12 Week Pictures from the Families

Have I mentioned how wonderful my families are?  :-)  They have sent me picture of our babies at 12 weeks of age. Aren't they darling!!!

Chika and Bogie playing 'Tug of War'

Chika may be small but she's tuff!!!  :-)

Canine friends

How sweet! Chika and Bogie

A comical side of Amiga :-)

Amiga loves her tunnel and 'sausage'...heheh

Such a lovely girl.....hey, is that a noodle on her chin???

Pretty girl Amiga

Check back in a couple of days to find updated pictures of some of the other pups too!!!

Eleven Week Photos from the Families

I keep saying how blessed we are to have wonderful families adopting our puppies and here is more proof of that fact.  Each family has sent pictures of their puppy to show us how happy their little one is in their new home. Here are our puppies at 11 weeks:

 Chika

Chika smiles for the camera :-)

Mastering the 'biting of the lip' expression....hehe

Quick!! Take the picture!! I have places to run!!

Amiga

Lauretta & Amiga

Amiga is very proud of her new collar and tag :-)

Snuggles with Ethan

Nalu

Nalu finally has a bed ALL TO HERSELF...heheh!!

Cool new toys for Nalu that she doesn't have to share. I'm thinking....spoiled!!  :-)

Awwww....

Nate and Nalu having a play!

My thanks to my extended families for sending us the lovely pictures!!

Milo at 11 weeks

As of June 12th, all the puppies had joined their new families with the exception of Milo.

Evelyn had an opportunity to tour Europe and we agreed to keep Milo with us until her return on the 25th of June. So we have had the pleasure of playing with our boy Milo.

There are certainly advantages to keeping a puppy longer :-)  He's taken out and socialized more, is leashed trained, better house and outside trained, spoiled.....hehe   We're glad to have him as the other four puppies left so close together it made our house too quiet. I sure fixed that!!

I bought a set of bongo drums and have been teaching my dogs to play. It's coming along really well and Milo has decided that he too wants to play!!

He's so funny as he'll climb up onto the bongo's with all four feet. Have I ever mentioned that Havanese will do ANYTHING for a treat??? <VBG>

Enjoy your holiday Evelyn and we'll see you soon!!

Nalu Goes home

As a breeder of show quality dogs, it's often necessary that adopting families give us their second choice just in case their first selection goes to a show home. It was this way for the Peters family.

However it makes me wonder how destiny seems to have it's own path.

Nalu was Lori's first choice as she fell in love with the gorgeous little girl who snuggled in on their first meeting. Then the desire to have the new puppy's name begin with the letter 'N' to be consistent with Noah and Nate meant Nalu would keep her temporary name. So when our breeder decided to take 'pick of the litter' and the Peter's family's first choice, it was Nalu that went to join the Peters family.

It was important that I gave Nalu the same opportunity to have her 'one-on-one' time, so off to work she went with me for a couple of days. Such a wonderful traveler that adapted to new situations so quickly.

Squished into the small, soft-sided travel crate :-)

Then on Sunday the 12th of June, it was Nalu's turn for another bath and fluff to look good for her new family!

Unimpressed with this whole process...hehe

Aren't I gorgeous Mom?

Nalu has gone to Leduc to join her new family and may also grace the show ring as she also has incredible structure, temperament and PERSONALITY!!  I knew that this little clown would shine once her larger siblings weren't around :-)

Stuart, Lori, Nate & Noah with Nalu

I'm certain that she'll bring years of entertainment, happiness and love to Stuart, Lori, Noah and Nate. Thank you for giving our special girl such a loving and wonderful home. She's truly very lucky to have you!!

Seda N Pixc Island Phoenix - 'Ahi'

At 10 weeks of age, it was apparent that Ahi was destined for greater things.

The show stack

 As part of my agreement, I send 'soaped' pictures of all the puppies to my breeder and Ahi was the puppy chosen to continue on the line. It's with mixed feelings as there was a wonderful family hoping to adopt him, but also we have great pride that he shall be presented to the show world and possibly pass on his incredible structure, temperament and color to future offspring.

Excellent fronts and head structure

wither to chest measurements = elbow to ground / excellent topline, chest and more!!

'U' rear - fabulous!

So very balanced! A very desirable structure!

Ahi left on June 10th. We wish him the very best and hope to see him soon!!

Chika Goes Home

June 9th was a busy day for us as a few short hours after Amiga left with her new family, Terry arrived to pick up Chika.

She also had her bath and fluff pictures taken and was already to go to her new home in Calgary.

"Gawd...do I really have to do this....?"

Fabulous head structure!!

Fluffed and ready :-)

Chika will have a new canine friend as well as Terry & Susan have a Labradoodle named 'Bogey".

We are also very excited as Terry plans on presenting Chika to the show ring in late 2011 where we expect her to do very well!!

Thank you Terry & Susan for giving this special girl such a wonderful home! Looking forward to seeing those winning pictures :-)

Seda's Island Earth Baby - 'Amiga'

June 9th was an important day for Amiga as her family was coming to pick her up. An exciting time!!

After a bath and her 'soaped' pictures, Amiga was ready for Lauretta, Brian and Ethan. Such a wonderful family and lovely little girl.  Her registered name is Seda's Island Earth Baby and reflects the litter theme and her temporary name.

We 'soap' all our puppies to show there is no CD in our lines

"Get me outta here!!!"

Fluffed and ready for her new home

Amiga's new home is in Saskatchewan where she'll not only bring years of happiness, joy and laughter to her family, but also to the patients and staff in Lauretta's practice as Amiga graces the office on work days.

Thank you Lauretta, Brian and Ethan

Gone Camping!

My apologies for all the people who have been following my blog and webcam as we have been gone for the last 5 days.

I loaded up all my adult Havanese and all the pups into the motorhome and we went to Edmonton, AB for the NACA dog show. We originally planned to attend so we could watch Arcus (2009 Storm Litter) and Kim complete in their very first Novice 'A' Rally-O competitions as well as get their CKC Good Neighbor certificate. I thought I may as well take Raine as she was only a few points away from finishing her CKC Conformation Championship title. It wasn't feasible to leave the pups at home since Daryl was so busy with work and moving our son, so.....the whole Havanese family came with us :-)

Kayleigh and new Havanese puppy, Lia (previously known as Winter from Pixc Havanese litter) came with us for the experience and opportunity to socialize Lia. Space was limited but it was amazing how wonderful the 11 dogs behaved during the entire weekend!

The rain on Friday and Saturday was challenging to say the least. However the sun shone both Sunday and Monday for us! The pups spent lots of time outside in the ex-pens with tunnels and other toys. They certainly drew lots of attention from visitors to the show.

We were blessed to have two of our families come and visit with their pups. Lauretta, Brian and Ethan came to visit Amiga Saturday and Sunday.  Lori, Noah and Nate along with Danielle came to visit and take Ahi to their home for a few hours on Sunday afternoon.

Lauretta, Brian and Ethan with Nalu and Amiga

It was so good for the pups to have this weekend and still be with their family as we know they have entered their 'fear stage'. The pups didn't like the generator running and would often bark at the strange dogs (which we were quick to correct).But the pups loved the attention from us and the visitors, the new toys and treats, and being spoiled by Kim and Kayleigh.

It was a very good weekend with the pups! We are very proud of Kim and Arcus who got their CKC Good Neighbor and Qualifying scores in both the Rally-O competitions!! They also received 3rd highest score on the Saturday! WOW!! Well done to both of them!!

We were also thrilled to have Raine show very well this weekend. She was awarded two 2-point majors and Raine got her Championship!! We are very proud of all our dogs - past, present and future!! Looking forward to presenting puppies to the show ring this fall!

Office Afternoon Delight With Ahi

Following the 'rotation' of giving each pup some individual time, it was time for Ahi to hang out with me for the afternoon. He's so funny because if he thinks that whining will get him special treatment, he'll try it :-)  Doesn't work with me so he decided that he may as well settle and enjoy the trip to town.

Once we got to the office it was time for an outside break before the afternoon siesta. One of our renters came by to drop off their cheque and instantly fell in love. The fact that Ahi snuggled in for a cuddle made it that much harder to hand him back.

A few candid photos of Ahi...

Likes coming to the office for a chew

Walkin' like a show dog!! Tail up and strutting my stuff....

I AM an island dog....I like bananas :-)

Giving my friend Rodger the snuggles....

Mmmm, nothing like a drink of water from home....

Sacked out!! Notice how I fill the crate..?

Nothing quite like a lazy dog day afternoon.......yawn...*

Amiga's Morning at the Office

 A few candid shots of Amiga hanging out at my office June 1st.

This was her 2nd time coming with me so traveling in the car was better and she certainly settled faster, but we had lots of company this morning.  It was time for a 'meet and greet' with everyone . Amiga was very timid with my male co-workers and visiting friends which means 'more socialization' !! 

Home away from home

"No coffee for me....just the cream please"

LOVE my chew...!

Break Time!!!   :-)

Chillin' after a short stroll

It's important to remember to stop and smell the flowers....

Just 8 more sleeps Ethan!!  (and Lauretta :-)