Without Fear, Go
Posted: January 7, 2011 Filed under: Lotsa Lhasa Info 1 CommentI read a great editorial by Lowell Schmorrow-Zuckerman in the latest Clean Run magazine titled Aspiration versus Expectation. About how aspiration is realizing one’s potential and how expectation is built on ege. I liked the message and accepted the invitation in the author’s info to ‘follow their exploits’.
What a great blog! He takes great photographs too! Be sure to click on the slideshow.
Keeper has settled in back with his clan…
Posted: January 6, 2011 Filed under: Gompa Lhasa Apsos 1 CommentKeeper returned to his breeder, Cathy Marley, the beginning of December, after being with me since the spring of 2007. While in Colorado he sired three Gompa litters and finished his AKC Championship. Five of his nine offspring remain with me; Echo lives with friends and will also contribute to the Gompa dog breeding program. The other three – Kipu, Dawa and Karma – are beloved pets.
Some have questioned the introduction of an outside male. The reasons are fully explained in this blog post. Strategy for use of his offspring in the breeding program takes into account methods used for the Przewalski Horse. To eliminate his offspring would also be eliminating 50% Gompa dog genes.
He claimed the end table in Cathy’s dog room right after arriving…
Here he is with his ‘Cathy-do’…
And the latest from Cathy: Keeper is in love. Her name is Kissie. Kissie spent about an hour this afternoon cleaning Keepers face and body. She completely removed all the eyestain from his face. Now he has spent several hours licking Kissie all over: – face, belly, ears, back. It is hilarious. Each just lies there in ecstasy for the massage!
Run for Glory
Posted: January 5, 2011 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain 3 CommentsRecently I subscribed to the Colorado Agility list. Mostly this list keeps enthusiasts informed about upcoming trials, matches and run-throughs. But, over last Kim shared a link to a video she’d put together. This past June FRAAD hosted “Run For Glory” to honor Colorado’s retired agility dogs. I am so touched by this tribute!
The first time I watched agility – it was years ago – at a dog show, I was uplifted by the connection between the dog and owner. Every one seemed to be having fun! At least more fun than most dogs and owners in the conformation ring. Time surely paints my memory, but I recall each and every team celebrating enthusiastically at the finish line. It was then I knew some day I’d train an agility dog too.
Enjoy watching these oldsters run the course. It appears there was no formal course, each owner ran their own course. The jumps are low, poles on the ground for some of the dogs. You can see a hitch in their get-alongs, along with gray hairs. And not just the dogs! Hitches or not, the dogs Ran For Glory. And, hey! Melissa! I enjoyed watching the different handlers run a course even I understand. <g>
Keep the tissues handy…
On a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Posted: January 3, 2011 Filed under: Apso Aficionados, FFT Lhasa Apsos Leave a commentSuch a fine sight to see! Okay, I know Ginny sent this to lots of you, but it needs to be included on the blog!
Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona, what fine sight to see
It’s Lhasas, oh Lord, in front the billboard, just standing there looking at me !!
Ginny
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…
It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 