:Katy sends…happy apsos chewing their bones

Posted: February 3, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos | Leave a comment

..along with the following note:

Here’s a cute photo of Zeke and Sadie working on some beef rib bones this afternoon.  The bedroom usually looks about that messy.  We’re planning to tear out the nasty carpet and replace it with tile this spring or summer.  But the dogs are still supposed to eat their bones on the old T-shirts provided, there under them, on the floor.  Such good dogs!

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Katy, we no longer have any carpet in our home. It was a slow process, but finally! The last remnant was the lovely lime green shag shag carpet we ripped out of Nate’s room.

Have I got a bone story! Yesterday, late in the day, sitting here at my computer (gotta name her) winding down the day, sipping a glass of Cab Sav (Australian wine lingo) I saw Sam pass by the window. And then heard her knock on the door. “One of the girls has a bone stuck on her tongue.” Say what? A bone stuck on her tongue? Pulling on my boots and coat, I learned the bone stuck on her tongue after coming back into the kennel. Sam thought it was frozen on to her tongue and tried running water on the tongue to unstick the bone, with no success. Together we went to the kennel, Samantha quickly picking up Ponya. Sure enough. There was a meeting of a bone and Ponya’s tongue. I had given the dogs fresh bones in the morning. The bones I use are about 3″ long, marrow bones. Her tongue was stuck inside the bone! I gently tried to separate bone from tongue, but quickly realized I needed better lighting. I instructed Sam to hold the bone as close as she could to Ponya’s mouth and into the laundry room – and better lighting – we went. I looked down the hollow in the middle of the bone. There was the end of her tongue, about an inch and a half. A lodged piece of gravel had trapped her tongue. Talk about being between a rock and a hard place! A hemostat down the center of the bone to dislodge the piece of gravel did the trick. The surprising thing was not once did Ponya seem distressed by the situation. Perhaps she liked having her bone one with her body.

:Toshimi sends..agility photos

Posted: February 3, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: Apso Aficionados, FFT Lhasa Apsos | 1 Comment

Toshimi wrote:
We got some agility sets in my basement for Koyuki.
But, Koyuki does not play.
Sakura is great for the jumping!
I will train Koyuki too!

Toshimi, are you and the dogs enrolled in an agility class?

Here’s Koyuki. Go to Toshimi’s blog to see more photos, including some great ones of Sakura jumping.

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Julie on..sharing

Posted: February 2, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: Apso Aficionados, FFT Lhasa Apsos | Tags: | 1 Comment
I love hearing from the people who have adopted dogs from me.  It gives me a special
feeling knowing I’ve added joy to both people and dogs lives.
Here are a couple of pictures I received this Christmas.
This is Bella (Lily & Iris littermate). She went to her “forever” home in July of ’07, owned by Martin and Edwina.

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 This is Dana, owned by Paul and Patricia.  She is a littermate to Anna
and went to live in her “forever” home December’04. Paul and Patricia’s daughter
adopted a dog  (Edie’s littermate) from  me in ’06, also.

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Fernando’s Group Two

Posted: January 28, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos | Tags: | Leave a comment

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Julie on..letters..and dogs.

Posted: January 22, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos | Tags: | Leave a comment
Now here are the kind of letters you like to receive!!! Being an Edmund sibling, it is easy to believe how wonderful he turned out.
Subject: Our Lhasa
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:24:05 +0000
Hi Julie, I never look at our precious Toby without thinking about you. Somehow or other I misplaced your e-mail and stumbled upon it by accident. I am sure you probably don’t offhand remember us. We purchased Toby about 4 years ago at Christmas time. You also had Vienna for sale.
   I cannot even begin to tell you what an awesome dog he is. He loves the world and all who are in it. Not only is he a very adorable dog to look at, but every one who meets him threatens to steal him when we are not looking. I was reluctant to have a male Lhasa as we also have a male Golden. Toby is our 4th Lhasa but our first male. He will not be our last male. He is incredibly affectionate and when picked up will immediately nestle into our necks and cuddle . He is not wary of children but instead looks forward to the grandchildren’s visits. Our vet who says he has had many reasons to be cautious of the breed keeps asking what we do to have such great Lhasas.
  I will admit our females have been a bit more snobby but this guy is straight out of a Disney movie. I do believe it is thanks in a great part to your wonderful breeding practices. He was actually potty trained in a little over a weeks time. His coat has been by far the easiest to maintain. We have never shaved him down but keep him about puppy length.
  I sound like a proud parent and I am. He is so careful about showing favoritism between my husband and myself it is comical. Just want you to know how much one of your precious puppies is loved and I am so sorry it has taken this long to tell you.
Toby’s loving family, Tom and Randi Carlson
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