Baths and More
Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 4:07PM 
The Cooper came for a visit and now he is home playing catch-up on his sleep, I am sure. He also got to see the pups but more of that on Fiona's blog.
As you didn't see Truffie for quite sometime, I figured I would put up some photos of him. His hair was snatched off by a visitor so we are in growing back stage and I refuse to trim it till it's long enough so it's rather messy. This way I can shape it properly when it is fully grown out. Head hair grows back the slowest of all hair. I am not sure why but it is true so if you cut the bangs short expect a slow motion growth spurt.
I tried to get a photo of Truffie but it was an experience as it always is except when you catch him doing something other than posing. Here Cooper, Doozie and Coco are wondering why he's standing on the pad. I think Truffie is smart enough to make sure I never get a POSED photo of him. :-)
I did brush him but he is a man who likes to roll after getting brushed out.
Here are a few more of him. As I said, he's seen better days but the coat on the head is coming back. The tail and the body hair has never been an issue.
Truffie is a character - a lovable one at that!
Nathan caught him with devil eyes - red eyes of course. His eyes are brown actually.
Then he said he would try to stack him - yeah still has to have a tongue out. But he's cute never the less but hey I am biased.
Truffie has a lot of white in his brown areas of his coat so he looks lighter than darker depending on the lighting etc. He is in his lighter than usual stage look but he will go darker again. His coat does that. He has a number of colours through his coat and in the summer he turns a reddish brown. He is a chocolate.
Truffie is a laid back boy who is quite funny. When he is going to mate he looks at you as if to say - can I please - can I?
His fave place is sleeping under an ottoman in the TV room. He barely fits but it suits him just fine. He also swims, is an excellent retriever and LOVES, LOVES, LOVES toys. I can have treats in my hand with a pile of dogs and he will sit back, wait his turn as he knows he will have a turn. I rather enjoy his personality. But his head hair - well it needs to grow back. :-) It' s getting there. At least it's not sticking straight up like it used to and I can now put it in a rubber band. That's progress.
Truffie and Cooper were playing wonderful earlier today and I say earlier - like 6am. hehe
Reader Comments (15)
I love Truffie. His colour seems to have changed over the past year, but he is a great looking 'boy/man'. He has produced some handsome pups.
Aww so good to see Truffie , he is such a sweetie.
Cooper sure has a beautiful thick coat. A handsome 'dude'.
His colour has white in the brown so it appears lighter but dark in other areas. It has changed but I suspect it will go the reddish brown by the end of the summer. Yes, he has produced some pretty good looking dogs. He's my dog despite Nathan trying to make him otherwise. hehehehe
Yes, Cooper has an amazing amount of hair.
Gerda: Choco boy yeah....
Love Cooper and Truffie. They are both wonderful characters with tonnes of personality and just fun, fun, fun!!!
He seems like quite the character! Love that some how he has to do something to be funny in the photo. What a ham!
Great pictures of the Truffie, especially the one with the tongue. What a character! Glad Cooper and Truffie played well.
Truffie sure is a cutie. I love all the colours in his coat
This isn't the first time some one has eaten Truffie's hair right?? It must be mighty tasty! :)
Is there a reason why the coat colour changes on some havanese?
Most havanese change colours. Why? Haven't a clue but they can go lighter, darker or stay the same. Some black and whites stay black and white as an example where some will go silver. Abigail has gone almost an off white and now she is back with apricot in her coat. Many sables change a great deal. But if you cut the ears the tipping goes and never comes back. Truffie looked like choco boy when a pup. Truffie gets strands of white through his chocolate so it makes the coat appear lighter than it is and then that fades or blends in. The sun turns his brown rather red by late summer. I rather like that about the havanese.
I laugh when people say but he/she lighten and then they look again and the dog has dark hair bleeding through.
Truffie's eyes are brown. I think choco boy and copper boy will have green or blue eyes. It's getting rather late for them to change to brown. Truffie's brother who is a creamy white chocolate has green eyes. Copper boys eyes are so striking that you notice it from afar.
Tania: It is the 1st time someone has eaten his hair. It's taken this long to get any length on it. Head hair grows slower than body hair.
Anne:
I am glad they played together too and it was like a dance - quite nice. It's about time Truffie got back to playing. Something about gals and heats they lose their minds.
Sylvia:
Truffie is a ham. Ask Gerda. I think she fell in love with him watching him play with Tre and his siblings on the pool cover. I rather love his nature.
So glad you didn't name the "visitor" who munched on Truffie's topknot. I know who it is! Truff is so much like Panda, it is amazing - the toys, the waiting for treats, the fun-loving personality and...their looks. It makes sense that they are related.
I did!! Truffie was so gentle and they had so much fun. I also remember how both he and Phantom came up to visit with me, giving kisses.Tre definitely has the 'ham it up' quality too. We had 'new' dogs at our agility class last week and 'focus' for Tre was a foreign concept. He needed to show off and run like the wind all around the while trying to engage them play. I of course had to turn my head so he would not see me laugh. Silly boy LOL
Gerda: That's a riot and good thing you have a good sense of humour. ;-)
Lynda: No need to say who did the deed - it was done all in fun. Yes, Panda is very much like the Panda Bear!