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! 

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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.

Thursday
Mar202014

Very Busy What's New

Here are some photos taken. Dennis was on camera and he is learning. :-)

Cali chasing Mabel, Mabel chasing Cali. This is a nonstop event!

Sparky Snowbank roll!

The Ty

There is a Cooper under there honest!

Sparky, Zoe and DJ

I am behind on the other blogs so that's it for tonight. The dogs got wet, had fun and well I did a LOT of grooming and that's why the blogs are short. :-)

Thursday
Mar202014

Snip Snip and More

Well Zoe and Molly went in to be spayed yesterday.  They did very well, Molly weighed in at 9lbs and Zoe was 8lbs 7oz.  Zoe did have to have that baby tooth pulled, and I was told the root was very long so they didn't think it would have ever come out on its own since the adult tooth had already fully grown in, it doesn't seem to be bothering her in the least.

Photos of the others later tonight.

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Cathy: Give them a hug from us!

Wednesday
Mar192014

Rain, Rain, Rain

Sorry but no gallery or photos. Dawgs are wet mops and we had much grooming and a puppy visit. But was Logan excited to see Lynda - absolutely! He was whining like crazy when we had to put him away so the pups could come out. He was mighty confused but that's okay, he's home and coming back in the morning for a visit.

Panda was very excited too and so was Roxie. After Panda said goodbye to Lynda she settled in with her pups.

Mabel is also visiting and she is so delicious. I promise photos tomorrow.

Let me catch my breath please! It's been a busy day and we have the Coops coming tomorrow and that is way exciting!

Tuesday
Mar182014

Crazy Busy

Cody went home tonight after his bath. He was doing all sorts of tricks while I was trying to click. Levon and Trigger also departed. Molly also dropped in for a play and a bath.

Me, I did a ton of laundry, baths and cleaning up xpens. Although the pups are doing well they still have accidents so we (okay me) is cleaning, cleaning and cleaning.

Molly had her nails checked then clipped.

Of course we have the tail end of visitors as March Break comes to a close for most and a few not till the end of the week. Lucky them. Here are a few photos snapped today.

This is Logan's fave chair. It's Nathan's chair in the kitchen. This is the only chair he wants.  Logan gets to see his human Mommy tomorrow night after his bath. He is going to be excited, I am sure.

Sparky is here and playing up a storm so much so I can't keep him groomed.

Tomorrow freezing rain so all that lovely snow if it actually happens will be ice yet again? We shall see. All I know is that means lots of grooming for me. Mabel is dropping in and Cha Cha is dropping in for the day. I have a feeling when all that melt come I will be taking a fire hose to the yard - oh I wish I had one.  Why is it when you are so diligent you still have so much cleanup come meltdown?

Oh and the news on the son. Wednesday they put a rod in him - surgery. Going to be a long 2 months. At least it will be healed in time for swimming.

Monday
Mar172014

Happy St. Patty's Day: 2 Updates Today

Top 'o the 'mornin' to all me wee Lassies & Laddies!  Luv Laci

Monday
Mar172014

Celebrating Green

Cooper wants to wish you a Happy Saint Patty's day. Don't eat too much corn beef and cabbage as cabbage is..... well. :-)

Sunday
Mar162014

Updates Getting Done

I had a ton on my plate today. I had 6 baths to do, dogs to groom (Nathan helped hooray). Well he helped with brushing some. I also had my normal stuff of cleaning out pens, feeding pups, cleaning house, doing laundry and all that normal stuff. Well 6 loads is not normal but is with pups. I actually had 7 but that's another story.

Then Sparky and his parents came from Montreal. This was Sparky after wild play after his parents left. ROFL He gave me kisses but already decided Nathan was his man. He's having a great time.

Nathan went out to get Popeyes as its just too busy today to pull a meal together so Murphy and Moseby waited for him to get back and then went nuts. Was it the food or Nathan? :-)

No gallery today. We were too busy and Jazmyn and Marlee's fun will leave us. Going to miss them. The March Break is coming to a close for many.

Saturday
Mar152014

Mabel's Changes

We are lucky enough to get a visit next week. We are truly looking forward to it! Now no snowstorms please....

PS: Yesterday's gallery - I forgot to add it last night. It's there now in yesterday's update. Where's my mind these days?

Friday
Mar142014

Little Late: Gallery Added

This is Boo. Scruffy's brother. He's like a gazelle running.

We are a little late with this update. We had a visit from Harper - and here we were so excited to see him we forgot to take photos and we got a call that our son broke his collarbone in 2 places and they are not aligned. His last ski. He does trick skiing - Jon.

I am working on a gallery. It was a warm day so lots of slush so lots of towels, drying and grooming. So other than the gallery just know we had a lot of fun and soon we may lay on the couch, snuggle and watch tv in-between puppy feedings of course. :-)

We are also waiting for our son to get back from up north. Gallery will be added in a bit. Just started working on resizing. Here's the gallery.

Thursday
Mar132014

More Snow Play

Here are photos from yesterday and today. Nora and Shady depart today and so do Bailey and Bella. I got up at 6am thinking it was 7am. Nathan about killed me but he realizes I do so much so he can't. hahahahaha

You can see how high our snowbanks are from the paths Dennis created. The deck is now done and Bella is no longer sinking in.

We had an early morning play. I got baths this afternoon and Nathan has an eye appointment. As soon as I am done the xpens and got the washer going I will start grooming. Dennis is sleeping and pups have been fed. It's 9am and it feels like half the day is gone. Now how did that happen?

Hoping to get my camera today for the Roxie and Panda crew.

Wednesday
Mar122014

Two Updates Today

Griffin's celebration is a little late but wanted to share it with you. It was in .docx format and I knew many with Macs may or may not be able to view so I converted it to a .pdf. Hope you enjoy as much as I did! Click here.

Wednesday
Mar122014

Let It Snow: Gallery Added

Nathan took this around 7am this morning right after we woke up. The dogs were so thoroughly excited that they didn't want food. They wanted to play out in the snow. Now if only us humans could embrace the fun of it as its nothing we can control. Everyone keeps saying spring, spring but it always snows on my birthday - the 24th of this month and OFTEN snows on Dennis April 17th. It's been a TOUGH winter but be a dawg and enjoy it or not. I choose to enjoy it today. I will let the guys shovel - well that's my solution.

This duo departs tomorrow (sigh). Crazy Grace (not ours) but we call her crazy as that gal knows nothing but play from one to the next to the next and comes here to chase her energy out - which she does. She brings the fun. Well she is here and so is the gallery of some of the ways the dog embrace this white stuff.

PS: I think they know how to have fun!

Tuesday
Mar112014

Just a Few Poses

Check out the gallery. If it snows tomorrow I will take photos vs. the guys and have a lot more.

Nathan keeps mumbling I should have kept Bella under his breath. I know what it is. It's always so much fun to experience puppy-hood and Miss Abs is having fun so bonus!

The dogs are not running today as we had a bit of a meltdown so it was mighty slushy. Tomorrow they say 10-15cm of snow.

Tonight between feedings I am going to spend my time with the dogs.

Monday
Mar102014

Gallery

Here's the gallery - not all photos but really not enough time. Sorry - I am trying but the time with the dogs is important despite they have Dennis and Nathan. :-) Hope you understand.

I just finished the grooming - laundry still have 2 loads and I still have the videos and the pup galleries to do. It's already after 5... so hope the photos will do.

I did have fun outdoors with the dogs today twice. Feel guilty about cutting the blogs short.

PS: Despite how it sounds the dogs are having a great time. Me too when I can catch my breath. Who said we should have 3 blogs and 3 litters. hahahaha

Sunday
Mar092014

Late Updates

Click on Photo for Larger ViewRoxie was my last bath of my dogs - hooray till 2-3 weeks and then again. :-) So stay tuned - we are working on the blogs. Not many photos but other than 2 baths for others tomorrow, I am free to do photos tomorrow after grooming or like Nathan likes to do - before grooming.

Can't update with a gallery tonight - out of time. Will do so tomorrow. Hope you don't mind. Time with dogs and doing an xpen more important. :-)

Saturday
Mar082014

Baths, Late Gallery Added

Magic came for a bath today.

I will be working on a gallery later tonight but the blogs will be late as we have company coming over.

I had Magic, Maxine and Risa to do. Tomorrow Logan and Scruffy and Pepper. Then Monday we will get the moms done. Moms are tricky as you have to do them between feedings. :-)

We have had so many FUN moments so I hope they were captured. Some Nathan took, some Dennis, some myself. If we captured a sliver of what they are doing you will go wow they are having a ton of fun and they are. Crazy nice fun and oh Bella thinks she is a big girl and Baily LOVES Shady!

Sorry - ran out of steam. Its been a busy day. With visitors my schedule goes out the window so these are just a few of the ones that was clicked and I just took them in order. Sorry - usually I make sure I get the best moments but I have no time tonight and this is one of the most time consuming things on my plate along with videos.

Friday
Mar072014

Galleries & Tuffy: 3 Updates Today

Can't get to the photos taken today but hoping to create a gallery tomorrow with today and tomorrow's photos. You will enjoy them... that is all I am going to say.

But here is a photo of Tuffy celebrating!

Happy Birthday to my brothers Bailey and Griffin!!!!! Love Tuffy

Friday
Mar072014

Happy First Birthday

I am sharing a series of photos taken by Sylvia of the birthday. She gave me the hat etc if I wanted to give it a try but these are priceless. I couldn't do better.

Happy Birthday Bailey, Griffin and Tuffy! One already wow!

That's all folks! Chicken strips for you tonight! Bella and Bailey are here enjoying a holiday. What a fun pair these are!

Friday
Mar072014

Happy 4th Birthday 

Steven took this photo of Ray Ray boy as I so fondly call him - on his 4th birthday.Such a cool dude!

It is my Birthday I am four and I wanted to wish Raylan, Finnegan and Breeze Happy Birthday. 

Carol thought it was Wednesday. I thought it was Friday and it was. I swore this was the same day just 3 years later than a Fiona litter. Must be a rather special day today - don't you think?

Thursday
Mar062014

Happy Birthdays and Sharing!

Jazmyn's birthday and she is 10 years old!!! Huge Happy Birthday and bonus I get to see you on Sunday!

This is Zoe and Molly! Aren't the sisters beautiful?  I think so and oh my gad can I see Spice or what! Except they are neater than Spice.

Well not sure if we are going to get many photos in of today's adventures as I have blogs and dogs to wash. hahahahaha

But for some comic relief to make up for it this is Fiona getting her spa treatment. She's a riot under the dryers.

And....

Before I forget....

Truff's back playing with Shady and Cody...

Cody is loving up Nora. It's a riot to watch. It turns out they really, really like each other.