Warm Day

Murphy has departed. Thank you, Sherry for the BBQ. So nice! I am stuffed!

I groomed most of the day but here is the gallery. I did get to go out and click and appreciate teh weather. Tomorrow more rain and cooler temps. I am so tired of rain.

Dogs were loving the warmth. I need to start working on the garden but haven't had the time.

There is a Pablo update on the Cinnamon blog. Where is Pablo's wine. LOL

I have my sink getting fixed tomorrow. Every sink I found online was a special order that I like - stainless steel so may have to go with plastic or whatever it is. I just need depth and no cracks. Dennis tried to fix the sink itself but whatever he used would not hold the seal with water and shampoo etc. Plus the p-trap is also leaking. 

Our son, Jon finally finished school and got a job at Siemens Fire Alarm Systems. Nathan needs to get up at 6am to drive him to work, I believe somewhere in Mississauga as part of the job is he gets a company car. Finally all the schooling paid off. It means Nathan will be driving in rush hour - a thing he loves to do immensely - not!

Coach and Sassy arrive tomorrow. Winston comes for a bath and cut. Let's hope I have a sink or I will be doing it in the kitchen sink - oh boy. 

Dogs are tired. They are relaxing and enjoying the fresh air. Why can't the rain stay away? Please... grooming so much is tiresome!

Hope the rest of you enjoyed a splendid weather day!

Cuts and Play

Pablo was here overnight and is now sporting a short haircut. He was a moving target on the table. He will get used to it. LOL

Here is today's gallery.

We had visitors over from the Maritimes that wanted to see Jeannie. Paula had placed her daughter with them and it was the first time we got to see her since she had departed. Not sure she knew us or she was overwhelmed with the amount of dogs but never the less, it was wonderful to see her. We place so few with breeders as this is what occurs. We tend not to hear from them as their connection is with who placed them. It weighs heavily on my heart. I sometimes feel I have empty spots on my soul from the ones that I can't connect with. They are not just dogs. They are family.

Enough said but to see this one did my heart good! It was genuinely wonderful to meet the family that loves her so.

We headed to Helen and Suzie today with Ali. We enjoy their company so. With Milo gone, it was good to expose him to another havanese. Ali really enjoyed herself and did the round of kisses. We did too!

Tomorrow I have an insanely full day of grooming and I had one this morning so it was good to have a distraction. 

Benny is visiting us. He is Kat's brother. It is delightful to have him here. 

Where is that sunny weather?

Rain Really Honest to Goodness

This is Charlie. Ever notice how much the dogs love the outdoor furniture? They seem to love the couch that is covered.

Here is the gallery.

We had rain. Now we have cold. I hope the weekend is much better.

On Thursday I am taking a day off and heading to get my scissors sharpened. I must. I have to go to Bolton. I have been trying to coordinate with Sherrie to head up there as they have fabric stores but he told me I must come Thursday. So, Thursday it is. It's hard to cut hair with dull scissors. LOL So, I start using my scissors I don't usually use while the ones I like the best are dull. 

On Monday I have my sink getting fixed. I am not sure how long that will take but it's a must as I have to empty a pan each time I wash. The leak is getting worse. I will do what I can when I can. 

Pablo is here overnight and he exhausted Misty. We let him play with mom and allowed Misty to take a nap. LOL He is such a great pup! He departs tomorrow and Cinnamon is so thrilled to have him here.

I have been grooming all day. I wish this rain would cease to exist for an entire week. 

Tomorrow we have a visit from a Jeannie pup family and we head off to Oakville for a couple of hours to bring Hugo someone to play with. We are bringing Ms Ali, the play monkey. It will be interesting to see how she does with the bichon. 

Furniture Day

The Raven GalWe put out the furniture minus the cushions today and the dogs were so happy. You will see in the gallery.

I had a very full day grooming plus I did a couple of my own so the blog is late. I just finished grooming now.

Corey and Misty had their vet visit. Corey had some extra testing. Corey's testing deems him healthy. He's had a full blood panel, bile acids test and ultrasound. They believe he may have had low blood sugar due to his size and not eating that day. Couple that with deworming and well we are glad he is well. We are rather enjoying him. Misty is a full pound heavier than him though every couple of days he seems to be gaining an ounce.

Short blog but you can see the dogs enjoying themselves in the gallery. 

Corey gets up on the lounge chairs himself and off with ease. Confidence grows in what he can do by the day. Misty has no brains. She just does without thinking. LOL

Scruffy and pepper arrived and so did Lola. Charlie gal came for a haircut. Harlow, scruffy and Pepper depart tomorrow. 

The movie was WONDERFUL!

It's a Day: No Gallery Day

Murphy boy departs today. We are off to see Avengers tonight and won't be home till 11. Too late but getting seats a week ago was an issue.

It's raining. What's new?

The duo went to the vets today and Corey weighs 4lb 6 oz. Ms. eat whatever she can Misty weighs 5lb 11 oz. They are both gaining well. We have finally got Misty to stop biting instead of licking. With much persistence, it paid off. Those daggers were way too sharp. They hit the pad or go outside now about 99.5% of the time. Both are doing well in every way.

Though Misty is a bit of a daredevil. She goes on the arm of the couch and leaps to a bed below. She's a dangerous one. Maybe she is lacking brain cells but she catches on fast with any task you give her. 

Well till tomorrow and hopefully no rain. We grow weary of it. 

Every single seat is full at tonight's movie. yikes! I hate crowded anything.

Cold But Clear

It's cool outside but it's indeed a dry day and we celebrate. The pool is clear but I can't get serious about it as its too cold. 

Here is the gallery.

Everyone had a total blast. Harlow, when Nathan asked who wanted to take a nap with him, ran to go. Dogs were getting brushed out. Hmm which did she prefer? Brushing or nap - let's see. Such a hard decision. LOL

Barney has been fascinated with the puppies. It's interesting to watch. Murphy gal departed and is getting her teeth cleaned tomorrow. Good vibes to Murphy. Murphy boy can't seem to get enough of Ali and Spirit. 

The moms were thrilled the pups came to visit. Cinnamon looked for hers and then realized this was only Ella and Saffron's babies.

I was washing pups. April was here overnight. Meadow was here for the day. We played inside and outside. 

You can check out the videos, I am uploading now. I am not done yet but will mark the last one - last.

The moms and pups had a blast. 

Be sure to check out the puppy gallery.

Sad News

Teva, who returned Meelo due to health reasons died. Here is the article. I am posting for those of you that met her at our visits. We, at Talemaker are incredibly sad.

Family is Fun

Momma Raven having a delightful time with her baby Willow. Mother's are so tolerant too. Their pups can maul them and they just smile.

Here is a gallery of April, Willow, Corey  and Misty.

Raven's Willow decided to swim in the pool today and boy is she a strong swimmer. We are always out with the dogs and I mean always.  Initially I thought she fell in running around the corner but no, she was fascinated and jumped in. She not only jumped in, she swam the length of the pool calmly and with confidence. They have a swimmer. I went out and checked the temperature of the pool just a few ago and was surprised it is sitting at 72f. I guess its not as cold as I thought. 

April, an Ella's baby is a tiny thing who eats her entire meal without taking a break. I was monitoring but I think she was afraid Misty was going to eat hers. Corey is still more interested with eating off the floor than the dish unless he is starving. 

Misty and Corey are tight and thick as thieves.

We had a number of departures today. We miss them all. It's a quieter house. 

Here is the gallery.

A bit ago we had a hailstorm and the dogs came sailing as fast as they could to get to the door trampling all over each other. Me thinks they are not fans of hail. This was pretty big too. Harlow refused to even step out the door. She's the smart one!

It's been a day. The dogs are loving having my office/familyroom to hang out in. When pups are no longer here, they use this room too. I love having a larger tv room. LOL

Watching George Carlin on tv. He used to be funnier - no? Maybe I am not concentrating enough. 

Sunny and Messy

Cooper, Spicy, Shlomo, Zoe and Noah are all departing tomorrow. Cooper I decided to give him a break and let him be a dog. I think he appreciated it. No grooming since yesterday morn. His photos look like it. LOL At 9pm, I will wash and finish off Cooper for his early morn departure. Spicy I will wash at 7am. Then Shlomo and the rest. It will be a very busy day as Rocky and Raven's Willow is coming for grooming too. 

It is cool out but the dogs truly appreciate the sun. I do too. It lifts your mood. 

I need to have my laundry tub fixed. We ordered the garage doors but get this, it may take a month and the first visit is to measure your doors in case you are a complete idiot. I have dreams of simply gluing it together. Rather embarrassing taking so long. 

Here is the gallery.

Mr. Thunder departs tonight. He will be missed.

Good news - the dryer started to work again. Laughing! 

I look around outside and realize I need to dig out the trug and put in more soil. We have mice holes in it so that should be fun digging that out. I hate mice jumping out at you. I decided this is elimination year not add to in the garden department. I need easier not more work. Plus there is the pool. I also have the teak furniture to redo. It's time and the middle garden and... and...and 

I have a vacuum sealer so I will be saving a lot of herbs this year for the winter. I am already keeping an avocado for an extra week fresh so I am happy. I love avocado but it goes bad quickly. Not with taking the air out. I also make a big batch of salad and it lasts fresh all week. LOL I am sold on this device.

Nathan is sitting outside, as I type after just finishing feeding the dogs. He's in a winter coat. the dogs are just loving the cool. I may sleep tonight with the window open. Imagine that? Do you think the dogs will like?

We will have an update on Tanner and Meadow going up today. Be sure to check them out. 

Pups and Older

Ozzie is a Stormy pup and was here for play and grooming.

Gucci from Raven was also here for the same. 

They had a blast playing. I am highlighting them tonight as they played with the wee pups and the adults and they played wonderful. It was great to see. 

Here is the gallery.

Tomorrow I finish thinning out Cooper. They depart Monday early. Well, early relatively. April and Barney comes tomorrow. April is an Ella pup. River and Adele depart tomorrow and as Adele is in heat - oh boy its been interesting with the boys. My daughter owes me. LOL We so miss the dogs when they depart. It's hard to explain. Happy to see them happy to see their humans, sad for the lack of cuddles from them. Except as much as I love Adele, she needs to get spayed as we can't do this craziness when our dogs are not in heat. It's too hard on the boys and us listening to the whining and scratching the doors. 

Monday, Shlomo departs and he has had an amazing time playing. He's rather fond of Cooper, Ali, Sky and Leti. Zoe and Noah departs Monday. They have had an amazing visit other than the thunderstorms. We have had way too much rain.

Bonus Willow from Raven's litter comes Monday and Rocky also comes. Come May 1st, we will just have Barney as a visitor. Wednesday we head out to a movie. 

We are looking for glasses. Corey ate Nathan's glasses and he got his last pair from Clearly. He feels they are junk so if anyone knows a better quality place that isn't expensive, let me know. He can't see without glasses so his is taped etc. We so love the pups. LOL 

We had a lot of wind today and the dogs were loving it. But our pool is now full of leaves and debris - argh. It was mighty cold today - winter coat time. 

Starting next week, I am taking a day off and Dennis is going to do the same. I am not sure what day but it may change from week to week depending on grooming. If you remember I did this before pups and it worked well. Dennis brought it up today and I said - oh yeah... no washing dishes, feeding dogs, grooming, cleaning floors, bathrooms etc Everyone needs 1 day off a week, I think. 

I am also going down to just doing this blog. I will continue to do updates though, when I receive them. Tonight we have Jasper in Ella's blog. That means, you will see the puppies in the gallery on this blog. 

Can't wait till summer! Mother nature - get with it - will ya?

2 Updates Today

Cooper was soaked and standing out in the rain. I think he is like me. I am so tired of it as it brings much work. 

Tenshi had a bath and she departed today. She was so excited. I think mom and dad was excited too. LOL

Dennis says wow yum the banana KitKat's were so good! Orange infused gun - wow - have to try it when things calm down as in NO RAIN!

Here is the gallery. I may have some photos you already saw - maybe not. But I was busy today cleaning up mud from dogs. Whenever I am so late in blogging, you know that is the case.

We also had to buy garage doors. Yes, now that the snow is gone, it was time. My brain just had a meltdown at the cost. Too many repairs this year. They keep coming. 

After much research I may have found a fan at Princess Auto that the guy said wait a week and it will be on sale. Think I can do that with the rain. 

Pool is getting cleaner. A dog - who thinks they are a water dog decided to go down the stairs then turn around. Dennis was there. We always are but one soaked dog - so many to blow dry. I think the guys in my life have no concept what it is to groom. hahahaha

Charlie goes to class with Nathan tomorrow morning. He departs in the afternoon. Yes, not the usual but yes Nathan said he would do the class. Too bad I can't go but we have dogs arriving for grooming and well it is what it is. Nathan will have fun. I just won't have photos. 

Louis and Glory was here. It was so good to see them.

I get my couch back in my room tonight. It's been awhile. 

Saffron has been playing with these new toys from Korea. she's a toy hoard and she loves them so.

Jeannie never had a spay or so she thinks. It's amazing how fast she recovered.

They say rain/snow. Russell and Anne best be dressed warm. is this spring or what? Well tomorrow is cloudy and sunny so there is that!

Happy 3rd!!!

Pippin wishes his siblings, Chiclet, Connor, Winston, Teddy & Whisper a happy 3rd birthday! He sends his love to Mamma Roxie, Darlah & Nathan. Time flies when you are having fun with your Havanese.

Happy 3rd Birthday little man! You are our heart and soul! -Agnes and Earl

Late But Here

Pool cleaning time again and again and again. It's getting clear.  Without this machine, brushing the sides and bottom would not be fun. I am trying to find an auto skimmer. LOL.

I have been opening up the windows to get fresh air in here. The humans and the dogs appreciate it. 

Here is a gallery.

Cooper has found the pups and how fun they can be. I am posting a photo on the Saffron blog and talking more about it there.

I am late with the blogs as I just finished grooming everyone plus I was organizing and putting dog stuff away so next time we have pups, I can find everything. 

Jeannie is fully recovered. She's a tough gal. She's had words with Kat for bothering her during the night. Boys can be brainless, at times.

I am opening my windows at night. I like a cool bedroom and so do the dogs. We have a ton of blankets so they can always snuggle in. I am looking for a fan that works effectively and lasts. Last year my one in the office died and now I am in need of another. this room gets mighty hot and we don't turn on the air till a heat spell. Plus we have a leak so the freon has to be topped up. <sigh> It's a slow leak likely in a wall as it lasts all summer.

We bought tix to the Avengers for Wednesday. It is the 1st day we could get decent tix for that movie. 

Most everyone departs by the 29th and we have Ella's baby, April coming for 2 nights on the 29th. I bet you Ella will be so excited. 

Happy 3rd!!!: New Photos Added: Moxie and Spicy and Cinnamon

Velvet on Left

Wishing all a Happy 3rd Birthday!

Love Velvet!

I hope all is well with everyone at Takemaker!

xo

Where does the time go?! 

Wishing Farley and his siblings a Very Happy 3rd Birthday!

Ines wishes everyone a happy birthday too!

Hello Nathan and Darlah:

I can't believe that Moxie is three today.  I have attached a picture of her lounging in her bed this morning.  All birthday girls deserve a bit of rest and relaxation on their big day!

Wishing her siblings Cinnamon, Toupie, Archie, Farley, Murphy, Velvet, Secret and Ines a wonderful day. And of course, love and kisses to mommy Spicey and first human mom and dad, Nathan and Darlah.

We have been so blessed by this little girl.  

All the best,

MaryLou

The beauty and the Messy Cinnamon. hahahaha Well, I had puppies - what do you expect! Spicy wishes all the siblings a fabulous day! She is celebrating with Cinnamon by jumping on her head!

Cloudy Daze

Jeannie made it through surgery. Nathan is on his way home now. They will arrive in an hour. They ran a full panel on her, urine etc as requested as she is middle aged. She's now 7. She was deemed exceedingly healthy. Now to protect her for a few days till she is healed. Nathan said she is whimpering. They sent her home without pain meds, I am told. Risa never had any either when spayed nor did Adele etc. She just arrived home at 230pm.

I will take a photo of her haircut when she is feeling better. She looks a lot like Dallas and Raven now. 

It is pouring rain. Dogs are saying - really? Nathan is napping with just Jeannie. The rest are in my office or tv room/kitchen. 

Here is today's gallery. I feel like such a failure in getting galleries done but mother nature really has interfered with that to some degree.

Wonderful Dry Day

Everyone looks disgustingly messy but happy. LOL They will be getting comb outs tonight. We are busy enjoying outdoors - so there! They say rain tomorrow.

We are trying to clean the pool, cut things down and well enjoy the sun. I think the dogs enjoy a day of lazing outdoors without combing till tonight. They also deserve the sun. 

Jeannie goes to get spayed tomorrow. That means Nathan has to depart at 630am. He will take a nap in the car and stay there for the day. He will probably get more sleep than here. 

We hope Jeannie will have a fast recovery. She got a haircut today so it will make recovery easier as she has so much hair. 

Here is the gallery.

Tomorrow Murphy comes for the day. Sherry has a course she is taking. Bria departs tomorrow - Ziggy on Wednesday. 

Sherry is bringing me a Phillie cheesesteak - the best from Philthy Philles and I have to say, it tastes like you are in Phillie eating one of the originals. Oh yum! I am no longer eating bread at breakfast. I will eat bread with this sandwich. LOL 

Rain they say again tomorrow.... come on. It's been a couple of months of cleaning mud. I am done - please.

Still Lousy But Warm

The weather is warm but wet and cloudy and well yuck. They are now saying better weather tomorrow.

Here is the Coops. He is starting to look thinner. He has such thick hair that I little by little each day thin him out. There's a dog under there. Not many need thinning but those like Shoshi and Cooper appreciate less weight on them.

Here is the gallery. 

Charlie is here - a Raven pup. As he has been playing with Misty and Corey, you will find some photos on the Saffron blog.

Dogs have been really busy. Chicklet, Lexi, Marcie and Teddy departed. Amy is here for the day. 

Tomorrow the pool gets open along with the sprinkler system. Bria arrives. Jeannie gets spayed on Tuesday. 

By the 29th everyone departs and the pups will come to bed with us. It is way overdue. 

It's almost tv time - well the dogs are telling us.

Messy Dogs and Not

I will try for a gallery today if the rain stops. We have a mix of dogs. Sky seems to need a bath once a week. Why? She is a mud dog. She loves the dirt, rain and all that it brings with her - leaves, sticks etc. I hope she is a swimmer. As her line has Kat, Ella, Roxie in it, she will probably be apt to swim as well. She is a very messy dog. She is a mudpile today but with this rain, other than rinsing her off, washing would be futile. I will wait for Monday.

Spice, Tenshi, Murphy, Adele and River all dislike the rain. Sky will literally lay on the deck and get soaked. I should count my blessings that some dislike the rain as the cleanup is time intensive and usually a futile venture seeing they go back out and do it again. 

The rest could care less in variety of degrees except it it is a downpour then no one wants to go even under the gazebos.

The gazebos have been our lifesaver. It stays dry under it and yes we have to wash off the deck and pick up but they get to go out without getting soaked. The dogs that hate the rain are starting to get that they can go out, enjoy and not get wet. 

They say 1 more day of rain. I hate the rain. Used to like it but it means so much work. I wish I had a mudroom like our vet friend has. She has a tile area, with a drain with sides and a sprayer so she can wash feet as they come in. She also washes her dogs there. I like a at waist tub to wash but that mudroom feature sure is useful in spring and fall. 

Gallery will come tomorrow. I am rather spent from all the washes and cleanups.

Rain and More Rain

It's raining today. I am not going to do a gallery. It's raining tomorrow too. I will try to do one then but maybe 2 days of no galleries. The dogs are soaked. I have dryers going. I need to stay off line and clean dogs feet and comb them all out. Each time they come in they are a mess. 

Spicy refuses to go out. She uses the pad and lounges on the couch watching squirrels that venture out when the rain gets light. Then it starts teaming and they hide away. 

Dennis is bringing them upstairs for the 2nd time to play run games. They love it!

Lexi, Brady and Marcie arrived. Tomorrow Chloe departs. Between Passover and Easter, we have a full house. So, much clean up but much fun!

Off to do Cooper who is in love with the treats. LOL

Ella and Saffron has blog entries today!

Happy Easter and chag Pesach samech

Good Friday and Passover is the start of the holiday season for many. May everyone survive it all. :-) 

Teddy sure runs around like he is a pup at times.

I learned of a dear friend that she has uterine cancer. From what I read, aggressive. I don't think I slept a wink last night thinking of her despite my belief that she will beat this. Life throws us curves. Many of you know her but its up to her to share, if and when she desires. I just hope her dogs give her mega comfort through this trying time. My thoughts are with her, her family and the dogs. 

The dogs really enjoyed this warm day. I am still grooming and in the gallery, you can tell who I brushed out so far and who is still on my list after supper. 

We have a date for the pool opening. It will happen sometime the week of the 22nd. That means it could be the 22nd. It could be the 29th. The sprinklers get turned on the 22nd. I guess its spring. We have much to clean up outside but I think it will wait till after the holiday visitors depart then we will get busy. We also have garage doors to replace. 

Tomorrow we head out to the Pet Expo show. 

As we fixed the nozzle down the sink, Dennis removed the p-trap and it appears he cracked it. So each time we do a laundry or wash a dog, it was running through the ceiling downstairs. Now we have a pan under it and I have to empty it each time it is used. Got to laugh. What next?

Cinnamon chewed half of Ali's head hair off so I had to hack the other side to balance it off. LOL Thank gad hair grows.

In the gallery, you will see Spicy messy as ever, then brushed up then messy again. That's a true Spice gal!