Daddy comes home!

He was gone for quite awhile this time! But just to show you I am not the only crazy dog lady. Look who video taped and took photos of his coming home experience! Isabelle absolutely expects a present from her daddy. She isn't a real toy dog but her favorite part is chewing off the eyes and the nose. I won't tell you how many $10 stuffed animals she has done this to! But here you can see her expectations. I think Dasher was a little unsure of what was going on at first. But as you can see he later found his time to take Belle's toy! Dora was just so thrilled her bff has came home and she hasn't left his side since. Literally!!! She has become such a Daddy's little princess.

Hanging out outdoors

Dasher and Dora both are doggy dogs. They enjoy going outside for sniffs and hanging out getting some rays. I tried to get a few photos of them being natural. Dora knows mom walks around frequently with that gadget attached to my face but Dasher was convinced there was something fun inside it! Unfortunately, Isabelle only goes outside to bark at the neighbors and potty so no new pics of her!

Dasher's first dog show

While he is too young to compete, he went to watch. We spent the day with our good pals Leslie and Tori. This was also Tori's first show! We were able to get a lot of shopping in, meet some great people, and best of all see Dasher's Aunt take BOB and a Group 3! She comes in at the end of the clip and trust me you will know who she is! Unfortunately, Dasher still is a puppy and did a lot of sleeping rather than studying the dogs in the ring. However, he must have picked up something cause he was showing off his moves to anyone willing to watch!

Raw Bone Day!

We found a new butcher who will chop the bones into toy dog size pieces. Dasher was a little unsure of it at first. But he just watched Belle (who he quickly found out, he can't go near when she has ber bone) and Dora who knows they make her teeth gorgeous! Dasher is teething now so hopefully this helps.

Dash a bit unsure


Dora yum yum!


Belle reminds me she is a dog!


Dasher gets more curious!

Dasher Training

Right now, Mommy is in conformation training. Dasher seems to come to the table with all the elements- he came from an EXCELLENT BREEDER! So this part of the game, is all me learning about how to show Dasher naturally and not mess him up. This is a big adjustment for me. I am used to be the one being the trainer! But it is almost like starting off in obedience or agility. I only wish I was a blank slate! So we are just doing fun training that involves building blocks for performance later down the road. Dasher has a short attention span and my goal is to keep everything fun. It helps that if Dasher gets distracted, he knows his treat is gone cause someone else is willing! He really gets things fast. I know he is very smart but I think he also watches the girls.

Here is a short clip after about 5 mins of teaching touch! Gotta love his energy!

If the stork comes with this package....

YOU SHOULD RUN!!!

Happy Mother's Day

I have 3 great kids and spent the day with them. Belle and Dasher received baths too!!!

Dasher LOVES Belle

Contrary to my thoughts, Dasher immediately bonded with Belle. I was thinking it would be with Dora but who knows. Dogs tend to either love Belle or really dislike her. Maybe it is cause they are the same size. Belle pretty much ignores Dasher except she likes his puppy food, the fact he brings more chews into the house, and she loves to go on socialization trips with him! Just look what he thinks of Belle :)

Dasher meets Tori & Family

I took all 3 of the kids out to the dog park, to coldstone, and to my good friend Leslie's house. She has a Havanese and an amazing family! Belle and Dora just love going to her home! As you can see, Dasher has tons of energy then he crashes pretty hardcore. There are a few pictures of him falling asleep half on and off the sidewalks. He had a blast and was exhausted the rest of the day. Leslie's little Tori has grown up into such a black beauty. It is so hard to get photos of her to turn out though! Overall, it was a great day cause no one hardly moved when we got home!

The World's Cutest Retriever

The Havana Retrieving Dog!

Mommy has enough love for two Neezers!!!

Dasher's Discovery

A small video of him realizing I know where he is!

Everything is new and so much fun!

My DH was probably right that we didnt need any more dog toys. We do have boxes and boxes that we get out and rotate and the days we do, the girls act like we are having a party. Well for Dasher, all the toys are a party. He is already finding his regulars that he grabs each time he wants to play! But he gets so excited if you walk near the kitty tent for more toys!

Dasher visits his first dog park!

At first he was very overwhelmed, he wanted mommy to pick him up and save him. Isabelle decided he was hers at this point. And he is totally allowed to be picked on and bullied but only by her. It was really cute to see her protect him from the dogs that were sniffing him or wouldn't leave him be. She is being a great big sister. Dasher does have such a big boy bark- I had to turn around and see that it was my dog barking! As you can see towards the end of the video, he was brave running across the park on his own. But then realizing how far away he was!

Not quite sure....

Dora is still not sure about not being Mommy and Daddy's only Neezer. She is curious in Dasher and has been sniffing him more. She had a really rough weekend so we are hoping to see her playing with him more this week for now it is kind of ignore him!

What a cute butt!

Mommy's Boy or Daddy's Boy???

He is an equal opportunity lover and willing to be center of everyone's attention! But so far I think he likes me best :)

Dasher's first outing!

After making sure Dora was okay, we want to make sure Dasher gets all the socialization and training he needs to be a great dog along with our other two. Dasher's first outing was just to join us on a trip to Home Depot. This store happens to be under a highway so it is very loud and noisy. He was a bit overwhelmed with all the sounds so I picked him up at first. After awhile he wanted down to sniff everything! It was pretty warm so we didn't let him walk off the side walk.

First night...

The night Dasher came home.... Jim met me down on the street and we walked him up to meet the girls (off the property like the dog books all tell you to do). They all did fine and we took them up to the house. Immediately we noticed Dora disappeared, we found her under the table rubbing her head and spinning and crying. I searched her over since she is sensitive when thorns get on her. We couldn't find anything... 3 hours later, at the ER vet, we learned what a fox tail was. Horrible plant got into Dora's ear next to her ear drum. She had to have anesthesia since they were scared if she made any moment, it would puncture her ear drum. We were so nervous for our little girl. And she is in full coat so it is crazy it could have gotten in her ear. With how many times we have taken her hiking and nothing like this ever! It has taken Dora about 2 days to recover. Just goes to show no matter how much planning and how careful you are, you can't protect them always and you can't plan everything out. We are so thankful Dora is okay.

Dasher was introduced to Belle by storm. Poor little guy- we basically came home after a 5 hour car ride and he was thrown into the house and left alone. Thank goodness he has such a great personality and came from a great breeder. When I came home he just started loving me. We had a late night and had to go back and pick Dora up from the vet at 230 am since they had so many dogs. She was still pretty out of it. We put Dasher into the crate next to our bed and not a peep. What a great dog he is!

Meet Dasher

These are from last month when I got to go meet Dasher and his fur family. Can you see why I was smitten....

It's official!!!

We have grown- Meet Dasher! He is absolutely adorable and our first boy. Dasher is a Irish Pied Havanese puppy- full of spunk and life!