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.

Entries by Darlah (674)

Thursday
Feb262015

Jeannie's Tummy

Jeannie had a bath. Her head and face hair is starting to come back in after the pups chewed it. 

Really are these poses necessary?

Two weeks before her first due date I will be checking for kicking. Will let you know when it happens. Oops that's today. We will get a better idea when she is due when the kicking begins.

Wednesday
Feb252015

Hi Nathan and Darlah,

I hope you are both doing well. Look how cute our Max looks with a little face trim. Max is so funny, his teeth have started to fall out which I really thought due to the size I would never see, but three fell out last week, I heard them drop and watched him play with them - I have to say I wish I had a video camera to capture it - it was so funny.

Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing Jeannie's new puppies 

Take care,

Kerry

Sunday
Feb222015

Getting a Huge Belly

Click on Photo for Larger ViewClick on Photo for Larger ViewClick on Photo for Larger ViewOh Jeannie you are a beauty. I am bias I know about my gals but they are. hahahaha

Jeannie is becoming a butterball. Nathan thinks Spice is larger but I think Jeannie is. Jeannie's body isn't as long as Spices. So we will see how it all unfolds. 

Tuesday
Feb172015

Two Updates Today: Gallery Added

How does Nathan demand so much attention. They all look at him with such love. Ms Clarity was a Bee_atch today but she soon lost the attitude. I think she just wanted to say my Daddy. Well lady he belongs to lots - get used to it. hahahaha

We had fun seeing the humans and the pups. I created a fast and not edited gallery so what you see is what you get. Sorry but no time. I still have a dog to wash if you can believe and I want to snuggle with dogs.

Jeannie did better than I thought. She even played and talked - yes talked to Angela and rolled for Liz wanting her tummy rubbed. I thought she would be a grump but she was better than I thought and rather enjoyed the company. Me too!

You can already feel her tummy and Spice too. 

Thank you ever so much for coming. We will have to do it again when the heats are over. :-)

Can't wait till its warmer so we can have everyone over. 

Tuesday
Feb172015

Jeannie's Pregnancy

Pregnancy Calendar for Dogs
Date: Tue 17 Feb 2015
Sire: Katsura
Dam: Jeannie
Breeder: Talemaker
Wed 7 Jan 2015
  • First day of mating.
  • 48 hours after the first mating the bitch should be mated
    again. Subsequent matings occurring over a period of
    time enhance the chances of fertilaziton taking place.
  • The spermatozoa migrate up through the cervix.
   
Thu 8 Jan 2015
  • Sperm travel searching for a mature ripened eggs.
   
Thu 8 Jan 2015 -
Fri 9 Jan 2015
  • Spermatozoa reach the eggs in the oviducts.
   
Fri 9 Jan 2015 -
Sat 10 Jan 2015
  • Fertilisation occurs in the oviducts which lead
    from the ovaries to the uterus.
   
Sat 10 Jan 2015 -
Mon 12 Jan 2015
  • Fertilised eggs migrate down the oviducts and
    into the uterine horns.
  • The migration continue to enable even spacing
    of the embryos.
  • During this migration the eggs will grow into
    a blastocystes.
   
Sun 18 Jan 2015 -
Tue 20 Jan 2015
  • The blastocystes implant in the wall of the
    uterus.
   
Sun 18 Jan 2015 -
Sun 1 Feb 2015
  • The blastocystes will grow into an embryos.
  • During the next two weeks the important
    organs will develop.
   
Wed 21 Jan 2015 -
Wed 28 Jan 2015
  • Dams nipples begin to pink enlarge.
  • The fur on the dams belly and around
    the nipples may become thinner.
   
Tue 27 Jan 2015 -
Tue 3 Feb 2015
  • Morning sickness might occur due to
    hormonal changes or stretching and
    distension of the uterus. Dam may
    appear a bit apathetic. She may be off
    her feed for a while and vomit from
    time to time.
  • Feeding the dam several meals spaced
    throughout the day might help.
  • Your veterinarian may want to prescribe
    a drug to relax the uterus.
   
Sun 1 Feb 2015 -
Thu 5 Feb 2015
  • An experienced person (a breeder or
    a veterinarian) can tell by careful palpation
    whether the dam is pregnant.
  • It's now the best time to do this because
    the embryos are walnut-sized now and
    easy to count.
   
Wed 4 Feb 2015
  • Start to increase the dams food ration.
  • Don't overfeed, excessive weight gain
    should be avoided.
  • The fetuses are now and are fully
    developed miniature dogs.
   
Tue 10 Feb 2015
  • The Dams abdomen starts to get larger.
   
Fri 20 Feb 2015
  • It's very easy now to feel the puppies,
    counting them might be a bit more difficult.
   
Mon 23 Feb 2015 -
Tue 3 Mar 2015
  • Dam begins to spend a lot more time in
    self-grooming.
  • Her breasts become even more swollen.
  • She may become a bit restlessness and
    begin to search for a suitable place to
    have her puppies.
   
Wed 25 Feb 2015
  • The dam might lose her appetite during
    this period. Her abdomen can be crowded
    with puppies.
  • It is better to feed several smaller meals
    spaced throughout the day.
  • You can easily detect abdominal movement
    now.
   
Wed 25 Feb 2015 -
Thu 12 Mar 2015
  • Nipples and vulva should be gently cleaned
    with warm water, you might want to trim the
    hairs surrounding the nipples, to allow easier
    access for the puppies to suck.
   
Sat 7 Mar 2015 -
Tue 10 Mar 2015
  • Milky fluid may be expressed from the
    nipples.
   
Sun 8 Mar 2015
  • You might want to start taking the dams
    rectal temperature each morning and
    evening.
   
Wed 11 Mar 2015
  • Twelve to 24 hours before she is due
    to deliver, the dams rectal temperature
    may drop from 101 to 98 degrees.
  • Clear discharge from the vulva might
    occur.
   
Thu 12 Mar 2015
  • Expected date of whelp. Of course
    this is just an average. Whelping may
    take place from the 59th to the 65th day.
    Puppies born before the 58th day will
    probably be too young to survive.


Realize this is based on the first mating. Add 8 more days to the dates above to account for her last mating. That means we are expecting from the 12th to the 20th give or take 2 or 3 days. I will know more when I feel kicking the last week. She has passed the morning sickness stage by a couple of weeks now. But so has Spice. :-)

Thursday
Feb122015

Morning Sickness

Hmm experiencing morning sickness. I just decided to trim her up. She's still long. I just took off all those ends and cleaned up her feet. Earliest delivery would be the 12th of March give or take a few days. 

Tuesday
Feb032015

Jeannie After Bath

Well, she is already acting as if she is pregnant. heh

Sunday
Feb012015

Puzzling Patch 

Hi Darlah,

Thought you might like to see this neat puzzle.  Don’t know if you have one.  You can tighten it up as much as you want to make it harder to separate when they learn it at an easier level.  Patches really enjoys it.

Patches 1

Patches 2

Patches 3

Patches 4

Friday
Jan302015

Patches at Class

Patches is so observent and I have a sneaky suspicion that she's like Phantom. You need to be silly crazy to get her going as food doesn't excite her but next week I am going to bring a variety of stuff to try. She is making great progress.

Wednesday
Jan282015

Max Update

Max enjoying life in the snow...