And to make grandpa George proud here is Giocoso's Joy For Sonrisas

Joy won Best Baby Puppy in Group.

Here's the video

https://www.facebook.com/591202791/videos/10154231087102792/

George early last year.

George is anxious to be back at agility.  He certainly loves it which you can tell by watching this.

https://www.facebook.com/591202791/videos/10154245305497792/

Flynn from Lusa's litter from last year. They be one year in a few days.

And here he is with his sister Dunca

Opinion by Dr. Dodds about canine flu

http://drjeandoddspethealthresource.tumblr.com/post/144765258211/h3n2-dog-dodds#.V0NNCJErK71

George's surgery

To see such a vibrant, happy dog look like this is heartbreaking.  George tore his ACL (same as many football players) which seems to be fairly common in the Havanese.   Havanese are daredevils and extremely athletic as anyone knows who has lived with them, so combine that with slippery floors, ice and snow and you have the perfect setup for this injury.  

The good news is that we are almost up to three weeks post surgery and George is doing very well.  He is walking in a fairly normal fashion and is up to a five minute walk.  He has to be on leash at all times, even in the house,  and is not allowed to jump up on anything or go up stairs.  So far things are going well, but George is getting very restless and wants to do more.  Now is the time we have to be extra vigilant.

I hope he can be back into agility training if not competing by August.  Stay tuned.

A Good Article on how to access strange dogs

http://www.akc.org/learn/akc-training/its-ok-hes-friendly/?utm_source=yourakc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20160517-default&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RObU9EZzJZamt6T0RVdyIsInQiOiJiaWhKMW5oUDdVZ3pUZnVlZWRuY1BhQ3U3OVljbFBsM3pLR2JMXC91aEhMWGNUMThBbTJxeU4xM090Z1FWbE9rc09aTUhhWE1qbGFvdzFNQ01KRmtZdkg4TVlmR1NsS0xDZ2xxYTc4WkNvakU9In0%3D

Sonrisas Laughing Jay - Bobo

What fun!  I guess he likes it even better when there's snow on the slide.

George, wonderful, wonderful agility George. :-)

I can't believe i haven't posted it on the blog, but if I did I can't find it.

For CKC in Canada:

George was #1 Havanese

#1 Toy

AND

# 4 ALL BREEDS

#1, 2 and 3 were all BIG dogs.  Havanese can do it all!  They are big dogs in a small package.

This year for the very first time, CKC is hosting its annual Top Five Agility Invitational. George is invited.

However, because we made a mistake and came home too early he was out running around in the back yard and slipped on a piece of ice.  He tore a ligament in his knee so we will go, but only be watching.    That's the game of life, win some, lose some.