Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Roxy gets a haircut!!




We want Roxy to be as comfortable as possible during her delivery, so....in spite of Ta's horror of her loosing her natural beauty, Roxy got her first haircut! I think she still looks adorable. You can definitely see her growing belly and now I don't need to give her a hairdo in order to see her amazing eyes. We are getting excited, nervous and anxious for these puppies to arrive.
For those not familiar with Havanese, their coats don't shed, they just grow like hair, her coat will grow back, but it takes a few months. So for those that want all the fun, comedy, companionship, and good nature of a Havanese, but don't want to brush a coat every other day, a clip is an easy way of getting everything you want.






We have a big belly momma who really only wants to sleep if it weren't for those crazy puppies....we found out that Roxy will have 5, possibly 6 puppies!!! Yikes!! I hope that Ta's ready...lol.
Everyday we wake up and her belly is bigger. If I put my hands on her belly I can feel the puppies move. It really is incredible how fast they grow. My poor Roxy just looks tired and worn out and she still has a lot of hard work ahead of her.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

When I started thinking about a companion for Rumba I knew that I wanted a Chocolate Havanese. Havanese come in all sorts of colors, by breed standard they are all supposed to have black noses and black eyes expect for the Chocolates....they have brown noses and different colored eyes....as you can see Roxy's eyes are a combo of green and amber....I can't help but cave to all of her demands.

She's been such a great addition to our family. So smart and funny, she gives Rumba a run for his money everyday. She's very ball motivated so will play chase for hours and loves a good long fun in the church parking lot for her squeaky balls.

She is also a great type of the Havanese breed, great bite, wonderful coat, and so sweet. Because I have a weak spot for her, she definitely pushes her boundaries more, but follows me like a shadow everywhere I go.


Rumba is our sweet boy. He's 2.5 years old and really can melt your heart with his big dark eyes. He's a great type of the Havanese breed, wonderful temperment, great coat, perfect bite and so smart. Because the Havanese are not very vocal, we trained Rumba to ring bells to let us know that he needs to go outside to potty.

He took that knowledge and skill and now uses it to his advantage when he wants some extra attention. He'll ring the bell, we get our bodies off the couch and he picks up his chew toy for a great game of chase. He changed our lives in all the best ways. Unconditional love and loads of humor. He loves to ride in the car and gets stir crazy if he can't get out for a good wind in the face drive. He also loves to shop with me. Gets right in the basket and lays down until he pops up unexpectedly to the surprise of other shoppers.

Rumba is what I call an ambassador of the Havanese breed, he let's kids dote on him and will lick right up the nose if he gets a chance. Because they are such a social breed, we wanted to get a little partner for him and let's just say he's in love with Roxy!

For those of you that don't know, my little girl Roxy is expecting! She should have her first litter beginning of March. I have to admit that I am horrified that it's a teenage pregnancy, but call it hormones or love...Rumba can't get enough of his pregnant partner in crime.
I have become the Crazy Dog Lady....you know that person that is totally annoying because they talk to their dogs like they are human...they put silly things on their dogs like costumes...they take them wherever they go....and they can't stop telling people how perfect their "kids" are...they get their pictures taken....yep, that's me.

I know people who say that the first step to change is the admission of the problem...well the problem with that is if you had a havanese, you'd not only become a crazy dog person, but you'd prefer it that way!
 
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