Christmas fun

Christmas at Minitaki Lodge in Sioux Lookout

We wish all of you real peace and joy now and through out the year.

Christmas fun

Merry Christmas from the dog Chester and his best buddy.

"Hey Chester, give the glove back!"

Children and Dogs

Here's a picture from this summer. Mihtig, our grandson, loved Fred and both got along very well even though Fred is extremely small.

Willow who is Lusa's sister

Here is Little Willow in her Christmas finery:

George is a American/Canadian Champion

George just turned eight months of age and is already a Canadian/American champion, Despite losing a four point major. He finished in the US with all majors.

We're pretty proud of our boy!

Eleven weeks

Here are the remaining four Ellie, Jay, Judi and Momo who is going to Vancouver on Sunday.

Mittie goes to his new home

Mihtig went to his new home yesterday so this is the final shot of the fabulous five all together. They are from left to right - Judi, Jay (was Roger), Mattie, Mittie, and Elli.

By George he did it

Hurray, hurray, George finished today. At the age of 7 1/2 months, Sonrisas George R Us finished his Canadian Championship.

Sonrisas George R Us

Here's are newest little munchkin - George. I love this little guy he's so much fun and full of spirit!

Sonrisas George R Us

Chester and friend

Here's Chester (George's brother) - isn't this just the most wonderful picture. Thank you to the Pines for sending it.

Almost seven weeks

Willow is now a US Champion

Here are the pictures of Willow and George at the Niagara Falls Show held several weeks ago.

Willow earned her American Championship at this show and George won his first major at six months and one of age. That's Sue Magoss standing in the picture. She is our new associate here at Sonrisas.

This past weekend George took Best of Winners for two more majors and now only has three more points to go for his AKC Championship.

Five Weeks - Ali & Sparky Litter

First time outside at five weeks.

Puppies, puppies and more puppies

The puppies were moved to the kitchen area yesterday and were introduced to regular food.

ALI-Sparki Puppies - four weeks old

The best laid plans of mice and men- I left the power cord to my video camera at the dog show this past weekend so I can't capture the video I will get it when I see Sue and Adam Magoss next week in Romulus, NY.

Everything else was wonderful at the dog show - Willow finished her American Championship with a Best of Winners for a three point major and Sue got a three point major on her dog, Peluito’s Barbarito Diez,on the first day and I got a four point major on George (Sonrias George R Us) on the second day. First time on a lead in the ring for George without any training so I'm pretty excited about him. Also, Sue took Reserve each day with George's sister, Katie, (Sonrisas Primero Casero) who also just turned six months.

Hopefully, I can figure out how to use the new camera so I can take pictures of the puppies.

Hav joy,

Rita

ALI-Sparki Puppies

Three and a half weeks

Ali Sparky Litter and the aunts - Lusa and Opal

Everyone has decided to help Ali out with her new pups. That's where the fun is these days.

Hav joy,

Rita

Ali-Sparki Puppies

The first part of this video I took several days ago and the second part was taken tonight. They'll will be three weeks on Monday night. This video is also available on youTube in better resolution.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wBQ-sU0Udo&layer_token=f9bbecde77895fd6

Enjoy!

Rita

Ali Sparky Litter

And here's Mihtig (Mittie)

Ali Sarky Litter

Here is Mataya

Ali Sparky Litter

This is Judi

Ali Sparky Litter

This is Roger

Ali Sparky Litter

Here's Eleanore and yes, their eyes are all open but they were sound asleep when I started taking their pictures.

Ali - Sparky Litter

I can't believe that the puppies are almost two weeks now. It's been a very busy time since I left two days after thier birth to go to the American Nationals Specialty in Chicago, where Miss Willow did very well for herself. I will post pictures later.

So here's the whole crew and we will post individual pictures after. We were hoping to reproduce Mojo in this litter and he certainly has put his facial markings on each of the pups - just look at the perfect blazes on each of them.

Ali and Sparky Litter

This is the birth order below but the picture order is reversed.

1. Male - 188gram, black - may be black only

2. Female 194 black spots have brown hairs so she is a tri-color

3. Female 140 sable parti

4. Male 222 Almost a irish pied but black has brown hairs

5. Female 164 black spots have brown hairs so a tri

Ali-Sparki Puppies

It 2:15 a.m. and we just finished helping Ali whelp her litter. They are very, very pretty but for now you have to take my word for it until I get some sleep.

There's three girls and two boys, the first time I've ever had more girls than boys.

Picture tomorrow.

Ali-Sparki Puppies

I think Ali will have her puppies tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest. She has five little ones in there and I'm sooooo anxious to meet these guys as is Ali.

Hav joy,

Rita

Willow who is Lusa's sister

Here's Willow who is Lusa's, Fred's and George's sister.

Katie will be here too tomorrow night and that should be fun!

BG's Salix Lopponum - Willow

Willow is the result of a cooperative breeding between our Ali and Bill Burn's Sammy. Here she is receiving a Group Three in the US.

Chester from our last litter

Here's Chester with his new puppy cut. It looks like he is going to lighten-up quite a bit. He still awfully cute!

Sonrisas I Love Lucy

Here'..........s Lucy

Where are all the photos?

Okay, so here's Fred and our neighbor's dog Trixie again, but I wonder where all those wonderful summer time photos are of your puppies? Come on send them to me!

I've lost all my email addresses in the two computer crashes I've had so I can't email anyone.

Hav joy,

Rita

Summer time- Fred and Yukon

Fred just loves the Yukon, the Golden Retriever next door.

BG's Salix Lopponum - Willow

Willow took breed in a show in New York so is well on her way toward an American championship thanks to Sue Magoss. I'm impatiently waiting for pictures!

Hav joy,

Rita

Lusa & Lucy had a good day

Sonrisas Mi Chica (Lusa) is now a Champion thanks to Dr. Richard Meen. She won it is grand style by taking Best of Breed as well as Best Puppy.

and....

Here's Sonrisas I Love Lucy who won the group Best in Canadian Bred - a special win for Canada Day!

Sonrisas Chicadoro Annual Puppy Picnic

We had a wonderful day for the Puppy Picnic. Perfect temperature, perfect breeze and perfect people and Havanese.

Thanks to all who could come. I enjoy seeing all the puppies again and appreciate so much being kept up-to-date on how they are developing.

Hav joy,

Rita

More Havanese and water

Here's the photographer's (Julie Verge) dog, Trixie. We're not too sure what breed Trixie is but she definitely doesn' t like the water. I want to make sure though that if she did accidentally fall in she knows where the steps are to get out.

I always take all the dogs into the pool at least twice to make sure that a) they know it is water and 2) how to get out of the pool.

Next time I will take the dogs in and point them away from the steps and if they turn around and head toward the steps then I know they have learned their pool steps lesson.

Havanese and Water

Summer is finally here

Here's Fred. He doesn' t seem to mind the water and I think in another week or so he'll be quite enthusiastic. Lusa seemed to want to investigate it more as well.

Thanks to our neighbor Julie Verge for her great photography skills.

Hav joy,

Rita

P.S. More to come.

Fred and George

Here's Fred and George.

Fred

George is the white one with the black head.

Chester and Willow

These Havanese just keep getting smarter and smarter.  Here's Chester making sure that Clark hits just the right notes!

And below is Willow (was Katie in the litter) who is Chester's sister.  Aren't they cute!

Aurora Dog Show

What an exciting weekend.  The judge, Betty McHugh gave Lusa (Sonrisas Mi Chica) - Best of Winners; Best of Opposite; Best Puppy in Breed; and then Best Puppy in Group.  

Thanks to the Aurora Club, Ms. McHugh and Darlah and Nathan Potechin for all their help.

The Potechin's Treasure (see their site) took Winner's Bitch on Friday and Sunday!

Nice weekend for everyone!