This summer is a scorcher!!

Outdoors, it is so hot and the puppies just love it!!
Exploring and hiding in the gardens is great fun for the little ones. They are so curious and filled with mischief!! Lawd help my flowers!!! I think they will be chewed to bits in a couple more weeks, HaHaHa.....

We are 5!!!! (5 weeks that is)

Another week gone by and we are 5 weeks old today!! These pictures were taken after our dinner. We crawl thru the bowl, tasting and trying each little morsel. So yummy, but so very, very messy!! Now it's nap time before we have our bath!

Playing, Eating, Sleeping, oh my!!!

Tomorrow we will be 4 weeks old! We have been outside in the backyard with mummy Maggie and our big sister, Downsy. It was very exciting but we were a little frightened and didn't go too far from mom.
We also had our first big puppy meal. YUM!! Something called kibble and tripe? A little stinky but oh, so very tasty. Mummy only let us have a little bit and then she cleaned the bowl herself! But that's alright because then we all had a big drink from her!
Here are our pictures of this weeks great adventures.

They're walking!!

Hard to believe but Maggie's little ones are now 19 days old. How the time flies!! Their eyes are open and they are starting to walk. They stagger around the whelping box like little drunken sailors, :)
Maggie is being such a good mom and feeding, cleaning and playing gently with her babies. These puppies are making purring sounds when they feed. It is the funniest thing and at first I thought I was hearing things but the more they feed, the louder the purr. I wish I could capture it for all to hear. I am going to try to get a video of them all walking this afternoon and will post it asap.

Chicadoro/Sonrisas Havanese Picnic!!!!

I hope everyone sees this post as the location of this year's picnic must be changed!!!
It will be here in Brighton at the home of Chicadoro Havanese.
Here is a link to the location on Mapquest.

http://tinyurl.com/2dh9s9k

For those who use GPS please be careful as the directions tend to be a little confusing out here in the country!!! If you would like detailed directions, please send me an email at:

yvonne.poole@sympatico.ca

Due to circumstances beyond their control, Rita & Willard are unable to host it this year but they plan to be back next year.
We are hoping to see as many Havanese as our backyard will allow!! All friends, owners and lovers of Havanese are welcome but remember four legged friends must be Havanese

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.

BRRRRR, baby it's cold outside!!!

It's hard to believe that this little darling is 8 weeks old. Tomorrow we are going to Dr. Lex for our first set of vaccines and to be microchipped. This is one of the safest and easiest methods of identification for any of our canine friends. Should one of our babies get lost or separated from us then they can be tracked with a simple scan of their shoulders by any vet's office or animal control or shelter. A simple call to the CKC or to any of the chip providers will give the owners' contact information and quick as you can, our pup is returned to their homes and loved ones.

Don't forget to keep a watch for feet in this bitter weather. Frostbite is a worry this time of year and it only takes minutes to freeze the sensitive skin on the pads of the feet. There are products that you can buy to reduce this risk and alternately, you could try boots for your pup.

Enjoy the season and a very Happy New Year to you all!!!

These are the words I wrote back in September when we thought that I was about to have 5 Havanese babies.....
oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!!!!
Mommy thinks I may be preggers and you know what that means...... cue music......
FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD, HOT SAUSAGE & MUSTARD........

Well, after a long uneventful pregnancy I finally delivered my anxiously awaited litter of (drum roll please!) 1, count 'em, one beeeeuutiful baby girl!!!!

We haven't settled on a name yet, but momma Yvonne is calling her Piglet!! After all she has the entire milk bar to herself and boy is she making good use of it! Everyone here at Chicadoro is waiting for her first steps out of the whelping box. Flora and Downsy desperately want to play with their new baby sis and Maggie wants to help care for her as well!!
With no competition in the nursing department, Piglet is growing by leaps & bounds. Here is a pic of her after nursing today.....

Well, that's all for now and I'll keep posting her progress as she growns.
Hugs, licks & wags,
Lola

How quickly they grow!!!

Crazy Grooming Times

My human mommy and daddy go on holidays and all I get is fun times and lots of grooming. That human Darlah calls it 'conditioning' and I am done daily, paws and all.

Wasabi best watch out as I will be stylin' by the time they get back and only Wasabi seems to strike a pose in the Talemaker yard but it's my turn to strutt my stuff.

I am sleeping with auntie Darlah as there is this 'heat' business going on. I take the top of her pillow and crowd her out. Just desserts - I say for all that grooming.

Follow us while we stake our claim on the Talemaker house.

Latest Puppy Photos: Visit at Talemakers

Latest Puppy Photos Are Here

Well, the Talemaker crew was hanging out with the Chicadoro crew. Check out the latest pictures of the puppies.

FINALLY!!!! Here they are..............

Maggie had 2 gorgeous boys and 1 darling girl. I'd love to say how dainty, tiny & petite the girl is but I can't as she's a little tubby!! Beautiful but tubby, BG!! One of the boys is as big as the girl but the other boy is quite small compared to these two. But as we know, this can change in a matter of days and the smallest could end up being the biggest and the opposite with the others.

Maggie has been an amazing mom with litter. Attentive, loving and concerned with her little ones. Alex & I have to drag her outside to do her business and then she is quickly back at the door crying to get back to her babies.

I just wanna sleep...........

Why can't they understand, a boy's got to get his sleep and if they keep picking me up and looking at me and flashing bright lights in my eyes then I'm never gonna get any rest!!
Yesterday, all day long, all they did was take our picture!! You'd think we were something new? But I guess I can't blame them, we are a handsome bunch!!!
Talk to you all later, when I wake up from my nap...........ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Pups Photos at 9 Days Old

Here are a few of the photos of the pups at 9 days old. Gad - so cute!

Lola Had Her Babies

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Chicadoro/Sonrisas Picnic

Well, this is a fine mess I've gotten us into!!
Due to the impending arrival of my two litters, we have to change the date of our Annual Picnic!!
According to the latest ultrasound, Maggie is due either on or just before the date we had chosen originally!!! Bad planning on my part but again unfortunately, Mother Nature does not tend to co-operate when it comes to a bitches season and when she will accept being bred. I really think that Maggie decided not to participate in this years picnic, LOL, and the only way she could accomplish this was to have this litter on the "most" inconvenient date possible.
So dear people, the new date of our picnic is August 23/08 and it will be held at the home of my dear friend, Rita Thomas. I do hope that this does not mess with your plans and sincerely hope that all can come (and perhaps those who couldn't come, now can!!).
Directions to Rita's new home can be found at:
If you're coming from the east(Montreal)then directions can be found at:
Don't forget, it's a pot-luck picnic so bring your favourite picnic dish and don't worry what you bring as it all works out in the end. We provide the soft drinks, water, cutlery, napkins, plates, etc....

OH NO, What have we done?????

Puppy Fever has struck the Chicadoro household!!!
Maggie went to visit Michelle, our wonderful vet and an ultrasound showed that she is carrying at least(!) 7 puppies!!!!
The pitter-patter of little paws will be a thundering herd come the end of August. Now that Maggie is also expecting we should have Hav babies by the handful to give wonderful puppy kisses. Puppy breath is sooooo lovely and it looks like mom better start saving those newspapers!!

Oops, I did it again!!

Well, it's official, I'm gonna have more babies!!! Mommy took me for a drive to the nice vet's clinic today and they did something to my belly called an ultrasound. Vet Michelle was watching a little screen with fuzzy black & white pictures on it and saying "there's one and there's another and another and another". She thinks I've got 4 or 5 babies in my tummy!!! Oh boy, I love babies. I'm ever such a good mommy. I love to feed them and clean them and....oh yeah, did I tell you I get lots & lots of food. That's my favourite part!

Boy is mommy nuts or what!!!??!!!
We finally get some relief from the humidity and it's off to some place called Orono for another dog show! And this time, mommy's taking me!! She knows I hate the car!! Why oh why can't I just stay at home with daddy & everyone else??? We wanted to play in the back all day and get dirty & smelly and covered in grass clippings that daddy so thoughtfully spread all over the backyard!! We love having green feets, it's like a salad in a bag only it's all over our feets. LOL
I guess it was worth the trip cause my big sister, Flora came back with some pretty ribbons and mommy was all happy cause she gots something call Winners Bitch. Boy I don't think I ever wants to be called Winners Bitch??? Well then mommy picks me up and starts washing the drool out of my beard and combing me and fluffing me when all I want to do is snooze in the pen. It's so very hot here but the breeze feels so good.
Finally, we went over to the big tent and mommy made me walk around on the grass and stand pretty for this nice lady called a judge. She called me cute!!! I'm not cute!!! I'm a hooligan!!! At least that's what daddy calls me, his little hooligan!! and daddy's always right!! So nobody better call me cute!!
Anyways, then she looks at mommy and says Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best of Breed, Group 1 and Puppy Group. I don't know what she was talking about but she gave mommy all these pretty ribbons! I like ribbons, daddy likes ribbons and I'm bringing them home to him!!
Back in the car (did I tell you I hate the car?) and we finally gots home around 7pm. I was soooooo exhausted I couldn't eat my din-din and it was my favourite, ground chicken wings, mmmmmmm, yum. Finally, mommy picked me up and we all went to bed and dreamed of our exciting day in Orono!!!! ZZZZZZZZZ......

Dog Daze of ???????

Here's one little girl who's nose is totally out of whack as mommy won't let her stay out in the heat for very long!!!! Flora can't understand why a black coated Hav can't stay out in the sun when it's so very beautiful in the backyard.

This time of year is dangerous for our furbabies in that they can become overheated and dehydrated very quickly. Make sure that there is always some shade available along with fresh water. Signs of dehydration are lethargy, vomiting and excessive panting. Many people do not realize that dogs cool themselves by panting and this is one way they have of perspiring. Another way of perspiring is through the pads on their feet.

If you think your furbaby has become dehydrated, take them out of the sun into a cooler area immediately. Wet or immerse them in cool (not ice) water and then fan them vigorously to help cool them. Give them small amounts of fluids every few minutes but do not allow them to drink excessively as this could cause vomiting. If you have any electrolytes you can add them to the drinking water to help restore the bodies' nutrients quickly. If improvement is not almost immediate, get them to a vet ASAP!!! They may need subcutaneous or intravenous fluids!!!

An excellent site with very good information is at:

http://sandiegoschutzhund.org/references/heatstroke.htm

On another note, I don't know how many of you smell your doggies feet but I think they smell like Frito Lays Corn Chips!!! Frito Paws!! A new flavour treat!!

WOOFSTOCK !

Well, we finally made it to Woofstock and boy what an exciting trip that was! Everywhere you looked, people, dogs, booths, it was soooooo busy. Flora and Downsy made their first trip to the big city and boy did they have a ball, especially Downsy.

When we got to the St. Lawrence Market we met up with Darlah, Nathan, Katsura & Downsy's sister, Fiona. From the moment we entered the market area, we were handed bags and treats and samples. It was dog heaven with vendors carrying everything from doggie popsicles and yogurt to doggie caterers, clothing suppliers, leashes, toys, beds and even a woman called the "Dead Dog Lady" singing about pets at the Rainbow Bridge and unfaithful husbands!?!

Downsy, of course, had to sample everything that was handed out. She gave her seal of approval to just about everything but the peanut butter popsicle. That was definitely a 2 paws down! We still have a strawberry one in the freezer to try later. Trying to control myself from buying one of everything was the most difficult and I succeeded by buying two new beds for the girls and that was about all except for a bag or two of treats!
Check out this bed! It's now Downsy's favourite!!!