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New pics of Hanna and vet problem

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#1 ·
I haven't posted Hanna in quite a while, but here are some pics from today. It's interesting to see how her profile has changed in the last couple of months as she is getting close to 2 years old.

On a completely different note, I just got a letter from her old vet office in Connecticut (which was a Banfield). Unfortunately, the vet there was apparantly commiting fraud so basically I am not sure if she was ever vaccinated/fully vaccinated/or given a lower dosage. That vet has been fired and will not be employed by a Banfield again. I was there for some of her vaccinations but not all. I'm almost certain she really was vaccinated but now I have to go in and get her done again. Not happy about that!

Notice in the before picture, her bad posture. It is like someone slouching in a chair. In the afters, I have her in a stack so you can see the pretty outline.

For the groom, I brushed her out, bath, blow dry, and did a quick feet and sanitary trim. It takes a lot longer to dry her now because of her longer coat, and I have to buy a big dryer to do her at home. At the moment I only wash her every couple of weeks at the salon.

Total duration of groom: 2 hours
 

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#6 ·
She's gorgeous! In her first picture, it's just the "I know you're gonna give me a bath!" body language!:pound:

As far as the vaccines are concerned, you might want to consider pulling titers rather than exposing her to possibly unneeded vaccines.
 
#8 ·
Although you STILL wouldn't know if they were "watering" vaccines in the back room. I suppose at some point, you've just got to make the best choices you can, then trust!:)
 
#16 ·
Thanks guys, I will ask to get titers done.

And to think I almost shaved her during the worst of blowing coat. I really did throw up my hands and had it not been for DH intervening she would not have the coat. Also in the spring I will probably hire a professional handler and put her in a few shows, just to see how she does. She doesn't walk well on a leash but who knows, maybe in the hands of a handler I can get a few points on her. She is scheduled to be bred to GCH Kimbriel Ruffian the Perfect Storm in May. If I could have a wish list of attributes to be a great match for her, it is this dog. I'm very excited.
 
#23 ·
Thanks guys, I will ask to get titers done.

And to think I almost shaved her during the worst of blowing coat. I really did throw up my hands and had it not been for DH intervening she would not have the coat. Also in the spring I will probably hire a professional handler and put her in a few shows, just to see how she does. She doesn't walk well on a leash but who knows, maybe in the hands of a handler I can get a few points on her. She is scheduled to be bred to GCH Kimbriel Ruffian the Perfect Storm in May. If I could have a wish list of attributes to be a great match for her, it is this dog. I'm very excited.
I think it's great that you're going to try her in the show ring again. She's beautiful, and as you said, maybe with a professional handler, she'll do better in the ring. There's a reason they're pros... They have a lot more experience than the average owner/handler!
 
#20 ·
Zoey wouldn't walk for me well in the ring. She stacked good. Some judges are confused about a Havanese slight rise Zoey has a good one but judges at least the ones I had were going for a very strong rise. It is hard to show during the blowing coat stage. Your lucky you have the grooming down being in the profession I can never get it to look strait and that's another thing the judges are liking the silky strait look. People are actually cheating and are using Irons to flatten the coat. If I had the money I would love to finish Zoey.
 
#22 ·
You could get her hair pretty straight with the right drier. You need a strong drier, no concentrating nozzle/cone, warm air, and brushing while drying. After that she will look like she got electrocuted, but then you brush and comb the coat, maybe even mist it, until it lays down. I will post an old pic of Hanna right after she's blow dryed.
 
#24 ·
You could get her hair pretty straight with the right drier. You need a strong drier, no concentrating nozzle/cone, warm air, and brushing while drying. After that she will look like she got electrocuted, but then you brush and comb the coat, maybe even mist it, until it lays down. I will post an old pic of Hanna right after she's blow dried.
I have a strong dryer but its a cool air and its so loud it hurts my ears. Zoey gets freaked out by it . I don't understand if they are suppose to be shown natural why cant the judges except their slightly wavy coat. It would be so much kinder to the dogs. Their are a lot of politics to showing that I don't like. To be a reputable Havanese Breeder and finish your dogs one really needs to be forking out so much money. Or have a really exceptional Havanese with all the right stuff. I cant imagine any dog really liking the continual grooming. I would enjoy showing more if I didn't feel so bad for my dog. I liked the hobby with the exception of all the grooming. Karen's right about the handler that's another political aspect of showing I don't like.
Their has been a question in my mind for awhile now about not breeding in tell a Havanese has gotten its championship. I cant imagine their being enough litters to handle all the people who want a Havanese.It does make sense to just have the best dogs breeding to in better the breed. I don't know how to study the numbers to try to figure out how many show havanese females their are in the right age group. And if each had one litter a year how many Havanese would their be? This probably isn't the right trend for me to be asking this question. I have been afraid to bring up the subject. But it sounds as tho you are going ahead with breeding with or with out a championship. And as long as you are doing all the health testing and are working with your experienced Breeder I think that's fine. My one question because I have thought about it is how can you work and have a litter of puppy's?
 
#27 ·
Suzi, don't breed Zoey. You don't have the resources for the health testing and the stud fee, vet bills etc. Call your local shelters and ask to foster the next dog that comes in with puppies or cat with kittens. I fostered two mama cats and 7 kittens a few years back. I got to keep them until they were 12 weeks old--long enough. They were beginning to be destructive by that time. But I got to hold them and play with them and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. And the nice thing is the shelters provide the vacs and food. It is sorta like I was at 40, I wanted another baby. Thankfully I didn't have another one and now I have way to many grandchildren. lol
 
#29 ·
That is a FABULOUS idea, Lucile!!!

Suzi, you could do shelter puppies a real service by giving the the love and attention they need so much in their first critical weeks before going to their forever homes!!!
 
#33 · (Edited)
Sorry I didn't mean to make it sound that way. I was actually talking about my feelings towards showing . The only thing I said towards you was that I think its fine to breed before a championship. I was only wondering about the time involved when a person works because that's why I'm not doing it.
Funny how people can get so defensive and then attack I didn't appreciate that at all. Maddie doesn't have Dwarf legs.
 
#38 ·
I wish you were closer to me. Hanna always looks magnificent when you groom her. They do change as they grow up and the look is somehow more adult. She's beautiful!

I'm so sorry to hear about the vet. Come to think of it, I have been present for all vaccinations. Scary to have to worry about that, in addition to everything else.
 
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