Happy Birthday Guys, Old Year Old Today

Happy Birthday to Oliver, Jack, Rupert, and Lucy.

Can you believe everyone is already one year old today? Wow, how time flies.

Oliver is out running around in the snow right now.  The other day, Oliver got an early birthday present: a new stuff-less (skunk) toy.  Today Oliver, Josie, and his mom, Caillee will each get a yogart-fruit treat I just picked up from a local pet store.
I heard through Facebook, Jack will be attending this very own and very first birthday party with doggie cupcakes and toys; and his doggie friends will be attending too!   Too bad Jack lives so far away from everyone else, we could all come over and attend the party as well.

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Close-up Shot of Oliver (Sept 2010)

Here is a close-up, profile shot of Oliver

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Photo of Oliver with his Best Bred By and Best Puppy in Toy Group wins (2010)

Here is Oliver pictured here with his Judge and his Best Bred By Exhibitor in Toy Group rosette and his Best Puppy In Toy Group rosette. Doesn’t he look ever so happy and cute?

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Havanese at Westminster (2011)

This may be of old news to some but I finally got around to watching the video of the Havanese at Westminster this year.  Lots of black and white dogs and a few sable coloured one.

Everyone looked really good.  Congratulations to everyone who got to attend and a special congratulations to all the winners.

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Oliver Running Through the Snow (December 2010)

Here is Oliver running through the snow.  Who knows what he was chasing but he sure looks like he was having a grand old time.

Photographer: Angelwalk Productions

December 2010

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Photo Of Oliver, Best Puppy in (Toy) Group, September 2010

September 2010

Here is a photo of Oliver with his Best Puppy in (Toy) Group rosette. Circa September 2010
Judge: Carole Beattie



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Oliver at show-handling class, Day 1

Oliver and I were at a show-handling class last night.  He has already gone through one set of show-handling classes already and this will be his second set of show-handling classes.  Last night was day 1.

Together, we hadn't done these in a while and we both were a bit out of practice.  Oliver is the only table dog in the class and is surrounded by very large puppies and dogs.  One puppy, an Akita, was only 16 weeks old and is already three time the size of Oliver.  Needles to say, Oliver was feeling out-sized and out-numbered.  His poor tail was down for most of the class.  Now can you blame him?

Oliver was in front of a large Collie.  I noticed when Oliver was away from the Collie his tail would come back up and when the Colliee returned, his tail would go back down.  I could also tell he was stressed becasue he kept yawning and that is a sign dogs are feeling stressed in their current environment.

Later on, Oliver was infront of a Bull Mastif, and he seemed to be much more relaxed with him around instead of the Collie.  Can he not tell the size difference between the Bull Mastif and the Collie?  Maybe Oliver's fears were loosely based on size and based more on something else.

We will see what happens next class.

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