Forget Grooming!

Well I gave a fair number of baths to my own dogs and brushed out the visitors and juggled pups - making sure pups were feeding and moms got extra attention. It was a stress-filled experience but Scruffy made it fun. I get him all combed out and look at what the silly boy did.

Here is the gallery. The gallery in the Safi gallery may have some adult photos. Sorry. I was quick creating the galleries. It's getting later already.

We have Havoc, Tobias and Teddy that arrived today. Havoc and Tobias fit in so easily. Teddy goes oh my other home and I think at the moment he is laying on Dennis neck while is on his Playstation. heh

It's a great group! 

But I haven't eaten yet. I haven't stopped. I am still congested but fever is gone. I will take anything positive!

I have to get the 2 puppy blogs done but just know the dogs are having a blast. 

Cool But Fun Day

This is Pepper and Saffron before getting brushed out. They really like each other. When she is not paying attention to Scruffy, she rather likes Saffron. To see the big guys playing with the Saffron pups check our Safi's blog. There is a link to the gallery there. 

The dogs had a great time today. It seems both Tiny (he's gone home) and Ozzie are smittened with Safi and she said enough guys. Okay, I will play with you but you stop bugging me and okay I will play with you now. It was a riot. I am not sure she ever had so much attention. 

Daisy is now getting used to the pups and seems to genuinely like them. At first she thought they were gremlins. 

Cosmo also doesn't mind them either any longer. This conditioning stuff works. :-)

Nathan is still sick. I am still sick. Maybe after dogs snuggles and solid sleep tonight. We shall see. 

Lazy Day

This is a no brush day. I am not up to it. I am sick. Nathan is sick and well we are doing extra work but ignore how they look. You can see a delightful video of the dogs out with the Safi pups in the Safi blog. Check it out.

This blog is going to be short. I have laundry to do. I need a nap but doubt I will get one and a solid night sleep but I keep looking at the cameras of the pups during the night cause well that is what a mom does.

Above is River, Adele's daughter. She's learning that Mom is busy. They are very close.

Everyone really is having fun and guess what they like the day break from grooming. Every now and then I need it too. 

Are you adjusted to the time change?

No update

I am barely getting the blogs done so this blog is going the undone route so to speak till tomorrow.

We had a very busy day. I need to be with Adele and Jeannie and I am balancing. 

All the dogs have been with Nathan while I was away. Ozzie, Cosmo and Daisy have been GREAT!

Dennis slept for a few hours and then he is back sleeping so he can do night duty. Nathan has been amazing with the adults and sending a puppy home too. He's gone into the realm of 'did he really get that much done?' and he did. It's been a day. 

This is the 2nd litter I have whelped without Nathan. <sigh>

I hadn't eaten since yesterday and I am eating bits here and there inbetween juggling. 

I am just glad to have Adele home. Unfortunately Jeannie's blog will be small too cause one thing Nathan didn't do is take photos and videos. 

Small Update

Managed to get a gallery of Pixie playing. But with Adele and a pup going home and getting another pup ready to go home tomorrow, I didn't click. So enjoy Pixie's play. She came in a bit nervous and is playing with her whole soul. It's quite nice. Plus in this photo above is Cosmo who is also doing quite well and is playing like crazy. We also had Finn depart and Daisy is here. Daisy is her usual crazy, have fun self. It makes me smile. Ozzie also arrived today. Ozzie has found his usual spot and is quite happy laying on Nathan's head in the recliner while he snores. He doesn't mind it a bit. Just a bit of our day!

Update Late Tonight

Got a pup to wash, pups to take out, a shower, weighing pups and a bag to get ready for pups to go home and then of course read Adele's blog. She is staying at the vets at the moment. 

I managed to capture Brewer and Stone playing plus a few more photos of the rest. I tried. Sometimes I have a camera handy, sometimes not. I was lucky this time. I meant to click more photos but it wasn't possible today and to be honest after we were told Adele was staying, I wasn't up to clicking. I just wanted to snuggle. 

Here are a few photos of Brewer plus the rest taken. 

No Update Today

I am not going to do updates across the board today other than Jeannies. I did not sleep last night - not a wink and I doubt I will sleep till tonight. So... forgive me. It is what it is. The dogs are having fun sleeping with Nathan. Me, I am in waiting with Jeannie.

Two Updates Today

Such a rainy, mucky morning and finally in late afternoon it is sunny. It's still warm outside. You can go out without a sweater. Does this mean a hard winter or a mild winter? Time will tell. Here is today's gallery. 

I find I am clicking less and brushing out more. It's this weather. I am also find the juggling of so many blogs and everything else has placed me in a lull of a semi-break of clicking less. Is it called recovery?

Velvet and Mabel departed. We miss that enthusiasm they bring. Those that remain and enjoying the mud, the rain and rolling in blankets to put that mud. My washing machine is working overtime. It's called life. Hope yours is going well!

Happy 5th Birthday

Happy 5th Birthday to my siblings - Simba, Poppins, Chloe and Benji (Fiona and Phantom litter). Time has flown by so quickly and we're already five years old. I continue to bring lots of joy to my humans, and we take good care of each other.

Love you all!

Lola

Flying Havanese

Yes, that was Murphy before he departed today. Levon and Trigger also departed and that means my lap will be emptier tonight. Let's see who tries to fill it. Maybe it will be Cosmo or Daisy. Cosmo tends to choose Nathan. Hey, what about ME? Daisy splits her time between the both of us or heads off to upstairs to play with the grandkids till the pups arrive and then she decides downstairs is best. I do believe she thinks they are gremlins but at Cinnamon's age that changes. 

As they left Leo and Pixie came in and so did Mabel and Velvet. Mabel and Velvet are just here for an overnight snooze. 

Here is today's gallery. 

We have (had) a really great group here. Weather is cooperating. I still haven't taken my forced air dryer out to blow leaves. There's tomorrow or maybe not. It depends on Jeannie, now doesn't it. Off to take her temperature again.

Warm Enough to Hang Out

Rusty and Murphy got to play with the pups. Daisy wasn't sure what to make of them but she did sniff and go oh my gremlins. You can see more photos and videos of them with the pups in the Saffron blog. 

Daisy, Dolly and Rusty joined us today. Dennis is in bed. I am crawling on the couch for a quick rejuvenation nap. Nathan is out playing with the dogs but not up to snapping. Just know they are having fun. Here is a mini gallery. 

Oh and Levon is so jealous of Trigger if he happens to be in someone's lap. Got to love it!

2 More Halloween Updates

Hi Nathan and Darlah,

Just wanted to share our Tiny Ewok with you... He's more interested in chewing the costume then posing....

Happy Halloween!

Jane

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Farley and Clarity want to wish you and the Talemaker Dawgies a Happy Halloween!

Halloween and Therapy

Hi Nathan and Darlah,

Here is a cute pic of Rocco during his pet therapy visit at Bloorview McMillan Kids Rehab Centre.

All the pets dressed up and it was great fun.

You should have seen the smiles on the kids faces!

Michael

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We are proud of you Rocco. What a nice way to make a Halloween better for kids in need.

Cosmo is visiting us. We haven't seen him in a long time. He came in going oh my gad - are these dogs friendly to going oh yeah they are. Now he is enjoying himself It's wonderful to have him visiting again. He doesn't get much of a chance to socialize with other dogs so a visit like this is so good for him and fun too as a bonus!

Today Bewer was smitten with Roxie but he also had his moments with Leti. Are you a player, Brewski? hahahahaha

Today's gallery.

Looks like a sedate crew but they waited till I went in. What is it with me and the camera? Or is Dennis and Nathan just more fun? hmmm

Levon and Trigger have been so funny. I sit in the tv room and they compete over who gets my lap and really Levon is not happy if I have Trigger unless he is also on my lap. Got to laugh! 

Well tonight we are the grinch of Halloween. We shut off our lights and we do not answer the door. We probably get 1 or 2 kids in years past but its not worth the dogs seeing the costumes. It can be scary for them and then they would bark. So we will hibernate in the tv room and watch tv. 

Stay safe everyone and enjoy!

Happy Halloween

Cooper wishes all his Havanese friends a Happy and Safe Halloween! 

-- below is Cooper, Anne and Russell's blog.
http://www.our-huntsville-home.blogspot.ca

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Inula is in heat. We have at least 10 more days of this craziness. In that time we will have pups departing and pups arriving. Got to laugh!

We had a great day today but I didn't really click many photos. I will play catch-up tomorrow. Inula's whioning is getting to me so I think I will put on headphones and wash a dog or two.

No Update

Well almost no update as we just got in. This is Secret (Cinnamon's sister) who is doing so well in the ring. We had fun seeing her and Roxie's baby called Dirty Deeds.

We bought dog shampoo and conditioner (of course) and I got my scissors sharpened. Someone also did a drawing of Roxie and Ella jumping in the pool so now I have to find the right frame for it. Thank you!

We had a great time but we are exhausted and we have to figure out tomorrow and so many people and pups. Inside, outside or both. Perhaps both. Plus I also have many to wash and groom tomorrow - oh and the usual cleaning and I had plans on washing Saffron but it's not happening. Life... every now and then we enjoy and pay the price.

All the dogs are doing well. Dennis said they had a blast today but he didn't have a camera. I did. So, I am afraid we are gallery and video free for one day across the board. 

Fun News and Clicks

Talemaker's Dirty Little Secret (Cinnamon's sister) and Spice and Envy's daughter won Best Puppy in group today and BOW getting her the 1st 3 points towards her championship. She has won a slew of baby puppys in group and baby puppy in show but you can't get points till you are 6 months and no longer a baby puppy. So, the big girl now is competing with quite a lot of dogs. There are 14 havanese she was competing with. So, pretty impressive. I will be taking photos tomorrow so you can see what she looks like. We will see how the rest of the weekend goes.

Grace is saying, I know there are treats up there. Okay, groom me so I can have some. heh That's the routine here.

Here is the gallery today.

We had a busy day today. You realize we were out to Judy's and out to the vets twice this week. Tomorrow we are off to Lindsay to a show. We get to see our pups without the headache of showing ourselves. All I have to do is socialize and click photos and get my scissors sharpened. heh Maybe I will even buy something. I have been saving my tips to buy something for the dogs. Hey, what's that about?

Tomorrow we are off at 730am and not back till evening. Expect blogs to be small and no galleries or videos. Dennis and Tracy aren't good at that so one day holiday. I will click a photo when I get home ao you at least have a visual. This is my time out before pups. I need it. :-0

PS: If you hear of a used leaf blower for sale, please let me know, I do not have time to rake, I am afraid. 

Wet and Cold

Our or in? Depends on who you are. Some like rain, others not so much. Me - I would rather have the white stuff. Call me lazy but washing floors and feet - well I am an assembly line. 

Logan is one of those that said talk to the paw after he sniffed the air and went oh rain. He loves this comfort spot where he can watch the crazy ones go outside including the humans. 

Here is a gallery.

Tomorrow we head out to the vest so blogs will be short and Saturday we head to the show - more shortness. Come Sunday e have Saffron's humans coming to see them. Finally a decent update. hahahaha

I did manage to get everyone dry. I so want to sit in the recliner and cuddle with a blanket of dogs. Is it too early? 

It's been a day of changes. Time to set up the xpen here.

Happy 6th Birthday

Pacho
SpiceHello Darlah and Nathan,

I hope you are doing very well as all the doggies. Pacho and his siblings are turning 6 today. Happy birthday to all of them.  Pacho is taken an easy day, went from our bed to his bed and doesn't give signs of wanting to get up anytime soon!  Well,...his other chores can wait: eat, go for a walk, ...

Rocio 

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This was the litter of 7. We have Pacho, Marlee Sue, Charlie, Doozie, Gracie and Spice. One passed away when he escaped via his house getting hit by a car. Not to put a damper on the celebrations - wow Spice too! But please block access to the doorways especially when it is holiday time when people come in and out. 

Cold Day Out

It's rather chilly out. They say snow showers tonight. Here is a small gallery of some of the dogs outdoors. Above is Nora who loves sitting on a chair while we eat. She is hopeful but we do not feed from the table.

Tiny and Winston was over for the day. Winston for a bath, Tiny to just play. Tiny really connected with Nora. They were enjoying spooning time in the tv room. I asked Dennis if he captured it and he said yes but I didn't see it on the stick. He had a bunch in the tv room that were too blurry but still couldn't find it. Oh well. It was mighty cute. 

Murphy and Moseby dropped in too. Another boy Murphy comes tomorow night (puppy Murphy). I think Murphy is a popular name.

Tomorrow Rowan, Emmy and Amelia departs. So does Murphy. Lots of changes. Friday we get xrays for Jeannie and Adele.  

Will it snow? Will it not? If it does I hope it is AFTER Levon and Trigger arrive and Shannon gets to where she is going. Winter tires everyone?

Crisp Fall Day

Dolly was visiting. Dogs were playing and had a blast but I didn't get too many clicks. Sorry about that. Here is the gallery.

I am playing catch-up on things. On Friday we have the vets again and on Saturday I am heading to a dog show in Lindsay and Tracy and Dennis are holding down fort. This way we get a break before new wonders join us. 

The dogs truly love this weather. It's as if it shoots them with an infusion of excitement. It's the brisk air.