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Leti is in heat. Hoping Panda comes in too.

Happy 5th Birthday

Chinook as a PuppyShelley wrote:

Happy 5th Birthday to Chinooks siblings, Sparky in Montreal and having a senior moment but think maybe his sister is Frannie ?
Chinook had a good day, but he says it is mostly like every other day, playing, walking, running after squirrels, lots of rubs and cuddles but had beef tenderloin for his birthday dinner and Breeze so happy to share this with him!

We love to watch the blogs and the new pups and families that get to enjoy these pups and enjoy each milestone with them.

They really are our "heart dogs" !

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From Us: Happy Birthday, Chinook, Sparky and Frannie. 

Indoor and Outdoor Play

I will create a gallery tomorrow. I am a tad tired and I managed to capture Ragus and Inula playing. Dogs got really badly wet. I was rinsing, blow drying and washing much of the day. I am tired. So tomorrow....

Ragus and Buster depart tonight and I am trying to keep them neatly groomed. It was tough with Reggie but we managed.

Dogs have had a blast but they have kept me very busy.

It's Raining

We are getting pockets of dry that allows us to play outdoors but I get to watch Benji before I go out and if Nathan doesn't keep him in, he will be washing him again without me. heh It's that mucky out.

I do have a gallery but I am disappointed. In all the raves about Buster and Ragus playing with Inula, and I have seen it myself, Dennis didn't click any photos of them playing except exceedingly blurry ones that I had to delete. Oh well, he tried and perhaps by tomorrow we will have many more opportunities.  Ragus and Buster is not one of ours but if I come into the room they just run, jump on me and love my snuggles. This visit has been so good for them.

Pepper and Scruffy depart today and he did manage to click some of their play. They have been excited since the minute they got here. They have been playing non stop.

Reggie, Benji, Chase and Teddy have been having a total blast. The photos don't show how much but give you a tease. I have been smiling a lot watching them. Sorry for a short blog. It rarely happens but....

Taking Photos: Gallery Added

I don't pose dogs. I just capture them as they are - ala natural. So, I gave Dallas a bath, a haircut, layered her head and snipped around the inside of the eye so she could see and then tried to capture her. I would brush, then try to click and she rolled, she smooshed her face, she rolled. It was a riot. On the table when giving her a haircut we played, I snipped, we played, I snipped. She was a riot and such a challenge that I had to laugh. You see she's not used to thinning shears being near her eyes. Next time she will go - okay that's what that is. Feet, bum, body - no problem. It took me 10 minutes to bathe her and 2 hours to give her a haircut and dry her. But when we were done, she kissed me all over, played with me and it made it all worth it. She also didn't mind being on the table for so long as she was having fun. That's the key.

I will try to get a gallery up. We have some new dogs visiting and well cause I was grooming etc I have to see what Nathan captured. I am also very late in updates. Oh well - my life and it started at 5am today. 

Okay enough juggling. There are VERY few photos in this gallery but when I said to Nathan did you take photos he said, not many. I played with the dogs vs. clicking. Hope that is okay. I said yes, of course. Hope you feel the same. We have Ragus here (not one of ours and has not been here in a long time) and his housemate Buster. Nathan wanted to make sure they felt very comfie. It's what we do. If someone hasn't been here for awhile we treat them as if they are new and we make sure they connect. When they connect with another, they are having a good time. We have never not been able to do this but how long it takes varies. But so good for them and for us. It really is important to us if the dogs are enjoying. It is what makes us smile.

Lynda invited me out tomorrow night so all 3 blogs will be short and sweet. I have not been out for a LONG time - not even to the grocery store so.... I am going and so appreciative as a break from non stop work will be fun. Hope you do not mind.

Playing and Playing

Here's the gallery from today. Nathan took the photos. I was grooming and washing and blow drying. :-) It's only a small snippet as he tends to like to interact vs. clicking the camera. I get that. 

We have Scruffy and Pepper here. It's been awhile and we really missed them. They are having a total blast. I think they missed us too. They are sure acting that way!

Dolly was here for the day mixing things up. Teddy has been doing this quick walk when he is excited. It's so cute. Grace and Dolly have the same stamina.

Jeannie is playing with Saffron which is not the usual. Saffron is delighted. 

It's been a very tiring but good day for the dogs. 

Inula is having her heat but still nothing for Leti or Panda. They will be soon. 

Tomorrow we have to wake up at 5am as our grand daughter has to be driven to the airport and she doesn't have a ride. So that means ALL of us get to get up. I hold down the fort. Dennis probably goes to bed for the day early and Nathan gets back in time for breakfast. 

Going to be a long day tomorrow. :-)

Interesting Info

Click on Photo for Larger ViewThis is Raylan and Caelen. Caelen is a Panda and Kat pup and Raylan is an Abigail and Kat pup. Abigail is Panda and Roxie's mom. Now who is who? 

Caelen is here having a total blast. But it keeps bloody raining. So in and out play. She started out - oh my gad and is now comfie and is playing. Good one!!

To complicate things Inula is in heat. Kat and Truffie are being kept separate but it was a riot when they both tried to mount her and she would just walk away. Guess she is too tall but gals can lay down etc so its a must to keep them apart for 3 weeks. We do not want accidents.

Here's a gallery. I need to wash another dog. Each day I am doing one of mine along with the rest.

This is Truffie as a puppy. He is a chocolate. You must have chocolate and be a carrier on BOTH sides. 

This is Truffie a bit older but a close up. He has a brown nose. Only chocolates have brown nose and brown pigment on pads unless they are diluted and happen to be a carrier. 

Read Roxie's blog later on today to see why I posted photos of Truffie.

So no more for today on this blog. 

Got to Play

Dolly comes to visit us a couple of times a week to expel some energy and that she did. This gallery is just a small sliver of the gang playing. They have a blast even if it is raining - which it was today so we just made sure they played their hearts out inside and outside. 

Soon we have to gather up leaves, attempt to get them in bags and watch the dogs jump through them as they do each year. Now that will be a futile attempt at getting them in bags - you just watch.

Raylan, Mac and Monty are here and did you know Monty barks like Risa - same voice. What a riot!

Play Day

Murphy and Saffron is at it again. Time for a bath tomorrow Murphy as it's time for you to rest from getting so tuckered out. They had a blast today. Here's today's gallery. Brewer just LOVED Murphy and well was trying to hump her and she just ignored him. They also played. 

Oh Teddy will you be laying in my lap when we watch the voice tonight? Or will Grace or Mac, Monty or Raylan? Okay, Nathan and Dennis you can have some too. :-)

We had a great but busy day. Everyone had a blast!

We think Inula is coming into heat. That means Panda and Leti will be soon. Shoot me now. 

No Gallery Day: Cuddles Photo Added

Tomorrow I will try to go back to doing galleries for the adults but we did manage to click a couple. Here is Patches with Momma Jeannie. Patches is freshly cleaned and Jeannie needs a bath. As Adele pups edge up on 18 days it is a reminder that its almost 3 weeks since the last baths.

Nathan Took With IpadTime to play catch-up. This happens each litter. I rush to get them done ahead of time and then play catch-up at the 3 week mark. Today Leti was done. Slowly they are all getting done. Both moms were done yesterday. Me, I need a one day period to get rejuvenated. hahaha Whatever that is...

It is obvious that Patches knows who Jeannie is and Jeannie knows who she is.

Teddy is back visiting. He's feel really at home. Ty departs any minute. 

Life is good. I just need some oomph to get photos taken, build a gallery and share them here. I will get it done. I think the guy in my life has other things on my to do list. Oh, and of course when placing the pups outside of their whelping box my laundry just increased dramatically.

But we still manage to have a blast.

Late Updates

Blogs will be late tonight. I had to wash 5 dogs and much more so stay tuned but later.

Saffron for the first time is visiting overnight at her sister Murphy's house. They both come back tomorrow. Miss her already. Now I know how Murphy's mom feels. :-)

Dogs here are doing great but its a no photo day. I really need some down time and I have yet to comb everyone out.

Wet Times

Had to share a photo we received from Christine with Clarity and her pal at the park. Christine is doing really well with Clarity getting her exposed to many dogs. 

Here is Brewer inbetween the rain. He could care less if he goes into the plants and gets soaked. 

But then there is Grace who said are you joking? It's wet and well no thank you very much but we take them out in all weather. They have to learn to embrace the fun of bad weather. hahahaha Or maybe what it is really about is WE as humans need to.

Have a great weekend.

Memories & Coat Colour: Logan's Pup Photo Added

Kat Getting Ready for ShowingThis is a memory (video) that I pulled up on Facebook. I point it out as the dogs do have fun on the pool cover but that dog sporting a short coat that looks almost grey and white is Logan. In short hair he looks like that but in longer hair you can see he is a beautiful sable. Short hair often gives an appearance of lighter and of course you cut off the tipping never to come back again. Logan now is sporting a long coat and you can see his sable is evident. 

Logan in a Short CoatSables do go lighter and darker throughout their lives. Brindles do too but have an irregular colour coat distribution. At times it is hard to distinguish between a sable and a brindle. Both can sport black masks that fade or get retained. 

Roxie almost went a pure cream colour at one point and now she is back to being an apricot in appearance. If you look real close you see many shades in her coat. Adele is similar. Their mother was the same. 

Logan With Truffie in a longer coatWhite coats will always remain white with the exception of ticking (black bleeding through). Dark coats can change. Blacks can have an appearance of grey or brown. You can get colours bleeding through and therefore you get to see coat changes. 

I find the Havanese coat fascinating. Kat was a black and white as a puppy. He is now a silver and white. The photo above is Kat when I was maintaining him for the show ring. Now he is older. He plays and I am not so particular about him being perfectly groomed though he gets a bath every 2 weeks. Nathan always likes to show him off just before I bathe him or brush him or so it feels like. 

Logan as a PupLogan is not our breeding but he is related to our lines.

His father was Abigail's brother. It means both Roxie and Adele, Panda and Ella are related in various ways to him on one side. The other side was from a Cuban gal that our friend Yvonne owned called Lola.

This photo here is Logan as a pup. It appears he was a brown sable. He transformed into an apricot sable. He still has brown in his coat. It just means he has more apricot than brown so the apricot is more apparent.

Sables are a multitude of colours.

Under the Weather

Nathan is not feeling well so he was thinking the fresh air would get him feeling okay. The dogs loved it but now he is in bed hoping that helps. Feeling bad as its not fun feeling under the weather. 

Dogs are having fun. They love the cooler weather and Dennis and I are hanging with the dawgs. Sorry for the short update.

Two Updates: Windy Fun: New Photos Added

Here's a fun gallery from some pool cover fun. It's cloudy. It is saying - I may rain but it's windy and the dogs LOVE it! Dolly is here to play for the day. She is having a total blast!

Belated Birthday Greeting

I have been a tad too busy with pups, dogs etc so I apologize. Saturday the Panda crew turned a year. This was the same day we had the get together. What a great way to celebrate.

Happy belated to Clarity, Reggie, Rocco, Charlie, Caelen and Maddie. What a great litter! I feel blessed that I got to see you for a short visit.

Happy Thanksgiving: Another TDAY Photo

As this holiday is filled with tradition, we thought it would be appropriate to post a photo of Coops to celebrate the day. Russell and Anne have sent us some pretty stunning photos over the years and so has Steven. I just want to say that I am ever so thankful for all of you.

Mateo The One I called LoverboyWhen we see our puppies happy, we are happy. That is what it is about. They get excited to see us for visits and play dates but there is no place like home. Holidays are fun but home is or should be where the heart is. If it isn't, you have to get everyone on side to understand life is short. Be good to yours and yourself. 

I am thankful that these 2 litters there is no supplementing. They are active and getting fat. I am thankful that Danielle has a boyfriend and seems to be adjusting. She has a couple of issues but nothing like her ongoing 3 years of fun. I also tend to on holidays like everyone else think about the things that I have lost or people that are not here. But I try to concentrate on what is moments you have the power to create that end up many times being treasured memories. Make each other laugh. It is what gets us by. 

Enjoy the day be it by yourself or with family. Find something fun to make the mouth curl up and if you are lucky you will also get an audible chuckle too!

The Fun Continues: New Photos Added to Gallery

It is almost like a summer day. The dogs are running. I am snapping and we are having fun. I am still juggling puppies and adults but other than 3 baths today I took a break. Kat was on my list and I had to do 2 others for other people. Nathan had promised he would brush but.... So I will play catch up on mine tomorrow. Visitors even when it is busy get done.

Here is today's gallery.

Dennis seems to sleep late. He is still sleeping so I am off to wash 1 more dog and call it a day.

Cha Cha and Satch get theirs tomorrow. Come tomorrow night no one is visiting. 

Thank you to Angela for the cute presents for the pups. Most appreciated and will be used tomorrow.

More tomorrow. If I don't make sense, I am still tired.

Panda Pup Get Together

I am making a turkey. We had a get together. I think I got to go outside for oh 10 minutes. Was that correct but I had to take care of the pups and the adults and visitors while the litter mates had time alone and them we let the crew out. Here is the gallery.

I am told everyone had a good time. I surely do hope. Thank you for the wine from?? Thank you for bringing toys, Christine. It surely added some fun to the get together. Great idea! 

Wish I had more time with all of you but Dennis was sleeping and I was trying to keep dogs quiet inside but that was a tad crazy as they kept hearing the fun outside. But I am glad we did it but next time when I can be a real part of it, please.

I loved that the dogs came to say hi to me. They remembered me. I am so very sorry to Calean's family as they lost 2 of their dogs just last week - an older Havanese and another breed when 6, I believe. Hugs. I know the feeling well. 

Nathan is taking a nap waiting for the turkey to be done. I am playing catchup with blogs etc. Life...

Today's Update

Some embraced it right away - the pool cover that is and some took a bit but all walked and then ran on it. Bravo!! Saffron so far likes it the least.

I may be late with today's update. Want to thank Shannon for the lovely presents for the pups and to Anne, Russell and Cooper for the lasagne and the presents for the pups. It's never a given what you do and your hearts make me tear up. This was a very hard day and I am still juggling emotionally and physically. It will get better. So, thank you TRULY!

When we are in this mode its often hard to make time to eat so it is appreciated and the pups really do like this soft stuff.

The pool cover is on and later tonight I will share a gallery. Levon, Trigger and Coops has departed. We miss them. Cooper didn't get to see the cover on but Levon and Trigger did before they departed.

Tomorrow we have a Panda get together. It best not rain as it is impossible to do it inside. If I don't make it outside, realize I may still be juggling. It is a lot of work with 2 litters initially. I have yet to even eat and have only had 2 hours sleep since what Wednesday night. Nathan will surely get outside but someone has to stay inside with our adults etc I will try to make an appearance and if Nathan doesn't take photos, I will cry. I hate losing out too.

Dogs are doing well. I don't have to bathe anyone but do have to groom everyone but not today. It's impossible. 

Pool Cover Fun 2015