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.

Saturday
Aug272022

5 Weeks 2 Days

Here is the gallery.

This is a lively bunch. They so love to muck it up and have fun. They are older and it works that way. They play with Kinsey and Rebel. They run. They wrestle and well they have a ton of fun. 

They are getting a lot of teeth.

The food that they are eating is softened kibble with chicken mixed in. They are the easiest crew to go from mousse to kibble. I am pleased. Soon it will not be softened if those teeth keep coming in.

They are also doing well with sleeping without mom at night and do sleep for the most part.

Videos are up. More coming after blogs.

Friday
Aug262022

5 Weeks 1 Day Old

Here is the gallery.

This crew is really into the active stage now. They fuss to come out. They started at 8am today saying outside - outside. I said no and we went out later. I had things to do. They became patient when I declined to react to their - let me out. They are learning.

They love their play sessions outdoors, upstairs, hallway - what have you. They just love and I call this the cute stage. 

I can't weigh them as they jump and try to climb out of the scale. I have a flat scale upstairs and when they go up tonight, I may see if they will stand still for that. Sometimes that flat scale works - others they just won't stay still. You can easily tell they are gaining.

The pups are doing well.

Some videos are up. More will go up after blogs.

Thursday
Aug252022

5 Weeks Old

This is a no gallery day across the  board. I just had a day and here it is 8pm and doing blogs.

Pups had their 1st play session in the halls upstairs with Dennis while I groomed a dog departing any minute. They had a blast. I will do galleries tomorrow but till then watch the videos.

These pups are wonderful!

I have no energy for galleries today.

Wednesday
Aug242022

1 Day Shy of 5 Weeks

Here is the gallery.

This crew is so much more active as they are older. They get excited about coming out and the others are just getting acquainted with coming out. 

Until we can, we will be doing play sessions with this crew and the other 3 separate. It's a lot of extra work but it is necessary. If they were all days apart, it would be much easier. That is okay. Eventually they will all be merged. But it's much too soon now. 

I find I wake up and just go go go till bedtime and each needs special attention that is unique to their abilities. 

I find myself going from pen to pen at least twice a day to lay in it and simply play with them. This is me time - sorry. Sometimes I just have to spend time without cameras. It is important. They enjoy this time and so do the moms. I am not distracted with did I capture this or that. I just have moments that I can just spend the time with them.

These pups are great!

Videos are up. I will try to get more later.

Tuesday
Aug232022

Edging Up on 5 Weeks

Here is the gallery.

The pups really look forward to going outside to play. There is one character that is so excited that he kisses you and his tail wags a mile a minute. He is a riot!

The pups are pretty agile and they sure have their personalities spilling out.

Videos are up.

Monday
Aug222022

4 Weeks 4 Days Old

Here is the gallery.

Pups had their 1st upstairs without mom. Pups did fine. Tempie kept me up all night crying. It was the wrong day to do this as Nathan is at a show but it was Dennis idea. I wish he had waited a couple of days.

They also had their hallway play as it was raining all day. 

New things that they seem to be handling well.

Videos are up.

Sunday
Aug212022

4 Weeks 3 Days Old


Here is the gallery.

Everyone but Ella came out to play with Tempie pups - well the moms. They so look forward to the play now. I so remember their 1st time out and each time they go out, it gets better and better at what they do and how they do it. They are learning! They are growing up.

Videos are up. More later.

Saturday
Aug202022

4 Weeks 2 Days

Here is the gallery.

The looks - oh well I am partial to tris and silvers and we may have some silvers. But the personalities are starting to come out and there is a particular boy that is a mighty character. He jumps and licks, and calls for you with his voice when he plays with you. He is a bloody character. Nathan - well I never heard him laugh so much saying are you my boy. It's hysterical. 

It's going to be a fun journey with this crew.

Videos will be up after blogs. Too much on my plate. But the moments - well priceless.

Friday
Aug192022

4 Weeks 1 Day Old

Here is the gallery.

I have to time my outdoors with the pups between groomings. Today was a once day as it keeps raining off and on. 

Had an interesting story where one got on the other side of teh screen than ran back and forth trying to figure out how to get back to the other side. It whimpered a little and ones 1st reaction would be to help but sometimes helping creates a hindrance so I watched and he figured it out. That is how they learn. It is always best to cultivate the mind to find solutions.

Videos are up. More later.

Thursday
Aug182022

4 Weeks Old Today

Gallery

I can't believe they are 4 weeks old today. Nathan and I took them out this morning and I completed the outside with just me and Dennis - no photos sorry as Dennis took them out while I was grooming. 

Pups had a lot of fun outdoors. They really look forward to it and they have figured out the sherpa bag. They are so smart!

Videos are up. More later if I can.