Happy Birthday Ali…

Sent by Vickie in June
… hard to believe she’ll be 12 in November.  She’s been such a joy all these years.  Oh, what we would have missed out on had we insisted on a female puppy (well, besides the infamous potting soil incident lol).

 

Swine Flu Information

Thanks Alma!
Difference between Cold and Swine Flu Symptoms

Symptom
Cold
Swine Flu

Fever
Fever is rare with a cold.
Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.

Coughing
A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.
A [...]

Late Saturday afternoon…Halloween…

Not scheduled to upload until Sunday morning…
I don’t know how many of you (well, if you’re reading this, you obviously visit the blog) that have sent things recently join us on the blog. Please accept my wholehearted thanks! After being awol for several months – thanks to a second career as a producer and film [...]

Everyone Wants to Be A Lhasa For Halloween

Katy, the daughter of Papillion Melissa, interned at the grooming shop this summer. She draws these wonderful fantasy creatures. The week I was in Pennsylvania, she spent a day at the shop with Carol. This was waiting for me upon my return.

Josie and Edmund’s puppies

These puppies – two females and one male – were born June 3, 2009. Their sire is Edmund – Ch. FFT No Wine Before Its Time. Their dam is
Melissa’s awesome Josie – Ch. Indian Hill Melou’s Josie NA OAJ NF CL1, CL2-H, CL2-S, CL3-F, SJ, SS, SR. One of these puppies will be available for a [...]

What mixed breed of dog…?

Debby,
This is a photo of my Mom with Muffin and Bridgett.  I rescued Muffin from a shelter in Indy during my senior year in college.  She was an incredibly sweet dog, only 5 weeks old when I got her.  As I am more acquainted now with the Tibetan breeds, do you think she might have [...]

Vickie on Status of the Lhasa Apso

With the intention of getting feedback from you guys, with permission I share the following exchange from the apsobreeders list. Dr. Cathy Marley’s response to Vickie’s original post is followed by more from Vickie:
In discussing the status of the Skye Terrier — which is classified as a rare and vulnerable breed in its native land [...]

As a child of the Vietnam war era, I’m not inclined to be much interested in warcraft. A long-time friend, a gentle man who served our country in many ways, Jay Cummins, forwarded this to me. It touched me.
Here  SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center. She was built with 24 tons of  scrap steel [...]

Vickie sent…Dappled Dante

This was taken a couple weeks ago.  I’d just gotten the dogs up/out and Dante was waiting for me to band his coat up before his potty run.  I got lucky with the dappled lighting …

Pale Spirit

I just had to do it. Hope Kim doesn’t mind his band showing up in the midst of the - as he affectionately (or perhaps not!) calls the local Apso exhibitors – Lhasa Bitches. Here’s the link t o their schedule.