Lhasa Happy Homes, Randee Goldman and Kramer, LHH mascot
Posted: July 26, 2007 Filed under: Apso Aficionados 3 CommentsThank you Gail for sending this to be shared on the blog!
I wanted to do a piece about Randee Goldman and her rescue organization, Lhasa Happy Homes…I was lucky enough to meet her several years ago after I voraciously read her website…She definitely has a way with words and photographs…I loved what she wrote about the dogs and her mission…and the dog pictures always seemed to capture their true essences.,.touching my heart.
Randee said, “I was looking to find a cute little companion for my Lhasa, Kramer, who is the mascot of our website. I subscribed to an online rescue list for the breed. Next thing I knew, I was being asked to go to the shelter to rescue a Lhasa with sarcoptic mange…..who turned out to be a Shih Tzu with fleas.! Well, the rest is history!”
I called her up and asked if I could help out.This was my first rescue experience. She wanted me to help an older Maltese and then an older, sight challenged Shih-Tzu who was turned in by his owner because he was very crabby and not easy to love….and foster some dogs along the way, one of which was newly blind from Progressive Retinal Atrophy, a. black and white Lhasa that my soon -to -be friend, Chris Geiser would eventually adopt. This was my first experience with Progressive Retinal Atrophy.I .had to take her to Helen Woodward Specialty Hospital in Rancho Santa Fe to a famous opthamologist who would confirm her condition…..What did I know about blind dogs? (nothing then…now I have three) .except that Randee asked me to, so I did….I don’t know how she does it, tirelessly, day after day, but she rescues from the shelters of Southern California and takes dogs that owners turn in or are in difficult situations and unable to take care of them anymore…and gets them vetted and groomed and placed in her foster homes in loving situations..The dogs are transformed over a short period of time and there are never any left behind…even the more difficult senior and handicapped dogs…They all get adopted, no matter how long it seems to take. Weekly adoptions take place at the Farmer’s Market in Brentwood, Ca. (Southern Ca.) You are right Randee, the universe doesn’t make mistakes.!!!.I salute you and your amazing rescue and volunteers at www.lhasahappyhomes.org for Lhasa, Shih-Tzu, Maltese and Small Breed Rescue. – Gail
Yesterday was grooming day
Posted: July 25, 2007 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentSusan sent this….
Here are some pictures of Raji, Rinchen and Sammy.
Hope the Rockies are Rockin’
Judge Julie
Posted: July 24, 2007 Filed under: Apso Aficionados | Tags: Julie Timbers Leave a commentShared with Bev’s permission…
Hi Debbie,
Your web site is beautiful and has lots and lots of great information. I love all the information on all the books and the info on genetics. Thank you so much for your hard work and sharing. I didn’t even know you had a website until I did a google search for FFT Lhasas after Julie judged in Reno.
Julie gave my Molly a four point major in Reno. Molly is my very first bred -by owner handled Champion and finishing under Julie was just the icing on the cake! Everyone of us that was there would go under her again. She looked at every dog and went over every dog completely. Not to mention that I have seen some beautiful FFT dogs and for a judge who breeds, grooms and handles such gorgeous dogs to pick my bitch for a major was so special. I will truly always remember that day.
So Darby had mentioned you might be coming to California for a visit? We’ll all put out the red carpet.
Bev Simms
Gigi’s boys
Posted: July 23, 2007 Filed under: Gompa Lhasa Apsos 2 Comments
Gigi’s two Gompa dogs recently had a professional photo session. She wrote, “to tell them apart, as they are the same color, Dom is smaller and has a symmetrical face… he is the Buddha baby. Vaj’s nose is off-center and he looks kind of goofy… he is the clown.”
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 