We Have Havanese Puppies!

Our pretty girl, Maxi, whelped nine puppies New Years Eve! I knew things were beginning to happen when she would not leave her whelping box. She started labor about 3 pm that day…a mild restlessness and urge to nest and by 5 pm she started contractions. The first puppy, a boy, arrived at 5:45 PM weighing a whopping 5.3 ounces!

Eight of the puppies are black and white parti. One is mostly white with black on her head and the others have wonderful markings in a variety of patterns. The ninth puppy (a boy) appears to be chocolate. Time will tell as this is a fairly rare color. Maxi carries for chocolate but we aren’t sure if Dino does or not. 

I will try to post photos (and ones with better clarity)  every few days so stay tuned!

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Havanese Puppies Coming!

I bred my Havanese girl, Maxi, to my friend Denise’s boy, Dino. He is a wonderful little guy and I am sure they will have some beautiful Havanese puppies with very “bouncy” personalities. Maxi is a real snuggle bug and my kitchen shadow.  We will probably see mostly black and white puppies as both parents have what is called black parti coats.

This Havanese litter will be born in Florida, some time around New Year’s Day. The puppies will be ready for their forever homes in early March.

Here are some photos of the parents.

Dino with his half brother Carson

Dino in the show ring!

Maxi loving some of her puppies

Maxi with her siblings. She is lower right.

Trying to get a drink from a frozen bird bath.

Maxi is a good mom

Chilling out with some of the family.

This is Aloha

Aloha is the last puppy to be placed. Actually, she was the first but, sadly, the family had to return her because their little boy evidently has super-sensitive allergies. Even Havanese can cause reactions in some very sensitive people. I feel so bad for the parents because they are going back home with three extremely saddened children. Surely one of the more difficult times for them as parents. I can’t imagine anything much worse.

Anyway, Aloha is a sweet, confident and peppy little girl. She (of course) loves children and responds well to adults as well. She scored very well in our puppy personality assessment and will make an ideal pet for just about anyone.

Here are some photos of Aloha and you can see more earlier on in this blog.

Getting Ready to Move On

I think I have finally managed to put this lengthy but very fun video of the puppies on you tube. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I think you have to copy and paste this link into your browser. Sorry for the trouble….technology is definitely not my thing. But, the video is worth the trouble!

http://youtu.be/vVEo_dSHmzk

Our First Walk in the Park…

…was not exactly a walk in the park! But we had fun and the puppies are getting used to a harness and leash.

Alvin did great…Annie needed some coaxing.
Michale with Alvin and Annie

Children in the park were delighted with our puppies.

Ooops!

Now we are doing better!

The puppies were doing fine…it was Michael and Alex who needed organizing!

Michael coaxing Ariel

We learned that if one of us walks ahead, the puppies (well most of the puppies) will follow.

Arthur escaped his harness!