Seda Havanese

08/28/2026

🌈🐾 Rainbow Bridge Day 🕯️

Today is a day to pause and remember the dogs who have shared our lives, filled our homes, and left their pawprints permanently on our hearts.

This year, our extended Seda family has said goodbye to some very special souls, including Sassy, Breezy, Raine, Oakley and, most recently, Rizo. 💔

They join so many beloved Seda dogs who have gone before them—dogs I bred, dogs who shared my own home, and dogs whose lives I was fortunate enough to follow through the families who loved them.

After all these years, there are simply too many treasured names to list without risking leaving someone out. But I remember them. ❤️

Today, I’d love for our Seda families to fill the comments with them.

Share a favourite photo, their name, a memory, or simply a 🌈 for a dog you still carry in your heart.

Because the wonderful thing about loving a dog is that even after they leave us, somehow they never really leave us at all. 🌈🐾

08/25/2026

I spend a lot of time picking up, bagging, and disposing of the many mushrooms found around our place as shown in these pictures.

08/15/2026

OFA has put together this helpful chart showing when different health tests should be completed throughout a dog’s development.

I had someone stop by today to meet my dogs, and our conversation naturally turned to health and breeding. I brought out some of my dogs’ UC Davis DNA results and OFA certificates and explained what we test for and why.

His response made me laugh: “You’re certainly not a Kijiji breeder!” 😂

It led to a great discussion about the difference between saying “my dogs are healthy and vet checked” and completing breed-appropriate health testing.

A regular veterinary exam tells us how a dog is doing today. Health testing goes further. OFA hip and elbow X-rays are independently evaluated by three veterinary radiologists, annual eye exams are performed by a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist, and DNA testing can identify genetic variants important to breeding decisions.

These tests help us make informed choices not just for the dog in front of us, but for the puppies and generations that follow.

And OFA results can be independently verified—puppy buyers don’t simply have to take a breeder’s word for it.

Responsible breeding means doing our best to know before we breed. ❤️

This OFA chart is a great reference for what can be tested—and at what age.

A good reminder from OFA:

Did you know? Dogs must be 24 months or older for OFA Hip and Elbow certification, and 12 months or older for Cardiac, Patellas, and Thyroid certification. There is no age minimum for eye certification, nor for DNA, since DNA does not change as the dog ages.

The OFA also does Preliminary evaluations on hips and elbows before 24 months of age. However, they will need to be re-evaluated again for a final certification once the dog reaches 24 months.

For more information, visit https://ofa.org

08/15/2026

Very proud of Renata and Ash (sired by Ch Seda’s Keeper of the Stars). Another very successful Havanese is Ryder, Multiple Group Winning GChB Seda’s Ryder at Amistosa and Twinkle CGN NS S AS NTD NTD-M VA who is 1/2 brother to Ash, also sired by Keeper.

We are very grateful to EAnn of WyHaven Havanese for allowing ZeeZee (GChG WyHaven’s GoGo One In A Zillion) to come to Canada in 2019. He produced gorgeous puppy that continue to impress ❤️

07/22/2026

Some opportunities in life are truly special, and this is certainly one of them.

I am beyond excited to officially welcome GCHB CH Seven Seas Protege Jolly at Ludico OHS TKN “Nick” to the Seda Havanese family!

I’ve admired Nick for a long time—not only for his beautiful breed type, sound structure, and lovely temperament, but for everything he represents as a breeding dog. To now have him here in Canada is both exciting and humbling.

My heartfelt thanks go to Diane Tomasevich of Ludico Havanese. Over many years we’ve built a friendship founded on trust, respect, and a shared passion for preserving this wonderful breed. Entrusting me with Nick is something I will never take for granted, and I am incredibly grateful for her confidence in me.

Nick has settled in beautifully. He’s happy, confident, and quite certain that his new “harem” of Seda girls is exactly where he belongs! 😂 He has quickly become part of the family, and I couldn’t be happier.

We have many exciting plans ahead, beginning with his Canadian Championship, and I look forward to seeing the positive contribution he’ll make to the future of Seda Havanese.

Welcome home, Nick. ❤️🇨🇦🐾