is a smart, sassy young girl who owns the ring - at least until Coronavirus put our world on hold. We hope to get back to shows sometime soon, and she's already learning Tricks and Rally. If all health testing goes as expected, this is the girl I hope will give us some beautiful puppies down the road.
I’m looking forward to this new and exciting time. My dogs are a central part of my family. They live in my home and sleep in my bedroom with me. Puppies will be raised in an enriched, loving environment. More to come on that topic as we get closer to that time.
I am located near Portland, Oregon, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
I am a member of the Oregon Trail Havanese Club, the Cascade Havanese Club and the Havanese Club of America.
I’m relatively new to Havanese, but not to dogs. After having larger dogs most of my life, I made the move to a smaller breed. After years of research and watching the breed, I decided Havanese is the breed for me. I got my first, Cruiser, in 2013. I wanted to go back to dog showing (I had shown English Setters back in the 1970s), and Cruiser loved it. He strutted around the showgrounds and ring as though he owned the place! And, despite my own inexperience, he earned his AKC and Canadian Championships and Grand Championships. But dog shows aren’t a lifelong activity for a dog. So we also began training and competing in Agility, Rally and FastCAT. And we take long walks. A lot of walks!
In 2018 we added Jazz to our home. He finished his AKC championship by the age of 10 months, and after hanging out at home for over a year, has now completed his Grand Championship (pending AKC confirmation). In the interim he also has earned Rally and Tricks titles.
In 2019 we added Nova to our family. She is a smart, sassy young girl who owns the ring - at least until Coronavirus put our world on hold. We hope to get back to shows sometime soon, and she's already learning Tricks and Rally. If all health testing goes as expected, this is the girl I hope will give us some beautiful puppies down the road.
I’m looking forward to this new and exciting time. My dogs are a central part of my family. They live in my home and sleep in my bedroom with me. Puppies will be raised in an enriched, loving environment. More to come on that topic as we get closer to that time.
I am located near Portland, Oregon, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
I am a member of the Oregon Trail Havanese Club, the Cascade Havanese Club and the Havanese Club of America.
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