Happy Birthday!!!

Hard to believe, but Maggies' pups are already a week old. Growing by leaps and bounds, they are crawling, exploring and feeling their way thru their environment in the whelping box. Sight and sound does not start until 12-15 days of age. This makes newborn pups so very fragile and of course, makes Maggie very protective of them.
Even though Lola, Flora & Downsy are fascinated by these tiny creatures, Maggie will not allow any of them to come close to her babies.
Here are some pictures taken over the past 3 days.

Day 3

And Maggie is dealing with these 6 little ones as if it were a walk in the park. It's amazing to watch as she cares for these little pups so tenderly. Feeding constantly, cleaning, helping them to eliminate. I don't think she's slept since Tuesday night! and although this is her third litter, she is loath to leave them even for a few minutes to do her own business. But all this care is paying off as they are thriving and just glowing with health!!
More pics later today.

Maggie/Miracle babies are here!!!

Starting at 6am yesterday, Maggie delivered 6 beautiful, bouncing, tail wagging puppies. 5 boys and 1 tiny little girl. 3 of the boys and the only girl are sable like their mom, ranging from a beautiful toffee colour to a rich deep brown with some white markings and darker masks developing. Other 2 boys are brown and white partis, but what a deep, rich chocolate brown they are!!! They are so dark, I thought they were black & whites when they were first born but then as they dried, I saw the faint difference meaning they were brown.
Mother and babies are doing very well!! Here are some day one pics.

Chicadoro/Sonrisas Havanese Picnic!!!!

It's that time of year again when all Havanese come together and meet at the annual picnic. This year the picnic is being held at the home of Rita Thomas, Sonrisas Havanese in Baltimore. Baltimore is a tiny hamlet just north of Cobourg, off the 401. The link to Rita's address is:
http://tinyurl.com/28thb7a

As in previous years' this is a potluck affair starting at noon. Bring lawn chairs and suntan lotion!! Sorry, but only Havanese are welcome.