Dogs of HavanaYou can’t walk anywhere in Havana without stumbling across the dogs of Havana!
For the most part, the owners keep a close eye on their pets, which tend to hang out in the windows or doorways. There are plenty of stray dogs in the streets as well. Cubans love their dogs, though it’s not easy to feed them. Since pet food is not for sale in Cuba, owners feed them scraps left over from meals.
This pet dachshund displays herself in the window so passersby can give her an admiring glance or touch.
This is a stray who lives by begging and who followed me for five blocks. He is probably the typical Cuban dog which, it is rumored, “came off the boat with Columbus.” 
Here is another version of “the Columbus dog” and he was sleeping near one of the noisiest highways in Havana, right beside the Malecon seawall. Yet nothing could disturb his dreams.
Above is a little dog owned by a blind man and he is very proud of his dog. I found them near a bar in Central Havana. 
Here (right) is an excellent example of a boldly mixed breed. No doubt he contains elements of many of the above dogs but I could not ask him as he was merrily making his way through Central Havana to an undisclosed rendezvous. 
It is rare to find such a large dog in the City, but this one posed for me and had no problem with a stranger at the door. 
This pet was guarding her family’s door while the owner rocked her child in the background. Like most Cuban dogs, she was extremely friendly. 
This stray was snoozing outside an upscale hotel in the suburbs. No doubt the kitchen staff keeps him well fed. More Havana Dogs NEXT >
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