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.

Sunday
Aug072022

2 Weeks 3 Days

Here is the gallery. Sorry that the galleries are so small. The pups are gaining, interacting and just playing with mom when they can. If I remeber, tomorrow I will start adding toys for them. It will be fun when they start noticing them.

Videos are up.

Saturday
Aug062022

2 Weeks 2 Days

Here is the gallery.

Just barely 2 weeks and they are trying to interact with each other. They did open their eyes earlirt than many and eyesight allows them to be fascinated by their surroundings including their siblings. In a few more days you will see full out play.

I can lay in the pen and they snuggle up to my face. Makes me forget about my knee in the moment. What is better than that?

This is going to be a fun crew as they are curious.

Videos I have been uploading as I go. It's the only way I will get them up.

Friday
Aug052022

Two Weeks 1 Day Old

Tempie's pups are now over 2 weeks old. They have started interacting with each other. It is so cute. They are plump and alert and then they sleep.

Here is the gallery.

Tempie has it easier now as when they reach this weight, they sleep longer. It is also why she can't help investigating. Though she is getting better.

The pups love my snuggles - so nice to have them so receptive.

Videos are up. I will try to do 1 more for each mom before I head to sleep.

Thursday
Aug042022

Two Weeks Old

Here is the gallery.

Can you believe this crew is 2 weeks old today? I can't. It just all seemed to go so fast and so slow at the same time. 

This crew looks at me as I pick them up and put them on mom. It is rare that I need to do it but it also gets them touched and handled by a human. It is important to get then used to humans and its such a fun experience.

Videos are up and I will be adding a few more. 

Wednesday
Aug032022

Day 13

Here is the gallery.

White chin and apricot had their eyes open yesterday. When it calms down, I will take a photo of those 2. Not today. I need to be  wide awake first. 

Pups are doing really well. I expect to catch them trying to get on their legs. They are already making attempts. Bravo, little ones. 

Poor Tempie is now highly curious over Willows pups and so is Ella. Hoping this high attention seeking goes soon. 

Pups continue to gain and are plump little things for their age. Momma Tempie feeds them well.

Videos can be found here. I will try to get more up as I go.

Tuesday
Aug022022

3 Tempie Pups Eyes Wide Open Day 12

Thin Stripe on Chest that is fading away boy has eyes open. This is 2nd born.

The gal 5th to be born has eyes open. 

This is white blaze down chest 4th born.

Here is a gallery of those with eyes open and they are wide open.

That leaves 2 to open their eyes. You have 1st born gal and apricot gal that said - hmm not today. I suspect by tomorrow.

Here is the gallery that doesn't contain eyes open.

Pups are truly doing outstanding. They are attempting to get up on their legs. I will try to capture it but don't always have a camera in my hand. They are not doing well with it yet so we have time. It's a - I am up, now I am down type of a moment. It is why it is so hard to capture it.

Videos are up. Will try to get more up or take a break. We shall see.

Monday
Aug012022

11 Days Old

Here is the mini gallery.

Pups did wonderful in their new environment. No eyes open yet. They are attempting to get up on their legs. Imagine that.

Videos are already up. I am so busy but I can upload a video here and there after taking it so they may remain as the 1st thing that goes up. 

Since Tempie has the new area, she is enjoying laying in with them. She still goes out to do her business but now you can find her body snuggling with the pups. It is ever so cute. 

Sunday
Jul312022

Two Updates Today

Here is the gallery.

As Willow is due Tuesday on, we needed to get her area setup. It has been an oh oh moment. I laugh about this. We have never had the need for 4 whelping boxes. We have 3. Nor do we really have room for 4 and still give Dennis a chair. Can you imagine standing all night? So, here is what we came up with.

We usually do not take the pups out of a whelping box till their eyes open. But their eyes are going to open really soon as they have slits and are starting to get up on their feet. So, when Dennis looked around the house for a non existent whelping box, we decided to reduce their area so pups can find mom and take them out of the whelping box. First thing out of Nathan's mouth is why didn't you know this? I said gee why didn't you know this? 

As their eyes are not open, they had no reaction. Their eyes will open and it will be as if they were in this area all along. I already took a video which I will be uploading where the pups found mom easily so it is the right size at this age.

But there is 5 of them. So, when they start really walking and playing, we will place Spirits 2 in this area and put the 5 in the larger area till we can combine the pups. I can't imagine pups all together yet nor you trying to figure out who is who. I will know as I spend so much time with them.

Good old Nathan saying Ella will never get pregnant. Well, she hadn't each breeding as she doesn't like the deed to be honest. So, I have to give this to Nathan as I also believed yeah one connection - what are the odds. Well, never say never and we are now at this point of making decisions based on what we have. I don't want to have 4 litters at once in the future so I am not going to fed ex a whelping box here and besides it wouldn't arrive on time as most are in the states. 

This is a good solution and it works though we are still setting up Willows areas as I am washing the rugs that go on the base. Hopefully it will be done by tonight. We shall see.

Sunday
Jul312022

10 Days Old

Here is the gallery.

I am having a tough time with Youtube as all videos are uploaded but not showing. So, give it time or I will have to undelete all my videos on my phone and reupload - joy - not.

Pups are doing really well. They are of size now. 2 are now over a pound. They seem so huge when I pick up Ellas vs this crew. But they started out similar to the size of Spirits. The more a mom has the smaller the pups can be as it is still a need enough room in utero to grow thing. They all play catchup in or out of utero so it works out. 

Can you believe it was 10 days ago that we took the drive only to have 3 car deliveries and 2 whelping box deliveries. The pups are beauties - all tris but 1. Momma Tempie is still very delighted at this puppy puppy business.

Here are the videos.

Saturday
Jul302022

9 Days Old

I am trying to stay on top of updates for you and to keep it to the point it is not overwhelming.

Here is the gallery.

Tempie's pups are just plain easy. They want for nothing.

The videos I am trying to get them up as I go. I may have doubles. I am tired. It will get better. LOL

The pups are so wonderful!