Havanese: The Natural Look

Ripley is visiting us and is having a grand time but I brush him and voila he looks like I haven't done  a thing.

He has this Rastafarian thing going on that I adore.

He just LOVES Treasure and he can't understand why she has to wear big girl panties.

But he loves yanking on them to get her to do what he wants. hahaha

Treasure is in heat but almost finished. Still, we find it easier to put them on and not have to worry about her teasing all the boys. Yes, she teases them all and she loves the attention.

But she is not her usual bubbly self when she has them on.

No one is intact here except Kat so do we really need the big gal panties?

No, but they look so cute. hahahahaha

Doesn't she look so cute?

Well, it's been a cool day and it's time to walk dogs and snuggle and play and Ripley is a class act in the snuggle department.

Ooops, there goes Ripley and Treasure again. I do believe they are smitten with each other. heh

More tomorrow!

Penny Visits Us Today

This is one of Fiona's daughters. She looks a lot like Fiona but also like Fiona's mother. Fiona is getting bred soon and will the pups look like this? No and yes. Each time they are different and the sire will not be Kat. Will they be wonderful characters? No doubt.

Will she have all blondes or apricots like her? You never know. She could have sables or black and whites or... well it is a wonderful surprise.

It's quiet around here. It's raining! We have Yvonne's Maggie visiting. Jay goes home tomorrow, Cesar goes home Friday. Ripley comes Friday.

No photos today. Sorry but I want to snuggle with pups and dawgs and enjoy them inside while they track in mud. hehehe

It's a Havanese dawg residence - what can I say!

Grandkids Played With Havanese Visitors & Our Crew

I washed Kat, Shanty, Louis, Coach and Sassy. Coach and Sassy are going home tomorrow morning and Louis went home tonight.

It was a whole lot of washing. We already miss the Louis.

This afternoon we also had our daughter and the grandkids stop by to play a game or two with the havanese. Do yourself a favour and check out the photos today to see how much the havanese enjoyed the kids. It was a pure delight.

It's their visit and the washing that set me behind in posting but it was worth it.

They will be back on Friday but everyone will be gone except Ripley who comes on Friday too.

It was a delightful and warm day other than that spitting rain this morning. The crew walked and played their hearts out. It will be sad to see more go tomorrow. Ah, it's the life if the Holiday Talemaker Havanese crew. How else could we have so many dogs? When they come to hang out, well our hearts - well it does one good.

Havanese Basking in the Warmth

The crew can't get enough of this fabulous weather. When it is time to walk, they all want to go over and over. hehe

Nathan is out nonstop with them as am I.

When it is time to play outside or simply lay out and watch, well it's like the revolving door. In out, in out, in out, well you get the point.

That toy I got at 'All About Pet Show' is still their all time fave. I wish I got two. Silly me. Maybe they will have them at Woofstock in June.

Check out today's photos.

All the crew is fascinated with the pups. If they make their little noises, their heads cock to see what that's all about. I can't wait to see them when the pups can go outside.

Well, tommorrow Louis goes home. Such a short visit for a sweetheart of a dog. We love it when he comes.

Before the Windstorm: Havanese Fun

Jay & CoachToday has been an interesting day. We went to a seminar while our son watched the crew. He helps out with the dawgs and is walking the crew as I type before teh big windstorm hits. The subject was BODY LANGUAGE: YOURS, MINE AND OURS.

It was enjoyable. I haven't got out much lately as it's been dawgs and more dawgs so to get t a show and a seminar was a treat but then you get home, you snuggle with the dogs and you play catch up but it was worth it.

Nathan took a few photos today. Check them out.

Everyone is playing so well together.

Dawgs got groomed. We had play sessions. They are walking now and soon I wil be snuggling with them at bedtime.

I go from one to the next all giving them their own time before I close my eyes to go to sleep. That's what makes it truly special - that extra time just before we all catch some zzzzs.

Lost Dawg Day

SSassy and Coach came last night and are fitting in really well. Remy and Jay are really enjoying the additions. Tomorrow Louis joins us. It's a truly fun house and Shanty is joining in on the fun.

I know I promised photos but it was a nice day and I couldn't help but get caught up in dawgs and playing with puppies and then Yvonne came with her dogs and Audrey came with Gidget and the day got away from me.

It happens and I hope you forgive me but I have been having lots of snuggles and fun with the dawgs and the human visitors than came. Forgive me!

Chasing Games in the Yard

Cesar Got the Ball & Treasure & JayUsually Treasure gets the ball but not this time. Cesar beat her to the punch. Any game that is played, Treasure plays to win. She should just play to play. She's learning.

It's great that Treasure learns the game of fair play. That's the bonus of having boarding, she gets to deal with a variety of personalities and more exposure for any of them equals a better dog if done right.

Socialization is important. I believe it is key to a balanced dog.

Today we played ball a number of times. We did the grooming thing. Someone asked me how long it takes to groom a dog. Well puppies about 5 or 10 minutes but the more dogs you do, the faster you become. It used to take me over 2 hours to do a proper bath and blow dry but I can do one in just over an hour depending on the condition of the hair, of course. I line comb them completely looking to see if there is a knot I missed.

Now if a coat is going through the 'blowing coat' stage and I had 3 visitors here this year that was doing so at once, I have to brush and comb several times a day or you face a huge job and I try to avoid this.

It's warm weather, dried what have you is yanked through the house especially if you are us and you don't do a proper fall cleanup. That increases grooming time but hey, it's warm and who is going to the All about Pets Show? Don't know what it is about? Check out the Events page. Then check out some dog action with ball seeking fun on our visitors photo page.

Missing Guests

Obi, Zack and Coco went home and Remy goes home tomorrow.

I tried my 2x extender out that I have had for eons but never used. It came with a lens I had bought quite sometime ago and I found it's a whole level of steady required so blur, blur, blur so not many photos came out. I promise to do better tomorrow or yank out that tripod.

Obi and Shanty was busy playing this morning. Obi is a sweetheart. He's a snuggler too. I am going to miss having a puppy that age around.

Remy has been playing with Cesar and Treasure and Ceser - well Cesar plays with anyone that will. Remy is a snuggler especially at bedtime. His fave human here is Nathan. I can't blame him.

What can I say about Zack and Coco. They are regulars and we just love them.

Jay Jay joins us soon. I can't wait!! Then Coach and Sassy and Louis - oh my real fun in store for us and wow what a fun week this will be.

Playing Ball & Much More

Playing Ball Talemaker StyleIf you ever wonder what we do around here, well here's what our day has been like so far.

We woke up and took the dog's out. Nathan gets to pick up the deposits. We go out in front and get the paper, make cofee and get the breakfast ready for the crew. Nathan is the one who prepares the meals. I just do it when he is not available.

Then we watch the crew to make sure everyone gets their own food and nothing more and then take them back out. Each time we go out, either Nathan (more him) or I get to clean up.

We come in for a bit of play and go out maybe 40 million times - well not really but we are in and out all day long through the evening.

We do walks, 2 at a time and I do groom each and every one of them.

When we go out, we just don't clean up but we play games. In today's photos, you will be able to see how much fun they have going after the ball. It's a riot to watch and truly fun to play. We do this one a great deal as they love it so but we do running and hiding and all sorts of silly games including laying on the ground. Why? Well we believe if the dawgs aren't having fun, we shouldn't be doing this.

Hope you enjoy!

New & Old Friends at Talemaker Havanese

Treasure & ObiWe had 1 new visitor come today and some of our regulars. It's exciting times. Check out the photos here.

This is Obi playing with Treasure. I think Treasure has taken over Abigail's role now that Abigail has pups.

Well, what can I say about our visitors? Obi does the stairs up and down and he's a wee pup of I think 3.5 months. He's hanging out with Treasure and with Shanty. He's fitting in really well. He's here till tomorrow or Sunday depending on the game score. That's another story. :-)

Cesar arrived and well Cesar is a great fun filled dog who I love to snap photos of. He just finds the fun with everyone. He ran up to me and slathered me with kisses.

Zack and Coco arrived and well they fit in as if they are always here. They tend to play with everyone and Coco tends to be curious always checking anything new out. Zack was already standing in line to get his treat after grooming. hahahaha

Remy is playing with Treasure a great deal but he is also branching out and playing with the rest of the crew especially with Zack. It's nice to see.

It's a crazy dawg house tonight and I love it!!

I can't wait till tomorrow to see what the day brings. Catch you then!

Snooze & You Lose

Remy EatingPeople wonder how we ever feed so many dogs at once. It takes practice but if we have a very slow eater, we have gates and we put a couple in another room together or one alone but usually they all eat together.

But some are used to grazing and what I mean by that is they just eat and walk away and expect it to be there. It's there still due to us. We pick it up if they walk away.

You should see their faces when they can't figure out where it is gone but if they keep doing this routine, we don't put it back down till we can focus just on them.

There are techniques but our crew, other than the Treasured one knows you eat your own. Poor Treasure just thinks the world is hers and hers alone. hahahaha

We have had another low key day. Tomorrow we have a few new visitors joining us. It's going to be exciting. But in the meanwhile, we have played retrieve and run and find the toy and now it is snuggle time. No photos today. I promise some for tomorrow.

Quiet Times

Remy Looking OutRemy is really adapting and enjoying the gang. He's no longer reacting but has learned to relax.

It's wonderful to see. But he can't figure out this screen. So far we have had to hold it up so he 'gets' that you go through it to go out. It's a usual issue with each that have never experienced one.

I figure before he goes home, he will be an expert.

We have a crew coming this weekend, Obi, Zack and Coco and Cesar. It's going to be a ton of fun and soon we will also get to see Coach and Sassy. It's been awhile. Plus in early April we get to see the Louis and Jay. We can't wait.

It's been rather quiet here. Kat thinks Treasure may be coming into heat but we are not seeing anything. It's supposed to be Fiona. We shall see. With dawgs, it's always interesting.

It is my b-day today so I didn't do a lot of camera clicking but check out a few photos. Weather is good.

I can't wait till the puppies come downstairs. You'll have to check out the puppy blog as we have videos and photos we posted.

Remy Tries to Get Abigail to Play

Remy & AbigailSomething about Abigail that Remy really likes.

We just have Remy and Shanty till Friday. Remy started playing with Shanty last night. It was an interesting game of chase.

Then Abigail came down today and Remy just had to be where she was.

Remy is really missing the guys but Treasure is his mainstay.

No photos today as it was a wet and cleanup day.

I may not have any for tomorrow either - sorry as it's my b-day and I intend on relaxing and enjoying learning something new - well I hope. We shall see. But I will be updating the pages.

When I do photos, it takes me a long time to resize then upload then update the pages here. I don't mind but once a year I get to be lazy, I hope.

Coco & Zack Freshened Up

It's time for Coco and Zack to go home but they will be returning on Friday just for the weekend. We also will be getting Obi (a Coton puppy) for the weekend too. Puppies are so much fun.

Cesar will also be joining us that day. Those that remember the photos I took of him will also remember that life needs a bit of Cesar in it and we are looking forward to it!

Zack and Coco had a bath and I have yet to take photos or groom the rest of the crew as Nathan was picking up a dog an hour and a half from here to help a friend out.

So, he just got home leaving me a tad behind. WE might not even do photos as the rain is starting but I am going to try to take some puppy ones as they are 2 weeks now.

Zack

Zack refused to pose for me. It happens.

I was alone trying to get him to sit as pretty as his housemate, Coco but you can still see that he is clean and besides, he's a boy who isn't supposed to want glam shots. hahahaha

The dogs played a bit of retrieve with me and Zack and Remy was playing up a storm.

Shanty is coming along and now back to grooming.

Do any of you watch the 'Good Wife? Should she stay or should she go to Will?

Daisy Leaves Us

Daisy Freshly BathedI didn't know which to show you first.

The freshly bathed Daisy going home or the dawg that was having such a splendid time that I had to brush her several times a day as she just got trees, dirt and all sorts of things stuck in her coat.

I can't believe they are the same dog but after I bathed her, I had to keep her in my office while I groomed the other dogs just to stop her from getting dirty yet again.

Remy and Daisy was awaiting for her to come back out and get into her usually messy fun status.

But she is now at home and Remy and Treasure are playing with each other but missing the Daisy.

This is what Daisy looked like as much of the day as she possibly could muster up. Coco and Zack also helped this state of Daisy along as they did the chase game through brush and mud.

But it was so much fun. I think Daisy got brushed and combed more than anyone else.

Personally, I like to brush dawgs in the morning and be done with it but with puppies and rain and mud, well it's often 4 or 5 before I am done. hehehehe

Check out some photos from today and yesterday, here.

The weather has become cooler. The game of get the ball is something they all adore.

Life is fun with a bunch of Havanese!

Tomorrow Zack and Coco go home and Remy is our only visitor till Cesar arrives then Remy goes home and Jay arrives the next day. March disappears and so does another birthday for me and Whitney.

Remy - he finally has his groove on. It's nice!

Scout & Tiger Lily Goes Home Today

ScoutScout just got freshly bathed and he left us today. sniff sniff. He's a little guy with a big personality filled with fun.

Tiger Lily will be going home tonight, Daisy tomorrow and then we will be down to just Remy, Zack and Coach. Then on Monday Zack and Coco will leave us and then come back to us just for the weekend. <smile>

Tiger Lily has been enjoying the gang including Fiona.

Remy has been hanging out with Daisy, Treasure and he adores Abigail when she comes down.

Life is ever changing. It's almost SNOWING and no photos today. We only took about 20 so we will include then with tomorrow's photos. I hope you don't mind.

I need some snuggling time with the dawgs and of course the hubby. More tomorrow!

Visitors Going Home

We just had Chico, Jasper and Rufus go home today. Below you will find photos of them freshly bathed. It was a chore to keep thiscrew clean after a bath as they wanted to play and play and play. I think I brushed Chico and Jasper 3 times, hehehe

Wait till you see the photos of Daisy with ahem black feet but they play Mommy and have so much fun and she wil be clean by the time you see her.

WE ARe true dawg people and don't worry about dirty feet til you see them. Oh we brush and rinse feet off etc but they do have fun!

Tomorrow we have Tiger Lily and Scout leaving us and Sunday Daisy. Life is changing but soon we will have Jay, and Cesar join us and Remy will remain till the end of the month. Zack and Coco go home early next week.

We were blessed with being able to capture different dawgs doing different things today. Mostly it was Nathan. I got a few too. But check them out and today's title is visitors going home.

Havanese Runs

Running with the HavaneseYou've heard about that practice called 'Running with the Bulls' but have you heard about the Running with the Havanese'?

Well, the weather is now here and Nathan is doing his best to get the dawgs excited and running their fool heads off. Well, maybe his off not the dawgs.

The Havanese can run circles around him without even trying. That's not to say Nathan can't run fast but have you ever seen a Havanese run? It's amazing!

Well, I spent most of the day up with the puppies today. Nathan spent it with the gang.

I just came down, groomed a Havanese or two then went back upstairs and did that throughout the day.

I look forward to the puppies coming downstairs into my office. Three more weeks and counting - or maybe 2.5. hehehehe

The weather is gorgeous but I feel like it passed me by.

Thursday 3 go home in the morning so late tomorrow night I get to bathe then before bed. One of Fiona's kids comes for a couple of days and Remy joins us. We also have Scout leaving us come this weekend.

March Break is coming to a close and in the 2nd week of April we may be back to just our own.

It all goes by so fast...doesn't it?

Fiona & Katsura's Daughter at the Purina National

Fiona's Daughter Kit KatYesterday Talemaker N Aslans Kit Kat got reserve winner and today she got Best of Winners. This is her first show. She is a few days over six months old. We are very excited and so is her owner, Val Weston. Way, to go, Val and Kitzie (Val's pet name for her).

Gad that dawg just adores Val and that's how it should be.

Today Saki, Marlee and Jazmyn went home. Saki brought over her best crinkle hiding bag as a gift to the puppies. Thank you, Saki!

We will miss Marlee and Jazmyn. Marlee really played up a storm today. I was worried her hair would end up dirty but I would like to say it was her intentionally keeping clean but no - it was a MIRACLE. hehehe

Jazmyn has ended up being the very best snuggler. She's also feeling way comfie as she is playing and playing and when Coco Beans wanted the top of the couch, Jazmyn took a toy and shook it and Coco jumped down and Jazmyn took her spot. They are just so like kids, don't you think?

Scout is the funniest dog you ever did see. Between him and Towser, they were rolling all over the place and sometimes Towser was on top and other times Scout was. You have to see the size difference to appreciate it as Scout is just a wee puppy with the spirit called fun loving. Check out today's photos called Fun Lovin' Play to see what I mean.

Zack and Towser and Marlee were playing bigtime today but Nathan had the camera at the show.

Will it ever stop raining?

The two eight month old brothers, Chico and Jasper, were playing rather well but Saki, one of their sisters, was clearly the boss. She just told them what to do and they listened. Saki was like that when she was 8 weeks old so why would anything change? It was great to see them all together. Did they act like they knew each other? Absolutely and Wasabi was thrilled that they were here. I found that interesting.

Rufus was mixing it up with Treasure, Jasper and Chico today and sometimes Marlee. I caught it on video but don't ask me to convert it today. We had all but 3 hours of sleep. Our old lady Golden Retriever, 14 years young, had tummy problems and we had a puppy with an upset tummy and NO SLEEP. I may crawl into bed and take a nap.

No Sunny Havanese Day

Out in the RainWell Saki came today for an overnighter and goes home tomorrow. Marlee and Jazmyn will be heading home tomorrow as well. The rest of the crew will be hanging around for a bit and hopefully the sun will shine. hehehe They say not till Monday or Tuesday.

Due to boarders and puppies, we were unable to go to the Purina National to watch Fiona's daughter show for her first time. She just turned 6 months and got reserve today. We are excited! Nathan will be heading there tomorrow to watch and take Kit Kat and Val and her crew home.

You should drop by the show tomorrow to watch the Havanese. Read all about the show on our events page.

I will be holding down the fort with our son.

The crew is really bonding. Scout can be caught jumping on Towser. Scout's a small puppy and Towsers bigger so it is way fun to watch. It was Scout that persisted and Towser finally complied.

Check out today's photos on the boarders and visitors photo page.

You will see Saki and her siblings - yes we have 3 siblings here. Plus the rest of the crew.

Towser is such a funny bandit. He can grab something from our son and then look at him as if to say - who me?

Lots of funny stories today but I got to get back to the crew. Just know they are all having a swimmingly wet time. Everyone gets groomed but the photos don't look that way. In, out, wet, dry, wet, dry and on and on it goes. It took me a long time to get everyone done as when I was halfway through they were wet and muddy again. All you can do is laugh and laugh and we do.

But I have to say, where is that sun?