Havanese are All Individuals

They each have different ideas of what life should be just like humans. Some is what they are exposed to and what their humans do but some is who they are. Take for instance Coco is laying in Nathan's arms and is quite content. Her sister Doozie would stay there for a second and then jump down wanting to be investigating. They are different but they mesh. They compliment each other. Sure Coco plays too but she loves watching tv, hanging out in your arms or on a recliner and living the life.

Adele's brother, DJ is here and Cali has a stronghold on him. He came early for an overnighter and Cali wouldn't leave him alone till her sister Mabel came to visit.

DJ looks like Finn in a big way and sort of like Tre too. I will have to get a closeup of him. He is so exhausted he is snoozing as he has been playing and playing and playing.

Can't do more of an update as we have class tonight but wil be back in a bit to update. Dennis will be here holding down the fort and everyone is having a glorious time.

PS: I think Cali also thinks Brewer is a littermate. hahahaha They are truly fond of each other like over the top.

Interesting Havanese Day: New Photos Added

Coco and Doozie arrived today and Nathan is out with the guys playing hearts. I got everyone groomed before he departed but he said oh I won't be here to feed the dogs so Coco and Doozie won't eat without me.

They not only ate for me but were looking for more. He's never going to believe me that they ate it all. You see he thinks they only eat for him. Glad I have Dennis here. :-)

Carol, I want you to know they are fitting in so well and are having a great time.

We had some excitement. We had a rabbit prance by and the dogs went CRAZY chasing. The rabbit got away and I am not sure they wanted to catch him/her just wanted the game of chase.

Here's a bit of gal power - a meeting of the minds. I swear the gals think up ways to win.

I never brush Logan and Panda till just before they go home. Don't tell me that dogs don't appreciate and enjoy daily rituals. The crew gets fed, Logan and Panda get brushed up or bathed if it is bathing day and then Mommy comes. If I mess with that schedule it throws them totally off. What you brushed me and she's not coming?

Doozie is her usual play monkey but we keep getting rain off and on. She's found a passion for kicking through the wet grass and getting muddy muddy so she has had a few rinse offs and cleaning of her legs but she doesn't mind at all. Ms. Coco just found the puppy delightful. I will have to get photos of them playing. At first Coco said are you kidding but Cali persisted and it was as if Coco said alright I will play with you and now can I catch some sun? That's what Ms. Abigail wanted to do - lounge out in the sun when it wasn't raining. I guess they know winter is coming too.

Well, until Val said is that Wasabi I hadn't realized I put up all the photos I resized. So here goes.

Roxie brushed, Wasabi not brushed yet.

Last but not least Truffies yoga pose.

Best Collars and Leads

Want a really nice lead and collar that lasts and lasts? We are ordering one for Caliente and Adele with their names on it and asking her to put the satin inside or whatever she uses so they don't knot. We have one for every dog and they last and we love them.

This week she had a dog that bit a bone and cracked a molar and now he has to have surgery. Like most dog people money is tight and now she is faced with a huge vet bill. I am not telling you to buy cause of this but it will certainly help. I also wouldn't tell you if the product wasn't good. We LOVE them.

Check the leads out. We have Kat's collars and leads (he has 2 collars and leads and one martingale)  for over 6 years. If you look at them they look almost new.

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Playing Retrieve

Inside, outside you can still manage to have fun. All you need is a good mood and a bit of time and you will have a smile on your dog like Scruffy does here.

Missed Captures

Nathan came running in saying oh my gad Max and Truffie was playing and then Jeannie joined in and then this one and that one and I said so did you get photos? He didn't. He seems to get lost in the moment and forgets to capture the moment. I want the experience of both. So greedy of me.

So, we didn't get photos but we played hard and we did watch The Voice. Above is Ms. Roxie exhausted from play. The rest was still up and crawling and jockeying for the tv watching position.

Scruffy and Pepper are here and I watched Pepper jump on the pool cover in that rabbit like fashion chasing the toy and Scruffy watched with interest and then joined in.

Panda and Logan are back giving me kisses from ear to ear and now Logan is waiting for his grooming. Can you believe that from a guy taht wasn't sure he liked to be groomed. Now that makes me feel good.

Till tomorrow!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanks to Lori and Roger we got some really cute seasonal photos that gave us the opportunity to say we hope you are having a great holiday weekend.

We are taking walks (great day for it), running in the back and I still have 1 more dog to wash to go home for after the Thanksgiving festivities. This way she will be perfectly clean to go to sleep with Mommy and Daddy after they fed 41 people - oh boy.

Lots of baths this weekend for the holidays and I groomed Max and Missy but I decided the rest can wait till tomorrow.

I have to add this photo as I thought it was ever so cute.

Togetherness!

Stealing a Drink

When a dog wants a drink a dog wants a drink. Now to get myself a new one. hahahaha

Rain all day. Missy and Max who is visiting from Montreal is enjoying the rain and well as you can see my water too.

Bailey's Visit

Bailey was here for a visit (so was Brewer just for today) and here are a few photos from that visit.

Getting used to the bounce in the cover.

Gee Truff I should have brushed you first. ROFL (Bailey you are puppy cutest)

Oh TRuffie played with the pup and with Adele but those photos came with feet in the way and all sorts of things. Don't ask me why.... At least Sylvia got to see it!

Lovely Weather: Havanese Play

Best weather don't you think? The dogs certainly think so. Me, I was busy washing dogs - today was Logan, Panda, Truffie and a couple more. I love clean dogs and Mr. Coops departed off to Huntsville and we hope the traffic to cottage land was not bad.

Here are a few photos from today. At the moment we are watching Glee and chillin with the dogs.

Funny how I woke up, fed the dogs, ran with them outside and then started brushing and after that brushing I took photos. You can't tell they had a comb in them at all except by feel. By looking at them you can't tell. Oh well, at least they are knot free. Photos of Truffie was BEFORE his bath.

Got to Love a Havanese

The weather is great. The havanese are running like crazy and boy are they tuckering themselves out. Everyone got groomed but I will tell you they didn't look that way 10 minutes later. Here's a few photos of them playing.

Coop right after groomingMom and DaughterThey were all chasing Truffie and he was loving it.

Truffie playing recoveryShoshi thinned outTo say they have had fun is an understatement. Brewer, Coach, Sassy depart and Missy and Max arrived. Its been so long seeing Missy and Max and their humans. They live in Montreal so its been way too long. I am so excited about this visit and they seem to be too!

Play Day

Very busy day today. We had a ton if fun but is Coop having fun? I think he is having so much fun he is getting grungy and can't wait till I finish grooming so he can play. Nathan and the crew are now sleeping watching tv. They ate, they played and now they are all taking a nap.

The gals were conspiring ... oh oh

Sibling Fun

Nathan time...

It was truly a fun day. But boy do they need a brushing and I already brushed them this morning. Oh well... You get that way from playing so hard, I suppose.

Not Much of an Update

I had 4 dogs to wash and a turkey to cook. You see we have dogs to watch while other people enjoy their dinner so I figured the only way I am going to get turkey is to cook it today. So inbetween I had dogs hovering around the stove licking their lips.

I had hubby and Dennis saying did you baste the turkey? Yes, I did inbetween this wash or that but thanks for asking. Dennis and Nathan played with the dogs when I was washing but do they take photos? NO! argh though Nathan said he took a video. Well I didn't get to yesterdays video. So, we shall see how today goes but hey its better to groom and play with the dogs don't you know?

As I type, I am eating turkey. Yum. See multi-tasking it still came out.

Plus the dogs were thrilled as Nathan took some turkey, cut it all up and the dogs got their feast too.

You didn't think we would forget about them, did you? Mr. Coop was smaking his lips and so were the rest especially Ms. No Name.

Happy early Thanksgiving!

PS: Just a small video Nathan did while I was washing dogs and making turkey.

Indoor Day Today

Although we do go outside when it is raining we don't spend the hours playing outdoors when the weather is so nasty. Instead they play and we play with them inside. They still expel energy and have a ton of fun.

As you can see they surely adore Dennis. Here is a gallery of a few photos taken today.

Zoe was here for a bath - goes home in a few minutes. Levon and Trigger was here for part of the day and Cha Cha just went home. Coops, well you see him in the photo above. I may have video but not getting to it till tonight or morning. Shooting for tonight.

They have been having such a grand time I am laughing. I am not well yet but working on it.

The dawgs - well they do my heart well. Need it as grand daughter is not. Every medicine they put her on she has serious side effects. Poor thing. Now she gets to see an infectious disease doctor.

Wet Outside

Chase, Finn and Ziggy have all departed. Nathan seems to be faring okay. I am still sick. I am actually crawling on the couch inbetween doing things but Dennis and Nathan are holding down the fort so to speak. I did manage to give Risa a bath. I did do the above 3. My goal was to do Wasabi as well but not today.

Risa was a nightmare. She decided to crawl under the wet deck. Well, at least she did it BEFORE the bath.

Cha Cha is here departing tomorrow and the Coops is here for a bit.

We are playing indoors more than outside. Tomorrow no rain so we will be back to outdoor crazy fun. Today Dennis has been running the hallways with the adults literally.

Dogs Have Been Running

The dogs have been having really silly play. Ziggy is a complete mess. He needs a bath before going home. I have 3 going home and 3 getting baths and Cha Cha and Cooper coming to visit us.

Here are some photos from today.

Walking Over JeannieThey are having so much fun!

Vet Costs Can Vary

Check out Marketplace called Barking Mad. In my opinion they didn't go far enough nor did they use a dog with a real issue. If they did it would have been even more interesting.

Wet and Nasty

Had a wet day today and the dogs looked interesting. We had a show where we didn't do a thing as Adele seems to be going into a fear stage and this was a noisy venue.

Nathan has more training to do. Oh well, it happens.

They Are Gone

But Mommy the puppy fun is gone. What happened?

We had a great day but we are off to class so not much of an update - sorry and tomorrow through Sunday we have a show - argh... But we will be updating as we won't be gone all day - just a few hours each but much prep to get ready...

Warm Day Play

We had another warm day of play. Nathan and Logan was doing this jump up, give paw fun play. It was a riot.

Everyone continued to run and have a grand old time. It's not over either. Boy I have to wash dogs next week but not before the show. They can wait till Monday and so can the sanding.

The 3 pups left go out and play with the adults. It's amazing how well they blend in. Going to miss them.

What a Cover Blast!

The pool cover went on. We got the pups out first and then added the adults. It was such a blast that we forgot to feed the dogs and I forgot to brush Logan and Panda so I was quickly brushing as they go out the door. I think that was a first but really it was amazing fun! I have video but that will have to come later tonight. It will come and I hope I captured enough to give you the flavour why I lost my mind temporarily.

After starting out with such a lousy day this made me laugh and smile. Hope the video tells you why but till then, here are a few photos.

You Go Logan!The dogs just LOVED the pool cover and the weather and the play and so did I. I will try to get the video up tonight.