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There are several of us that got our Hav's in June & July. All are about 10 - 14 weeks old now. I'm sure we're all going thru the same experiences, so let's share.

Kallie is 13 weeks. She's 5 lb 6 oz now. Has had her 2nd set of shots. She's quite a lively little girl. And I can tell when she hasn't gotten enough sleep throughout the day, she gets crazy & starts getting into things, testing us. I put her to bed & she goes right to sleep. Just like a toddler that needs a nap, gets cranky. Potty training is going pretty well. But I can tell she has more accidents on the weekends. I guess we're not quite as structured on weekends. Plus we had out-of-town company this weekend & she was completely off her schedule. Our company loved her, and she loved them. Greeted them with tail wagging every morning. Loved doing her RLH with them. She's on Wellness dry food (1/4 cup - 3 meals), with just a tad of canned (less than 1/2 tsp) mixed in. Sleeps from 9:00 PM til 4:30 AM when DH gets up. Today, Sunday, she actually slept til 6:15 AM. I was soooooooo happy! She's doing great with Sit and Down. She loves to play "Find It" where I hide a small piece of treat in the room & she has to find it. She searches til she finds the treat. Our biggest issue to date is the potty training. And I know she's still very young, but I take her outside so often I KNOW I have to be losing weight!

So what are you updates?
 
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Me either! Oscar has stopped getting up in the middle of the night and has resumed his nightly poop before bed :whoo:

He is still making Buzzy crazy and stealing and hiding all of the toys, but I think when he gets through all of this it will be MUCH better. I took him for his first grooming this week and he came out gorgeous! I have to post pics when I get a chance. He also got to see his cousin Punia- a miniature schnauzer that is 1.5 years old and they played so cute together. I have video that I can post as well :)
 
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The last time we were at the vet, Q was a little over 14 pounds. He's not fat, he's just husky LOL. He really isn't fat and doesn't overeat, that's just how he is. He does look a little smaller when he's wet, though. Here's a pic from after his bath yesterday. Oh, and he's tall too. The breeder we got him from told me the other day that his sister is only about 10 or 11 pounds and is "short."
 

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#122 ·
Ted is short or shall I say vertically challenged. He will be weighed tomorrow when I bring him for a groom. Fingers crossed it goes well cause the leg hair is going to have to be short but I want all of his body and head hair intact. Most of the matting is on the legs anyhow. I worked on him today and got out the couple mats he had at his tail and collar
 
#123 ·
OScar was groomed the other day too (I will post pics later). His legs were really matted, so I had her do 1 inch on the body and legs and kept the beard and moustache and the tail long. Is this the start of blowing coat? Even after getting groomed, he already had mats on his legs again by that night!
Dory- Q and Oscar look a lot alike! Oscar is like a mini-Q, he has the eyebrows and the white muzzle too. He also has white line down the middle of his head though.
 
#125 ·
Q has been getting matted behind his ears and under his front "armpits" lately. This is new, so I'm assuming his adult coat is starting to come in. I don't keep him in a sweater, coat, collar, harness or anything inside the house. Just put his collar on when he goes out - sometimes his coat if he doesn't give me too much of a fit about it. I brushed Q out good yesterday and gave him his bath. Used extra conditioner which helps a little, but still having to use the corn starch under his armpits. Of course, the one place he hates for me to brush or work on would be the place he's matting the worst. Oy vey!
 
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I just had the groomer completely shave Kodi's armpits until blowing coat was over. If you aren't showing in the breed ring, it doesn't matter... you can't even see it unless you turn the dog over. She also thinned out the hair righ in front of his hind leg, which was another place that matted every time I turned around. That didn't show AT ALL, and we just let it grow back out once he was done with blowing coat.

Even now, he tends to get tiny, spidery little knots around his private parts, and I KNOW it would hurt to try to comb them out. So I just shave them off with small trimmers. I love him to look nice, and I love his long coat. But I'm not going to torture him for beauty's sake!:pound:
 
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