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Puppy Update

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The puppies are like six giant jelly beans…the kind that have mixed colors. They are so fat and sassy I can’t seem to get anything done because I love to just sit and watch them play.

They started on solid (or rather, mushy) food Monday and have really taken to it. Maxi is beginning to wean them…only lets them nurse a couple times a day. They have teeth now so I’m sure it isn’t a pleasant experience for Mom.

I gave the pups their second pedicure today to also give Maxi some relief. Can’t believe how fast their little nails grow.

And, last night they had their first baths. I bathed them two at a time in a large plastic tub that fit inside my laundry sink. I would have posted photos but my assistant, Alex, was busy helping her teacher get her classroom ready for school. Egad! School already.

Anyway, I just took a wonderful video but it is still uploading. So, here are some stills of the puppies first day outside. Older puppies Potter and Willow loved playing with the puppies. The older dogs were in the pen too but preferred to watch from the steps.

ENJOY!!!

Introducing the Harry Potter Litter

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The puppies really, really want to eat Maxi’s food so I have it elevated on top of a toy pail to keep it out of reach. I guess I’ll start weaning them in the next few days. Maxi still has tons of milk and is actually a bit chunky so I know weaning isn’t critical and I like the pups to get as much benefit from their mother’s milk as is possible. That said, their little teeth are coming in as well so nursing can get a bit painful for Maxi. 
Here are new photos with the names we picked from the Harry Potter series:
This little chocolate parti is Padfoot who, I’ve learned, is actually a dog in the book!
                      
This is Seamus who didn’t want me to take his photo at all!
Our sable and white girl is Luna
This is Hermoine
This is Harry
And, last but not least, this is Minerva

4 Week Old Havanese play…play…play

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Today we took our first de-worming medication. All went well. We also got weighed and had our nails trimmed. No one objected to this foreign and sometimes uncomfortable experience.

This YouTube video is just to tide you over until tomorrow when I can post some individual photo updates. My step niece and nephew named the puppies based on a Harry Potter theme. Stay tuned!!!

Havanese Puppies at 2 1/2 Weeks Old

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Our little Havanese are 2 1/2 weeks old now. Eyes are open and they are becoming quite vocal in a darling puppy way.

Here is a video and some snapshots I took this morning.
The one barking in the video’s background is Potter. Every time I play the video he barks at himself barking LOL!

And of course his barking woke up my grandson Ben who I am “forced” to watch on Tuesdays. Nothing is ever easy!

Standing on all fours! They are all doing this now….they just wouldn’t cooperate for me this morning when I had my camera out.

This is my step niece, Alex, who love to come over and play with the puppies.  I’m sure she’ll end up being a vet some day!