2 Blog Day Merry Christmas Photos

Hi Darlah and Nathan,

Brandon, Teddy and I wish you a very Merry Christmas! See photo attached! Hope you enjoy the holidays!

Here’s a picture of Magic next to the tree and presents. Hope you like it!

Happy Holidays everyone!

Bill, Phyllis, and Caitlin

Ripley and I wish everyone celebrating a safe and joyous holiday

Sue & Ripley

From Darlah - he looks pretty regal, I must say. 

Pablo says:

Thinking of my wonderful Talemaker Parents, Dennis, buddies and girlfriends today!  Visits with you are what makes life special! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. See you in the New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the Talemaker family.

Dorothy,Tom,Pixie and Leo

Hi Darlah, 

Wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and share some holiday photos of Vivi. Our house is so bright this year with her in our family. She adds so much to our lives everyday and can’t imagine not having her. She will be have chicken for dinner tonight and is receiving ALL of the attention, so I’d imagine she is thinking Christmas is pretty great too. 

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays to you and your family, dogs and humans! 

Emilie 

Merry Christmas Happy 25th 2021

This is before the rain began. Now the dogs do not want to go out.

Here is a mini gallery. You do not want to see them soaked or me brushing. LOL

We have 2 puppy visits today, 1 tomorrow and a vet visit on Monday. So, we are extra busy. We could not delay a week for visits as it would be too late to assign pups, get paperwork and bags done. These last 2 weeks are the busiest for me and add on the holidays and boarders and extra grooming, it's well very busy. So bear with us. Blogs will be short.

Nathan is pushing to have those that couldn't come come today next week but to be honest, I am not sure I can as I am really busy. He doesn't carry the weight of what it takes to finish. He does the departure. I do the rest. So, he is the nice guy here. Me - well it's called realistically what can you do without breaking? I am really that busy.

I am deeply thankful to those that brought their dogs to us. Last year was a financial hit like no other. This year some and last minute so we couldn't replace but those that came - thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We hope 2022 is much better!

We hope those that are able to come enjoy the puppies immensely. They have changed in 2 weeks. Soon they will be departing and new little ones will arrive.

No cooking here. No time but share what you cooked so I can be happy for your culinary experience. Nathan did buy a small roast but who has time? Not me!

I guess I should start cleaning the house. LOL I also have 3 dogs to groom that are departing and Rocco who is arriving. I adore Rocco! Charlie is coming and will have a blast. The dogs do and we need to learn from them to live and enjoy despite it all even if you are extra busy.

Christmas Eve Sharing

Merry Christmas from Newfoundland!Meadow and her dad...

Season's Greetings,

Kitty, Jim and Derek wanted to wish all the Talemaker families a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays!

All the best in 2022!

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From now till after the New Year, we will be posting holiday photos. All photos received today will be here and all tomorrow and on will be on their respective days. That means there will be 2 blogs in a day - a regular one and a festive holiday one.

Two Blog Days Through Holidays

This is Shlomo having a great time.

More later as well as a gallery. I have lots of puppes to wash plus other dogs that are departing.

Well here we are with the gallery.

Dogs are having fun but oh my gad snowballs so I am rinsing and drying and rinsing and drying. Poor Skylar was screaming get this off me. So, I rinsed her off first and she licked me. The dogs do not like the snowballs either. Only Skylar reacted like that but she was a snowball mess. It had to be downright cold.

Thank you to Debbie for letting me see Coco - yes another Coci. It was delightful! Sky instead comes in with snowballs and lays on the heat register. Eho is smart?

As we have puppy visits for the next 2 days, I am going to try to relax for an hour tonight. Not sure if its diable but I am blogging early so I can try.

Happy Holidays everyone.

Cold Brr

Here is the gallery. Ms Katie says this is a short blog as we are so busy and we are blogging late.

Thank you to Bonham's mom and Dad and Pepper's parents for truly thinking about us.

Dogs had a ton of fun but it was really cold out.

We just received a note in snail mail that Trouble's human Daddy was diagnosed with Leukemia and has been in hospital more than not. Our thoughts are with them. I will be writing a snail mail back but keep them in your prayers.

Oakley, Harper and Coco departed - very missed. Nit to worry we have a few Cocos still here and one is a Maltese with a huge personality. Coco, Coco, Shlomo, Logan, Panda and Skylar arrived. Logan and Panda are here just overnight.

Tomorrow Harlow departs and I wash a lot of puppies. LOL Chase arrives too!

3 Days Before Christmas Lull

This is Harlow chilling after playing her heart out. She's known to take a serious nap and always on HER bed in the tv room. 

This was a freshly groomed Ellie about an hour before this photo. I may try a rubber band as she is forever trying to get this hair tie out. I love her faces at me.

Thunder has decided that the gals are his. I so laugh. 

Here is the gallery.

My Remy arrived today - exciting. Mr Ollie is staying longer and well we need his fun. Alfie has become a player. How nice. Sure he always played but he is a play monkey now. Mr Oakley departs tomorrow. He plays and plays. Mr Brewer was here for the day and well I wished he lived around the cornet still as we got to see Brewski more.

I want to say thank you to Pippa for the presents and the gift certificate will go to dog treats for New Years as we will party here dog style. LOL

Brewer, Bailey and Winston came for the day.

Tomorrow brings us new Cocos - 2 more. Harper and Oakley departs - missed already! Amy comes for groom and Skylar comes to stay. We have not seen Skylar for sometimes so a huge treat! Bonus Mr. Shlomo will arrive for a stay. It is going to be a fun Christmas. 

I could go on but I am late and well it's been a long day. I need to catch a breath!

Memories

This as Trigger 8 years ago. He is not holidaying with us this week but this came up in my memories and went oh what a cutie and oh my look at that ice. Thankfully on the Winter Solstice this year unlike 9 years ago, it is not trecherous out there.

Here is the gallery.

Dogs are playing outdoors today but they are making shorter trips outdoors and going out more frequently. Nathan says he can feel it in his bones. I said at least you have an insulated jacket and toque on. LOL

I was doing combouts today with visitors. Not sure if Nathan took photos before or after I combed out. Astro, who plays like a crazy dog and Oakley had much to be combed out - so laughing. I still have Alfie to do and may trim his bangs ahead of time. 

It is getting yellow again so we need more snow or melt. You can only shovel so much so sorry about the pix. We do try to have it white looking and I don't edit the photos. I have no time.

The dogs are having a great time. One Coco departs tonight. Two more comes. How many is that?

Holidaying

Ms Coco - hey time to go in - no? 

Here is the gallery.

We have 3 Cocos here. Two look so alike then there is Coco above. No confusion. I think there are 2 more Cocos coming this week. I need nicknames for them so you know which Coco I am talking about. 

Tomorrow Coco the non maltese departs but not the Natasha Coco. Are you following that? Chester departs and Phoenix and Chase arrives.

Mr. Ollie is player of the year this week. LOL All the dogs are having fun. 

As you will hear in some videos, Mr Benny resident bark for your meal makes one laugh. I just love it. I am glad at his age he is so in love with the food. Now that Harlow is here they bark back and forth till dinner is placed in front of them. It's a riot!

I will tell you NO dogs sit out the play sessions. At bedtime, I can tell you it takes an hour of play before they settle in and sometimes they walk right over me and treat me as if I am a bed.

Unfortunately

When we take boarders in, we must cap the amount we can take in at any given time, turning away others. Starting in March for the Break, if we get last minute cancellations, we will be charging a cancellation fee. We have no choice. Last year we had 100% cancellations. We depend on the income of these services to make ends meet and I say make them meet, not do a happy dance making money. Starting in January, our grooming fees will go up $10. I am so sorry but I just put in an order to Deboers and most of what I ordered went way up in price. I checked Ren's as well with the product Dirty Dog which I use heavily on dogs that are greasy. This product alone DOUBLED in price. Most went up significantly.

We struggle with giving you an inexpensive price and being able to buy products, never mind time and effort. There are other groomers. They all cost more and reading the messages in the groomers only threads, we realize everyone had to raise prices due to product and cancellation costs. 

Again, apologies. If we do not raise prices, we will not exist as a service.

A Fun Day Indeed

Here is the gallery.

It was fun to have Vivi here as Astro is her sibling and they played and played and played with the pups as you will see in the videos.

Today Coco the Maltese arrived. She is a cheeky thing -  play bowing, backing up and playing. I know it was hard for his parents to drop her off but she is going to have the time of her life if anything is like today. Thank you for the box of goodies!

Mia departed. She will be missed. Maggie cancelled as the human's mom had a stroke. Our hearts go out to them. Vivi also went home as she was just here for the day. Her human brought brownies - yum!

Ms Ellie arrived and was jumping, pouncing and plain having a grand time. She is here for 10 days and I have no doubt she will enjoy every minute.

Was talking to a dear friend saying I wished we lived near summerhill market. I would buy some frozen dinners to cook at home seeing we are highly busy. It seems grocery stores already have lineups - some. Nathan should have shopped YESTERDAY!

If anyone is going to Costco, can you get bacon bits and 2 bags of pistachios - please. One day Nathan has to get a membership.

Tomorrow Ms Bria departs and she will miss the fun but nothing like home. She is playing and playing! Misty's Bailey arrives tomorrow. I wonder if she will play with the pups. Ms Coco - yes another Coco - are you confused yet comes to stay overnight and get spruced up.

This is the last week before Christmas. Dogs will come, go and we have puppy visits this weekend and baths. Oh boy - now you know why I needed frozen meals. So laughing!

I hope everyone has their shopping done. You know what I miss? You will laugh but shopping just before Christmas all the socks on sale. Crazy silly stuff!

Snow Fun

Ellie was here for the day to get groomed and play. Ellie and Alfie was playing like crazy.

Here is the gallery.

The dogs simply loved the snow. Even senior Benny pushed his face in it as if to say welcome back white stuff. 

Nathan took a couple of videos. You can find them here.

I hope it snows more but I do not think it will. It's wonderful to see the dogs love it so. Even the pups got out in it.

Bria arrived for a couple of days. Barney arrived till after the New Years. Mr. Benji was here for grooming and play. Ms Mia is here till tomorrow. Vivi comes tomorrow for grooming and play and Coco the Maltese that delicious one is here for a week. So nice to have the home filling up with holiday visitors.

Trying for Early

Ms Harlow departs at 8pm and I can't wash her not clip her or even do nails till 6pm as she knows its going home time. She does this every time and when she gets back she's running in to have fun. She is definately one of the gang and has human Daddy for one on one and visits to party hearty and these days she is into partying. LOL But she has her faves and she loves squirrel hunting and relishes when Brewer comes as he tend to love that game.

Here is the gallery.

It's a crazy cold day today. Tomorrow Benji for play and groom comes, Barney and Bria also arrive. Today Chester arrived and Daisy and Ty came dor the day.

Thank you to Holly's mom, Ruth and Daisy's mom for thinking about us. Dennis said he is going to use the exercise bike today. So laughing.

Nathan made chicken thighs and legs for us - nah the dogs. Dennis did a crazy session of running with the dogs and some are surpassing him. Ollie thinks its a marvelous game and he is not the only one. Run and jump and Dennis jumps too getting them having a grand time. After such a session they come inside and nap. Dennis also crashes. The only ones we can't do that game with is the old ones like Benny but he watches and you wonder if he remembers doing this game. They do other things with me more sedate but fun.

We have been maintaining our house at 66f. We always opted for 70. Now I put sweaters on. They say you can save money by 4 degrees. Anyone know how much? Every little bit as we can. I keep stacking the blankets on and the dogs - well they LOVE it!

Nothing like tv time with a bunch of blankets with a blanket of dogs. It is actually quite special.

Oh My

I brushed this boy this morning - seriously I did. I must laugh.

Here is the gallery.

We had dogs come to play and then depart or remain. Ripley departs anytime now. Harlow departs tomorrow. Chester arrives and Ty and Daisy comes for a play date. 

People who have reported in going to various destinations said the airport is running smoothly. 

We are doing a short blog tonight as i want ti relax for an hour - imagine that!

Two Updates Today: Lots of Rain

Noah and Zoe are departing tomorrow. We will miss them. It has been awhile.

Here is the gallery.

Alfie, Charlotte, Meadow and Coco the Maltese arrived. Meadow departs tonight. Charlotte departs tomorrow and Alfie is here till just after Christmas. We have the black and white crew here, LOL Can you disntinguish between them?

Everyone is having a blast even though it kept raining off and on. Nathan is now out with them again while its still clear in the air. Meadow best not get dirty....

 Dennis is up with the pups. I am blogging. People are still travelling and dogs are coming.

Happy 3rd

Happy 3rd birthday to Charlie and his siblings Willow, Sully, DeeDee and Gucci.  Thank you Darlah and Nathan for our precious boy who is just so special and so loved.  Thank you to momma Raven. Here is Charlie in his favourite position

It's Holiday Play Time

It is the holiday season and the dogs are on holidays too. I have to laugh watching them.

Here is the gallery.

Dennis did the last vacuum of the leaves and I will tell you that the dogs love messing up his plans. It's like telling them don't cross that line and they must - oh they must. It makes you laugh but finally Dennis said dogs inside - I must finish. This is the last leaf pickup this week. I guess winter can begin but they say 81f weather is coming in a couple of days. If so, we will get the pups outside.

I have to say Dennis made a shepherds like pie called cottage pie and it was simply amazing. I could get used to it. He is still grumbling it takes too long. The best Shepherds pie I ever had was Ty's moms. I ask her for the recipe and she says a little this or that. I guess the best cooks cook like that. 

I did manage to get everyone combed out. I need a machine that I can step through that sucks all the hair off you effectively. I am still in a hunt to get a lab coat that goes way below my knees. Yes, I am laughing. I had one years ago.

Tomorrow Nathan has an office visit with the doctor - just a check up. We have Meadow, Coco the Maltese. Alfie and Charlotte coming. How exciting is that? Noah and Zoe stays an additional day. Fun!

Tchibo has to be glad that Brewer is gone as he has his fave spot on the recliner back. Brewer had insisted on it. I say this as Tchibo has been hogging it all day and I swear smiling. He does allow Ali to sit up next to him on it. Habits are hard to break especially when they are comfie ones.

We had a good day. Nathan is food shopping. The list is long but he enjoys it. He even brings back the things we request most times. LOL

Short Blogging It

Dante and Luna just departed. Their fun will be missed. Coco arrived - how exciting and she is already playing.

Here is the gallery.

The dogs had a grand amount of fun but they need to be combed - especially Rebel who 2 minutes later has her hair ripped and looks like a junkyard dog. I should be satisfied she has no knots but I look at her and shake my head. She loves to play and so does Astro. Now Coco will joining in on the fun. Then Tchibo will arrive tonight. Mr. Ollie and Tchibo enjoy each other!

I have videos to upload and dogs to comb out. You will see Spirit all combed out and then an absolute mess. I combed her out at 730am. Silly me.

Just a Sunday

Astro arrived today.

Here is the gallery. Leo, Phoenix, Tia, Benji and Murphy departed. Coco and Lexi arrives tomorrow. As we head into the holiday season, we get to see more havs. Last year - zero so we are excited that we are seeing some. Lucky, Luna and Dante are coming for the day. 

I can't believe it is almost Christmas. Then a New Year... wow.

The dogs are having fun. The wind is now gone but the cold has set in. So blankets and snuggles and tv time are some of the best moments.

Happy 3rd Birthday

Ollie, who is visiting here will be celebrating tonight. He will have to forgive us as we have puppy visits today. He wishes his littermates a huge happy celebration.

Ozzy wishing a happy birthday to his brothers Ollie, Ajax, Pingo & Meelo!

Hi Nathan and Darlah,

Hope all is well at Talemaker Havanese.

Just wanted to send you Meelo’s 3rd birthday photo and thank you for such a wonderful dog.  He is our everything.  He is just so affectionate and his personality is contagious.  Whenever I am feeling down I just need to play with him for 5 minutes and all is forgotten.  Hopefully he can come by in 2022 for a visit and some play!

Take care and hope to see you

Visiting Fun

Teddy and Charlie have arrived and are having a grand time. They fit in immediately. Leo and Murphy are regulars and just said - we are here!

Here is the gallery.

It was wet, dry and everything inbetween but the dogs love it.

Phoenix arrives tomorrow. Let the holidays begin. I am so excited we have visitors! After last year of none - it feels mighty good! May it continue!

Hope we get white stuff while the dogs are here. Now wouldn't that be fun?

Today Dennis dropped my camera and broke my lens protector. The camera is still working. He took the lens broken out but he can't unscrew it so now my lens is not protected BUT IT WORKS! Thank gad for little things.