:Wyatt goes home
Posted: August 28, 2008 Filed under: Apso Aficionados, FFT Lhasa Apsos 3 CommentsWhat I’d really like to do this morning is pour another cup of coffee, sit here and journal about the past week. I’ve got great photos of Megan and Mariah playing in Julie’s back yard. I want to write about the Specialties and all-breed shows. Instead, I’ve got to get to work. I’m working extra days this week to make up for being gone. Gotta pay the piper! Blogging will wait.
But before I go, the best news of the week is about Wyatt. Tuesday, in the middle of a crazy day at the shop, in walks Pete and Andy (FFT Faded Photographs aka Ansel). Pete wondered if I had a dog that would be a good companion for Andy. Did I have a dog?! I have the perfect dog!! Pete is retired and lives alone. He travels. Andy goes with him. He lives in an area more remote than I do; actually in the middle of the National Forest. He has a dog door that leads out to a totally fenced and roofed area for the dogs, built to keep them safe from wild animals. Pete’s only concern was Andy’s reaction to having another dog in the household, so Wyatt’s on a two-week trial. Andy loves Pete’s friends’ dogs. Wyatt immediately responded to Andy when he snarled at him, telling him that was quite enough sniffing. I’ll be very, very surprised if this match doesn’t work. Didn’t catch it on film, but Wyatt was already kissing Pete. Doesn’t Wyatt look like he’s saying, “ah, finally! You came and picked me up. I’ve been waiting.”
:Wyatt also needs a Forever Home
Posted: August 12, 2008 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos 7 CommentsLast week I shared information about the Dog Sisters and Rosie, but left out Wyatt. I thought the perfect placement for Wyatt had presented, only to be disappointed yesterday. Perhaps disappointed isn’t the right word. Wyatt is a sweet, gentle happy dog. Nothing much fazes him. He’s now neutered. He’s ready to get on with his life. And I thought he’d be doing that as an Office Dog, accompanying his new owner to work daily to a dog friendly office. What happened?? New Potential Owner was concerned it would take too much time to housetrain Wyatt. I ask myself…where did I fail to communicate?? I am open about my dogs’ lifestyle. To call them housetrained would be stretching the truth. They’re not house dogs. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t have good manners! There is always a transition phase when dogs change homes. Even a perfectly trained dog may have accidents. The key is to set the dog up to succeed by establishing good habits from the get-go. The guidelines Vickie provides in her excellent article Housetraining Your Lhasa Apso does just that. So…should I be disappointed that New Potential Owner wasn’t willing to invest the time?? Or should I be thankful he considered this and realized his own limitations??
The sad part is…Wyatt wouldn’t take much effort at all. In all the years I’ve placed dogs, only once has a dog been returned because of housetraining issues. That woman refused to follow any advice about training and let Deca run free in a 3,500 square foot house before good habits were established. :::sigh:::
:Dog Sisters
Posted: August 6, 2008 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a commentMegan and Mariah came from a litter of all sisters. Samantha Grace, better known as Samie, has been in her own home since she was old enough to leave her sisters. Candice remains with Julie. As mentioned, as pleaded for 🙂 in :Saturday, Nickleday, NickledayNot, Megan and Mariah are in need of homes for reasons having nothing to do with them.
I made a little Slide Show, hoping to pull at some heart strings, titled Dog Sisters.
Sister Samie…
Sister Megan..
Sister Mariah..
Candice’s pawprints..
:Rosie is looking for a Forever Home
Posted: August 5, 2008 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a comment
Here’s what Julie has to say about Rosie:
Rosie is looking for a “forever home” A retired champion, Rosie is 3 1/2 years old. She is a typical lhasa in many ways. She is independent, loyal, can be wary of strangers and will let you know when someone is at the door. She loves to hang out on the couch, loves hugs, and gets along well with most other dogs (mine are male) Her worst trait is she can be a barker. She does not bark unnecessarily but when she hears something or see something unusual she will let you know it. Because of this I wouldn’t reccommend her if you live in a townhome or close set neighborhood. She is a small lhasa, about 12 lb, red/gold parti in color, and will be spayed.
:Saturday, Nickelday, NickeldayNot.
Posted: August 4, 2008 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain, FFT Lhasa Apsos 1 CommentTouring wine country several years, we stopped at Kunde Winery. Sunday, Monday, Kunde.
That’s the word game our guide shared to help us remember the pronunciation of Kunde.
I tried to come up with a catchy lead-in for this blog entry. When I was kid, every Saturday was Nickelday. Mom would give my sisters and I a nickel and off we’d trot to Clanton’s Grocery. It was small neighborhood store, a block and a half away from home. Behind the wooden counter was the candy. Candy bars – way bigger than today’s candy bars! – cost a nickel. Once in a while I’d chose a candy bar, but most of the time I chose penny candy. It felt like more for your money…all that candy in a paper bag.
Saturday. NickeldayNot. Julie drove four hours to help. The dogs needed grooming….shall we say. I was going to put a spin on the following story… Julie suggested “realizing life is telling you its TIME to stop doing something that has been a huge part of your life”. Or “just because you Love your animals doesn’t mean you can give them the home they need.” Julie took two dogs out of the situation; she wanted to take all five.
It’s now Monday morning. Rick and I have basically been without water since Thursday. It’s been a little crazy and, once again, TIME has passed. The well man is coming this morning. This blog entry could sit, waiting for me to spin a story, but enough waiting. I’ll get down to the bare bones facts. The story can unfold later, as needed.
These dogs need homes!! They are female littermates. Julie brought one of them back with her. She also brought back their grandmother, who will live out her last years with Val and Marlena. I will be taking in a male from this situation, placing him when the right home comes along. It isn’t like Julie and I needed more dogs. We are both in the process of placing a young adult or two of our own. As we’ve written about in the past, once a dog fulfills its role in our breeding program, that dog Gets Lucky. As responsible breeders, we can’t turn our back on these dogs, any of these dogs.
I will get the Center Stage page updated, share more photos and information about each dog, spotlighting one each morning on the blog, but in the meantime here are the two littermates.
Megan…
Mariah
And thrown in for good measure here are the dogs Julie and I are currently wanting to place in forever homes of their own…
Wyatt…
And Rosey…
Please keep these dogs in mind. Do you know someone that’s been thinking about getting an Apso? Please let them know we have dogs in need of Forever Homes. The right Forever Home, of course! Help!
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 