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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!

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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.

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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! 

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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.

Discuss It > Worming & Vaccination worries

Would you worm and vaccinate in the same week?
My dog is due for vaccination booster but the new vet doctor said because we are a bit overdue we have to start again like the dogs a puppy!
My dog is due for worming too and am worried about doing both in the same week.

June 17, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterNorm

Norm: I would NEVER deworm just as a preventative other than what we do as puppies. You do a fecal and if it comes back needing then you treat.

Now if you didn't get your boosters you may need to start again but before you do insist on titers. It will tell you if you have sufficient antibodies. If it comes back that you do then you proceed accordingly.

Over vaccination can cause a whole host of issues. I also would never deworm and vaccinate at once. You are bombarding the body and if the body is stressed or not up to par (compromised) you have just set it up for a reaction. This is an interesting article on titers. http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/13_8/features/Annual-Pet-Vaccinations_20036-1.html

June 17, 2013 | Registered CommenterDarlah

Thank you for the information, the article is very interesting. I have also looked at the WSAVA global veterinary development article by Shulz and Horzinek which is very interesting and fairly easily read considering it a professional paper.

June 18, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterNorm

You need to read Jean Dodds. She is also quite accessible to answer questions. See http://www.weim.net/emberweims/Vaccine.html - Nathan also has her vaccination protocol in the magazine. You can google all about her, I have gone to a few of her seminars and she is very easy to understand. Over vaccinations can cause a host of issues. When I went to a seminar put on by Merial for vest and vet techs they pushed vaccinating despite the reactions. One vet - and I forget who he was stood up to say law or no law re: rabies but if a dog was having a serious reaction as some of these slides showed he would not vaccinated. Merial responded but you must - its the law. He said sorry I care more about the dog than the law. I wish I had caught his name but I applaud him. His heart is in it for the dogs not to make the $$.

June 18, 2013 | Registered CommenterDarlah