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
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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.

Entries by Darlah (382)

Wednesday
May192021

Benjamin Bridge's New Family

Here is the family gallery.

Thank you ever so much for the beautiful flowers. They are stunning!

Benjamin was really running from here to there and Tia was caught play bowing with him. I am sure they will be good together as you can already tell. Be sure to watch the videos but you can also see him in this morning's departure. I am working on getting the videos uploaded but busy taking a pen down and redoing it for Sage and Spirit. The videos are up.

Here is the gallery before departure.

I already so miss this crew. They are and were amazing! If in June the Stay at home is lifted, we must do a get together and pool time! This crew missed that!

Tuesday
May182021

Coco's New Family

This is Coco's new family. Here is the family gallery.

It was delightful to watch the 4 run and play and jump with this family. Such a friendly warm crew.

Here is the gallery before they departed.

The pups are already starting to act differently and in a few minutes one more is departing.

Be sure to check out the videos. I am doing less but longer ones.

Tuesday
May182021

Benjamin's Last Bath

He is the smallest but yet one of the mightiest. He has really come into himself. He's going to look like our Willow in colouring.

Here is the gallery.

I have no choice but to do baths earlier today due to my schedule. I have an insane day yet again that will probably end at 1030ish.

How was he? He was golden. He enjoyed the entire experience.

Monday
May172021

Coco's Last Bath

That look is ever so precious.

Check out the gallery.

This gal was a cheeky little thing who made me laugh while bathing her. She was wonderful!

This gal will be going home at 11am tomorrow.

Sunday
May162021

Phoenix's New Family

Here is the gallery of Phoenix's new family.

It was wonderful to see the family with the pups.

Here is the gallery before he departed.

Now we are down to 6. How did that happen?

Be sure to check out the videos.

Saturday
May152021

Phoenix's Last Bath

Phoenix was as good as gold with his bath, blow drying - all of it!

Here is the bath gallery.

I can't believe it is his turn tomorrow.

It has to be absolutely wonerful to have a puppy coming home this week. May you all have wonderful memories that you will absolutely create.

Till tomorrow!

Friday
May142021

The Team of 8

Here is the gallery.

I was surprised that only 1 is going home this Saturday and 1 on Sunday. Usually we do 2 per day. It just gets us to have them longer. Perfect weekend for those doing pickup this weekend.

It was a wonderfully warm day out today. I kept going out between grooming and I did watch the pups this morning. I will miss this time with them.

Be sure to check out the videos. I am uploading them shortly.

Thursday
May132021

Play is Fun

The pups love to play with the older crew. Stone always is great for that!

I didn't take any photos of this crew today. Here is the gallery.

I knew I had too much to accomplish before sleep so Dennis and Nathan clicked.

Wednesday
May122021

Sunny and Fun

I am so far behind so very short blogs across the board. This is what happens just before pups go home. I apologize. It's after 830pm and I am blogging and still have much to do.

Here is the gallery.

The weather is incredible. The pups were in wonderful form chasing, playing and having an entire grand time.

Tuesday
May112021

Okay Short Blog

I can't believe in 5 days this one is departing. Really seems so soon. I need an extra week to get everything done. He was not sore from the extra insert of the microchip. I am so glad!

Be sure to check out the videos.

Monday
May102021

Full Day

This is the gal. She doesn't depart for 8 more days. Her call name is Coco.

Here is the gallery.

This is such a fine tuned group. They are such fun players.

They are about to go out again if it doesn't rain.

Each pup will get a bath the day before. They will get their nails done, their pads trimmed and around the bum thinly clipped where you do not notice it but then nothing will get stuck. LOL

Each day I am grooming them to get them used to it. So far no complaints.

The apricot and cream boy called Phoenix did get rechipped today as it did fall out. I am glad we checked but wish we had checked at the vets. Good news, he was good by himself in the car and everyone that saw him was oohing and ahing over him. Masked of course. :-)

Sunday
May092021

Busy Week

On Saturday the first pup departs. With that comes getting the Raven boy microchiped again before I can get everything done. Baths and photos are done the night before. Last deworming occurs 2 days before. Bags need to be ready and then it all begins from the 15th till the 19th. How did this go by so fast?

Here is the gallery.

We will miss this 2 crew. They have the fun and silliness in them. It's all quite nice.

Happy Mother's Day all!

Saturday
May082021

Weights and Things

Before I start weights, I will be uploading a gallery and a link to the videos later on today. But we scanned all the microchips on the puppies and lo and behold Sable and cream boy who is called Talemaker's Phoenix needs to have a microchipped redone. I am so thrilled having to drive all the way there and back and it has to be very soon as I can't do the paperwork nor can he depart till he has a new microchip in. He is going on Monday afternoon.

Here are the weights

Female Sable is 3.19lb 1.45kg

Male Sable and Cream  is 3.41lb 1.55kg

Male Brindle is 2.87lb 1.35kg

Short blogging as it is Mom's day tomorrow and ifd I am having a partial day off = all that can be mustered, I must do full grooms on 3 dogs before 8pm. I promose eventually ot will calm down.

Friday
May072021

Vet News

Well, we were not able to go in with them but they appreciated my detailed list of who was whom.

One did not cry when getting the microchip. The other 2 did. The microchip is usually what gets them howling. Poor things. Can you guess who didn't react?

Will they be sore tomorrow or not. Time will tell. If they give the shots in such a way they are not.

Here is in their crates and after they got home gallery.

I am going to do a 2nd bog entry in Misty's blog to update you so you can see their photo in their crate.

I am also going to upload a video after they got home.

Thursday
May062021

Bath Time

This is Raven's gal. I usually do dry photos and include all shots in the gallery.

But I had to do these wet photos as they are so adorable. This girl departs on the 18th - 12 more days.

How did she do? To make blogging easier as I am so behind, every single one of this crew had tail up for bath, curious, dryer no problem and photos no problem. No muss, no fuss!

I will know the weights tomorrow after the vets but I think he is the smallest but a mighty one indeed! It will be a very late night blogging tomorrow too.He will be going home on the 19th.

Does he look relaxed? Sometimes the blowdryers (2) are whipping through their hair and they want to depart but not any of this crew. He departs on the 16th but I need his pertinent info.

The pups were great. I so wished I could have got them in the pool as I think they would be swimmers. You will have to come back and visit.

Wednesday
May052021

Dewormed Yesterday

I am going to short blog today across the board. I dewormed the pups yesterday eve and many of them got loose stools. This sometimes happens and this is why we do it instead of you. I had many bum cleanups, dryer experiences, blanket changes as they tried to get to the pad and laundry out my ears. It has resolved itself today - which is quick but I have been doing so much cleanup till about 12 so short everywhere. Please understand.

Pups are wonderful. They never missed a beat as you will see on the videos always playing despite - so not sick. It was just a reaction to the lovely deworming. Are we having fun yet? I mean the royal we - me = hahahaha. You didn't think anyone else was doing cleanup, did you?

Pups all are back to solid stools but I am so far behind.

It has not been a fun day.

Be sure to check out the videos.

I keep saying the same thing. Oh my gad!

Tuesday
May042021

Then the Rain Came

We took the Raven's pups out and thought about doing 2 play sessions with just each other but when we came to bring this crew in and the Misty pups out, it started to pour. Oh well, it was a fun idea. Upstairs we went.

Here is the gallery.

I have started playing with individual pups without siblings or mom to see how they would do. They were fine. The brindle likes tug and tracking a toy that you move along the floor. They are all starting to do it but he pounces on it in a cat like fashion. I had fun with him today!

Monday
May032021

Running With Nathan

They really have this running thing down and they love it so. Raven's pups as the youngest have rose to the occasion. They have really started coming alive and do not let the Misty pups win the wrestle. They are something else and quite fun. When they start getting in the 8 week stage they start to change, learn coping skills, perfect their skills.

Be sure to check out the videos.

They had a complete blast outdoors.

Sunday
May022021

Zoom Meeting

It is taking 2 hours to upload the video. LOL It will get up there. Sorry. Not sure what Nathan is doing but he yet again didn't record and it says he doesn't have a pro acct but he does as I signed up for it. I hope the next two litters no more zoom. I like to meet people and watch the pups interact with the humans.

I hardly took photos - just 3 but you will be able to see the video here.

We used to not be so technically challenged but I tell Nathan let's have a test run and he wants to wing it.

I started ordering things for the loot bags. More expensive online but I can't send pups home without. Some things I simply can't get but we are figuring it out. First which puppy to whom and pertinent info then loot bags. I ordered some from Amazon and due to an outbreak things aren't coming till Saturday and we are prime members. I hate covid. Can you tell? I like the experience to be what we are used to without challenges. I will get it done.

Pups are mighty fun!

Saturday
May012021

Fun of 2 Decks

Pups had a blast and was exposed to 2 decks today. They were curious, careful and not. What they did have is fun.

Here is the gallery.

It was great fun to watch them attempt to go from one level to the next.

You can watch them in the videos.