And Now We Have Names!

For those of you with young children in your lives, this will sound familiar.

This is my Pokeman litter…named by my grand daughter Lulu. Please bear in mind that these names have little to do with color or characteristics!

Our first born, a boy, is Ash. Ash is mostly black with a white face, feet and chest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Eevee. He is a gold sable with white face, collar, feet and tip of his tail.

This pup is our tiny one. Born at just 3 oz. he has almost doubled his weight (with a little help from his human)! He is a dark sable with white paws, tail tip and patch on the back of his head. We are calling him Luxio.

Puppy #4 is a girl. She is white with soft gold spots that will likely fade to cream. We are calling her Pansear.

 

One of white and cream pups, this is the boy. It is almost identical to puppy #7 except that she is a girl and quite a bit larger at this time. That will likely change. Anyway, we are calling him Togepi.

Puppy #6 is a boy. He is white with dark sable spots. If you look carefully you can see he is already sporting pigment on his nose! We are calling him Pikachu.

This is our other cream and white pup. It is a girl and we are calling her Swirlix. She was the last born and rules the roost! Her nose is darker but not at all finished darkening.We are calling her Swirlix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy the fun in this name selection! What we don’t do for our grandhildren!!

Why Do Puppies Twitch When They Sleep?

If you watch a young puppy sleeping you will notice it twitching, jerking and sometimes making little sounds.

This is perfectly normal and actually a healthy activity. Because puppies spend so much of their days and nights sleeping, the twitches help their little muscles develop and strengthen. Likewise for the sounds which strengthen their vocal chords.

The older the puppy gets, and the more time it spends moving around its space, the less twitching you will notice.

I find it so endearing!

**Be sure to click on the CC tab at the bottom of the video to read the captions.

 

 

Sienna’s Puppies–Day 3

As a first time mom, Sienna was a little bewildered when her puppies began to arrive. But after the fourth pup descended (she has 7!), her instincts kicked in big time.

Fast forward to Day 3 and she has got this!!

In the video below she is seen picking up one of the pups to gently (puppy never made a peep) and place him in the circle of babies so that she could curl her body around all of them for nursing. I think this is just amazing!

The Rewards of Breeding

Breeding dogs is hard work. A LOT of hard work!! It is a full time job…not a hobby.

But the rewards far outweigh the burdens.

One of the rewards is the friendships I have with my puppy owners. Daily my inbox is full of notes, photos and updates on what they are doing.

This week my “Summer Weather” litter enjoyed their 3rd birthday. They are out Luna and of  These are some photos their families sent me to celebrate!

This is Rainbow. She lives in Washington DC and just got a birthday groom! I love her scarf!

This family has three of my Havanese! Birthday girl, Guillia, is in the front. At right is Valentina and at left is Rosie. Their owner said they are frowning because she just arrived to pick them up from the groomer.

This is Wrigley! In the background is his roommate, the pretty cat. I think what Tasha is thinking here is, “You may be higher than me but I have the couch!”

Porsche Is Available!

Note: Porsche has a new home now, in Chicago!

Our sweet puppies from our sports car litter are now 2 1/2 months old! I have made my decision as to who to reserve for show and am now looking for a home for Porsche.

As you can see, he is tri-color…sable brown, black and white. He is extremely outgoing and friendly. Greets everyone he meets with his tail wagging like a windshield wiper! He plays well with our other puppies and adult dogs and is doing great with peeing on a pee pad! He will be great with children and other pets.

Porsche has had two of his DHPP vaccine boosters, is totally dewormed and is registered with AKC. Both his parents have passed all health tests recommended for Havanese and results are posted on the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals website.His sire is a Gold Grand Champion and his dam is a Champion…just a few points shy of Grand Champion!

Send me a note if you’d like to hear more about him.