End of the Weekend

Spice today got best puppy in breed over a number of puppies and best of opposites. I think the gal finally got this outdoor show stuff. Yesterday she thought well let's play.

I will be glad to not have to wash her tomorrow. Steven and My will have their pool up and I hope Spice stays out of it but I will laugh if she doesn't.

The Truff had his bath today. The rest got groomed and well.... is it bedtime? Nah.... off to take a swim and then take pups out for some fun play.

I placed up an old photo of the Spice snoozing and I bet you that is what she will be doing tonight. Can you blame her?

Oh My

Nothing today. Spice was at an outdoor show and she saw it as an invitation to play. She does well in inside shows but put her in grass, and put lots of dogs around her and it equals fun.

Nathan wasn't worried about it. He laughed. As he said, she deserved to lose today as she just had the fun in her and with her championship under her belt, I don't mind her having fun.

She is a puppy, after all. But what a drive to watch her play. hahahaha

She Does it Again

Spice took breed again today and got her championship. Wow, so fast for this gal. She still has 2 shows this weekend to do as Nathan promised a ride to someone otherwise I swear he would be taking a siesta and so would Spice but instead maybe they will pool it tonight and deal with 2 more shows till Specialty time then she will just hang out and play unless Nathan wants to keep her having fun in the ring.

Does she like showing? It appears so. Does she like so many baths? NOT a chance.

Do you realize you can dry out the hair washing so much so I use a very specific human conditioner that restores the hair moisturizer, blow dry on low (takes twice as long) and then after Sunday no matter how dirty she gets, she will have a break for a week or 2. Knowing her, it will be minutes that she is dirty.

We are so very proud of our Spice and look forward to hanging out at Steven and My's house so she can play with their 3. That she will LOVE!

Spice Did Rather Well

Today Spice got Best Puppy in group, won breed over specials and just plain had fun.

For such a young thing, she truly did well.

Tomorrow I get to wash her again at 6am.

I think I am going to need a holiday but Nathan lost his eye drops (not good) and was still happy with his Spicy gal.

It's nice to have his hard work pay off.

Good one, Nathan, Spice and huge thanks to Judge Mike MacBeth for seeing the potential in our gal, Talemakers Spicy Chipotole.

Not Eating

Poor Treasure has morning sickness so we know she is pregnant. She is a food hound and NOTHING and I mean NOTHING stops her from eating except morning sickness.

She is also keenly interested in the pups and is carrying a dolly around. This is not her norm.

We are on puppy watch starting the 29th of August - oh boy...

Sparky in a what!

Now I want you to know that this outfit trumps Sophie's no eyes and wide mouth though I LOVED that photo.

I saw this and went oh my!

I mean red looks really good on him but those things coming out of his head....

Sparky is a great dawg. He indulges mom but I can imagine what he was saying when he posed for this.

I promise, I won't show this to his canine mom. :-)

Sophie on Holidays

Sophie and her mom is hanging out in PEI escaping that horrid heat in the states. We won't tell her we had it too but she just missed it.

It sounds like she is having a grand time socializing and survived the road trip.

I just love this expression and had to share.

Me think Treasure is indeed pregnant. Hormones and all but we will be doing an ultrasound late but in early to mid August.

Spice & Pups

The Spice is really wonderful and gentle with the pups except when she gets wet and gets in crazy dawg mode.

But otherwise, she is amazing and the pusp really, really like her.

This conditioning is good for the pups but it is also good for Spice. She learns how to deal with little ones and that's a good thing. But really she seems to be a natural at it.

I can't wait till they are flying and running and trying to keep up with her.

Steven's & My's Picnic Pictures

Check them out and he has more coming...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/slantyyz/sets/72157627140962147/

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/slantyyz/sets/72157627270371570/

Update on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 11:51AM by Darlah

Just a really quick video of the picnic. I think neither of us used the video camera all that much.

Picnic Time

We had a great time at the picnic. Thanks to Yvonne and Alex for having this get together in their yard. Thanks to Lucille and Ron for keeping everything going smoothly from food to water for dogs to an amazing amount of stuff. Yeah we helped out too but it was their place. Thanks to all those that came with their dawgs, that brought food, smiling faces despite the heat. It was an amazing time and oh those dog licks and I got many!

I am working on the picnic photos now. The link will be posted here. Look later tonight. I didn't have a wide angle lens so I didn't get a full group shot but I heard Steven did. I look forward to seeing it!

Update on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 10:14PM by Darlah

As promised, here is a link to the photos we took. Not all are great quality but I included them all without editing (just resizing) so I could get them up real fast.

No Pool Time

We had planned to have Truff, Kat and Spice swim but plans aren't turning out. There has been no pool time today. We had a lot of distractions plus I am the one that gets ready for these events so by morning I have to brush the dogs going, make sure I didn't forget anything cause hey I am super human and then when we return brush the dogs I didn't take.

I had this entire plan today that just didn't work and here I have 2 dogs to wash still, a blog I am trying to finish and a car to be packed and....and...and

So, tomorrow my plan is to brush the dogs, leave at 9am and Nathan can clean the puppy pen. I will let you know at the havanese picnic if it really pans out.

Today I have to make sure all the grandkids clothes are washed and packed as daughter is picking them up in the morning after we leave (son's here) and who knows what I will forget.

Nathan has made his famous wings to take tomorrow. Will I remember those?

Breath deep. It will all fall into place...yeah right!

Off to wash Spice then Kat. Truff is getting a break as I am TOO darn lazy and he smells scrumptious anyways!

If I forget Truff's duck tomorrow, he will have words with me...I just know it.

Hope to see all of you there! Yes, we go early to set up so you can breathe easy and take your time. heh

Fiona Went Swimming

Here Fiona is sticking her tongue out at Daddy.

She's a bloody riot as he was taking her in the pool and she was daring him to come get her.

We also had Risa and Shoshi in the pool.

Then I did bath times.

We are getting ready for the picnic.

Then we took another photo of Fiona after her bath. How do you think she turned out?

What a world a of difference a simple bath can make.

Fiona was overdue but so are the rest.

Can I go to sleep?

After the heat, the baths, the blogs, cleaning, puppies and swimming and much more, well that bed is looking mighty fine to me.

Heated Humour

Risa likes to get out real early and go out after the sun goes down when it is this hot and tomorrow is supposed to be a scorcher.

The human mom is rather tired. She's on benydral due to hives and it makes her sleepy. She hasn't figured out what she is reacting to but it's not pretty from head to toe.

Me, I am enjoying this schedule of cool play inside and short stints outside. I know this heat won't last.

I am just glad the humans got the air on otherwise - well we would have to go shopping. hahahahaha

That's my story and I am sticking to it!

Spice Needs a Bath

The thing is Spice needs a bath BEFORE the picnic but it is Tuesday and she needs one NOW. What to do?

I may wash her anyway but we shall see. I am trying to not do it twice. :-) It is only 3 days till wash day if I wash her the night before. Can I wait...

We have had a couple of visitors come over and Spice is turning into the gal the boys all want. I went oh oh she is coming into her first heat but not so.

It has to be that charming personality that she has and oh boy she does.

Did you know that this particular Wasabi's litter is her full brothers and sisters? I think they have her personality.

Between Shows Mess

Spice has shows at the end of the month. Poor Daddy wil be doing it alone with the Spice while I get her ready before they go. Work is work, I suppose.

But Spice is such a play monkey that I look at her and wonder how much longer she will keep her hair.

Gad, she's just like her mom. If there is dirt, she will find it. If there is fun she will be there.

It's what makes her who she is.

Picnic Time Again

Well Saturday July 23rd is coming up fast and I do hope you can join us in Brighton. All you need to do is bring chairs, a dish and your havs.

In the photo here, this was our first picnic held at our home. You may also want to see the photos from last year's picnic. We used to have them here but sadly we have outgrown the event in the city and Yvonne's place is perfect as it is fenced, a huge yard and truly fun.

I hope you can join us.

Directions to the Havanese Picnic – July 23, 2011
If you are coming from the west (Toronto, London etc..) travel east along the 401 to exit #509, County Road #30.  Turn right at the stop sign and head south to Brighton.  At the second stop lights (they are very close together) turn left (this is hwy#2) and head east out of town for approx. 6kms (3 miles) to Stoney Point Road.  Turn right onto Stoney Point, go over the two sets of railroad tracks and head south to the first street on your left, Powerline Road.  Turn left onto Powerline and then a quick right into the first drive on the right, #13.  Here’s a site from Mapquest with a detailed map:
 http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=CA&popflag=1&latlongtype=internal&latitude=wZ8XGjnkqxvkhiA4fmtEUA%3D%3D&longitude=GoeOdwnZ2eUcwTgEOv7U6A%3D%3D&name=&phone=&level=ADDRESS&addtohistory=&cat=&address=13+Powerline+Road&city=Quinte+West&state=ON&zipcode=K0K

Time: 12 noon to 4pm Be there!

Those are Barking Words

It looks quite serious but it isn't. These two were having an amazing amount of fun.

Frannie was over for a visit but Frannie's Mom, Dad and Frannie are now at home and Spice is sulking as she doesn't have the fun one to play with.

Spice is into fun from morning till night.

She also thinks if you hug THAT one you have to hug me twice for their one.

Yeah - right!

No visitors tomorrow so it's quiet time and maybe pool time and maybe learning time for videos etc. That little window never makes it into the day.

Let the Games Begin

We had a lot of visitors drop by today and no one swam except Breeze who jumped in like her Dad and now Truff does. Oh my.

When we invite people over we say come for a swim but no one seems to take us up on it. It's just a Dawg visit, you know.

It was wonderful to see Mia's parents but I didn't get to say goodbye as Breeze felt the pool was simply inviting and off I went to dry her.

But we also had our daughter and son-in-law come up to take the kids out to the mall to give this old granny a break and they get to see them.

Fiona had a bath today and I let her air dry without brushing till the end. I folded laundry while I stood and watched and put more laundry in etc. She just stood there with the breeze drying her coat while I looked on. I can do this with her as I am standing at the grooming table (my grooming area is in the laundry area) and she stands there waiting for her treat.

How do I know? That tongue darts in and out saying - hey lady TREAT TIME!

Well, off to wash a dawg and relax or maybe not.

Visitors

Shelly, Al, Chinook and Summer Breeze came for a visit and although I was extra busy during that time, Nathan socialized, I got things done and every now and then I got to say hello and enjoy them.

We hope I have more time on Saturday when we see them again.

Shelley is so photogenic and so is Chinook.

They left their suits up at the cottage so no swimming today but tomorrow, I vow to get myself and maybe a few dawgs. We shall see!

Hair Raising Times

 I have a photo of Wasabi (Spice's mom) somewhere on this site with a mohawk and she didn't actually have one, the wind just gave that perception. I thought of it when I took this photo of Spice.

Like mom, she is a dawg that likes to beat to her own drum. She's fun, fun, fun but creative too.

When we have visitors she thinks they all came to see her.

I should have called her Kissy Face. She loves to give kisses, play and muck it up as all dawgs should.

Inbetween shows she has an amazing amount of fun and we don't keep her crated so her hair is perfect cause she is a dawg and that's more important than championship points. But still, the gal is halfway there. Then she can just enjoy without getting bathed so much. heh