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Tango Puppies Photo Party!

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This is Puppy #1. Firstborn. A girl. Smallest but catching up quick! She had the lavendar collar.

Lavendar photo #2.

Lavendar photo #4.

 

 

 

 

 

Lavendar photo #3.

Our other sable parti is also a girl. Her collar was chartreuse. Love her markings!

Chartreuse photo #2

Chartreuse photo #4.

 

Chartreuse photo #3

Chili photo #2

This little boy was born 3rd in the lineup. He is on the small side but don’t let that worry you. He is a pistol. He wore a red collar and so I think the name Chili fits him!

Chili photo 4

Chili photo #3

Blue photo #2

This is our Blue collar boy. He was born last at a whopping 209 grams. Lavendar, by contrast was 127 grams! Sometimes I have to cuddle him while the others nurse so they can get their fair share! I am just going to call him Blue. (Think Babe the Blue Ox!)

Blue photo #3.

 

 

 

 

 

Blue photo #4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is our orange collar boy. He was born 5th. I think I will call him Tangelo.

I love the markings on Tangelo’s face!

Tangelo #3.

Tangelo #4

Last but not least we have the yellow collar boy. Yes, all the black and white pups are boys! I am going to call him Mellow!

Mellow’s photo #2

Unlike the others, I had a hard time getting Mellow to wake up for his photo shoot. What a face!

I think this little guy could sleep all day! Actually they all sleep all day. That’s the puppy prerogative!

Welcoming Meri’s Pups to the World!

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On December 18 Meri whelped 5 beautiful puppies! 3 boys and 2 girls. It was a long day for Meri. The first two pups arrived at 2 and 3 pm with little fanfare. But our little black boy puppy put my nerves to the test! After 2 hours with a little contracting but no puppy, I took Meri to our local 24 hour emergency vet. Our worry was that this boy was stuck. Turns out he was just stubborn. Finally, at 6:30 after a dose of oxytocin, he was born…healthy and hungry! By 8:00 pm a black girl and the white boy had arrived!

Here is Phantom…the proud papa!

Sire of this litter is our boy Phantom. Both dogs have very sweet dispositions. Phantom would play fetch with me all day long if given the opportunity!

Meri with her 5 new puppies. One black boy, one black girl, one white girl, one cream boy and one sable boy.

 

Yes It’s Been A While

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Handsome Harley loved and shown by my friend Marcy Skirvin.

Tango with my wonderful handler Christy Collins.

 

 

Tango being goofy!It has been a while since we have had puppies. And, when it rains, it pours!!

In 10 days, Tango and Harley are due (December 15). Next Tuesday Tango will have an xray to determine how many pups she is carrying. She is getting quite plump!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, Meri and Phantom are due just four days later on December 19. Her X-rays scheduled for next Thursday.

Meri and Phantom goofing off at the Havanese National Specialty 2018 near Chicago.

 

 

 

 

Phantom

This is Phantom after one of his show wins. He is a Grand Champion!

Phantom takes a Major win with his handler Christy Collins.

 

This is Meri. Our pretty girl is a Grand Champion. She turned 2 last August and this will be her first litter.That’s me on lead.

Fern and Opie are Parents!

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Our beautiful Fern whelped 5 healthy, plump  babies October 14! All are gaining well (they actually started at a healthy 7 ounce average!) and actively moving around the whelping box. We have one girl and four boys. The girl is the white one below with the tan and white boy.

My thanks to my friend, Kathy Ambler, for letting Opie to sire such beautiful kids. I know they will be gorgeous!