What a difference a year makes
This young guy was found abandoned on a busy highway. Luckily, a friend of ours, who works at a cat rescue, spotted him being dropped off at the local "kill" shelter. Before he got inside, she called us and asked if we could foster him. We agreed, and what a spectacular foster fail it was. The vet says he is nearly pure Havanese, and is in excellent health. She says he was about a year old when we got him. In the pictures, you can see that he had never been groomed. "Such a travesty," our female Bichon says. "He must be groomed immediately, or else I will have nothing to do with him." Well, he did get groomed, and they have been best buds ever since.
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I've also adopted my dogs (other than the dog I grew up with) from rescue, usually seniors, and I've never been disappointed. Two of my pups have lived past 18, wishing the same long life to your adorable sweetheart... 
Well, except for the part where they both bark at moving leaves in the front yard. 