Emma
Posted: January 13, 2008 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a comment
This pretty little girl’s name is Emma. Her sire is Damon and her dam is Karen’s Ritz. Here’s what her owner Margaret shared with Julie:
She is doing really well . We’ve been going to puppy school and she is making slow progress. She is very well adjusted and happy.
Zeke and Sadie in their Christmas haircuts
Posted: January 13, 2008 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos 2 Comments
Sadie’s Transformation
Posted: January 13, 2008 Filed under: Art and Photography, FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a commentI took this photo National Specialty week 2007 in Oregon, as the early morning sun filtered through the window. It captured Sadie’s essence. Sweet. Light.
Created before I knew anything about depth of field, composition or capturing the subject, it’s one of those photos that works…for precisely those reasons. Depth of Field. Composition. Capturing the subject. The website is designed around a color palette of black, white and red. I wanted to use this photo in a prominent place, so I changed it to black and white and designed the What’s New blog header, which you see at the top of this page.
Not long after Sadie went to live with Katy and Ken, Katy asked, “Would you mind sending me a copy of that beautiful Sadie pic that you use as a banner for the blog? A large size, about 1024 x 768 pixels, if you have it that size. I want to paint her. And, having had a chance to become acquainted with her sweet, quiet, dignified temperament, that photo, indeed, captures her essence so well!”
Sister Act
Posted: January 12, 2008 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a comment
Mary Anna sent this great photo, taken several days after Gracie’s first birthday in September. Several days prior to receiving this in the mail, Toshimi had sent me photos of Koyuki right after her bath, commenting how much she looked like her sister Edie. The only photo I have of their other sister Sophie (I remembered her name Julie!) is from the cover of a magazine, where her owner is holding her. It really is amazing, their resemblance to each other!
As you’ve heard me say for months…or has it been years now…it’s my intention to scrapbook a page for each dog in the Gallery. While the pages aren’t ‘done’, I do place photos, etc., for each dog on each of their pages. To see photos of the Sister Act and/or each sister, hit the links which will take you to the developing pages.
And, I’m on countdown today. I’m signing up for an online organization photo/scrapbooking class, 16 weeks long, designed to help get pages done and things at my finger tips. Registration starts at 2PM, my time and is limited. Keep your fingers crossed!
A day in the life…
Posted: January 11, 2008 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a commentObviously making up for lost time during the holidays here on the blog. I’ve got plenty more to share over the weekend, including photos of Katy’s great haircuts on Sadie and Zeke. I received a nice photo of Gracie, littersister to Edie, Koyuki and…help me out Julie. What’s their cover girl sister’s name? I’m going to put together a composite because it’s amazing how similar they are in the face.
This morning I loaded six dogs into Suzanne and headed to the shop for some power grooming before going ‘down the hill’ (as we mountain folk say about going to the city) to dog training class. I was so happy with Thateus. It was his first class, in fact his first time on a leash. He had his tail up the entire time. Although part of the time I had to run backwards myself, encouraging him to move out on the leash, he did! The instructor commented on his great movement. Wait ’til that boy is actually moving on the lead!
After class we met up with Tammy for the Wyatt drop off. He’s going to spend some time with her and Matthew, learning to be a show puppy, a house dog and a six year old boy’s playmate. Wyatt, Thateus and Melissa’s Ella are all littermates.
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