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The first visit of Viktor to the vet went very smoothly. He only complained once when the chip was inserted into the neck muscle. All other checks were fine and he was pronounced "perfect". The new owner was along and totally delighted about the result. Afterwards, probably because of the vaccination, he was very tired and slept.

Of course we had mom Suzy and dad Figaro along and mom got her post operation check up and the wound from the c-section had healed very well. All other checks also showed no problems. What a delightful result.

Viktor (notice the K) has now graduated to the point of enticing his father to play with him. Typical stance of front paws down and hind paws up. He understands and uses licking the alphas mouth or roling on his back and exposing his belly. The two the often rump around the living room. OK, so it took a few days by the alpha barking and growling at the litle one (ha - a bit over 5 pounds by now) for him to get the rules for proper dog behavior.

Another nice thing is, that he apparently has also learned what no means. Teething is a problem and when he started biting my fingers to exercise his teeth and it hurt me, a short sharp 'no' was sufficient.

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Thanksgiving feast was great. We had 9 people present. Sadly to say Barbara Lorenzen from across the street could not make it. We missed her especially since she is Velda's sister.

It turned out to be very difficult to get a picture of Victor's tail curving up over his back. This is the normal mode for the Havanese to carry their tail. Yes, the dipstick suddenly showed a growth spurt and is now nicely formed with respect to the required standard.

Lately Victor has been lax about going to the papers for his elimination. We have to watch a bit where we are stepping. But usually a quick glance about assures one about the safety of the surrounding floors and rugs.

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