Fernando wins!!
Posted: October 27, 2007 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos 4 CommentsFernando was awarded Best of Breed at the first special, National Specialty week!! He beat close to 40 other champions, many Best in Show winners. Friday, at the National Specialty, he was awarded Best of Opposite, again beating Best in Show dogs, including last year’s National Specialty winner. What an honor for such a young dog! I see a great future for Fernando!
Keep on runnin’ Roman!
Posted: October 22, 2007 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos 6 Comments
Hi Debby, Julie, attached are shots from our last CPE agility trial, end of Sept., St. Cloud, MN. Roman did really well on the Saturday, getting some Qs in the games and jumpers, one standard course. Sunday was very hot, we did ok but needed a 2 hour cool down in the car with the ac. Roman is starting to do the weaves with enthusiasm, and a little hip hop through them. The picture of the shute, he’s not going through, but backing out. That’s an obstacle we need work on. Everyone was laughing, I didn’t get it until after the run. The photographer said he went through half way, then did a perfect straight line reverse. Leave it to a Lhasa to have some creativity. Use any photos, permission given by crystalimagepetphotography.com. Thanks for your time. Mary R.
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Panchen question..
Posted: October 22, 2007 Filed under: Gompa Lhasa Apsos Leave a commentGail asked: Wondered what it was like for Panchen after he had his surgery and he couldn’t see at all, what was his mental status?
Panchen couldn’t see at all before his surgery, so the only change was in his spirit. He was back to his old self. The headaches must have been awful. The morning after his surgery, he’d already started his Panny Dance. It was only in retrospect I realized I hadn’t seen that for months. His surgery was done by a specialist. One of the reasons I went to Dr. Hammond rather than my own vet was to learn if he had any vision. Not sure what, if any, options I would have had if there was some vision. He was completely blind. One of the reasons glaucoma is diagnosed much earlier in people is the headaches. A dog can’t tell you about headaches; a person knows. The pressure that builds up in the eyeball creates the headaches. So, to answer your question, his mental status was much improved after surgery. He hadn’t been able to see for ??? a few weeks prior to surgery. The surgery relieved his pain. For that, he was happy!
Thief…
Posted: October 22, 2007 Filed under: Apso Aficionados 1 Comment
Vickie sent this:
Yup, I’m a thief. I stole Kathy R’s ric-rac Apso and used it to create a quilt block. One of the lists I’m on, a gal’s husband has pancreatic cancer and somebody had the idea of getting a group together to do quilt blocks and send to her to complete the quilt. She’s been wanting to do a “dog quilt” this summer and didn’t get to with her husband’s illness. Anyhoo, I volunteered to do a block. Why, I have no idea since I’m not generally known for my crafty talents. Only thing I can figure out is I must have had one too many cocktails the night I said “yes.” Actually, I’m pretty certain I was drinking … otherwise I’d have never said yes! In any event, it’s done …
Trains, trains and automobiles
Posted: October 22, 2007 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain 2 Comments
Here’s a photo I took during my first ever train ride. The awesome curved window was in an abandoned train depot, next to a very uninteresting box building that currently serves as Grand Junction’s depot. For our 30th wedding anniversary Rick and I took a train to Reno, complete with a sleeper. From there, we rented a car and *quickly* got out of Reno to see the more natural sights in the Sierra Nevadas.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 