I hope you’re going to be talking about whether the dog breeds are emotionally independent enough to enjoy being alive on balance.
Mostly, yes. I’ve written up a yet-to-be-posted-here entry on the Havanese, in which I note that they’ve got attachment issues, but this isn’t a strong mark against the Havanese in the way that e.g. bulldog noses are, because if you work from home or something like that, then your Havanese will be quite happy.
For that reason, “Havanese shouldn’t be had by people who spend a lot of time away from the house” doesn’t seem like it should be a mark against them, any more than “Collies shouldn’t be had by people who can’t provide an intellectually stimulating environment” should be a mark against collies.
General anxiety, however, is definitely a bad mark, and the Havenese will only be getting a decent ranking because, on balance, it is one of the less anxious of the “separation-anxious” breeds. Other, more anxious breeds, will probably get only one star, or none, because it won’t be very good to be those dogs.
Mostly, yes. I’ve written up a yet-to-be-posted-here entry on the Havanese, in which I note that they’ve got attachment issues, but this isn’t a strong mark against the Havanese in the way that e.g. bulldog noses are, because if you work from home or something like that, then your Havanese will be quite happy.
For that reason, “Havanese shouldn’t be had by people who spend a lot of time away from the house” doesn’t seem like it should be a mark against them, any more than “Collies shouldn’t be had by people who can’t provide an intellectually stimulating environment” should be a mark against collies.
General anxiety, however, is definitely a bad mark, and the Havenese will only be getting a decent ranking because, on balance, it is one of the less anxious of the “separation-anxious” breeds. Other, more anxious breeds, will probably get only one star, or none, because it won’t be very good to be those dogs.