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! 

Award Photos
Friends & Associates
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.

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Friday
Jun172016

Swimming Time

Yes, they swam and then they were wet on the deck and cuddled right in even though it was HOT. So we placed a bunch of towels and they settled in, played, slept and dried. They are all stars. Here's the gallery.

Plus here is the video of their swimming, If its not live when you click the link, it soon will be. 

More Videos:

Wet Trouble With Wet Pups

Fast Motion Trying to Dry

Slow Motion Tryig to Dry

More Morning Play Time

Morning Wrestle

After Wake Up

Thursday
Jun162016

So Many Things

Tomorrow we are all going to go swimming. It's time that human Nathan gets into the pool and has some fun. He's been ill in one fashion or another this whole time we have had the litter that maybe the puppies in the pool will lighten his perception. Here's hoping. Tomorrow we will see how they swim.

Then on Sunday we have Father's Day and we haven't figured that one out yet but we are trying to make that day special for the human and perhaps play recovery after Saturday. heh

Then on Monday and Tuesday we are off to the vets - yes 2 days in a row and our vet is an hour and 15 minutes away each eay plus the visit so its time consuming.

Even though you don't know which pup is yours, please send us a date on pickup. As we have a large litter, we may let a few go in a day but we shall see. Just give us when you want to pick up as it will help us figure it all out.  The sire's owner will be taking her 3 pups on June 28th. They will be the 1st to depart. 

Here's videos from today.

Taken With an Ipad

Morning Eats

Time To Go Out Yet?

Still Playing

It's 712

Too Many Feeding

Wednesday
Jun152016

2 Wet Ones

Girls just want to have fun. Both managed to take a swim today. No worries. I think they are water dogs - both!

Videos:

After the Outside Play

Making a Mess

Here Comes More

Busy and Active

Some in Some Out

Crazy Active Morning

Tuesday
Jun142016

Getting Older and Fun

I can't believe how long their hair has become. What beauties each and every one of them. 

Poor Roxie is still feeding and so is Spice but Jeannie is not. Come Monday it stops. It's time to experience Mommy play time without her running away from the descent of hungry mouths - well at least in their minds.

Rox Pups Eating From Mom

Here's the afternoon gallery. 

I rushed and didn't have time to edit the video of their play today. So, you may see the video camera taking video of who knows what but just ignore and fast forward. The video is now here.

Monday
Jun132016

All 18

Grass to deck play - we had a wonderful time. Plus that human tried so hard to get a new perspective for you. It was a HUGE challenge. See the gallery.

It was grand to have all 18 running togetjer and they LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it!

Sunday
Jun122016

Sea of Pups

How are we doing? We had all of our output on the pads last night. Bravo. After our 8 week visit to the vet we will stop eating at night. That will be a change. This allows us to get them to sleep all night without output. Everything is a process to get them to be ready to go to their forever homes and that includes sleeping through the night. 

I have tested all of them with treats. Everyone had kangaroo tendons. No fights. I had sharing but boy did they like them. Tomorrow I see if their output changes from them. 

I usually test the pups with treats this way to see if any food guard. Food guarding at this age can be common as they love the treat so much that they want to covet it and simply don't know how to share yet. So when this happens I try it again to see if it changes days apart. At the time that I see food guarding, I take the treat away and say, all done. Each thing that I do is to gain insight and to enable them to build coping skills. 

We will try this again in a week to see if anything changes.

They are hopping, running and playing in such a grand fashion these days. It's wonderful!

Videos:

Inula and the Pups

Wrestle Mania

Up Close Playing

Who Needs Food?

Feeding the Masses

Got to Play Morning

Pups and Moms Coming

Saturday
Jun112016

Deck and Grass

Just bring us out and we will manage to have fun. When that human daddies toe gets better, we are going to have to try swimming again. Til then, deck, inside and grass play is what we love to do!

Here's some videos:

Crowded up Play

More Play

Upclose Pen Play

Hanging Out

Friday
Jun102016

Experts

We are real experts now.what does that means? We run up the ramp and down it. We run and chase and continually perfect our skills. I do believe, despite the work that 18 is a real social bonus for the pups. 

Here is a gallery from today.

Jeannie has finished feeding the pups but Roxie and Spice are still feeding theirs. Soon the rest should be weaned. 

Videos:

Crazy Play in the Morning

Early Morning Pups

Let Me Out

Tomorrow you will see their grass adventure and looking into the pool by some.

Thursday
Jun092016

Toys and Play Things

We love the ramp, the activity center, the house, the fish and we really love the toys Carmen and Max got us that smell like bacon. We must buy more so please tell us where to acquire them. You see, the adults keep stealing them.

Here's today's play session outside

We are now going out of the xpen4 times a day. Then we sleep!

Wednesday
Jun082016

It's Cold

We are getting conditioned to the cold but that wind is even biting to the humans so we are playing indoors at the moment. We did play outdoors 3 times. Now it is our last play session before bed.

We are adjusting to eating Fromm's kibble. When you are hungry, you adjust.

Here are the videos.

Cold, Crazy Active Play

After Outdoor Play

Asleep at 11pm

Chasing Pups and Hey Tiny