Costs

Unfortunately starting in the New Year, our costs will go up. Please contact nathan for updated costs.

Picnic Photos & Details

The picnic date took place on August 17, 2019 from 12pm to 5pm at Yvonne's place in Brighton. Check out the details here. Photos from the 2019 picnic can be found here. Yvonne's place is NEXT DOOR to her old place. I will try to put a havanese flag out front. Hope you can join us. Directions are here. The house # is 25. There is no picnic in 2020 due to COVID but hopefully in 2021. Stay Tuned!

Grooming 101

Want to see how I get a smooth coat and what equipment I use? I am continually learning and perfecting but I created this video Windows version) and for you Mac apple folks - here's a conversion. - not a professional one, to help you get a head start and perfect your own skill. Got questions? Ask away.

Want to know how to create a bathing machine that will save you time, product and wash your dog better than ever before? Check out Dick and Irma's instructions on how to create your own machine for a fraction of the cost.

Woofstock Is Back

Meet us at Woofstock. Dogs are welcomed. We meet at the restaurant across the street from Woodbine Park. Here is the location. Meet up happens on June 22, 2024 at 9:30 to 945am. Rain date is the next day. Look forward to seeing your havanese there and the humans too! Don't have your havanese yet? Well join us anyway! 

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Certified Pet First Aid

Walks 'N' Wags Pet First Aid is a recognized National Pet First Aid Certificate course for dog and cat professionals and pet owners. Talemaker Havanese now has that certificate having taken and passed the course.

Tuesday
Nov052019

Fun Play Day Today

Everyone has their roles in a group - true of humans too if you think of it if they are playing sports. With the havanese they are playing games all day long - sports like. Harlow's job that she took upon herself is to get everyone going. She will bark and motivate everyone. It is a riot.

Here is today's gallery.

I took whelping boxes out today. I had planned to do the outside furniture and curtains but it didn't happen. It has to soon.

I groomed quite a bit and didn't even comb out moms till just a half hour ago.

Remember to look in your dog's ears. They sometimes gets knots in the ear - not outside that needs to be removed. Who looks in ears - I know but it is necessary.

As Saffron is in heat we are doing a dance of where to put her till the son comes home and then she can go to the basement with Stormy. Fitz used to love it there. Jon must be doing magic as they all can't wait to play downstairs with him.

Just so you know, Fitz is in his forever home. It is working like a dream. I am so happy for them and him. Happy endings are wonderful!

Monday
Nov042019

2 Updates Today

Play indoors - outdoors - we had fun. We also had George and Herschel here and the had fun!!!

Here is the gallery.

Dennis didn't take too many but enough to wet the appetite? But fun they had. Short blogs tonight. Sorry...

Monday
Nov042019

Happy 2nd

Cara says happy 2nd birthday to her sister, Willow!

Sunday
Nov032019

Time Change and All

The dogs wanted to wake up from 530am on. I could have screamed but I put my head under the pillow over and over and said go to sleep. So much for an extra hour sleep.

Here is the gallery.

The gallery is small as we were doing clean up of leaves etc. I so want one of these. LOL Why don't they sell them at say Home Depot?

I still need to bring in the furniture but maybe next week. Snow would give me a swift kick in the butt. Hope all of you are not procrastinating like me.

Saffron is in heat and Stone is going absolutely nuts - her too. I am going to lose my mind for 3 weeks. There is a level of insanity during this time. Oh well, this too shall pass.

Dogs are really enjoying this inbetween weather without rain. Though no before photo but Misty ran through the water and rolled in dirt. It took me 3 washes to get it all out. It just stuck to her. I just washed her a week ago. Oh well, she will get used to baths if she keeps doing those silly things that she does. I can't wait to see her in snow.

Saturday
Nov022019

2 Updates: Happy 8th Birthday

Wishing all of Lola’s litter mates (Simba, Chloe, Poppins, and Benji) a happy 8th birthday.  Time has flown by, and we’ve made so many wonderful memories with our puppy.  She will always be a puppy to us.

Inga, David, Cassie, Lola and Lola

Saturday
Nov022019

Wet Again But Fun

Crosby, the one on top of Pablo had a grooming today and it looks like he needs another brushing. I think he is having a great time. LOL

Here is the gallery.

We really need a break from this weather. I am not having fun with all this additional grooming. I am exhausted by the time I am doing the blogs. Oh well... this too shall pass.

Nathan bought Mandy Patinkin’s Diaries tickets as an early anniversary present. We go on the 14th. Now I want you to know how big of a deal this is as I said wow Mandy is in town - I so wish. Nathan said he is singing. Why would I want to see that. I said sometimes it's about what I like. Then he surprised me with tickets sitting on my desk. I hope he likes it too. We have not been to anything in a long time other than a movie months and months ago. I am so excited. With the amount of work I have been carrying lately, this was a 'wow'. Our anniversary is in December and the day after it, Nathan heads out to Florida for a week with the boys - his annual fun. So, I get mighty depressed as he goes and I don't go anywhere fun. So, I have something to look forward to.

Dogs are having fun as I type!

Friday
Nov012019

Two Updates: Happy 7 Years Old

Dusty is 7 years old today.  She’s the best.

Happy Birthday all!

Friday
Nov012019

Wet Day Again

Seems we missed the huge wind storm that everyone seemed to get. I even had the windows opened last night.It was a wonderful exchange of air and the dogs cuddled in and out of all the blankets. It was GREAT!

Here is the gallery.

I did brush everyone out. Had to give baths toa few of the ones that really decided mud was the way. Rain go away.

I have to wait till everything dries out so I can take the furniture in. Nathan will leave his gravity chair out there so he has something to sit on then complains it gets rusty. LOL

Dogs had a wonderful time despite me grooming them. Got to complain about something anyways - even a dog. I think Saffron was looking at me cross-eyed when I said your turn.

Please dry come.

Thursday
Oct312019

Happy Halloween

Lola wants to wish everyone a Happy Trick or Treating.

What a cutie!

It's a wet day so not sure how many will come out. The dogs got soaked for the 2nd day in a row.

Here is the gallery.

Yesterday and today I tried human shampoo on Raven and Ella and I liked how their hair came out. I tried dog shampoo on mine and it came out a bit greasy and well dry too. Does that make sense? No dog shampoo for me again. I just wanted to try to see the results. The strange things I do as I am curious.

Wednesday
Oct302019

Wet Rags

Not many photos. The dogs are soaked. It is raining and it is all so futille to keep them clean. I washed Jeannie and Truffie and question my own sanity.

Here is the gallery.

Off to watch tv and let the dogs soak me by laying all over me. Why not. LOL

Tuesday
Oct292019

Visits and the Rest

Rusty was here today. It was a delight to see him. He played his heart out.

Here is the gallery.

You will also see Pablo sucking up to Nathan to try to get some treats at the table. LOL

Henley departed today and he will be missed. The crew is playing and enjoying as they always do. Marco is a maximum play monley.

Soon the furniture will go inside and they will have a wide open space to run like hey!

Monday
Oct282019

Indoor Outdoor Always Fun

Pablo is a Cinnamon pup and therefore he is mighty agile. Nathan turned the table sideways as he hosed it off before the boys could bring it inside and he found a way up anyways.

Here is the gallery. I may have put some of yesterday's in but forgive me.

Pippin, and Harlow is departing today and Barney left this morning. They all had such great play this week.

I had a mega amount of grooming to do today. Tomorrow I get to see Rusty for the day. Hooray!

Henley departs tomorrow and he will probably sleep and sleep as he has had a nonstop blast. You know how you recover from a holiday - same goes for them. The play is so good for a dog's soul!

I know this may be unpopular but you know Halloween and dog's? It can be quite confusing and scary for them. If you answer your door, put your dog away, please. They can be frightened by all the masks etc and an escape can occur. In all the years we have been breeding, 1 dog died from an escape that happened on a holiday. One dog - as you know escaped and was never found. Do not take chances and don't overload your dog by forcing them to view strange things. It can have serious consequences. It doesn't sound like much but once is too much. Set your dog up always to succeed and don't flood them with fear.

Sunday
Oct272019

3 Updates Today: Scroll Down!

Bonnie wants to wish a Happy 2nd Birthday to her littermates, Bailey, Marlie, Thunder and Finn!

Sunday
Oct272019

Three Updates: Gallery Added

Chloe came for a groom today. She looks like her Momma. Can you guess who that is? 

It's a small gallery day as I want the focus on the Spice and her siblings. Happy 9th. See the blog post below.

Everyone is having a blast but its wet, windy and well Fall. Till tomorrow.

Sunday
Oct272019

Happy 9th! : New Photos Added

Dear Darlah & Nathan

Our sweet little princess Spicy is turning 9 tomorrow! She wishes all her siblings a wonderful birthday.

I will post a photo album on Miss Spicy's Facebook page tomorrow. Darlah, thank you for the pretty bow. It suits Spicy so well, it's as if it was made just for her.

With love,

Anne & Russell

Hi it is Doozie I would like to wish Spice and all my other brothers and Sisters Happy Birthday.  We are nine today.  Mom took this picture of me,  I have just learned to play Basketball and I am pretty good, 6 baskets out of 8 tries.  "I am Northish."

LOLTA

Carol and Doozie

Dear Darlah, I hope you are all very well. Today our little guys turn 9! Time has gone so fast. Pacho is doing great, he keeps being a very happy puppy (;) Happy birthday to all his siblings.

Best regards,

Rocio F.

Saturday
Oct262019

Playing on a Saturday

We run. We play. We have a grand time - just as it should be. They say rain tonight. A lot of rain, I may add is forecast from tonight till Monday early morn. The pool shack is paint dry - hooray! We worried about paint run off due to the rain.

We play inside but its not like playing outdoors. Outdoors is lots of room to run like banshees.

Here is the gallery.

But now we have lots of TV room and upstairs hall play. That was the goal of the tv room expansion. It worked!

Rain means less leaves inside. It means the plants go hooray. Then we also get that fresh cool air. So, we do like it. I just hate the grooming it brings due to it. Tomorrow wil be busy.

Off to feed dogs. We feed at 430pm here.

Friday
Oct252019

Play Day For Sure

Dance, dance - Marco and Ollie till there's no tomorrow. LOL

We had quite a few dogs here today. I had a ton of grooming for day visitors. Dogs are still departing but I kept taking breaks to watch the play and oh boy we had a lot.

Here is the gallery.

It was a fun day for all.

Pool house painting is finished. We pray no rain till tomorrow. Next week I am going to create some shelves to store stuff on. This way even the pool shack will be organized.

It was a day - a fun day! Other than the work - it was splendid! But I am late on the puppy blogs... next...

Thursday
Oct242019

No Gallery Day Today

Barney says we are having a blast but the pool shack is getting painted so we go out often but have to come back in as the human here is not sure if she can get paint out of a dog's coat. LOL We are hoping by tomorrow it is completely done.

Jon wants to park his car in the garage so I told him that is fine with me but you must clean it. I think that is a fair deal.

I did get a floor lamp and I like ir quite a bit. Cheap too. Dennis doesn't like it as he likes the one in the tv room as it goes down very low. Dennis likes dark. I like to see. Such a conflict.

The dogs have really adapted to more room in the tv room quite well. We still have stuff to do in there but maybe after pups.

Everyone had a chicken jerky treat that I made. They wanted more. I will have to make more. Not today!

Been fighting something every day. Not sure what but I get a headache and am very tired. Need a nap but nathan is napping. Maybe to bed early? I know, have to do cleanup before I go so I guess not.

Here's to pool house completion and sleep and dogs making me laugh!~

Thursday
Oct242019

Looking for Winter Snowsuits?

Wednesday
Oct232019

Play Mid Week

The dogs had fun playing today. They really had a complete blast. Perfect weather! Even though the forecast was for 30% rain, it didn't happen. It did get windy.

Here is the gallery.

I am tired. We had the police here after 11pm. It seems election night Jon's company car was broken into and his backpack stolen in our driveway. He had just finished a project and hadn't backed it up yet and voila his laptop is gone. We got a knock on the door and a ringing of the bell. The dogs were not happy and I was yelling get the door. It was not pretty. They found his backpack minus the laptop. Needless to say we are all tired.

Willow and Rocky was here for baths and play. They had a blast. Bria departed. Marco arrived and Barney comes tonight.

Good news with Lynda - some sign of great progress cancer wise. We are happy!