tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578526039302434682024-03-15T01:19:20.656-07:00Lhasa Apso BlogLong-time Lhasa Apso breeder and exhibitor, Joyce Johanson, shares her thoughts about the Lhasa Apso. The intended audience is anyone who appreciates the breed and who would be interested in topics concerning showing, breed popularity, trips down memory lane, and information about Joyce's Lhasas in particular.Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.comBlogger492125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-50577033622110946522024-03-04T07:05:00.000-08:002024-03-04T07:05:39.759-08:00March -- Spring At Last??<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDF7BKVPsacGsC88yt3A_S5yGKFXdZIXlHsczVOq4IKX4DzjGu2cZIoQLw19bAi1AUxLLwJpzopY2jY5vHqw7MFwkxr53azhB73WfDQNLr7aUOrjPrpFSrOarELoC8_WoKDw7IK2DDBRmGoFuG0qCAvt2hFbb_BVgPzEHXydzdc2hIpgAhu0LCLqA0ko/s432/daffidles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="432" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDF7BKVPsacGsC88yt3A_S5yGKFXdZIXlHsczVOq4IKX4DzjGu2cZIoQLw19bAi1AUxLLwJpzopY2jY5vHqw7MFwkxr53azhB73WfDQNLr7aUOrjPrpFSrOarELoC8_WoKDw7IK2DDBRmGoFuG0qCAvt2hFbb_BVgPzEHXydzdc2hIpgAhu0LCLqA0ko/w400-h265/daffidles.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">~ Hal Borland</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy Spring everyone! And while the daffodils may not yet be blooming in your garden and while the weather people are still forecasting some cold windy days, the promise of spring is in the air. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Let's also keep in mind that March is <b>Women's History Month</b>. We women need to take time to read about the many brave women who throughout the history of our country stepped up and fought for women's rights to be treated equally and paid equally. We are not there yet! That is for sure. But these brave women have paved our way and inspired each generation of females to stand up until equality is ours. Google "Famous Women in American History" and take a few extra minutes each day to read up on a few of them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>"As women achieve power, the barriers will fall. As society sees what women can do, as women see what women can do, there will be more women out there doing things, and we'll all be better off for it." </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>~Ruth Bader Ginsburg</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>What's Going on Here</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">February was over quickly around here. We went to a dog show and had fun, but both my dogs totally bombed. That show was Ebony's "swan song." She loves going to shows and hanging out. She doesn't mind showing off her beautiful movement going around the ring. Her tail is never down. However, she HATES strangers touching her! Every judge is a stranger. I love her too much to put her through the fear of the table exam.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My big disappointment was the puppy Deacon. This was his first show experience and the crowds and noise got to him. He went around the ring with tail down. Both of his judges, Bob Hutton and Jason Hoke, were absolutely wonderful with him, talking to him and encouraging him. I do think if there had been another dog in the ring with him to follow, he may have relaxed, but he was the only male showing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Better luck next time, I guess!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a picture taken at the show of Deacon and me with LaVonne and her Misti (on the left) and Adrian on the right.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJWjOuaj3g0rpIBN8YUHqDl9_u7Ly6p9SFu8ISMbOm3LEKKs1t1-9PogoXSSE-EFcw-T-Zvwm6SOjpQRAHpq3qfkEv4Et2LzGxwja3tnAeB2kzkbzzMOy8Rz1sUmfxOpQiH7nLPALXld1AgLFNE1ehcqmNuT1WGGxYJBmW_qmcWcXo5S08rBjnFem2P8/s977/atthe%20show.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="977" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJWjOuaj3g0rpIBN8YUHqDl9_u7Ly6p9SFu8ISMbOm3LEKKs1t1-9PogoXSSE-EFcw-T-Zvwm6SOjpQRAHpq3qfkEv4Et2LzGxwja3tnAeB2kzkbzzMOy8Rz1sUmfxOpQiH7nLPALXld1AgLFNE1ehcqmNuT1WGGxYJBmW_qmcWcXo5S08rBjnFem2P8/w400-h264/atthe%20show.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And another of just Adrian and Deacon.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgT3Aq6qrTjLP2j18CmYoxvNtamL8JOd_C3ENZH5yvTC0WG7smh8s6tQtKmccvx3z28d2F4diYC10wiR0ZxNl0PDUO25M_HELsArj38xBiMEy71juXS54QHVLPohnGOzH8OFtsEQaPy1P6bqI6wsZTbeIRCXOHisMZ24yj3qBmkqr_TpbioA7QaE2kvU/s640/adrianDeke.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgT3Aq6qrTjLP2j18CmYoxvNtamL8JOd_C3ENZH5yvTC0WG7smh8s6tQtKmccvx3z28d2F4diYC10wiR0ZxNl0PDUO25M_HELsArj38xBiMEy71juXS54QHVLPohnGOzH8OFtsEQaPy1P6bqI6wsZTbeIRCXOHisMZ24yj3qBmkqr_TpbioA7QaE2kvU/s320/adrianDeke.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you follow me on FB, you know that I brought a Lhasa named Kuper home from the show with me. His owners asked that I find him a new home. With the help of American Lhasa Apso Club members on behalf of ALAC Rescue, Kuper found a new home within 5 days. Here are pictures of him.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4IrLosVSTdSL41Uy7BXaXSRshN95CVuUGMj5YPOKR2FOjy2XCHUynG54l7KlSebh28J0OzOTrAulScpXgkyNBM2Lc3KPTtSRH7_qB8NGTy6Mvvphk6XNV6iJhpRW1OkiH7jTIPNkETVxPNMknoX4RZTiy3R7pBibW-m-9fJwJY9ihq-BKzEdKfDgaNM/s1284/Kuper2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1284" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4IrLosVSTdSL41Uy7BXaXSRshN95CVuUGMj5YPOKR2FOjy2XCHUynG54l7KlSebh28J0OzOTrAulScpXgkyNBM2Lc3KPTtSRH7_qB8NGTy6Mvvphk6XNV6iJhpRW1OkiH7jTIPNkETVxPNMknoX4RZTiy3R7pBibW-m-9fJwJY9ihq-BKzEdKfDgaNM/s320/Kuper2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKdkN0DY_yftnD7TI8Hd1xKpb0hR_Cn6uQPY2TRcszBAuJHouB4IkbrS6O95QGQ2zUz3AgkdfQwlS9anYwxmTGCc8zHnMls1JPbL3t21xM160i68FPjKFypnqLAEbsRdZwOVMgc2J-H8iOqiEXJE4Uy15T0GbnAF2GcLan03qo_Ur7RQLQYWFVngmOec/s640/Kuper%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKdkN0DY_yftnD7TI8Hd1xKpb0hR_Cn6uQPY2TRcszBAuJHouB4IkbrS6O95QGQ2zUz3AgkdfQwlS9anYwxmTGCc8zHnMls1JPbL3t21xM160i68FPjKFypnqLAEbsRdZwOVMgc2J-H8iOqiEXJE4Uy15T0GbnAF2GcLan03qo_Ur7RQLQYWFVngmOec/s320/Kuper%201.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another thing that came home from the show with me was a terrible cold! I hoped it was not Covid, so took a Covid test and was relieved to find out it was not Covid. In case you were not aware, e</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">very home in the U.S. is eligible to order from the CDC 4 free at-home tests. If you did not order 4 tests in the fall of 2023, you can place two orders for a total of 8 tests.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html" target="_blank">Free Covid test kits</a></span></span><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html&source=gmail&ust=1709640447882000&usg=AOvVaw0j39aSE-K8-55YREcfHwle" href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.cdc.gov/<wbr></wbr>coronavirus/2019-ncov/<wbr></wbr>symptoms-testing/symptoms.html</a><span class="gmail_default"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>What's coming Up</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I need to get over the rest of the cold symptoms quickly because next week we will be on the road again to Louisville for shows. I, along with my friend Jan, will be co-presenting the ALAC Lhasa Apso seminar to judges who want to add the Lhasa to the list of breeds they judge. I enjoy giving that seminar -- always a teacher at heart! I just hope I have my normal voice back by then! This cold has taken a toll on my throat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We return from Louisville on a famous March day of celebration: St. Patrick's Day.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCd85aowKOhYbQIU1WjbEkQJS8hwODi7zK1d2xXetuYAxGdhg6Ws0UCpy5Huqf_y-eDQKAF0Rr-5Mzs_rNBpby6ChdORUlF2D7JiTVtt5GhAQOYQFykqMi3MHnjPzJB_31QuZMRl03r3s_R3YGvq5Ygwd5Zl1wDwCn-HdZMmDed6nIuEAmvCIJaMMtIc/s548/stPat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="548" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCd85aowKOhYbQIU1WjbEkQJS8hwODi7zK1d2xXetuYAxGdhg6Ws0UCpy5Huqf_y-eDQKAF0Rr-5Mzs_rNBpby6ChdORUlF2D7JiTVtt5GhAQOYQFykqMi3MHnjPzJB_31QuZMRl03r3s_R3YGvq5Ygwd5Zl1wDwCn-HdZMmDed6nIuEAmvCIJaMMtIc/s320/stPat.png" width="320" /></span></a></div></span><div class="gmail_default"><ul id="m_-2733808962507054145gmail-mntl-sc-block_11-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 1.25rem 0px 1.25rem 1rem; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem 0.8125rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>"There's the joy of ole' Killarney, in these wishes meant for you; There's a bit of Irish blarney, and a touch of magic too. There's a wish of lots of laughter, and good luck, be sure o' that; And a wish that all your dreams may come true in no time flat." ~Irish toast</b></span></li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Our show after returning from Louisville is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">in Maquoketa, IA, on March 23 and 24. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Then there is a hiatus in April while I lay around following cataract surgery. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Spring is the time for new life! If the breeding resulted in pregnancy, we should have April puppies. I love Lhasa puppies!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Show Prospect vs Pet</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because I am often asked, "What is the difference between a show prospect and a pet puppy?" I am sharing the following article from my website. The site contains a lot more helpful and interesting articles so I hope, if you have not already visited and read some of the articles, that you find time to do so.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><center><h3><span style="color: #990099; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What Makes a Puppy a "Show Puppy?"</span></h3></center><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">by Joyce Johanson<br /><p>When people call me to ask questions about the Lhasa Apso or to inquire about puppies Joyslyn's might have for sale, I am often asked to explain the difference between "show" and "pet" quality puppies. I find the difference often hard to explain without leaving the impression that "show" means "good" and "pet" means "bad." I have many times heard breeders (myself included) refer to a puppy in a litter as "just a pet", inferring that there's something wrong with him. What qualities are necessary for a puppy to be labeled a "show quality puppy?" And what lack of qualities cause a puppy to be "just a pet?"</p><p>There is often a fine line between what is considered "show" or "pet" quality, and two breeders evaluating the same puppy may come up with different answers, depending on what they value in a dog. Some people like a refined Lhasa and will sell more heavily-boned puppies to pet homes. Some like a Lhasa with a longer muzzle, so if there happens to be a shorter-muzzled puppy in the litter, it gets sold to a pet home. I could go on and on in this vein. The point is, for every quality one breeder values, another breeder may decide that it is an undesirable trait, and label the puppy "just a pet." These qualities do not necessarily have to be structural. Many a breeder has agonized over the "absolutely breathtaking" puppy that is a shy violet that could never withstand the rigors of the show circuit.</p><p>Usually, to a person with little knowledge of canine structure or the Lhasa Apso standard, there is no difference between the classifications "show" and "pet" unless the puppy in question has some obvious flaw, such as a pink nose, a parrot mouth, a grossly undershot bite, or a poor topline.</p><p>What it boils down to is this: if you want a Lhasa Apso as your family pet, and you have no intentions of ever showing, then don't feel that your potential puppy is being downgraded by breeders' jargon, the reference to "pet" quality. More important to you than a straight front, lovely movement, level bite or all those other things "show" people might admire is that your Lhasa puppy have a great dispostion and fit in with your family's lifestyle. And don't apologize to people for having "just a pet." Showing is definitely NOT for everyone!</p><p>However, if you are looking for a Lhasa to show, keep in mind that dog showing is expensive and you want as high a quality puppy as possible to be competitive. If you buy an older puppy or young adult, you have more of an idea of structure and "show quality" than if you buy a young puppy. Many breeders will advertise their older puppies as "show quality" and their younger ones as having "show potential," simply because there are times when even an experienced breeder finds it hard to predict exactly how a young puppy will develop.</p><p>Sometimes a buyer will ask, "If I buy this 'show puppy' will you guarantee that it will get a championship?" My answer? <span style="color: red;">NO!</span> Why? Because <i>so much</i> depends on the buyer and what he/she does with the puppy after it leaves my house. Will the puppy be socialized, taken places to get used to different people, sounds, and smells? Will the buyer train the puppy correctly? Will the puppy's coat be groomed and conditioned properly? There are many aspects to showing a dog that go far beyond the dog's structure.</p><p>Concerned breeders carefully evaluate puppies before choosing a show potential puppy for themselves or their puppy buyers. They want the Lhasas in the ring with their kennel prefixes to be as outstanding as possible. They want what they consider the best of what they have produced out there speaking well of their breeding programs.</p><p>Also keep in mind that show quality includes attitude as well as structure and movement. An average Lhasa that has that "look at me! I'm special!" attitude often has a competitive edge over the more structurally sound dog that is not excited about being in the ring.</p><p>And don't forget that "there is no perfect dog." There is something about every Lhasa that someone would like to change: "He's got a great profile, but he holds his tail on the wrong side." "He has a lovely head, but I'd like to see a little less muzzle." "His movement is to die for, but I wish he were an inch shorter!" "He has lovely straight forelegs but lacks shoulder layback." etc...</p><p>Even when a breeder keeps a show potential puppy for himself it's usually a matter of trade-offs. He decides what quality or qualities he really wants (or needs) in his line and what traits he's willing to overlook to get them. He might say, for example, "I don't mind a bite that's a little undershot but cannot tolerate a bad topline." or "I don't mind that slight curve to his upper foreleg because he has the rear I've been looking for." or "This dog has the neck I'm looking for; I can live with his soft coat."</p></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Each Lhasa was born to love and be loved, and whether that Lhasa is a family pet or top dog in the country, he is loved as "pet" and deserves to be "Best of Breed" in the hearts of his owners.<br /><br /><span style="color: #663300;">Please note: Permission to reproduce and/or circulate information in this article is granted. However, the article must be disseminated in its entirety and credit must be given to Joyce Johanson, Joyslyn's Lhasa Apsos. Thanks!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #663300; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">++++++++++++++++</span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos From Others</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Kathy G. wrote, </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">"A note regarding Sophie—Since she turned 8 in October, when I took her for her annual vet check-up in December, she qualified (for a fee) for “senior” in-depth bloodwork and urinalysis. The vet called me personally to give me the results. She said, “I seldom see results like these! Sophie is in PERFECT health! You must be doing everything right!” I told her that the secret was good genetics! Thank you for a healthy girl, who’s still going strong!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sally, Jaxon, and Ginger sent Valentine's Day greetings. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkILqSy0wVdFyoWZxa6k2oPp4qH-2aoWUnaxp_pk5c9VcXQk9BX1zHZ9FNPJ-ltgESCR9mQYnv2F3sFXSBZxcz9ZYMRK_PCY1eQqW3ziI3AtEN7IG1e2sCcDFDYkG19FSyuPH8lEA-hJZOJh6ugF1wXEnhCJpoCyrQhVy2gwD_LN2XlVA2gjHVgm_r9dw/s1080/Jaxon.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkILqSy0wVdFyoWZxa6k2oPp4qH-2aoWUnaxp_pk5c9VcXQk9BX1zHZ9FNPJ-ltgESCR9mQYnv2F3sFXSBZxcz9ZYMRK_PCY1eQqW3ziI3AtEN7IG1e2sCcDFDYkG19FSyuPH8lEA-hJZOJh6ugF1wXEnhCJpoCyrQhVy2gwD_LN2XlVA2gjHVgm_r9dw/w300-h400/Jaxon.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LWyJq7hwjThV-c-0bcgSpAXdZhbjvjSOpeQ3uLCZdvEHy9KBeyCTJ_E-WcoL0FDN6N4OLQOlzFZXdys75N5ImsyUw3bSOtwCY1-UqKAkfAiEEhyPzLTendkCecYL6KIq2fV6B-HRI5Bmf4J7sig19Rsh094mMFJT12bLeDaVm0plJO7PNcVnSQ0zSOg/s581/ginger.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LWyJq7hwjThV-c-0bcgSpAXdZhbjvjSOpeQ3uLCZdvEHy9KBeyCTJ_E-WcoL0FDN6N4OLQOlzFZXdys75N5ImsyUw3bSOtwCY1-UqKAkfAiEEhyPzLTendkCecYL6KIq2fV6B-HRI5Bmf4J7sig19Rsh094mMFJT12bLeDaVm0plJO7PNcVnSQ0zSOg/w396-h400/ginger.jpeg" width="396" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Doreen wrote about Henry, "</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">He just came home from the groomer and has his vday kerchief on. He’s doing great-sweet as can be. Loves to run and wrestle with his big bro..I mean really big..Auggie hopefully is full grown now at 70 pounds. They patrol the yard together and love to sit on the patio together watching the world go by. Henry loves his walks and always has to lead the pack. Despite the size difference, Henry is the alpha. We couldn’t love him any more. Thanks so much for this sweet, funny boy. "</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNewbft0Bt0z_MnoAjkXa-cjiCp721aPOdBelZhHaF8rVrVGvH97i_kd40_-EjjTbiZrYFuyvJ4hr3Dn0iqmAWXf3ESXiLkGHL87B8AwSZzWIj7s4jsNqzFa0aMb-whEpH_nGhw5j0wFa-0JQvDvzrfCSX3OujwJxKNHjQTJnLsaOUd1kcUEOAVZWMy8/s640/Henry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNewbft0Bt0z_MnoAjkXa-cjiCp721aPOdBelZhHaF8rVrVGvH97i_kd40_-EjjTbiZrYFuyvJ4hr3Dn0iqmAWXf3ESXiLkGHL87B8AwSZzWIj7s4jsNqzFa0aMb-whEpH_nGhw5j0wFa-0JQvDvzrfCSX3OujwJxKNHjQTJnLsaOUd1kcUEOAVZWMy8/w300-h400/Henry.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Paul sent this picture and update on Rocky/Rusty: " We went for a ride on Tuesday, Rocky stood up all the way to Oshkosh and back looking out the window. He loves to look at different things. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As you can see below, he was really tired the next day, passed out in his recliner<span class="gmail_default">..."</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="gmail_default"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaNv6uH3Rqi4nd8RdvYoRyTB6WV0n3CylTXEQHM4J6lKxkQkY188MvebOKsdjoNlQARrJSqqyvrV7uKHU8QHka0_9Gp24M6Mf4VgKscOcZWvawHx_MyWGhKBZ7J3FnBfw0zWwWRJtHJtHGIbFg80yU8bV4JgE-HB1l9Y6tgCU5olDvVEz9CHlr3U0Q-M/s845/Rocky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaNv6uH3Rqi4nd8RdvYoRyTB6WV0n3CylTXEQHM4J6lKxkQkY188MvebOKsdjoNlQARrJSqqyvrV7uKHU8QHka0_9Gp24M6Mf4VgKscOcZWvawHx_MyWGhKBZ7J3FnBfw0zWwWRJtHJtHGIbFg80yU8bV4JgE-HB1l9Y6tgCU5olDvVEz9CHlr3U0Q-M/w300-h400/Rocky.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="gmail_default">Marilyn wrote, </span><span class="gmail_default">"</span>I’m so glad to hear that your hacking situation is behind you. It seems like you have to constantly be alert to something about to happen<span class="gmail_default">...</span>Just going through all the passwords and contacts seems like a daunting undertaking. I had sent photos of Maci and Hunter right around Dec. 30th, Maci’s 9th birthday. Duncan and Windy should be proud of their offspring! Maci is a beautiful girl with an attitude! Hunter is also a true testament to the breed, proud, loyal, and wary of strangers. Kimmi and Rafe produced a handsome boy. Good luck at the upcoming shows. Spring is in the air!<span class="gmail_default">"</span><span class="gmail_default"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ73IFlG-VyKdkxCboVafitHN10C7KFnTvdSz7DCbH63RN1kkgMadmXnf08t0mHPZ6HGfukToQeXzvA0HVD_hETubj8itaDwvIpOOLdaRIpnmvO5YCrOvHZ2VQqsBfoTCegZFj233_5dC1q340ge5XWnQPns1TWlyjTLrT5-iSL-8XvwRA9NgmHPuhLQ/s557/Hunter%20Maci.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="557" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ73IFlG-VyKdkxCboVafitHN10C7KFnTvdSz7DCbH63RN1kkgMadmXnf08t0mHPZ6HGfukToQeXzvA0HVD_hETubj8itaDwvIpOOLdaRIpnmvO5YCrOvHZ2VQqsBfoTCegZFj233_5dC1q340ge5XWnQPns1TWlyjTLrT5-iSL-8XvwRA9NgmHPuhLQ/w400-h325/Hunter%20Maci.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>From Michelle: </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana;">"</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana;"> sold the motorhome</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana;">..and </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">bought a smaller travel trailer for new adventures. We are going to TX for a couple of weeks and of course Sunny is going along for the adventure! I love that we can have him without us in our tiny home! We have a new little crate for him. I think he will do better traveling in the comfort of the truck. He always got anxious in the motorhome. I’ll send you some pictures of him on the trip!"</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBejJYsuOoTH9f_5KJF3S9m7CuSU9G-s2N08uEI2jIZUvwXdw78OMcnqgRuAZwEZMhvLaz6Z9DUi_0UnzRqvtFr4bovJshl9LgKGBsoPWc4cFjNPW1yBMMhxSzOVxgcyfxVjYj3TKeMhmasPxjdNkCYwviOhmnWr0oniIwNaR2Obp6JtRXGzdq_RHMyPw/s636/SunnyOnThe%20Road.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="636" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBejJYsuOoTH9f_5KJF3S9m7CuSU9G-s2N08uEI2jIZUvwXdw78OMcnqgRuAZwEZMhvLaz6Z9DUi_0UnzRqvtFr4bovJshl9LgKGBsoPWc4cFjNPW1yBMMhxSzOVxgcyfxVjYj3TKeMhmasPxjdNkCYwviOhmnWr0oniIwNaR2Obp6JtRXGzdq_RHMyPw/w400-h281/SunnyOnThe%20Road.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="gmail_default">Victoria wrote, "</span>Here’s a picture of Honey. (2 1/2 years old). We continue to be in love with her- she’s the center of our universe and the kids enjoy every minute covering her with kisses ! She’s loyal, loving, spoiled and she knows it- ha! also she’s the best snuggler ever! We just love our spoiled Lhasa ! Can’t imagine a life without her. Thank you for making it all possible for us.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKNIK0HKomQsDVCIGqPyU_0CLFx85sYxwWcKKvjJZZlNUcygrwMoSiyYgNDQjf8STatDM1dY6vNZenjzalFjTv1I9yEkmPbMU9FjjCJncnAGDU0wbCdVzHtglJdiN9d6eJa93aiLIL2V5Ln1HEdrQSRCokmTVzb9WGr2e-9UWXSE8ujQBuvElsAQqx4I/s781/Honey.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="781" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKNIK0HKomQsDVCIGqPyU_0CLFx85sYxwWcKKvjJZZlNUcygrwMoSiyYgNDQjf8STatDM1dY6vNZenjzalFjTv1I9yEkmPbMU9FjjCJncnAGDU0wbCdVzHtglJdiN9d6eJa93aiLIL2V5Ln1HEdrQSRCokmTVzb9WGr2e-9UWXSE8ujQBuvElsAQqx4I/w400-h297/Honey.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family: verdana;"> note from Linda B: "</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">I had Mary R's sister of Belle ; Gracie, Xmas puppies. Gracie was not into sports, she had a lot of love in her. When my husband was dying she was always with him. When the nurses came to the house, she would lay in his lap and they would work around Gracie<span class="gmail_default">.</span> She would check to see what they were giving him. It will be two years in July that Gracie died of lung cancer. I have now Daisy (Joyce puppy)<span class="gmail_default"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">who takes care of me."</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Judy L sent me these before and after photos of Lippy, featuring an attractive new hair style and purple hair color accents! What fun, Lippy! And just in time to celebrate your 2nd birthday!</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nXx8vaJrOthyphenhyphenf0e_VcQVAjZL6zgK_cSeLV2R_dXA4S-8D4DFngR5SPYE_Ki1D3XCdLkTUBvI_yUdCXjKhuTri2x9yc9LePkWsxoXqX9P12srFIdEsFWCpOO0lmYZCYku4gvpXLT2WZ-muVv2sKNlNbq1FMAlHS4-vdxswX9T3QgtDPc4L5VmMFWOR-o/s943/LippyBefore.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="943" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nXx8vaJrOthyphenhyphenf0e_VcQVAjZL6zgK_cSeLV2R_dXA4S-8D4DFngR5SPYE_Ki1D3XCdLkTUBvI_yUdCXjKhuTri2x9yc9LePkWsxoXqX9P12srFIdEsFWCpOO0lmYZCYku4gvpXLT2WZ-muVv2sKNlNbq1FMAlHS4-vdxswX9T3QgtDPc4L5VmMFWOR-o/s320/LippyBefore.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHCjy2G2Rl7mchgtDTyaNavjiukolaVObR0ND4Vjib_yapc6JtC7SbGGD7Yb_ni6gDK3STdj_D6VE_xAjlIGBQwGdoopHnMVvtMDihyyaCrXdeag1KOoqPcaDNjX0YXkTwkCfxvkvHvfA_eCm8DiCalxIPe8n7j8WY9AgndtR70Ltj-MvZUSQ4wluC6g/s1127/LippyAfter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1127" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHCjy2G2Rl7mchgtDTyaNavjiukolaVObR0ND4Vjib_yapc6JtC7SbGGD7Yb_ni6gDK3STdj_D6VE_xAjlIGBQwGdoopHnMVvtMDihyyaCrXdeag1KOoqPcaDNjX0YXkTwkCfxvkvHvfA_eCm8DiCalxIPe8n7j8WY9AgndtR70Ltj-MvZUSQ4wluC6g/s320/LippyAfter.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Minnie, Lippy's litter sister had a special treat for her second birthday.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE7-omoLRcOoTZRYr16UgvgasqZJrJtQjcERsuPL5_i6raY5Gaqz7hlVSQ9VU7QGqr3iNDaDWECPdDza3gxu05huOe0JPaG4bmI5St2UHwKtEzFWv2fQmPeF6Bx-0FjVsKgaC5Br0BMsl4A5D0iSTTdObDV6-gniNLsxlxgNA-WdP6g19_Jy0hyphenhyphenYm3bo/s576/Minnie%20Bday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="424" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE7-omoLRcOoTZRYr16UgvgasqZJrJtQjcERsuPL5_i6raY5Gaqz7hlVSQ9VU7QGqr3iNDaDWECPdDza3gxu05huOe0JPaG4bmI5St2UHwKtEzFWv2fQmPeF6Bx-0FjVsKgaC5Br0BMsl4A5D0iSTTdObDV6-gniNLsxlxgNA-WdP6g19_Jy0hyphenhyphenYm3bo/w295-h400/Minnie%20Bday.png" width="295" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Cherry posted this picture of her way back in 1981 when she got her Lhasa puppy, Andy, from me. She showed and finished him and the next thing I knew, she was showing Chihuahuas!</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1yYDK3TCNZ9QO19JJncEpYLGtdbev13bAWpBu14O11-luxvjfpC8FZTBjcbplJ1lGg370jqHJeRalMek1NZhYuNnudhlN3p5Zw36xqVFSOFD1a47lMQRgRzkhemiHrf7L7BtFBzNaR7kB-_6O7HyRs1bvyCjM3Noe5BIdsJ7auTHO6Y_RlyiJ9Eefbs/s720/Cherry%20and%20Andy%201981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1yYDK3TCNZ9QO19JJncEpYLGtdbev13bAWpBu14O11-luxvjfpC8FZTBjcbplJ1lGg370jqHJeRalMek1NZhYuNnudhlN3p5Zw36xqVFSOFD1a47lMQRgRzkhemiHrf7L7BtFBzNaR7kB-_6O7HyRs1bvyCjM3Noe5BIdsJ7auTHO6Y_RlyiJ9Eefbs/s320/Cherry%20and%20Andy%201981.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;">Courtney sent these pictures of her Amelia.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPeNw4wUdSSZxvwy60lViKvBeZMOWk-NOg1U3KL-q2lefB9hl3J5tN1YNs_AntDmOB2IBQo5BGxdjICjBgHevIitpLWKMjpBttvWn-L1Hs_7AK-FMcCbuJcsuYIZ1clNZtKm4mV8G-MWLwSuQOSrCS4zh-pQ79mmIe2MfcP_Njs58rsHnYVBDTHZz-JQ/s317/Amelia.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="309" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPeNw4wUdSSZxvwy60lViKvBeZMOWk-NOg1U3KL-q2lefB9hl3J5tN1YNs_AntDmOB2IBQo5BGxdjICjBgHevIitpLWKMjpBttvWn-L1Hs_7AK-FMcCbuJcsuYIZ1clNZtKm4mV8G-MWLwSuQOSrCS4zh-pQ79mmIe2MfcP_Njs58rsHnYVBDTHZz-JQ/s1600/Amelia.jpeg" width="309" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrU_GveM5wM0L_4SFCUeihsRA211mSEDjJdN2IMqeXL77fKI4_01MT-Xqht8GoanERg7rDtxlAJKIF4Qv6lWzyUVBdA4yiBs5gWrq_zNZRSVEDZjt-QmD72BfeMuYvpJnlcbbpWAwqFjVVZ6j-9cuxh8pySIHUl0Is4Kb9dL_8kuwLiXuDb_yxbGMIFA/s768/Amelias%20colors.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrU_GveM5wM0L_4SFCUeihsRA211mSEDjJdN2IMqeXL77fKI4_01MT-Xqht8GoanERg7rDtxlAJKIF4Qv6lWzyUVBdA4yiBs5gWrq_zNZRSVEDZjt-QmD72BfeMuYvpJnlcbbpWAwqFjVVZ6j-9cuxh8pySIHUl0Is4Kb9dL_8kuwLiXuDb_yxbGMIFA/w300-h400/Amelias%20colors.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wish I had had that second picture to include in the article I wrote about Lhasa color change for Show Sight Magazine's January issue! This photo describes it perfectly!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Other</span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Show Sight Magazine invited me to participate in its the Non-Sporting Group feature. Here is the URL if you want to read it.</span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://digital.showsightmagazine.com/view/610543131/216/&source=gmail&ust=1709640447882000&usg=AOvVaw0HkX8qGAWdwWgOfTWeEkcq" href="https://digital.showsightmagazine.com/view/610543131/216/" target="_blank">https://digital.<wbr></wbr>showsightmagazine.com/view/<wbr></wbr>610543131/216/</a><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I guess I need to be less of a stickler about rules which, in this case, said 300 words! I see that others didn't care about the 300 word limit!! Darn...I could have written so much more!</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The American Lhasa Apso Club has a brand new look and, if you are familiar with the old ALAC website, you will be pleasantly surprised! It is lovely and easy to navigate. The URL is still <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.lhasaapso.org&source=gmail&ust=1709640447882000&usg=AOvVaw25rknXTaMpP4yHtgyPl_oF" href="http://www.lhasaapso.org" target="_blank">www.lhasaapso.org</a></span></div></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Let's Talk About Legislation</b></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222223; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">"From the American Kennel Club's Government Relations Department:</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 24pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1806" style="color: blue;"><span style="color: #007acc;">New Hampshire House Bill 1102</span></a><span style="color: #222223;">, describes brachycephaly as a “birth deformity that causes suffering” and would CRIMINALIZE the sale and breeding of brachycephalic dogs <i>and any dog that could be claimed to have a birth deformity.</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223;">On Tuesday, March 5, at 1PM, the New Hampshire House Environment and Agriculture Committee is scheduled to consider </span><a href="https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1806" style="color: blue; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #007acc;">HB 1102</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223;">, “Defining Animal Cruelty,” in a public hearing. The American Kennel Club (AKC) and the New Hampshire Dogs Owners of the Granite State (NH DOGS) are in strong opposition to HB 1102, which describes brachycephaly as a “birth deformity that causes suffering” and would CRIMINALIZE the sale and breeding of brachycephalic dogs <em><b><u>and any dog that could be claimed to have a birth deformity</u></b></em>. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; margin: 7.5pt 0in 24pt;"><span style="color: #222223;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HB 1102 is one of the most egregious anti-breeding bills introduced in a state legislature over the past decade. <b>While it may appear that this bill only targets a subset of breeders, its expansive language actually targets breeders of<i> all</i> dogs.</b> The American Kennel Club (AKC) and the New Hampshire Dogs Owners of the Granite State (NH DOGS) believes it is imperative that all New Hampshire breeders, owners, and residents, and AKC-affiliated clubs in New Hampshire and national breed parent clubs express strong opposition to HB 1102. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; margin: 7.5pt 0in 24pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222223;">Summary of HB 1102:</span></b><span style="color: #222223;"></span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Labels brachycephaly as an animal deformity that causes suffering.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Adds the sale and breeding of brachycephalic animals to the state’s criminal definition of animal cruelty.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Adds the intentional breeding of two animals with “the same birth deformity that causes suffering” to the state’s criminal definition of animal cruelty.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Provides for the criminal prosecution of breeders.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #222222; margin: 7.5pt 0in 24pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #222223;">Talking Points in Opposition to HB 1102 (As Introduced):</span></b><span style="color: #222223;"></span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HB 1102 will devastate New Hampshire’s ability to produce purebred dogs and will establish a dangerous precedent for radical legislative proposals around the country.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HB 1102 inaccurately concludes that all brachycephalic animals, including dogs, suffer from serious health issues. <i>In reality, brachycephaly does not equal unhealthy</i>. Across all dog types, multiple factors can contribute to differences in dogs’ breathing, including physical condition, environment, and genetics. Nevertheless, all breeding of brachycephalic breeds–regardless of respiratory quality, breeder background, fancier status, or club affiliation—will be a criminal act under HB 1102, which will have a chilling effect on all responsible dog breeding.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HB 1102 inaccurately implies that all who breed dogs do so without regard for the dogs’ welfare. Facts demonstrate that responsible purebred dog breeders are passionate about both preserving breed characteristics and producing healthier successive generations</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Protecting and promoting responsible breeders and the puppies they produce is a better solution than threatening them with criminal prosecution based on inaccurate information that creates a perverse incentive for New Hampshire residents to buy puppies online that are not protected by New Hampshire consumer protection laws.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">By banning intentional breeding when a “birth deformity causes suffering”, HB 1102 targets all breeds regardless of phenotype. Breeding dogs is part art and part science; and despite best efforts chance plays a part when it comes to inherited disease or health conditions.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HB 1102 is unconstitutionally vague. There is no way to know for each breed type how the provisions of HB 1102 would be interpreted and enforced.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222223; margin: 4.5pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">New Hampshire’s pet buyers would be better served through enforcement and strengthening of its consumer protection laws for pet purchasers."</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What follows is a list of <span style="color: #222223;">brachycephalic dogs (i.e., short-nosed breeds):</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Affenpinscher</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">American Staffordshire Terrier</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Boston Terrier</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Boxer</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Brussels Griffon</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bull Dog</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bull Mastiff</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cane Corso</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cavalier King Charles Spaniel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chihuahua</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chinese Shar Pei</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Chow Chow</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Dogue de Bordeaux</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">French Bulldog</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lhasa Apso!!!!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Japanese Chin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mastiff</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Neapolitan Mastiff</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Newfoundland</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pug</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pekingese</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Rottweiler</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Shih Tzu</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tibetan Spaniel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Yorkshire Terrier</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Many of these breeds, such as the Lhasa, have been in existence for hundreds of years. And even if your favorite breed is not on the list, there is always a new list waiting in the wings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I keep thinking of the old Niemoller poem that began "First they came for the __________ and I did not speak up because I was not a ________ .... " and went on in that vein until it ended with "Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me." </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Yes, that is (for now) just New Hampshire but a passage of such a law in one state can easily gain popularity in other states. Did you notice that Lhasas are on that list? I hate to think that I would be convicted of animal cruelty by breeding a litter of my beloved Lhasas. I am sure the breeders of all those other breeds feel the same. </span></p></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>On that Distressing Note....</b></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading. Wish us luck in the ring and during the seminar presentation. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Easter!</b></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04B-Tl1pt1dX3TKnoJVRMZMwjmlvanvF9d-KpDoq8qm4M8GpqI8hSByLzOGJdCXAaCcMG-LdhKrkmmpDLitHcq6XKLz9cnDvx9FzIq1qq074fqG97BDA-Mt6GPbU3_oaq7vvWMtWQ4SdZmWiCLGw5Dj-tQmh9rzUUx6OW2kO5hH6VgBUMY969j3ifpAE/s504/Easter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04B-Tl1pt1dX3TKnoJVRMZMwjmlvanvF9d-KpDoq8qm4M8GpqI8hSByLzOGJdCXAaCcMG-LdhKrkmmpDLitHcq6XKLz9cnDvx9FzIq1qq074fqG97BDA-Mt6GPbU3_oaq7vvWMtWQ4SdZmWiCLGw5Dj-tQmh9rzUUx6OW2kO5hH6VgBUMY969j3ifpAE/s320/Easter.png" width="227" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7uYkTriypush3v2Amr2zQU8I7nCrQt92_GJqZWzdz9m1BwMnxm9JFPRITVjbfOxyQ4xj-p2NbqmKT9fGUcN-HQcAMg8GWa84gkhvn7AzglBiz8E4UgxzBtfbLuYeXBJYVyivvTBq5fBP4LBMfxy7oo2f-G-uW5AHO7kE8cqjKJ896tiJGq8l8asPx6I/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7uYkTriypush3v2Amr2zQU8I7nCrQt92_GJqZWzdz9m1BwMnxm9JFPRITVjbfOxyQ4xj-p2NbqmKT9fGUcN-HQcAMg8GWa84gkhvn7AzglBiz8E4UgxzBtfbLuYeXBJYVyivvTBq5fBP4LBMfxy7oo2f-G-uW5AHO7kE8cqjKJ896tiJGq8l8asPx6I/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Joyce</b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-44671660486236319172024-02-10T09:44:00.000-08:002024-02-10T09:44:19.047-08:00February 2024<p> </p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk3NijZzlr6Aivvj9SX1siMfjG8gPE1a6khGarTByr7vgqBfv4eJf0HMPI9t1mZUTJqlh-vNNveFlFn_54vaMSvtEvJtEzkdB3pkUsURtGOqG_DoSc3VexSz1gCxQdXifa-rJMud5yCeYyLiyKI59xv0wkkIy_HEpXOzJZe-cDOvivE4_kP7rTmmRtYg/s332/February.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="332" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk3NijZzlr6Aivvj9SX1siMfjG8gPE1a6khGarTByr7vgqBfv4eJf0HMPI9t1mZUTJqlh-vNNveFlFn_54vaMSvtEvJtEzkdB3pkUsURtGOqG_DoSc3VexSz1gCxQdXifa-rJMud5yCeYyLiyKI59xv0wkkIy_HEpXOzJZe-cDOvivE4_kP7rTmmRtYg/w320-h265/February.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>"While it is February, one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch." ~ Patience Strong</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ahh...February and all its special days. There was Ground Hog Day on the 2nd, (and I never did find out if the ground hog saw his shadow or not). Here in Illinois, we celebrate Lincoln's Birthday on the 12th and then, of course, Presidents' Day on the 19th. Valentine's Day will be celebrated next week.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Oh my gosh, I almost forgot the beginning of Lent!<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">For us, the dog shows begin in February. Of course, dog shows happen in January too. I rarely enter those shows.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Before I write anything else, I want to give you my new email address: <b>joyslynslhasas73@gmail.com<br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white;">I hope you all use it and contact me again with your Lhasas' photos and updates. It has been lonely around here! I lost my entire contact list, including those on the waitlist -- so if you know you were waitlist for a Joyslyn's puppy, please get in touch again using the new email address.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you receive email supposedly from me using the outlook.com address, delete it. I no longer use that account, so that message is <u>not</u> from me.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Many thanks to those who emailed me at the wiu.edu address, but that is my old work email address and I'd prefer to use the new one for the Lhasas.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">I am finally okay. Ever since the hack, I reminded myself of that commercial where the woman holds a paper plate with a smiley face on it to cover her own sad face. I too was just going through the motions, putting off all but essential chores, feeling down, feeling stressed, and staying angry.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">(Fact:I eat too many carbs when I am stressed. Not a good thing! Pam, Paul, Rusty, Josie, and Lil One sent me chocolate covered caramels. Now, I dearly love chocolate covered caramels, so I give heartfelt thanks to them for the gift! However, I took the advice of a smart friend and put the package in the freezer. I allow myself 2 a day -- and I have to be patient while they thaw out. It is a nice thing to look forward to each day. Otherwise, that entire package would have been gone in a flash!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">The following quotation is attributed to John Lennon: <b>"Everything will be okay in the end, and if it is not okay, it's not the end."</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's not the end yet, but it is getting there.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Another new (and negative) thing I learned about myself recently is that I dislike change that challenges me to learn something new at which <i>I am sure I will fail. </i>I'm not proud of fearing failure, but it seems to be a fact in this particular case. I feel guilty because my fear caused me to let people down.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">A good thing that happened was that Show Sight magazine published an article I wrote on Lhasa Apso coat color change. It is in the January 2024 issue, beginning on page 254. If this link does not work, just google the magazine name and issue number.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://digital.showsightmagazine.com/view/437705027/">https://digital.showsightmagazine.com/view/437705027/</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Puppy News</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">If all goes as planned, we will have a spring litter. I have always trusted my boys to let me know when a girl is ready to breed, and that has always worked out. However, the "modern" way is to do progesterone testing. So at the urging of some friends, I am trying it this time. It is expensive!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Adult Availability</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">We will have a retired female champion ready for a new home this spring. She is gold. She is special!! Again, I had a waitlist which has now disappeared.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">I have also been asked to find a home for a golden male Lhasa who has lived in a pet home for 6 years. I'll have him here with me at the end of February. I'll post photos when I get him.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Inquiries about either of these Lhasas are welcome.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Miscellaneous</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">I recently accepted an invitation to a Zoom meeting to discuss low entry breeds. AKC recognizes the Lhasa as a low entry breed, which basically means that there are no longer many Lhasas competing in conformation shows. There are many other breeds in the same situation. During the meeting, which was only an hour long so we did not have time to get too deep into the topic, we talked about our breeds and what makes them special. We talked about some reasons why our breed was no longer popular with exhibitors, especially young exhibitors. It was a good beginning conversation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">We have shows coming up this month and next. I will be showing Ebony and Deacon. I am especially looking forward to the show in Louisville, where my friend and co-presenter Jan and I will be giving a judges' education seminar and workshop about our breed on March 15.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">This was featured in the TCLAC newsletter, and I wanted to share it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeNTjPMbAOwFHG4fsgSCK0MECj7hjyhDegY2-S26g-JNTpvRQvJZlaLFA-FzXroi0EWYNP8YUbVS5Qj7GhBEjs_BUFjyaX223LXr_XX-VJzxFE7A-QAyZ93sfBBfs6K5hUAEg0vysTTacBid8bsJClVKryhFolExar94YRyjLVHfhEfG8wCJRQ-dRMVE/s936/Why%20title.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="936" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeNTjPMbAOwFHG4fsgSCK0MECj7hjyhDegY2-S26g-JNTpvRQvJZlaLFA-FzXroi0EWYNP8YUbVS5Qj7GhBEjs_BUFjyaX223LXr_XX-VJzxFE7A-QAyZ93sfBBfs6K5hUAEg0vysTTacBid8bsJClVKryhFolExar94YRyjLVHfhEfG8wCJRQ-dRMVE/w640-h403/Why%20title.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I think it is a good response to people who make fun of or belittle those who participate in the many opportunities to have fun and, yes, earn titles on our dogs. Opportunities range from agility, rally, conformation, Fast CAT, lure coursing, obedience, barn hunt, scent work, dock diving, trick dog, therapy dog, Canine Good Citizen...and MORE. Another title you might decide to give your dog could be BBLD (Best Beloved Lap Dog -- I just made that one up!) <br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Notes and Photos From Others</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Marsha M: Hi. Just wanted to tell you Jimmy is 11 years old today and doing well. He’s a good boy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJCc3AJXoy4ayLPiuy6fwATx-Dj2SW_BkBPpQ-8sQIo60AA9HzbaIS9wfChifB5agJCShrQBYPOn2SnsFUyAm5f-5dQIXAmQRCWb8h22gPQ4hzL5i0rAcU5D5JGWWJpq6to9UwHWkvWHqj-csFf3DNejb1ywDlfPhnS8vUzB39dV2T2-_XqYpqFT09Yw/s1152/Jimmy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1152" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUJCc3AJXoy4ayLPiuy6fwATx-Dj2SW_BkBPpQ-8sQIo60AA9HzbaIS9wfChifB5agJCShrQBYPOn2SnsFUyAm5f-5dQIXAmQRCWb8h22gPQ4hzL5i0rAcU5D5JGWWJpq6to9UwHWkvWHqj-csFf3DNejb1ywDlfPhnS8vUzB39dV2T2-_XqYpqFT09Yw/w400-h306/Jimmy.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="m_-2001521000953005741m_3348080517621786300m_2008181719322542240m_9027227365199905280m_-1460624604541405642gmail-:119"><div aria-controls=":13k" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Message Body" aria-multiline="true" id="m_-2001521000953005741m_3348080517621786300m_2008181719322542240m_9027227365199905280m_-1460624604541405642gmail-:115" role="textbox" style="min-height: 267px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="gmail_default">From Nanda: "</span>Hello! So sorry your email got hacked. We’ve been there. It sucks! We did get an email asking for help to buy a $200 Amazon gift card … these scammers are so annoying. Ty is 3 (01/21)! He is gorgeous, funny, delicious, loving, super cool, happy and healthy! He is 100% Kris’s dog. But Gigi is all mine!!!!! Thank you for trusting us to love and care for them. To say we love them is an understatement… we are completely obsessed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a later message Nanda sent this picture of Ty at "work." She wrote. "He knows we are supposed to be quiet due Kris’s meetings so if you walk by them, he (Ty) totally gives you the evil eye. And if you try to reach for something on their work space or if you come closer he checks you out like a tsa officer. He takes his job of protecting [Kris' company] very seriously. But the minute you put him back on the ground, he’s all play. Go figure." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIG2BfUmjVsqR2NnJJtgowSJMW0ZQ_Q0qFgRVySrk_vEFtfFLmN0wB-N7nVIetRCigHbYQBWZhzOSddU7PF84oLoiFgbMnP5nHfMZwWC5iH6EnVOmRUxjFuwO8ykbmAUWIjlifWcQfVpArCGyvXM-mnqkxeqJ3LC9UZ_YvYc0gvlISLRi96CMR2Forog/s1080/TYatwork.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1080" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIG2BfUmjVsqR2NnJJtgowSJMW0ZQ_Q0qFgRVySrk_vEFtfFLmN0wB-N7nVIetRCigHbYQBWZhzOSddU7PF84oLoiFgbMnP5nHfMZwWC5iH6EnVOmRUxjFuwO8ykbmAUWIjlifWcQfVpArCGyvXM-mnqkxeqJ3LC9UZ_YvYc0gvlISLRi96CMR2Forog/s320/TYatwork.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cathy sent this picture of her Willow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqvAn68mj3dxgXZLugzcjDLEZmTf7NepYKLMnPduyF38LIiD6CG0znxkRN5qZwMyQFcp27t3LlP3cEkI3D5rFPTjiTNp7CTG0NCu-cmAdyYk520DDc1D0z1MVlQFfw_oS5IAgQD8Si56c9ofSo7E1uYeAiRapMe9ZqZgzTIaN1Lj8w9wvdQ1vlQgzxp8/s720/Willow.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqvAn68mj3dxgXZLugzcjDLEZmTf7NepYKLMnPduyF38LIiD6CG0znxkRN5qZwMyQFcp27t3LlP3cEkI3D5rFPTjiTNp7CTG0NCu-cmAdyYk520DDc1D0z1MVlQFfw_oS5IAgQD8Si56c9ofSo7E1uYeAiRapMe9ZqZgzTIaN1Lj8w9wvdQ1vlQgzxp8/s320/Willow.png" width="203" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Mary R, "Belle turned 15 XMAS Day. I have never had a Lhasa get to that age. There are health issues as with any senior dog; her attitude is always willing to try; getting up and moving is sometimes tough--her knees, but once up she is on a roll. Her vision, hearing are both minimal...She wants her independence and is proud to have it. Her sense of location amazes me. We have ramps at each deck entrance. I watch her carefully or just carry her to the yard but she most often finds a ramp...She has to have her crate pad folded a certain way. I finally gave up straightening it and folded it the way she likes. she cuddles into it. If daylight and we are outside, I put my arms high in the air. She runs like a locomotive to me. I have memories of her in agility: the instructor comment: “YOU are going to have to move with this one!” She was fast and fun.. She always has a happy attitude and wants to be with the other 2 dogs. I think her “security”. Rafe is especially patient with her inquires into his crate. He won’t tolerate one of the cats near his den but he lets Belle do any investigation. He is very soft with her. I just try and make each day the best it can be for her. She has given much to my life and my household. We could all take lessons from her attitude."<br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">These 3 photos are of Belle. The first two when she was around 1.5 years old and the third at age 15 years.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_owG4Od4hy0AsSwBRUXDbl41sPUllCgrtFWKqK5-pswfPf8SxsSRjEvPq2yzthFRth5jiv5YdN0yqH-dwDSSRbuuTKV1yCVpv50kwQMHsuXdedEHEL807DgUXkhV04eIhvT5RIC882vuAvMeocCYuP2sPjWhiXNbsLgUU4APIqF6Xw4nvqSttJCluaU/s720/Belle2%2018mo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="720" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_owG4Od4hy0AsSwBRUXDbl41sPUllCgrtFWKqK5-pswfPf8SxsSRjEvPq2yzthFRth5jiv5YdN0yqH-dwDSSRbuuTKV1yCVpv50kwQMHsuXdedEHEL807DgUXkhV04eIhvT5RIC882vuAvMeocCYuP2sPjWhiXNbsLgUU4APIqF6Xw4nvqSttJCluaU/s320/Belle2%2018mo.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZLtAawOGZW9ieRxGcZgXN1eTNWPUip72lvVBG5OaJDDLsNS1N0Kjo4_Y8h9tgI57ko_gXTCnlie0ZdCxqdEelcD63PIFJfEhXXTJlpsI3EXYMr5ewteuCk-6H0tEjhjUtEdrCTom99hLdsUdkAryPP6X-2pxk41Sja0RK_KmSOnIYEt34vdRizxC2Lc/s1000/Belle2Profile17mo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1000" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZLtAawOGZW9ieRxGcZgXN1eTNWPUip72lvVBG5OaJDDLsNS1N0Kjo4_Y8h9tgI57ko_gXTCnlie0ZdCxqdEelcD63PIFJfEhXXTJlpsI3EXYMr5ewteuCk-6H0tEjhjUtEdrCTom99hLdsUdkAryPP6X-2pxk41Sja0RK_KmSOnIYEt34vdRizxC2Lc/s320/Belle2Profile17mo.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i0yWbpyDi_GW1VYJM2KiBEmzK9NTjJmIztqOCwK42RqsEUZbxBTB3mytynWeeJBOMktgSq6XmLiEnMKeUmec1kLgehVTRRd_Z0fJ9xweMc1Cwzqnag_9U7-tkFjEdOL3PgVMcAEL1F3P5sRxUofQgrQASO399NykJftOnWoU0Hln51PXv-wJXbguqQA/s463/Belle15.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="463" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0i0yWbpyDi_GW1VYJM2KiBEmzK9NTjJmIztqOCwK42RqsEUZbxBTB3mytynWeeJBOMktgSq6XmLiEnMKeUmec1kLgehVTRRd_Z0fJ9xweMc1Cwzqnag_9U7-tkFjEdOL3PgVMcAEL1F3P5sRxUofQgrQASO399NykJftOnWoU0Hln51PXv-wJXbguqQA/s320/Belle15.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a photo of Rafe's brother, Gabe. His owner, Mary D., sadly reported that Gabe passed away recently. I was so very sad to hear that news. I know how very much she loved him and he adored her. When Mary called me with the sad news we shared memories of when we met and of Gabe as a puppy.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCD7XNuSONNOlQxyuBUJPPyrEhg229aN-M0gvbBHg8V2EjhjHwjXQrl6olAt2nQBtlaw29tQFScJv0BqOre7rJr7aHiBm0JuPqvYScZnZ789oSfE3GKTzTcOOt6ZS0MPZzC5JHkSyN9YKwmO-CnnQw10HLRo8q4n9N0n8jWqe_4UwFxzfC4gqsN8UvwU/s1057/Gabe.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1057" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCD7XNuSONNOlQxyuBUJPPyrEhg229aN-M0gvbBHg8V2EjhjHwjXQrl6olAt2nQBtlaw29tQFScJv0BqOre7rJr7aHiBm0JuPqvYScZnZ789oSfE3GKTzTcOOt6ZS0MPZzC5JHkSyN9YKwmO-CnnQw10HLRo8q4n9N0n8jWqe_4UwFxzfC4gqsN8UvwU/w400-h281/Gabe.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Judy G wrote, "Winter received her first leg in Rally Intermediate. ...She is a one-of-a-kind! If you ever have another 'wild child' please let me know. Just being with her makes everyone happy."</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Judy L posted this picture of her Gus and Lippy on my FB page.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNo0L5BBWab0XH3pr4hfD5AKDkQW-oNLceFsG_tZ9u30rX7RiuM2tD4BmQw7xL23Px1lK_IAhvf2dNwgkQYBx5hZ5MdbgEIYYGvruFqz-6vMeqJi0V2sqXA6p1_IS7lT620ooe4mXaVCc23E6myc_PHeXhnbFxIofWm_ZD0H0UNA2oN0Y0jyeuCZJiF0/s526/Gus%20and%20Lippy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNo0L5BBWab0XH3pr4hfD5AKDkQW-oNLceFsG_tZ9u30rX7RiuM2tD4BmQw7xL23Px1lK_IAhvf2dNwgkQYBx5hZ5MdbgEIYYGvruFqz-6vMeqJi0V2sqXA6p1_IS7lT620ooe4mXaVCc23E6myc_PHeXhnbFxIofWm_ZD0H0UNA2oN0Y0jyeuCZJiF0/s320/Gus%20and%20Lippy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">DJ sent this picture of Charlie.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sTVswzk6WPMYF3_TaozmN-l4mBuRh8hFH6jHppHxUHi4YkYk98C7pM4ALdK8ZuqE7pPytJoDHSBSDghm0DfWIt1zT4srJbHa50HU4zbSY98BsUI1wscBDdbw3LtrD0VKupIo4P1GSuXLlQAizJYcqMGiJ7NFAfFt7rdSvdXT1512PZOWHLAGq5asBwU/s1440/Charlie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sTVswzk6WPMYF3_TaozmN-l4mBuRh8hFH6jHppHxUHi4YkYk98C7pM4ALdK8ZuqE7pPytJoDHSBSDghm0DfWIt1zT4srJbHa50HU4zbSY98BsUI1wscBDdbw3LtrD0VKupIo4P1GSuXLlQAizJYcqMGiJ7NFAfFt7rdSvdXT1512PZOWHLAGq5asBwU/w285-h400/Charlie.jpg" width="285" /></span></a></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Lisa about Duncan, "Duncan is a fun but cerebral dog. I can see him trying to figure things out. For instance, I was watching a movie where there was a train on railroad tracks that blew its horn. I think this may have been a new sound for Duncan. He stared straight at the TV and then tilted his head ever so slightly before looking at me.</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He definitely knows what he wants and how to get what he wants. Love my little mountain lion. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ5mLCznvDMWPL_If1SFULNeSGh5MSF4ea_us4FJnT2H3Ow_-QCYB6KQJxJj43tBPkk1KG3r5LusTgnAklEPQ63mPb9NespV0sx3rAaEQ5jF3c566D-ladlj7p5b_COTHYx68WpMpnagvVXEsfTK5NsvOI8_Qtg91Sm8p3nJtou7Hwi5raweZQt5NxYU/s720/duncan.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJ5mLCznvDMWPL_If1SFULNeSGh5MSF4ea_us4FJnT2H3Ow_-QCYB6KQJxJj43tBPkk1KG3r5LusTgnAklEPQ63mPb9NespV0sx3rAaEQ5jF3c566D-ladlj7p5b_COTHYx68WpMpnagvVXEsfTK5NsvOI8_Qtg91Sm8p3nJtou7Hwi5raweZQt5NxYU/s320/duncan.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After writing to notify me about the hack, Vivian, whom I had not heard from in years, wrote this: "On the bright side. I had a VERY good time looking at everything on the internet about you and our wonderful Lhasas. The pictures, history, memories, and chat items were super satisfying and brought me great joy. It was like a wonderful sit-down chat with an old friend. So, a small bright point to a horrible intrusion into your life!"</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You may recall that a few months ago I wrote about two Lhasas who needed a home together because their owner had fallen and sustained a head injury and was not expected to live. Marsha & David S. took the dogs and Marsha tells me Baron and Willow thriving and fitting into their new family well. Both were over weight when she got them but now are down to more reasonable weights. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Something to Ponder on Leap Day</b></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyyHfTQCw972udKO0P2JwI4VB9zOlpgsYde-KeW5Q4M6pJLez_cQEgnyI2qtSSdsLsJCZHuzgUALjwG1FkpM4LFphGNExNZXPZmGQWK_dLAnKmxwzqCfO-WkGKWHg1jWrdJ0VDs6fAJyUrmquUlDC7KxRV0Sz8LkcxpVRwNHA8sUMCAScxGld7c0Z7DQ/s234/LeapDay.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="234" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyyHfTQCw972udKO0P2JwI4VB9zOlpgsYde-KeW5Q4M6pJLez_cQEgnyI2qtSSdsLsJCZHuzgUALjwG1FkpM4LFphGNExNZXPZmGQWK_dLAnKmxwzqCfO-WkGKWHg1jWrdJ0VDs6fAJyUrmquUlDC7KxRV0Sz8LkcxpVRwNHA8sUMCAScxGld7c0Z7DQ/s1600/LeapDay.png" width="234" /></a></div>This year is a leap year, a February of 29 days. I found this gem, written by Kara Douglass, as I was reading:</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">"During a Leap Year, as Leap Day approached, I began to have this sense I was to get what I always seem to need: an extra </span><span style="background-color: white;">24 hours</span><span style="background-color: white;"> in the day... Then I started to think Leap Day should be designated a holiday so people can take advantage of the extra </span><span style="background-color: white;">24 hours</span><span style="background-color: white;"> however they wished... By marking this bonus day in some special way, we would celebrate time — really consider what it means to have time here on Earth — and thus, be present with our life and our time together." ~Kara Douglass Thom, "Look Where You Leap," </span><i>Winning as a Fit Mom</i><span style="background-color: white;">, 2015<br /></span></span></div></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">No, I am not going to forget <span style="color: #cc0000;">Valentine's Day</span>! Here is a greeting from my heart to yours, whether we have been friends for years or are friends who have yet to meet. One thing we all have in common is our love for a very special breed, the Lhasa Apso. <span style="color: red;">Lhasa Love!</span></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjQK9Ix-_VBwYYtTOEcnIm7rLFUiVXI3WF3sQZr0ZfjpcN_V-Hmztn8Z3vKnQmh92WFqTd9NLjg5V_1-CUwvQOPseiZo3pTO5JmSeBkCwuC7K4L1MhxtjmBKHFZu7lm1A4s404maySySZqE2Mi9iItHMYrUsNN8qh-GIJopqO0XpdEXzoNZnsh0-TOpw/s527/Valday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="527" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjQK9Ix-_VBwYYtTOEcnIm7rLFUiVXI3WF3sQZr0ZfjpcN_V-Hmztn8Z3vKnQmh92WFqTd9NLjg5V_1-CUwvQOPseiZo3pTO5JmSeBkCwuC7K4L1MhxtjmBKHFZu7lm1A4s404maySySZqE2Mi9iItHMYrUsNN8qh-GIJopqO0XpdEXzoNZnsh0-TOpw/w400-h271/Valday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Thanks for reading!</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Joyce</span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLQPc0TFd3E7bmtioAUUpxzVBaCDIfcmN9oCw8okV7LDY8K9lrK7f-xXX2aVcsw9sfkdadWGtqyiiMcW_8hYuq_fYcVkOgn6UdBOxRd1RYOMIQ23iFhjuzURNIzU0nYa3XZLnEKLhrGBtYLB_GBWNnB0CKv_exFvOW4nnY03YF5XZjKNiUW3Okd7qUH4/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLQPc0TFd3E7bmtioAUUpxzVBaCDIfcmN9oCw8okV7LDY8K9lrK7f-xXX2aVcsw9sfkdadWGtqyiiMcW_8hYuq_fYcVkOgn6UdBOxRd1RYOMIQ23iFhjuzURNIzU0nYa3XZLnEKLhrGBtYLB_GBWNnB0CKv_exFvOW4nnY03YF5XZjKNiUW3Okd7qUH4/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="m_-2001521000953005741m_3348080517621786300m_2008181719322542240m_9027227365199905280m_-1460624604541405642m_-5576803953205857502m_8517351566398556273m_-606987217012488782m_4815330607561496502AppleMailSignature"><br /></div></div></div></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-48791750429292559622024-01-15T19:10:00.000-08:002024-01-15T19:10:06.238-08:00January! New Year, New Beginnings<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0drCNooS_AtgicORwp8UHCDVAoj9VbiAL5VDZuICK1ixO8vEE-VdaRxFVJ20qd0xah6yj9prppxwty0y5giM_q7_wvuvlF9am9_h1A2NvRuJsmr-TX-LniWCu2RVtkBkgGepqzTo7XZemGvvZLMRlByj8G6-coJFPyYWy5WjFZxokxFIEehAUfCe-mZI/s501/winter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="501" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0drCNooS_AtgicORwp8UHCDVAoj9VbiAL5VDZuICK1ixO8vEE-VdaRxFVJ20qd0xah6yj9prppxwty0y5giM_q7_wvuvlF9am9_h1A2NvRuJsmr-TX-LniWCu2RVtkBkgGepqzTo7XZemGvvZLMRlByj8G6-coJFPyYWy5WjFZxokxFIEehAUfCe-mZI/w400-h256/winter.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end" ~ Senica</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We had a nice Christmas and I hope you did also. It was the year for "Florida Four" (daughter, SIL, and two grandkids) to stay in Florida, so we were a small but lively group. Here I am with one of my gifts. Cute pillow!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yjqP6CVR_11MrH4Iakh4TrjGy3YEudQ4BK8yFPo8hiUW0DSM4nXK8u38ialoiQ5Y45jXbxOtafUzAX7bk3NDiWMjX8jXshuT07dqBj3_cgl0vUFM2exdGMJNomCbjHvgCmSMFegXSgDe3EfBztrkd8OvWS9OTQ_otS2PUVJzj04zLAAGj4raITbCCRs/s554/lhasapillow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yjqP6CVR_11MrH4Iakh4TrjGy3YEudQ4BK8yFPo8hiUW0DSM4nXK8u38ialoiQ5Y45jXbxOtafUzAX7bk3NDiWMjX8jXshuT07dqBj3_cgl0vUFM2exdGMJNomCbjHvgCmSMFegXSgDe3EfBztrkd8OvWS9OTQ_otS2PUVJzj04zLAAGj4raITbCCRs/w368-h400/lhasapillow.JPG" width="368" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />If you want one, it is available on Amazon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Actually, the new year has not gotten off to a great start for me. The first thing that happened involved flickering lights and my guardian angel. I flipped the bathroom light switch, saw a flickering light bulb, decided it was wearing out, so I put in a new one. Still flickering, as was the light in the bedroom. We were getting ready for church, so Lynn went downstairs to the electric panel and flipped the switch, saying we'd deal with it when we got home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When we returned home, we decided to call an electrician. I was reading and decided to make myself scarce while the electrician was going up and down the stairs and into the rooms that were affected. We have 3 spare bedrooms in our now empty nest and I decided to go in the one that had belonged to our oldest. I opened the book to read and heard a quiet but annoying rattling, like a piece of plastic caught in the floor heating register. The room had been occupied by our granddaughters, and I thought perhaps one of them had dropped something that ended up in the register. I leaned over the side of the bed to look and what did I see but sparks flying out of an outlet! The electrician did the repair and all is well for now. It seems that whoever built our house in 1964 used aluminum wiring on all the outlets in the rooms that have outside walls. They all have to be replaced as does the electrical panel. The estimate was $12,000. Happy New Year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In such cases, a person has to look for a silver lining: we did not have a fire, we are alive and well, the dogs are fine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A few days later, I received a phone call telling me I'd won a Publishers Clearing House prize. Oh boy, and I never even entered the contest! The caller said I would get 4.5 million, a 2023 BMW, and $7000 a month for the rest of my life. I hung up on him. (Just so you know, if you happen to be a lucky PCH winner, they never call, they always come to your door to deliver the good news.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Still, you know, when you get a call like that, you cannot help but wish it were true and ponder what you would do with all that money...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And then, my computer was hacked. I imagine many of you reading this already know that because the hacker got into my joyslynslhasas@outlook.com email. <b>I am so very sorry that happened</b> and hope that if you received an email from me asking for money that you recognized for the scam it was and did not fall for it. I would never ask for money like that! A few of you called to ask me about it and I appreciate your concern. I did have virus protection for the computer, but....???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I haven't slept well since it happened. I keep thinking about it and wondering what else the "Hacker from Nigeria" may have gotten into. People who know me well know that I am a worrier. It is not a wonderful way to be, but it has helped me become rather pro-active. I tend to look at a situation, think what could go wrong, and then figure out how to keep it from happening. The hacker was smarter than I am.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This hacking incident has caused many emotions. I am, of course, angry and scared when I consider what else the hacker may have done. I hate feeling so vulnerable, frustrated, and helpless. I think of all the stories about what people lose: identity, money, reputation, peace of mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So that is the main reason this blog is later than usual this month. The computer spent some time at the Computer Source store in town to be cleaned and when I got it back, it has take a lot of time to change the many passwords, contact my bank, and call the credit card companies, "just in case." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You need to know that the outlook.com email account is not working. If you sent me a message after January 9th, I did not get it. If you need to contact me, until I get things sorted out, use jk-johanson@wiu.edu </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On to Other Things</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I ran across a special holiday deal on piddle pads so I bought 600 of them! Do you know how much room 600 piddle pads take up? Let's just say that closet shelves, book shelves, empty dog crates, and numerous other nooks and crannies are now housing piddle pads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The puppies have all left for their new homes but the last photos we took of them were all so cute that I want to share them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is Autumn's puppy that we called Little Pete. His new name is Ollie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbuTa8loiV7cZ-gKcjch9kikIHv8Ya_IkG3wamEoVoYFj53SwzGCacsRT4gsqt6SPvXjuBl3a9k48Hc1L7zCn6M91_Bv4ZMKgQFoOPg_0xprShQtCUZ8BNMjcZPEhMjvbSWwYJXIJ6WQ1PqXFGZW9Ukg-biMT6wzpoAJyCMqPGjgn9ibRvTXcB_yhqo/s960/AutumnsPuppy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbuTa8loiV7cZ-gKcjch9kikIHv8Ya_IkG3wamEoVoYFj53SwzGCacsRT4gsqt6SPvXjuBl3a9k48Hc1L7zCn6M91_Bv4ZMKgQFoOPg_0xprShQtCUZ8BNMjcZPEhMjvbSWwYJXIJ6WQ1PqXFGZW9Ukg-biMT6wzpoAJyCMqPGjgn9ibRvTXcB_yhqo/w300-h400/AutumnsPuppy.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Pearl Puppies: Amelia and Paul</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="424" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFomB2cLmRhOdVzyH7r6WjToMi_2ea-dQrY0e48qE1OYz4Giw5O-Qrn70NnfX_RmRmKnWtKV3BgPIK5pjm1ruGZJGZO_JpxGj_XgvYPsd8nyKOGyPYWMedFNIY9y9lqHl58aLVOOk_XLstSPZFGTdesDpxiI9Q_1zCI3PftmNKSUWFY7Ef0XCjyhRQXI/w334-h400/Paul.JPG" width="334" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Emmy's Puppies: Lucy, Tia, and Tashi</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7TNbq8tCJIittglQ_fNOZFYIOc4Uyz_VnTHfwRi0hdAsvjWhUwCuVCVGnuqKNfwWKnBVZrhdllGT3kEEKyWcilebFx-gnLbUNbVGPxKrVn5fUVWt9wDlBlQ266wKLiAwGSXLfcqEAE5LW_o0gwoq30OpFOY7Hgv0nun66vV5oZqbapNx2vuY2z72wAA/s500/Lucy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSAfZlfSsZtZ9WFi6Vcc0RPjB1JzfxoIVaPrUcPzwBO_YhAEYUlno-FCDEaaPdAdEBBRiyOEoU32nOQSAKL6dIP3X1s34EKA_PdGcaUn4Ojl5C2W9W5JM1Ah2TFPjOZimx2KkSYb3jS4I2e81XLPrFcbikGHyk-h35utqSVau9ttyf70a6os1zznLvrA/s500/Tashi.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="443" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSAfZlfSsZtZ9WFi6Vcc0RPjB1JzfxoIVaPrUcPzwBO_YhAEYUlno-FCDEaaPdAdEBBRiyOEoU32nOQSAKL6dIP3X1s34EKA_PdGcaUn4Ojl5C2W9W5JM1Ah2TFPjOZimx2KkSYb3jS4I2e81XLPrFcbikGHyk-h35utqSVau9ttyf70a6os1zznLvrA/w355-h400/Tashi.JPG" width="355" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We'll be entering some shows soon, weather permitting. The busy Christmas season, the recent snows and way below zero temperatures have kept us from the much-needed training classes. Ebony has not been to a show since early September and Deacon has never been to a show, so let's just say our first shows of the year might be "interesting." Anyway, here are recent pictures of Ebony and Deacon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDHribnffR0E2u7Oag6WgKSEvHqUgaLspY2kS1BAl9FaDSu6AxQCXYrMrwQ0Gr4h4yFqoLgBfvljNyogOja39sdtQW6kFsl8_JoWuzWwAj-BfBVTFH-s2SaQZ37oMg0SclvbnZaWMMyK80kF1vBTJLwA7mH_Ulg50uyvi1xv_RchtvcHeGxCu9bo6G_A/s751/Ebony15mo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="751" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDHribnffR0E2u7Oag6WgKSEvHqUgaLspY2kS1BAl9FaDSu6AxQCXYrMrwQ0Gr4h4yFqoLgBfvljNyogOja39sdtQW6kFsl8_JoWuzWwAj-BfBVTFH-s2SaQZ37oMg0SclvbnZaWMMyK80kF1vBTJLwA7mH_Ulg50uyvi1xv_RchtvcHeGxCu9bo6G_A/w400-h286/Ebony15mo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tdJtTM-WOgKpjJlgCbHyQ1MJfTxSxeglsrTQBf_OTUgpGesKJ7KXjw-OVqKarnyK55HWx7XVzQ1I9UiYFKAQhBzhQ0yj-YfPyug7x9OsuSHqG4NMB3hH4GtkwS3sKdqLymWjMCsWW-X_WbQWwWHjBKV_4QIQsPjbW5LbZsx2epOOKLc_GHhKfsAwd6s/s705/deacon6mo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="705" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tdJtTM-WOgKpjJlgCbHyQ1MJfTxSxeglsrTQBf_OTUgpGesKJ7KXjw-OVqKarnyK55HWx7XVzQ1I9UiYFKAQhBzhQ0yj-YfPyug7x9OsuSHqG4NMB3hH4GtkwS3sKdqLymWjMCsWW-X_WbQWwWHjBKV_4QIQsPjbW5LbZsx2epOOKLc_GHhKfsAwd6s/w400-h301/deacon6mo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRALCwlTGU2-Nx0LWigMvFPZSseSjDuNUJt6SFEq8ptzN29z5CKOdgHV6PfzfKxxa-MjYHvV3EgskjKPLGG9R7zNSkKckPmNDY_5KtpkEWZ1dJX6v-iwgF2E4SqSujNzyJfW7a0HeXaJ0o5uWXH3yizP0FbIrxcB2kCpSfJW5IHQgIQqs1N36jDmg_gY/s851/deke2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="796" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRALCwlTGU2-Nx0LWigMvFPZSseSjDuNUJt6SFEq8ptzN29z5CKOdgHV6PfzfKxxa-MjYHvV3EgskjKPLGG9R7zNSkKckPmNDY_5KtpkEWZ1dJX6v-iwgF2E4SqSujNzyJfW7a0HeXaJ0o5uWXH3yizP0FbIrxcB2kCpSfJW5IHQgIQqs1N36jDmg_gY/w374-h400/deke2.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many thanks to those who took time to keep in touch during the hectic holidays!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sally sent this picture of Jaxon and Ginger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLL8Ik4aYIakaQ4vncw9uoQZ6pO8dUURmSkFBhjXhNYlor4PWPsalv9DDhXyu_LbJf9cvVn556dPz9uHSBMw0jxcQc1FuVPlou3L2IRkjRojMIi6LnOvRQ8wN2-r_mdTT8XlRtu_NPdfOO-LLV5nl6KEsZ0ptsSIh6bWbb61-jOJioHebZl3mTXUCal_c/s695/Jaxon%20and%20Ginger.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLL8Ik4aYIakaQ4vncw9uoQZ6pO8dUURmSkFBhjXhNYlor4PWPsalv9DDhXyu_LbJf9cvVn556dPz9uHSBMw0jxcQc1FuVPlou3L2IRkjRojMIi6LnOvRQ8wN2-r_mdTT8XlRtu_NPdfOO-LLV5nl6KEsZ0ptsSIh6bWbb61-jOJioHebZl3mTXUCal_c/w373-h400/Jaxon%20and%20Ginger.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nanda sent pictures of the "twins," Ty and Gigi. Here is one of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW2NTSiLqdZRUlB4rofK4VtbsaNLechhyzzvYvy89EoGohk2SCNp_AlgAsFUJtKTerIF1A_NKXKU8qkmwRhyB3HTtLmoVQneIH0_-iQz8yMwdv4LnuBFFJ_MghICx4IxxPjQpur2CSuK_c0XW6iOyV1nCARqFqzEMAE8xb4rDFq6UFDQVIuBqIk3h9dI/s1296/gigi&Ty.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1296" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBW2NTSiLqdZRUlB4rofK4VtbsaNLechhyzzvYvy89EoGohk2SCNp_AlgAsFUJtKTerIF1A_NKXKU8qkmwRhyB3HTtLmoVQneIH0_-iQz8yMwdv4LnuBFFJ_MghICx4IxxPjQpur2CSuK_c0XW6iOyV1nCARqFqzEMAE8xb4rDFq6UFDQVIuBqIk3h9dI/w400-h206/gigi&Ty.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Debi sent an update on her Lacey: "...Lacey is wonderful! We can't believe she is already 2 years old. She brings us so much laughter and joy! She is a happy girl and full of energy. She loves to run. We have a piece of cardboard in front of our sliding glass door because when she gets the zoomies, she runs full force grunting and crashes into the sliding door on purpose, LOL. She also loves to chase after toys and the cats sometimes. Her favorite thing to do is catch her stuffed toys in the air. She will run ahead before you throw it so she can catch it in her mouth, then she gives you that proud look...She is definitely a character, but that is one thing we love aabout her so much!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTboVX3Qo0VQ7hyphenhyphen7wFeycyRUKzDH2FDrKtJHzI1VtUIoc52p1gHwnqMbXJvKfw3EGW1IQQM1R_tYAUO8ZpA0CLjyT0xPJay85k4IsPzBcL9iz3D3Qyo7zKTziNcfPXG3W69YpeHkEdIfcwuHwiYuD5ZHhzwh6DFG4SL0uK-Dxu4Z_Y4MdEYqKafORlOKY/s1080/Lacy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1080" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTboVX3Qo0VQ7hyphenhyphen7wFeycyRUKzDH2FDrKtJHzI1VtUIoc52p1gHwnqMbXJvKfw3EGW1IQQM1R_tYAUO8ZpA0CLjyT0xPJay85k4IsPzBcL9iz3D3Qyo7zKTziNcfPXG3W69YpeHkEdIfcwuHwiYuD5ZHhzwh6DFG4SL0uK-Dxu4Z_Y4MdEYqKafORlOKY/w400-h308/Lacy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Jan, Rick, and Nick sent holiday greetings and a photo of Sophie and Zoey. Nick wrote, "The girls give us so many reasons to smile, and we are so grateful to have them."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxte_fHnn7ekbKu5gMRgGkiAm4ETrbMqaO50D7bhu8qMA-TTB7wbviLzC_4Kjri2PJKnC46WFgI-qXVnZi8LMYvh3hQaLl4D9KvnCjwRtR4gF9LdeJUJSu5x93_nI7Grt8Gn4IwpFVoCskiPOpy3rv8kzclN_LMaIMAXwyKjx9hrMJLDM-C6ZCByB7HQ/s361/Sophie%20and%20Zoey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="361" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxte_fHnn7ekbKu5gMRgGkiAm4ETrbMqaO50D7bhu8qMA-TTB7wbviLzC_4Kjri2PJKnC46WFgI-qXVnZi8LMYvh3hQaLl4D9KvnCjwRtR4gF9LdeJUJSu5x93_nI7Grt8Gn4IwpFVoCskiPOpy3rv8kzclN_LMaIMAXwyKjx9hrMJLDM-C6ZCByB7HQ/w400-h371/Sophie%20and%20Zoey.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pam sent this picture of Rusty napping. Sweet boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXTIRPRn6Qf1X47zBzfCNhyaj_pjw7LpKdavsQ4dunT4y5YANyyhkqzMWcTarTyw8HiTi5QCIaGkKf49W4UrrHXdyqy8F8QvtzOXT-fBrH-oEeOh1_JmWlLEA0VixB8TCe1KILJgxNrRYoeC-NERuMLeGce0ovCrmm8OKciKnTKFpZeU7-HjHptJnUvc/s960/Rusty.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXTIRPRn6Qf1X47zBzfCNhyaj_pjw7LpKdavsQ4dunT4y5YANyyhkqzMWcTarTyw8HiTi5QCIaGkKf49W4UrrHXdyqy8F8QvtzOXT-fBrH-oEeOh1_JmWlLEA0VixB8TCe1KILJgxNrRYoeC-NERuMLeGce0ovCrmm8OKciKnTKFpZeU7-HjHptJnUvc/s320/Rusty.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>And her husband Paul sent this one of Rusty, Lil One, and Josie on guard, protecting the motorhome.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD1vZq7Rq6KiVGGP2grksmYJIfHwuuMP0PEWmTo9-GafwcPP_myZvg3HTs5zVZ0aKULVtmg0ReMMBlNIPxXo15jesMUMeUvu-OMdCqgLi3KcPuhEVuezGq_ilEBPU3LrYpyuNE2sKrh4JozORKgJ4WYltbgedSNeREhjr0gZO1f_BrSQpIFCg2jAt0Yo/s1296/RustyJosieLilOne.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1296" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD1vZq7Rq6KiVGGP2grksmYJIfHwuuMP0PEWmTo9-GafwcPP_myZvg3HTs5zVZ0aKULVtmg0ReMMBlNIPxXo15jesMUMeUvu-OMdCqgLi3KcPuhEVuezGq_ilEBPU3LrYpyuNE2sKrh4JozORKgJ4WYltbgedSNeREhjr0gZO1f_BrSQpIFCg2jAt0Yo/w400-h334/RustyJosieLilOne.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Lisa sent this picture of her Joyslyn's boy, Duncan (black and tan) and his housemate, Dresden, Christmas shopping in their matching outfits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZI5-cA9eKnnHtSfDvUcGcPJMZQcMGc76GpDBju3fSfve2ix3kw4sCxO9zzbv3Xzv7OKcYZGSLmUOoGpSFdsf349XcmBslM4eh_jU0FBppH2UEt1rN9GaY_AsdI1vNe6vm-4s0I8SrLMC1G1ZNpVZB7wtgTdE0MS7szDnE_K6pZGEcq0ChAMWPuPn1wA/s432/Duncan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZI5-cA9eKnnHtSfDvUcGcPJMZQcMGc76GpDBju3fSfve2ix3kw4sCxO9zzbv3Xzv7OKcYZGSLmUOoGpSFdsf349XcmBslM4eh_jU0FBppH2UEt1rN9GaY_AsdI1vNe6vm-4s0I8SrLMC1G1ZNpVZB7wtgTdE0MS7szDnE_K6pZGEcq0ChAMWPuPn1wA/w296-h400/Duncan.png" width="296" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Ginny sent pictures of Maple and wrote, "We needed a shorter than normal cut at grooming this last week as our normal every five week schedule was pushed back a bit and things got a little out of hand...she'll be fluffy again before we know it and wearing our Piper's sweater until that happens"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXQ2uhV062Ddzm4SF9zUBbWc_VAJ4Pb6OfgcxrTzM_f2oZjJcfRLEVtZDuijsKsww_9SI1dSVaR9r5V1HXjFz5VlI9r57IllW9nbjBgMlEr1cFh3hMuyn5DmCkjjLcLJdDbtApgoiL3SWZdPmHEoMsjRwAeiXggPToNpjG-kxmknBMfxffGddAJtLLYE/s1024/Maple%20Use%20thisone.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXQ2uhV062Ddzm4SF9zUBbWc_VAJ4Pb6OfgcxrTzM_f2oZjJcfRLEVtZDuijsKsww_9SI1dSVaR9r5V1HXjFz5VlI9r57IllW9nbjBgMlEr1cFh3hMuyn5DmCkjjLcLJdDbtApgoiL3SWZdPmHEoMsjRwAeiXggPToNpjG-kxmknBMfxffGddAJtLLYE/w400-h400/Maple%20Use%20thisone.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Jan and Diane sent this picture of Gabby decked out in her holiday reindeer antlers! Gabby is a litter sister to Bekka and Chance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5hHTxU2SJL5GJMMh_k1tTwOhCn4YmkU6DHLO3gZQP-RRvDuB9X1rhTYNRvdHgkdFQAsZooyOSMy0rkNPnZWAOoATXEZgGjmJClpZYZVgu_Pv69SKQgtTYC5x3ddcU12UZCzStBo41UlB9dUpwkk1nWItuHRb_uWhgb3QkDVeFqcsmX3Z0wuY6rVOrGQ/s647/Gabby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="647" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5hHTxU2SJL5GJMMh_k1tTwOhCn4YmkU6DHLO3gZQP-RRvDuB9X1rhTYNRvdHgkdFQAsZooyOSMy0rkNPnZWAOoATXEZgGjmJClpZYZVgu_Pv69SKQgtTYC5x3ddcU12UZCzStBo41UlB9dUpwkk1nWItuHRb_uWhgb3QkDVeFqcsmX3Z0wuY6rVOrGQ/w400-h371/Gabby.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Molly Anne sent an update on Luna's 2023 adventures: "...she attended 3 outdoor concerts, 2 tea parties, a St. Patrick's Day get-together, the St. Patrick's Day mile walk, had a special birthday by a lake, and the Christmas tree lighting in Grove Park. We go on a trail walk or to the dog park every other day...She continues to amaze me with her courage, curiosity, and intuition--not to ignore she's a perfect hedonist. She loves delving down into her down pillow. She is a joy every day!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jerry wrote that Bekka (who is Luna's daughter) has finally learned how to jump onto the bed. "Against all expectations Bekka is now able to easily and consistently jump from the floor to the bed..."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Judy G updated me about Winter. "Winter was so happy to go back to Canine Connect this morning. Her dog friends were there to greet her. She missed a month of classes and it showed in her taping. She decided that I could not walk around her. Who knows why? So we had 10 points off for that miscue, plus a few more for not sitting straight. We should get a leg. We will find out in a month after and AKC judge scores the taping.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am awed by Judy! Besides keeping busy with her Lhasas in agility and rally training and trials, Judy is an accomplished artist. She does stained-glass and other artistic projects. Here is an example of a piece of art she did for me of our dog Kimmi. I sent her a black and white photo of Kimmi. She applied the image to glass and it was fired to 1465 degrees. The result was the photo in a sepia tone on a white opalescent glass. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a photo of the glasswork, but it does not do justice to the actual artwork.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSduSMqlrVdrRb5LZvZHaZLPRbHXG7YBDOtY6RqIysg5v56Vb1eTJBd5AXGX5TEIc6Uh_edQ_u0vyay3NV3WpXMX1jg8U0EpMunIP6Mm0xbXSGdEEabUrSnOtCQsd4JkASz_GYshbv85qTAv8hiklQq1aEAwJqFm9p2Es2ic5Ut5Amad-vWZzzPHn7wl8/s1080/Kimmi.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1080" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSduSMqlrVdrRb5LZvZHaZLPRbHXG7YBDOtY6RqIysg5v56Vb1eTJBd5AXGX5TEIc6Uh_edQ_u0vyay3NV3WpXMX1jg8U0EpMunIP6Mm0xbXSGdEEabUrSnOtCQsd4JkASz_GYshbv85qTAv8hiklQq1aEAwJqFm9p2Es2ic5Ut5Amad-vWZzzPHn7wl8/w400-h326/Kimmi.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Valaree wrote about Tia: "She did great on her first night with us. She was very well behaved in the car. For some reason she wanted to sit on my shoulders and once she was up there she slept the majority of the ride. She is getting accustomed to her new home and is just so cuddly and sweet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4k3eDymUd7gy9Ex7cNdY-7Gz-fA6m65OLTc9QOWQ13UHThmL0hsWG1WTdeL5NOk2fDrga46sCpvmu2OCdQO0SdeM-m0-FCCcKimC7sMMrNRXmmeAes0Ob4i30GPFqA3j6rhrsabZrxW8zA1UKUQLEgo8CxYfRUG43OvHUemHOEuY38uBRczMsyZX8U0/s450/Tia.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4k3eDymUd7gy9Ex7cNdY-7Gz-fA6m65OLTc9QOWQ13UHThmL0hsWG1WTdeL5NOk2fDrga46sCpvmu2OCdQO0SdeM-m0-FCCcKimC7sMMrNRXmmeAes0Ob4i30GPFqA3j6rhrsabZrxW8zA1UKUQLEgo8CxYfRUG43OvHUemHOEuY38uBRczMsyZX8U0/w320-h400/Tia.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nick sent this photo of Paul and told me that Paul was adjusting well to his new home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMFOxgeoDdxNQqhsBL_2uYpqoF0mmgge76cCJRVHCn73x0YAuPEAqlvcLnu7PXiWACRRZWggVQ0gakzgUeQqmQx6E6_PSUQ3BU0LgPUew75mktuu_QiyxPiOCBX_cu_UwstzYplOUhRdbcXVLJeD7I2FVUCgN-XfzV7kaIw1ySkE7YsUnS-cfBHnp4UI/s720/Paul.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="557" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMFOxgeoDdxNQqhsBL_2uYpqoF0mmgge76cCJRVHCn73x0YAuPEAqlvcLnu7PXiWACRRZWggVQ0gakzgUeQqmQx6E6_PSUQ3BU0LgPUew75mktuu_QiyxPiOCBX_cu_UwstzYplOUhRdbcXVLJeD7I2FVUCgN-XfzV7kaIw1ySkE7YsUnS-cfBHnp4UI/w310-h400/Paul.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dawn wrote about Ollie: "You are correct that he is a pistol! We don't mind and are thrilled to have him. Our other dog , Bailey, is not very happy right now but hopefully she will warm up to him in a few days."</div><br />Kalah wrote that Tashi "...is such a good, loveable little dog.We are so happy with him. Bob said that he is everything we hoped for."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmObuY1J4lksVhUyElsJF8ffQdKzmYkcGpAiTR9t3cHiaKBPk_OxnH6DoR0_p0qoKXlptzS1s_5OFW09aVKno5oSiX5FSQEmOpwQMFKoI-Y8W5ncFtHN3HeFe2-dTpw_qosoIG_1Ls_slGv_Riwc-DrObtRXhzk2T-faFI2BBIKjcvHKQ1d74Py3mEKw/s472/Tashi.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="434" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmObuY1J4lksVhUyElsJF8ffQdKzmYkcGpAiTR9t3cHiaKBPk_OxnH6DoR0_p0qoKXlptzS1s_5OFW09aVKno5oSiX5FSQEmOpwQMFKoI-Y8W5ncFtHN3HeFe2-dTpw_qosoIG_1Ls_slGv_Riwc-DrObtRXhzk2T-faFI2BBIKjcvHKQ1d74Py3mEKw/w368-h400/Tashi.jpeg" width="368" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Jacob sent pictures of Harley and Lucy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwwVdUxX1i_4i8gkwSgYvDOcifrpjSELdytqTIFdJ8hQReknBDi11Fk84zPUGyFRmTHgoconQEQQ3NUP5cs8W840G6_MI9kvQBEi-mpSCiygGcuu_CaoiiXadJCBmHcrEZlNKa3lFrrQToO1FHKE7VS2TFT0dMa1p2dhPQa3rkA-89Gx8VdW0lcg767g/s720/Harley%20Kurtz.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwwVdUxX1i_4i8gkwSgYvDOcifrpjSELdytqTIFdJ8hQReknBDi11Fk84zPUGyFRmTHgoconQEQQ3NUP5cs8W840G6_MI9kvQBEi-mpSCiygGcuu_CaoiiXadJCBmHcrEZlNKa3lFrrQToO1FHKE7VS2TFT0dMa1p2dhPQa3rkA-89Gx8VdW0lcg767g/w400-h400/Harley%20Kurtz.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5oATwDbjhhBOqKJDXzLCNehZzniGOhM-uZDca5FeWN7CVJFxUQVTna4cBEjPADM8p3VRtC5v5k9FGmqIdMDSgUE9eOLmCxl7h4TdxH2i_8vvCCDxXr3C1w6O7HQ4myxIt8dLERJZOF-H0ABmFY4g7vQjfeXjLEeNA91w3uhyphenhyphen1PnzWsa8vEh77iGBcT8/s360/Lucy%20Kurtz.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="360" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5oATwDbjhhBOqKJDXzLCNehZzniGOhM-uZDca5FeWN7CVJFxUQVTna4cBEjPADM8p3VRtC5v5k9FGmqIdMDSgUE9eOLmCxl7h4TdxH2i_8vvCCDxXr3C1w6O7HQ4myxIt8dLERJZOF-H0ABmFY4g7vQjfeXjLEeNA91w3uhyphenhyphen1PnzWsa8vEh77iGBcT8/w400-h341/Lucy%20Kurtz.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Advice</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I know that some of you may not have the space for it, but if you do, get an exercise pen to use during these bitter cold days when neither you nor your Lhasa wants to go outside. I have an exercise pen set up in our garage. The dogs use it when we have bad weather - rain, snow, bitter cold temps.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Now Here Is An Idea!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Does your Lhasa put his whole head in the water bowl for a drink and then drip water through your house as a result? Think about using a water bottle adapter. Those things are great and the dogs learn to use them quickly. Our last litters watched their moms drinking from the adapter and quickly learned to lick the spout.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a picture of the water bottle attached to the dog's crate so you can see how it attaches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsfCzsdB_RiHYiFRWSbwCgSTUSM5ABZY9tV5xr-PS8LSLKYrDNvPvZZR_qO2pfkrsni6IUCm1_EyrM5l2HGMZ-UTY140h8i6aWwSGg8jor3qp-l3em6NrXgKpxKC6Rfa91ds1JkVlRDJxHnFp1KuMjqaNC9mnJ2mPd4fllbhV889Glh8C9f9tntPjSNk/s640/bottleoncrate.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsfCzsdB_RiHYiFRWSbwCgSTUSM5ABZY9tV5xr-PS8LSLKYrDNvPvZZR_qO2pfkrsni6IUCm1_EyrM5l2HGMZ-UTY140h8i6aWwSGg8jor3qp-l3em6NrXgKpxKC6Rfa91ds1JkVlRDJxHnFp1KuMjqaNC9mnJ2mPd4fllbhV889Glh8C9f9tntPjSNk/s320/bottleoncrate.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />But...what if you are a person who does not have a crate for your dog? Well you can still use the water bottle and adapter, if you want to pay about $90 for a lucite free standing holder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Instead, make your own. First, buy a paper towel holder that looks like this. You can get them at Walmart for not much money at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5087DWkVPEyTHmTzybt0iiGeb0dyVT5ej09x4DFVbwsMCu6K4a8oS9mXBzeuFUVrVDC1QnIQrXzJ1OuwQXM9voEeEEyhvszixyiiz7oe4b4HWA9XRD3A-o5K4rDZL0QkIXfgghFjFfkKv6QCzo3KU4e3v0TqJ_xxaX2oY0K_aY4EYfcaBxvoFEskX-WI/s720/water%20bottle%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="554" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5087DWkVPEyTHmTzybt0iiGeb0dyVT5ej09x4DFVbwsMCu6K4a8oS9mXBzeuFUVrVDC1QnIQrXzJ1OuwQXM9voEeEEyhvszixyiiz7oe4b4HWA9XRD3A-o5K4rDZL0QkIXfgghFjFfkKv6QCzo3KU4e3v0TqJ_xxaX2oY0K_aY4EYfcaBxvoFEskX-WI/w308-h400/water%20bottle%201.jpeg" width="308" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Paper towel holder + water bottle with adapter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Then all you have to do is attach the water bottle and adapter to the paper towel holder. Ta-da!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you think you need a sturdier base, you can attach the bottom pieces of the towel holder to a piece of wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You can buy the water bottles and adapters from <span style="text-align: center;">https://www.pawmarks.com/water-bottle-adapters</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>This is so cool!!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you have time, take a look at the the 3 videos listed below. Bernie, who is a brother to Nanda's Ty and Gigi, and his owners, Jody and Bob, have "adopted" a 3rd grade classroom in Texas. Bernie is known to the students as "Bernie the Science Dog."</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dfL-Ds5yyBhcloxjNcgHP5kxERkpM5jUXYHZJdjYhR7FM9wU0Bc4ebr_wqxwt-5r19YWRTVOm4MvCrg_76crfZFYp-X5Xobw6mLb25r4AYX9bOgNLNB2OmjtFqs_FlqZ_01IKLloaB5Z3xd82FnZ9fRkSr8OizuLv8XcNlRTeGL9JCmIDR8x6g6FN7o/s498/Bernie%20Sciencdog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dfL-Ds5yyBhcloxjNcgHP5kxERkpM5jUXYHZJdjYhR7FM9wU0Bc4ebr_wqxwt-5r19YWRTVOm4MvCrg_76crfZFYp-X5Xobw6mLb25r4AYX9bOgNLNB2OmjtFqs_FlqZ_01IKLloaB5Z3xd82FnZ9fRkSr8OizuLv8XcNlRTeGL9JCmIDR8x6g6FN7o/s320/Bernie%20Sciencdog.png" width="298" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bernie, Jody, and Bob present a science challenge to the students. This particular one challenges the children to build Bernie a dog house to the specifications Bob gives them.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The videos below show (1)Bernie and friends (human and canine) with the previous challenge - the bus project - and the new challenge - the dog house. (2) The children receiving gifts and supplies from Bernie, and (3)the results of the children's responses to the dog house challenge. (I cracked up when I saw that one group of children wanted to make sure Bernie knew where to poop!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfNQEHP2qUwzkjopSqkzMdJM-NWWKPiG/view" target="_blank">Video one:</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfNQEHP2qUwzkjopSqkzMdJM-NWWKPiG/view"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://drive.google.com/file/</span><wbr></wbr><span style="color: #1155cc;">d/1vfNQEHP2qUwzkjopSqkzMdJM-</span><wbr></wbr><span style="color: #1155cc;">NWWKPiG/view</span></span></a></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eYLWGt8Qak0rz95iG38x_oDsPyKjACSp/view" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Video 2</span></a></p><p><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eYLWGt8Qak0rz95iG38x_oDsPyKjACSp/view&source=gmail&ust=1705458694347000&usg=AOvVaw0De9xiCNIVzbwZ_OWlsZ1A" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eYLWGt8Qak0rz95iG38x_oDsPyKjACSp/view" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">https://drive.google.com/file/<wbr></wbr>d/1eYLWGt8Qak0rz95iG38x_oDsPyK<wbr></wbr>jACSp/view</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b-rD-Y_8I0IbTOBm1RVxXLmyu4dnNY11/view" target="_blank">Video 3</a></span></p><p><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b-rD-Y_8I0IbTOBm1RVxXLmyu4dnNY11/view&source=gmail&ust=1705458755390000&usg=AOvVaw0kcs-ZACy4UwYjwtmUFSoB" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b-rD-Y_8I0IbTOBm1RVxXLmyu4dnNY11/view" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">https://drive.google.com/file/<wbr></wbr>d/1b-rD-Y_8I0IbTOBm1RVxXLmyu4d<wbr></wbr>nNY11/view</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Things to Remember</b></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This too shall pass (but maybe like a kidney stone!)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We all have a special angel watching over us</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Watch out for hackers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Count Your Blessings</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Until I can get things working again, use the email address jk-johanson@wiu.edu to get in touch</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Life is Better When You Have A Lhasa to Love You </span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>May you have an apsolutely happy, healthy, and prosperous 2024.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading!</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqynp3JOHYq0lbafZOygCR09qgpwhdMwrlIXFYISnTuaIzkexTQazpkbHCUC2DJU63_1MfMh2hyNP_DL7zYt0_kkwlR-nUvQ2wn0uBQIYKElvxQTDHVgEhJ53pWgxcVqp0etIsxDWJfUR6vnqkHcL-CsfoUZNSwuqoYsZ_luJtcQftI2EV89Rzh0_5Q2o/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqynp3JOHYq0lbafZOygCR09qgpwhdMwrlIXFYISnTuaIzkexTQazpkbHCUC2DJU63_1MfMh2hyNP_DL7zYt0_kkwlR-nUvQ2wn0uBQIYKElvxQTDHVgEhJ53pWgxcVqp0etIsxDWJfUR6vnqkHcL-CsfoUZNSwuqoYsZ_luJtcQftI2EV89Rzh0_5Q2o/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-25362603661700294802023-12-09T09:26:00.000-08:002023-12-09T09:26:16.976-08:00Hectic (No, I Mean HAPPY!) Holidays!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihZGgn5ZSvl2tEhzsJpWrucDgkzMXbaFfFRdfCmdgQ72Xvea1d1lwu98fZX6ahiLWL4hHgz6dGZgUudRpECAOj_afPDugvOQqS_wbvgVqsxKFv_f5AzqSizE-nnhI3FpUvbyiexzko_FX5hlB-7dsjQRwL4vClMC5-f0RbIrZxYjKU8YiWFuprA2yuf4/s437/Christmas1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="437" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihZGgn5ZSvl2tEhzsJpWrucDgkzMXbaFfFRdfCmdgQ72Xvea1d1lwu98fZX6ahiLWL4hHgz6dGZgUudRpECAOj_afPDugvOQqS_wbvgVqsxKFv_f5AzqSizE-nnhI3FpUvbyiexzko_FX5hlB-7dsjQRwL4vClMC5-f0RbIrZxYjKU8YiWFuprA2yuf4/w400-h270/Christmas1.png" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">~ Laura Ingalls Wilder</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Well, November passed in a hurry and before I knew it, Thanksgiving descended. We had no company for Thanksgiving and I was not in the mood to make a turkey dinner for just the two of us, so as we did last year, we decided to eat out. Ooops...the joke was on us. The restaurant - all of them - were closed. So we drove home, and Lynn made pasta with arrabiata sauce. It was yummy!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Suddenly, the calendar said it was December and supposed peace and joy of the season became a whirlwind of setting up the Christmas tree, getting Christmas lists from the kids and grandkids, ordering, shopping, wrapping, donating, spending, spending, spending.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">But I am pleased to say that the craziness was not as bad as it sounds. I love getting ready for Christmas and having family here to celebrate. All the prep is worth it. And I am happy to say that I'm done shopping and that once a few more items arrive from Amazon and I have them wrapped - ta da. I can relax for a while.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">That's a joke. Relax?? We have puppies so relaxing is a bit difficult right now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ebony and I were supposed to go to the dog show in Belleville the first weekend in December. I decided not to go. Ebony needs the practice but she was the only class bitch entered and I knew that at least one of the males entered was also not going to be there, so we stayed home. I was also concerned about the new respiratory flu that has been taking the lives of many dogs. Better safe than sorry at this point. More on that later.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Last month I wrote about two Lhasas, a male and a female, that had to be re-homed because their owner was in the nursing home and not expected to live. I went to the boarding kennel where the dogs were housed and picked up the dogs from the owner's friends who had called and advised me of the situation. Fortunately, only a few days later, the dogs were leaving for their new home. I was so glad that their new owner opted to take both of them. At last report, they were settled in and doing well in their new environment.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">I thought it was so kind of the new owner to take them both. They had been together since puppyhood.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here are their pictures. First Willow and then Baron.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptjuI88V1ddN3-Aoiu1am7P3rzf5ttDR-GfQpnbYD_Gw1QV2VG8R-WUR2d52unc6ZD5gH4ZeudBbnJHeL0TVXIVxEr5yaA-ApqV656f5myxToqpeilyXSve8l0OKSXQLmNQnsZwORACNYnJKXXDtsO9jpFN76tsPRxCM-ppvXHeODv9Jn_TIcbKvGpPo/s619/Willow.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptjuI88V1ddN3-Aoiu1am7P3rzf5ttDR-GfQpnbYD_Gw1QV2VG8R-WUR2d52unc6ZD5gH4ZeudBbnJHeL0TVXIVxEr5yaA-ApqV656f5myxToqpeilyXSve8l0OKSXQLmNQnsZwORACNYnJKXXDtsO9jpFN76tsPRxCM-ppvXHeODv9Jn_TIcbKvGpPo/s320/Willow.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIvE3RpqBsL5JawLsyyo5DfUX2ivB_qxoikRqdtHK7xeWV7OxczhaS7Mtt11EYRKg-XsRsq7VMPoF0BlEYAGCmqyg6zB4qQ3YsLPO5oDG96nnFBAZM3edeIwx0_1BmHj647rSmX-OzHDCDy3lo5W-vQEb-hbty9QZuoxUKoVPItPDJCzpxuE_isiYXkg/s897/Baron.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNIvE3RpqBsL5JawLsyyo5DfUX2ivB_qxoikRqdtHK7xeWV7OxczhaS7Mtt11EYRKg-XsRsq7VMPoF0BlEYAGCmqyg6zB4qQ3YsLPO5oDG96nnFBAZM3edeIwx0_1BmHj647rSmX-OzHDCDy3lo5W-vQEb-hbty9QZuoxUKoVPItPDJCzpxuE_isiYXkg/s320/Baron.jpeg" width="231" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Speaking of puppyhood, here are pictures of our current puppies.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">These three were sired by Chance out of Emmy. They were 6 weeks old when the photos were taken. All have been reserved. The one in the middle is the male. The other two are females.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOY-ZUHutTzsaoisK2bVF0FuD62mIrqGWmES9vHCpFX-3jYAjqjDDtpvF4MdizOswz0Jpnz0AON4mELPweiM1QNO0pCIrg7VUPzhp2_L7iDgVz2-6Npi4JITgTuD_h12EGFcxs3NczunxaW3URmMs26jqOo92wrwYPwBDD6Xwao4_f9iQsUVQCxrVB2TU/s432/CxEFemaleLucy6wks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOY-ZUHutTzsaoisK2bVF0FuD62mIrqGWmES9vHCpFX-3jYAjqjDDtpvF4MdizOswz0Jpnz0AON4mELPweiM1QNO0pCIrg7VUPzhp2_L7iDgVz2-6Npi4JITgTuD_h12EGFcxs3NczunxaW3URmMs26jqOo92wrwYPwBDD6Xwao4_f9iQsUVQCxrVB2TU/s320/CxEFemaleLucy6wks.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbvY2Xf71r0KOUKkpkg6aUex5lIPzzwle0N1ZaOfG6-hvSJjRlJQNQP7wMaMWKb4g1ZGHJF9O2FeopfFnGNMU0lv1Zblfu6hyphenhyphenQSY9rFE_S7yygf10aTzvCQ5PzF6xRIq0PYkanXMHDsVM-B4KNzETdl2Q_44WKh7nyT4bkp993wmuduF7d0-TXzIQy_g/s503/CxEmaleTashi6wks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="503" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbvY2Xf71r0KOUKkpkg6aUex5lIPzzwle0N1ZaOfG6-hvSJjRlJQNQP7wMaMWKb4g1ZGHJF9O2FeopfFnGNMU0lv1Zblfu6hyphenhyphenQSY9rFE_S7yygf10aTzvCQ5PzF6xRIq0PYkanXMHDsVM-B4KNzETdl2Q_44WKh7nyT4bkp993wmuduF7d0-TXzIQy_g/s320/CxEmaleTashi6wks.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiWCusw-sUeTBVRb_FH2kZ5TzWwlF9EHyDM7qB51taXdi2qVI8ehcrAcsXFuabXlzYEuBylOxLloitoNwIsONPqXPTB0dTy6h8b5gmkaJhyphenhyphenIrKbz-LjSNrp-utbEE9NAps1HiXzU1c63Iwm57e-Yn7pYMsOoJKxE27puGlGxlsoExBwGutqunoCiGTz0/s500/CxETIA.6wks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="419" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiWCusw-sUeTBVRb_FH2kZ5TzWwlF9EHyDM7qB51taXdi2qVI8ehcrAcsXFuabXlzYEuBylOxLloitoNwIsONPqXPTB0dTy6h8b5gmkaJhyphenhyphenIrKbz-LjSNrp-utbEE9NAps1HiXzU1c63Iwm57e-Yn7pYMsOoJKxE27puGlGxlsoExBwGutqunoCiGTz0/s320/CxETIA.6wks.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">These two were sired by Chance out of Pearl. Age 5 weeks when the pictures were taken. The first is the female. The gold one is a male. They both have also been spoken for.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIPcvjt3PWLhriO4kWrm5JL2RBQzLY3pfwjim7hhBWMJGDylIrUxbx0W45him1Uti91MzzgTaZVtUJx5YdxBxOJfQpbHgDw4_4g7alO4Qw5bVghE09oMo7vtEQW-uQXAgLk2M_b3bgbS4rFLXmvi2CHQxRhVdxw0A0NrGidO1ZLoaBviC8ClZqP-M6Ao/s500/CxPFemale.5wks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIPcvjt3PWLhriO4kWrm5JL2RBQzLY3pfwjim7hhBWMJGDylIrUxbx0W45him1Uti91MzzgTaZVtUJx5YdxBxOJfQpbHgDw4_4g7alO4Qw5bVghE09oMo7vtEQW-uQXAgLk2M_b3bgbS4rFLXmvi2CHQxRhVdxw0A0NrGidO1ZLoaBviC8ClZqP-M6Ao/s320/CxPFemale.5wks.JPG" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4V27v5q6xKKl7R8JkUqsGBb1YB-KCQ_Oj29ZykumCZzY11rZajKa6UAiLUSfQkpGn-IwafZOSHW4aWapuq1fJw5HlMvs0F1KfOEwQ_K1RSwlX_D6z8oZQXKcnDxlaaELG5Hlp8a66rYjtK2Lqhy5qRyGpFwgW1bwR9XF1sX0zGGpnXhiT8SMIg6aXiLg/s500/CxPmale5wks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4V27v5q6xKKl7R8JkUqsGBb1YB-KCQ_Oj29ZykumCZzY11rZajKa6UAiLUSfQkpGn-IwafZOSHW4aWapuq1fJw5HlMvs0F1KfOEwQ_K1RSwlX_D6z8oZQXKcnDxlaaELG5Hlp8a66rYjtK2Lqhy5qRyGpFwgW1bwR9XF1sX0zGGpnXhiT8SMIg6aXiLg/s320/CxPmale5wks.JPG" width="289" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Autumn and Josh had one puppy, a male. As a singleton puppy and a younger one at that, he is put off by the older puppies and seems to prefer sleeping. He loves his fluffy bed, as do all our other dogs. If your Lhasa does not have one yet, it would make a nice Christmas gift. I have found a good source for the beds at temu.com where the prices are quite reasonable and the beds have held up very well in the washer and dryer. (I was warned not to use fabric softener when washing the fluffy beds.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCeY1GSsxdMPATbOwFTMP_nJPSyLn7gGJHKsVEbHgTupet9uHYGWUvkV5Hw2nQNx6rnYOkOdWmhhz5D6RZ1GFUwDmi-1wZ55VCTYc9NZWUSyo2LDBkQSvyBORjnILKrTpNIXHrNTWKcHd2zyJMo8ygqDo_q_npHy5rlyk3Kfwz5J-d6gkQZieG3mdCVE/s416/JxA4wks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQCeY1GSsxdMPATbOwFTMP_nJPSyLn7gGJHKsVEbHgTupet9uHYGWUvkV5Hw2nQNx6rnYOkOdWmhhz5D6RZ1GFUwDmi-1wZ55VCTYc9NZWUSyo2LDBkQSvyBORjnILKrTpNIXHrNTWKcHd2zyJMo8ygqDo_q_npHy5rlyk3Kfwz5J-d6gkQZieG3mdCVE/s320/JxA4wks.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpNSRzm2KnMbA2KuOCD-oV4lY0zv00phD7bNndrZFZ-S0LmG3Hn2K54FE0CNjuC52whIQLTsFMKgFRTaBhvOdKI_kFV8iirTGRDHLr0AedFBlyZ8lUk9LgO8hF4VyQCMM-ijkhZLUw_-kFfH0WOUkZ0ZFIkH83QYs06KKmNKui0WJ9bHpJKbevIhJ-Jo/s469/JxApuppy.2jpeg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpNSRzm2KnMbA2KuOCD-oV4lY0zv00phD7bNndrZFZ-S0LmG3Hn2K54FE0CNjuC52whIQLTsFMKgFRTaBhvOdKI_kFV8iirTGRDHLr0AedFBlyZ8lUk9LgO8hF4VyQCMM-ijkhZLUw_-kFfH0WOUkZ0ZFIkH83QYs06KKmNKui0WJ9bHpJKbevIhJ-Jo/s320/JxApuppy.2jpeg.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Mq8fp7ZeariCMnu-ZkgycXz-RS7-WTVsaUuNzMHqS9useOHrzn5w1Yo688D609488Q3o2wFg0VKFOAmy_6wK6umO4Dxj5WLNL_M4AZwXoEsFZMtTN_pmB332WbiK-QhPQPnzzLx-wkvx3xjZfAO-6FkqdwNyPUSoiMNEh9SizrMJFweChYLmN6y_T2I/s386/JxApuppy3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="386" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Mq8fp7ZeariCMnu-ZkgycXz-RS7-WTVsaUuNzMHqS9useOHrzn5w1Yo688D609488Q3o2wFg0VKFOAmy_6wK6umO4Dxj5WLNL_M4AZwXoEsFZMtTN_pmB332WbiK-QhPQPnzzLx-wkvx3xjZfAO-6FkqdwNyPUSoiMNEh9SizrMJFweChYLmN6y_T2I/s320/JxApuppy3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also have Deacon, who just turned five months old on the 6th. His sire is Josh and dam is Millie. We are hoping he will be our next show dog. Right now he is a shaggy puppy! His AKC name is Joyslyn's Legacy of the Wind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QXvnaRYwP_1Hj-wGA44QXcjKjhtuYdI9SGgXBps45b0cfFpkZ4jS85cyFE3umcFV-CYQGWKPivnM1ceRyHbtJiXi0Ptwy7wBUk9mwhLBgVIe0kNoMyXKXi0raGOMnu-xQcCy3V6aDgN_3qNnXMlu81hp2WwOMeybTsj1Ub4aaCJ-9YDfpaP-XiJSxOk/s556/Deacon5months.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="424" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QXvnaRYwP_1Hj-wGA44QXcjKjhtuYdI9SGgXBps45b0cfFpkZ4jS85cyFE3umcFV-CYQGWKPivnM1ceRyHbtJiXi0Ptwy7wBUk9mwhLBgVIe0kNoMyXKXi0raGOMnu-xQcCy3V6aDgN_3qNnXMlu81hp2WwOMeybTsj1Ub4aaCJ-9YDfpaP-XiJSxOk/s320/Deacon5months.JPG" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, in the midst of all this, our Russian Blue cat, Boris, died. He was always Lynn's special pet and tolerated me only when (1) Lynn was not around to give him attention, (2) He wanted something and I was the closest human, (3) He knew I would be irked when he sat on my chest while I was reading a book, so he did it as much as possible! He was a beautiful cat and would have been 16 in a few days. We miss him a lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF6lFiFtBi90qRnakG3ubsrM_7kRyDzRzRVELyk7CuNlE9n2v3ytZpj0S8AIAorjjVyDcwcuL3s_DVSGbGY0U_QPyPuc0AfC-u3gzm247uO9Ov-O4NC7aUxxZl8f-eHSwEU_hE_qLJ2JN1LyFVmDicn0Y696Erb6ZFB1kjc0MAghsXPaxe9txAjtPUZ8/s583/boris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="583" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilF6lFiFtBi90qRnakG3ubsrM_7kRyDzRzRVELyk7CuNlE9n2v3ytZpj0S8AIAorjjVyDcwcuL3s_DVSGbGY0U_QPyPuc0AfC-u3gzm247uO9Ov-O4NC7aUxxZl8f-eHSwEU_hE_qLJ2JN1LyFVmDicn0Y696Erb6ZFB1kjc0MAghsXPaxe9txAjtPUZ8/w640-h250/boris.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Notes and Photos From Others</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to all of you who sent photos of and/or notes about your Joyslyn's Lhasas. I enjoy sharing them on the blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jessie sent this picture of Qat and wrote, "Here is Qat's first haircut. He looks like a different puppy...He has been a great puppy and is getting along well with the other dogs. The two young ones play and wrestle all day.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfs55tdV3urg8MiRhWUGav-cpM84pUYaTTiNvHn6LJ5ZM9yi1stPoK4wf_1vp-wO_d7zps83zVFd2NWX0UDNbEeIQUJFGtakCw2TY-PqyP8Jwj2ArlamF0U2QIWagdwvyRmjjQJKNj7k6UfowP_tYxoN5KOnVA9evOxKwWP-Oxb9QNeONuMJqbOMF4Uo/s898/qat.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfs55tdV3urg8MiRhWUGav-cpM84pUYaTTiNvHn6LJ5ZM9yi1stPoK4wf_1vp-wO_d7zps83zVFd2NWX0UDNbEeIQUJFGtakCw2TY-PqyP8Jwj2ArlamF0U2QIWagdwvyRmjjQJKNj7k6UfowP_tYxoN5KOnVA9evOxKwWP-Oxb9QNeONuMJqbOMF4Uo/s320/qat.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">And also this picture of Qat with San, Jessie's other Joyslyn's Lhasa.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecE53oAADY-AEYm54Gj8qZSzLtFeDzfin1Z2TCsdzyPA69C2TacXlyfWSi3Vo6ZgrslXQK72EjXfEj04nOXoOHH5sCovOQf0W1uDe9A7ZoP1nv2w6qzyzZxc4_SOWKqrezGdGokkPu0Xxorow_S9XURYrPZJBkgMTd7OajHMpgF8_RRaWMuTfjW-2zgg/s852/sanandqat.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="852" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecE53oAADY-AEYm54Gj8qZSzLtFeDzfin1Z2TCsdzyPA69C2TacXlyfWSi3Vo6ZgrslXQK72EjXfEj04nOXoOHH5sCovOQf0W1uDe9A7ZoP1nv2w6qzyzZxc4_SOWKqrezGdGokkPu0Xxorow_S9XURYrPZJBkgMTd7OajHMpgF8_RRaWMuTfjW-2zgg/w400-h253/sanandqat.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Julie T. who now owns Jenna. "I</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> hope you are well. I purchased Jenna from you in 2020 (I renamed her Linda). She is doing great and I love her so much. She’s a very healthy dog and I feel lucky every day we are together."</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3r0lv5gM6w5TWDQu7E2qfLKi2FEsOOh3cfWg4CJwOO79dWCVbpZFizqiAaxDl4IBINZ72steudhV0Mv7f7ksfzm_9Qlm3QiDnYFUFOdzYuPNLcma_VtbxnTMvAU41vcupAhyphenhyphenBSYum0ZbCUZfeGF9TDmv5vxyEHQjnPFO48n0-GrlZ7ZLItEXxr1jp4o/s532/Jenna:Linda.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="532" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3r0lv5gM6w5TWDQu7E2qfLKi2FEsOOh3cfWg4CJwOO79dWCVbpZFizqiAaxDl4IBINZ72steudhV0Mv7f7ksfzm_9Qlm3QiDnYFUFOdzYuPNLcma_VtbxnTMvAU41vcupAhyphenhyphenBSYum0ZbCUZfeGF9TDmv5vxyEHQjnPFO48n0-GrlZ7ZLItEXxr1jp4o/w400-h345/Jenna:Linda.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nanda wrote about these photo of Ty and Gigi: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Always chewing on the same toys at the same time. We call it team work ❤️</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ3cHgMg5lAKHpd9SxjycxVHvZ01PzeDYNgpIKxedvpLB8tyb3hfZnvqR5CfArcWqK3FOTW3VLRpcBcS7ds41vYQBMxoAynSoPfP4gCfq238SmWgUYY8C5vgORb-oVTxUPfg9PtnGIklqwKCx30QYMsmHBFu6ZVHhuMY8R4HPisZK5bZ4YkNFWkmJPPY/s1194/TyandGigi2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ3cHgMg5lAKHpd9SxjycxVHvZ01PzeDYNgpIKxedvpLB8tyb3hfZnvqR5CfArcWqK3FOTW3VLRpcBcS7ds41vYQBMxoAynSoPfP4gCfq238SmWgUYY8C5vgORb-oVTxUPfg9PtnGIklqwKCx30QYMsmHBFu6ZVHhuMY8R4HPisZK5bZ4YkNFWkmJPPY/w361-h400/TyandGigi2.jpeg" width="361" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Shelly posted this photo of Tucker.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTidYQ37yaWOCQuWSkyMtPTxNEGOmuWSQIv3FeeKcQ8L-tQUr6UMgEKNYqk1O73UCpgu3cfTYcsae84ymhLIKwM8EEK_jvNQE-56D5KV7yMuTMp3uPxunvUMpBKzFzZEBrv0zRAV9QUstuyU5Tik7bNFpxmri824jaVYqo63T4A1o63ZbnILp7h6WczQ/s730/Tucker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Stacy and Lisa sent Thanksgiving greetings from themselves, Lola (12 years old), and Enzo (age 4).</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From the Johnsons: "Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!! Hope you have a wonderful day filled with blessings. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Nick took this picture of Snickers today as that was one of his Christmas presents but the boys caved in LOL!! You and Snickers are our blessing as we love him so much!!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzdtm7YMurXU5kV9ajeQ7pzmwlnykGkXj-8H44SzXOEk1bet01jFYopt4CZZh4LrtxiDn1oXqw9Opzq3tksPGHRLE0w9iyot3NcgtfPFtrNGU5nBwuS6svcYKO5ZCAE74-a91GeM5HS-YSIYaE61hjIPt67fqz8Jlw4UeXO2kSPhynduMRCRe1pU_oRo/s1206/Snickers.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzdtm7YMurXU5kV9ajeQ7pzmwlnykGkXj-8H44SzXOEk1bet01jFYopt4CZZh4LrtxiDn1oXqw9Opzq3tksPGHRLE0w9iyot3NcgtfPFtrNGU5nBwuS6svcYKO5ZCAE74-a91GeM5HS-YSIYaE61hjIPt67fqz8Jlw4UeXO2kSPhynduMRCRe1pU_oRo/w359-h400/Snickers.heic" width="359" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Doreen wrote about Henry: "Here is a handsome fella fresh from the beauty shop wearing his Xmas bandana ❤️. The groomer says Henry has the thickest hair she has ever seen on a Lhasa…he feels like the fur on a stuffed animal. He’s kept some of his red.. it has lightened up. Nightly, he sleeps on my pillow on top of my head 🤓I guess it’s our own version of Daniel Boone. He’s a sweet boy who gives the lightest of kisses-just a soft touch 💋 Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwt63dOckT5VgVXvWK9BweUmTBR6CE2J75YORu6DHNMoy2I_SE7QXwqDMrDPo8QIAX7pMinlC5bV9xDsDDt6WOxNyOJZpjKz4lWFt8kxKEGIL3IUMG7-Gcycpf-J-OW9SicUfdeY93jLbaADgPRoPwAmz2iFivjFlKPgQV1ePvkK9CL6lZrbHCuBCnVY/s640/Henry.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwt63dOckT5VgVXvWK9BweUmTBR6CE2J75YORu6DHNMoy2I_SE7QXwqDMrDPo8QIAX7pMinlC5bV9xDsDDt6WOxNyOJZpjKz4lWFt8kxKEGIL3IUMG7-Gcycpf-J-OW9SicUfdeY93jLbaADgPRoPwAmz2iFivjFlKPgQV1ePvkK9CL6lZrbHCuBCnVY/w300-h400/Henry.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gigi wrote, "</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thank you so much for sending your blog. I look forward to it and enjoy it every month... I just wanted you to have my baby, Cinder’s picture! She just had her hair done. “Don’t I look pretty in my holiday bling?” She liked it and kept it on for almost a week!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFxjjzZ9IxVQiKamITR0-b3_Nn3Yyk0Zi_IvKTaJSjfwxRbZL59X0PhpfT_snQF4T8aSDut5lOhNsoE0OuweNLd6HSKE2Ive0M1q3kn1Pv2I97tmFnXJPKCj9HRIxDxwdGvVVF6jtKv9AZzOBaA9ZdGKQ0ivL2sDynFvjdv4uoGIxjmwRqNHqhNw48Y8/s576/Hair%20Do%201-Cinder.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="576" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFxjjzZ9IxVQiKamITR0-b3_Nn3Yyk0Zi_IvKTaJSjfwxRbZL59X0PhpfT_snQF4T8aSDut5lOhNsoE0OuweNLd6HSKE2Ive0M1q3kn1Pv2I97tmFnXJPKCj9HRIxDxwdGvVVF6jtKv9AZzOBaA9ZdGKQ0ivL2sDynFvjdv4uoGIxjmwRqNHqhNw48Y8/w400-h341/Hair%20Do%201-Cinder.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Debby sent this photo of Archie, watching attentively as as she played monopoly with the grandkids. (I crop photos that have children in them. I know my daughter does not want her kids' photos on the internet so I do not put others' kids pictures on the blog.)</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBegBkFHmsRvNctZAVjAscIC9xITRV5RZPSVZ2mx20PmOS1SW_UAdQgSZM-l86trETuqs3WWlG6B8q3y5c9AlFJPpE_eXktkiVlWYNKPiBTQD1IG6G6vhFCPMn4-5LqOt3e0J9S-AoN7qiSQfU0OQaNcKkmvKhpyg67ctAbunjtnvQrrf2Tn4w9vtvtQ8/s480/archie.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBegBkFHmsRvNctZAVjAscIC9xITRV5RZPSVZ2mx20PmOS1SW_UAdQgSZM-l86trETuqs3WWlG6B8q3y5c9AlFJPpE_eXktkiVlWYNKPiBTQD1IG6G6vhFCPMn4-5LqOt3e0J9S-AoN7qiSQfU0OQaNcKkmvKhpyg67ctAbunjtnvQrrf2Tn4w9vtvtQ8/w361-h400/archie.jpeg" width="361" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Once in a while I get an email and photos that are a "blast from the past" when a puppy buyer from years ago sends me photos and a message about their Joyslyn's Lhasa. This came from Tom and Penny: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Joyce, greetings from Griffin on his 12th birthday. Following are some recent pictures. Griffin has been a wonderful boy, a treasure for Penny and me. We have taken very good care of him. He is still handsome and has never been sick. You had him for his first three months and we believe your initial care for him contributed to his good health. We are very thankful to you. Tom and Penny.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1gLVI4Dg_AQQ-g5pxwJ08adrVhR4G1LY6Vz6vlGN66reAYHB0PX8gBEc80di2MXpRoS1zgFJp_OD7lzZnHrro9AawTkkmqTMS4YFUdd-ax31PbEPu92XHd9e07auueBVM81qzlm1V_qsmvO4npZ-hFXPwfMsK4AekPKY54fG_1_XXXHDQ0mLaiTuVl4/s823/Griffin.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="823" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1gLVI4Dg_AQQ-g5pxwJ08adrVhR4G1LY6Vz6vlGN66reAYHB0PX8gBEc80di2MXpRoS1zgFJp_OD7lzZnHrro9AawTkkmqTMS4YFUdd-ax31PbEPu92XHd9e07auueBVM81qzlm1V_qsmvO4npZ-hFXPwfMsK4AekPKY54fG_1_XXXHDQ0mLaiTuVl4/w640-h336/Griffin.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Another "blast from the past" from Kyle and Trish, who wrote about Fin: "It has been way too long since we sent you an update on Fin, he will be 10 in January and we wanted to send along a note and some recent pictures! ... we’ve moved from our condo in Chicago to a house in the suburbs... Fin loves having a yard to run around in and guard. It’s hard to overstate how much we’ve loved having Fin as a member of the family. He’s just as protective as he was several years ago, when he would plop down next to the kids as newborns. He has a real talent for snuggling up to your lap or leg (really anywhere) to steal a few pets or rubs...he is a great companion in the office on work from home days."</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiPPP1e1wqz6cqoYBrCyMTKjn5KwLdyxNbRRD14xCfLWzQkCu_9QpdgqEEQH5cKGjn4MT4dbHyXukbgndN_Iwh4DIw_OR6jQCA_5jugqMQMpOTo8LPOzbUdRSCaSIZxMC4mII7wAp8MQG3PxmGfmMtvnjF867m0WF7KUg9tr4iyR5jS_vwnHlPZvBk68/s316/Fin2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="244" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIiPPP1e1wqz6cqoYBrCyMTKjn5KwLdyxNbRRD14xCfLWzQkCu_9QpdgqEEQH5cKGjn4MT4dbHyXukbgndN_Iwh4DIw_OR6jQCA_5jugqMQMpOTo8LPOzbUdRSCaSIZxMC4mII7wAp8MQG3PxmGfmMtvnjF867m0WF7KUg9tr4iyR5jS_vwnHlPZvBk68/w309-h400/Fin2.heic" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qY_hMCyYzXLXwvckM8OqBjuoqjobQwbtm08nmunWntgtR3Pdvb9lwebszaY4cGHcJaDvGRKmFdXicX4H0mv09SkKv8itYRyYs3sp-coZOEvfm2AImdbAud7Whl6v9sw9KuKYfp5duGYxBywhoRJHkoXMwZGv8BqAbrkUza58stoLvRsCu8nIXLbLMDQ/s640/Fin.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qY_hMCyYzXLXwvckM8OqBjuoqjobQwbtm08nmunWntgtR3Pdvb9lwebszaY4cGHcJaDvGRKmFdXicX4H0mv09SkKv8itYRyYs3sp-coZOEvfm2AImdbAud7Whl6v9sw9KuKYfp5duGYxBywhoRJHkoXMwZGv8BqAbrkUza58stoLvRsCu8nIXLbLMDQ/w300-h400/Fin.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle posted pictures of her Sunny, celebrating birthday #4!! Here is one of them.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NLRXWEoNKbNjiMT3f4NqCnz9VfEddNwjTr-ZaQ6k_alNyfPQBGGDMOw1RaPx-aHayLTi-xgfdWxAUF8n2uVxEgjoamdMvfIiPH9hcqpmbnrUvqExt1JdvfLP63et0B8fKe4l3mkS0jw_UatGzsYXKXu_wDKN7BOut7c0vYipRI7a0h9SyH8hLqeAQmc/s576/SunnyBday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="576" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NLRXWEoNKbNjiMT3f4NqCnz9VfEddNwjTr-ZaQ6k_alNyfPQBGGDMOw1RaPx-aHayLTi-xgfdWxAUF8n2uVxEgjoamdMvfIiPH9hcqpmbnrUvqExt1JdvfLP63et0B8fKe4l3mkS0jw_UatGzsYXKXu_wDKN7BOut7c0vYipRI7a0h9SyH8hLqeAQmc/w400-h385/SunnyBday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa wrote about Duncan, "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">His personality is confident (indoors at least), playful and at times — stubborn. He continues to be increasingly affectionate, climbing into my lap for some attention. I have been trying to curb his desire to play his latest “game” of throwing his toys or treats off sofas and beds on purpose so I will have to pick them up and return them to him. Hard to believe this time last year I was getting ready to make the 8 hour drive to adopt Duncan. I already cannot imagine life without my little “dark haired warrior.”</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxdaIvM4AHkN4pu6zsXc3VNGSTW_JQStGqhwA3N1HnKdCN4bAxl5R-fMrMoafU3OWt4xvgofRFlzVtfO1CGm1gslmYY5r-Nw0HmSGCG29bz2f7Osd9RQsZed5QSKY9eTsO4YTMTCGsRtVw1NdemkRPS7LgurV3g0C3I61pSHoXbP2I91VpcpySDapFPw/s360/Duncan.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="326" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxdaIvM4AHkN4pu6zsXc3VNGSTW_JQStGqhwA3N1HnKdCN4bAxl5R-fMrMoafU3OWt4xvgofRFlzVtfO1CGm1gslmYY5r-Nw0HmSGCG29bz2f7Osd9RQsZed5QSKY9eTsO4YTMTCGsRtVw1NdemkRPS7LgurV3g0C3I61pSHoXbP2I91VpcpySDapFPw/w363-h400/Duncan.png" width="363" /></a></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Mary R sent Christmas greetings from MN and these photos of her three Lhasas. Rafe (middle) and Belle (right) are her Joyslyn's Lhasas. Rafe stills holds a special place in my heart. He and I had some wonderful times together at the shows.</div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOSPWpa1KNLhGX3OQMRpI8Ii2oH64vnlfGr6E_9BrlH2EX7hJbroburA4uL2i2OIY9EoDcLNxaFQJnPYiMz57LmhHhDNG7zWXWXdsf4UBIxeS4tETpF03xqjZ6miLLCv9Ghxxb_4u8H2T9WvZ_Z6Z0WZMx25dcwFJ6Waqd_w-VOP6EUpA15uXU26qzqM/s428/MaryRs%20trio.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="428" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOSPWpa1KNLhGX3OQMRpI8Ii2oH64vnlfGr6E_9BrlH2EX7hJbroburA4uL2i2OIY9EoDcLNxaFQJnPYiMz57LmhHhDNG7zWXWXdsf4UBIxeS4tETpF03xqjZ6miLLCv9Ghxxb_4u8H2T9WvZ_Z6Z0WZMx25dcwFJ6Waqd_w-VOP6EUpA15uXU26qzqM/w400-h300/MaryRs%20trio.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNRAZOAfc6fsmVUeaxAHdM-tvZG7UcUNHx7hoXUYuTsxfYDcPp7V3IAdnBqmnboJpuP56KZJ3DGxVXAaVFkE70dBhp4S-A7hMPNV47mIH3qdqEwd92xlO2zTYci9dzi0ZMU07aPKAxdqamqNszzle6PF7qofuaSI0Bl_n_19SM_SlKXwZioj9XqnAsvU/s444/Rafe.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="444" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNRAZOAfc6fsmVUeaxAHdM-tvZG7UcUNHx7hoXUYuTsxfYDcPp7V3IAdnBqmnboJpuP56KZJ3DGxVXAaVFkE70dBhp4S-A7hMPNV47mIH3qdqEwd92xlO2zTYci9dzi0ZMU07aPKAxdqamqNszzle6PF7qofuaSI0Bl_n_19SM_SlKXwZioj9XqnAsvU/w400-h300/Rafe.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy G wrote about Winter: "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">she is loving the cold weather and running through the leaves. with Nyx. We have Rally class tonight as we are preparing to test for Virtual Intermediate. The vet said that Hobart Vet has not seen any of the new strain of respiratory problems. That's good to know but I have cancelled Nyx's December trial. With 3 senior dogs in the household I need to be careful. The head vet from Purdue Emergency in Westville said that they had 2 cases of young dogs and one passed away. She trains in agility with Nyx."</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And that brings us to the next topic: </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>The Latest Health Concern for Our Dogs</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A new respiratory strain is killing many dogs in the US and Canada. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Information about a fairly new canine respiratory disease is all over the place. I listened to a webinar and the vets on the panel seemed to downplay the problem as if it were not a problem. They blamed the media for the hype about the illness.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">One article I read recommended getting your dog to the vet ASAP as soon as symptoms were evident. Great idea. But in many towns and cities it is nearly impossible to get an appointment at a vet clinic unless you schedule well in advance. Emergency clinics cost a fortune.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">AKC posted this information:</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Here are two links to articles about the illness if you want to read more about it.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/mystery-dog-illness-respiratory-what-know-rcna125992" id="LPlnk527360" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/mystery-dog-illness-respiratory-what-know-rcna125992</a></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/us/mystery-dog-illness-spreading/index.html" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/us/mystery-dog-illness-spreading/index.html</a></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is a time to be sensible and take precautions about going to dog parks, letting dogs sniff hello to other dogs on walks, etc.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;">So while I am looking forward to 2024 and going to dog shows again, I also am hoping that going to shows does not cause harm to my dogs. They are more important than champion titles and ribbons.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;"><b>What I Do to Relax</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I don't want you all to think that I am all about Lhasa 24/7, although it often seems that way to me, especially when we have puppies.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My favorite way to relax is to pick up a good book. I have been an avid reader since I learned how to read many many years ago. My usual preferences are mysteries, detective stories, maybe a light romance or historical romance once in a while to lighten things up. I also enjoy fantasy fiction. My daughter recently convinced me to start reading the seven-volume Throne of Glass series by Sarah Maas. I just started book 7 and, although I really want to know how the saga ends, I sort of dread the end because I have grown fond of the characters. Why am I telling you this? I don't know! </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>A Good Thing For My Husband</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Many of you are aware that my husband Lynn, besides being a huge help with the grooming and care of our Lhasas, is both an award-winning playwright and an author of an award-winning detective mystery series featuring a Chicago detective, Joe Erickson. The series is gaining popularity, and his next book will be out in the spring. He is currently working on one for 2025 release.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;">So, yes a bit of a brag here. He was recently interviewed for a publication in the UK and, after I read it, I asked him if I should go get a tape measure to see if his head had grown any bigger! Here is a <a href="https://thereadershouse.co.uk/pages/lynn-steven-johanson?fbclid=IwAR3WSkKtqxeA9l2DKOxDLzlHXgbPclbdPydOxpWs8cK88a8sdNSpV6fyNSY" target="_blank">link to the interview</a>, in case anyone is interested in reading it and perhaps becoming a Joe Erickson fan. Hmmm...maybe put one of his books on your Christmas list! (Over the years, I have managed to get him to mention a Lhasa in the books.) </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;">And with that I will bid you farewell for 2023! May you have a wonderful holiday season whichever holiday is yours to celebrate.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;">Always remember:</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2igaeiqAmd4meBNVgDaaRumoP4LQ-6EdotchOR6KsF-iX1V_kztXZp1ua52oMT_bv2YXOdv4UvCaE6IRRUfw9yDQCcb4Mk_aUQcLfozAm9hyuUrl6SIULE0wUshlKkf7H7C0KOlptD4IJRa2EZQFqmDcHPBLxZGfA4DW1gzSUHki9Yha6D7kOjGtuUJo/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2igaeiqAmd4meBNVgDaaRumoP4LQ-6EdotchOR6KsF-iX1V_kztXZp1ua52oMT_bv2YXOdv4UvCaE6IRRUfw9yDQCcb4Mk_aUQcLfozAm9hyuUrl6SIULE0wUshlKkf7H7C0KOlptD4IJRa2EZQFqmDcHPBLxZGfA4DW1gzSUHki9Yha6D7kOjGtuUJo/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #242424;">Joyce</span></div><div style="border: 0px; 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font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"The story of Christmas is the story of God's relentless love for us."</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #58595b; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> ~Max Lucado</span><br /><span style="color: #242424;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-59891771226325969242023-11-11T07:50:00.001-08:002023-11-12T16:59:39.215-08:00So Much To Be Thankful For<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h7VCJoEOK0arEZVNSspJPVlHqUTpCNstdqe3sZGCjl8YMoXuaBhd-HczjK8DxPnwc42Sd7wy_7bmXnXpji5jeNNnO9QKUicPwjj8F3iCftCR0bht8p6S_vgZqhN8CUML0tPziMDnuy6uUI0x4VrlMvEVeMncCixRDM42kCGzBjblgHHDTlYGLRGpo74/s494/Thanksgiving.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Halloween has come and gone. I am glad. It was never my favorite holiday. As a child I was always disappointed that my costume did not turn out the way I expected (although the neighbors were still generous with the treats.) I fondly remember the houses where a kid could get a full-size Snickers bar or a popcorn ball, or a caramel apple. As a mom, I dealt with kids who loved Halloween and wanted to go all out -- and they did! We had costume disasters, kids' meltdowns, parental meltdowns, too much sugar...I confess to raiding their bags for Snickers. Now it is easy for me to be a Halloween Scrooge because we live in a neighborhood that has no young children.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Can You Help?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I think every dog owner has bad dreams about what might happen to the dogs if they (the owner) died, became too ill to take care of the dogs. We tend to think that "My kids will take the dog," "My friend loves my dog. She will take him," "The breeder will take her back." But does that always happen? No! Often the dogs end up in a shelter and, if they are too old for someone to adopt, they end up euthanized.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We like to think that we'll outlive our dogs, but age has nothing to do with the problem. Anyone at any age can become ill and die, be killed in a car accident, get shot by some idiot with a gun. Where does that leave your dog? Here is a link that might help you <a href="https://www.freewill.com/learn/what-is-a-pet-guardian" target="_blank">plan for your dog's</a> future should you be unable to care for him/her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All this leads up to why I am asking for help. Those of you who own Joyslyn's Lhasas know that the sales agreement says I will take a dog back if something happens that its owner can no longer care for it. That will work for now, until I am too old to take in other's dogs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I recently received a phone call telling me that a person who owns and loves her two Joyslyn Lhasas has fallen, hit her head, and, as a result, has brain damage and is now in a nursing home. A friend of hers called me and asked me to take the dogs. They will be coming to me sometime next week after having spent the last two weeks in a kennel at the vet's office.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I will be looking for homes or a home for them. Both are just 5 years old. There is a female born 3/21/18, sired by GCH Joyslyn's Inherit the Wind (Rafe) out of CH Joyslyn's Heart Song (Kimmi). The male was born 7/9/18 and was sired by CH Joyslyn's Moon Shadows out of CH Joyslyn MLS Dakota Je-Na Sais Quoi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you or someone you know can open heart and home to one or both of these Lhasas, please get in touch with me at joyslynslhasas@outlook.com or 309-837-1665.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks in advance for any help you can give.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">(P.S. If you call, please leave a message. If we are home we will pick up the phone as you begin your message. We had to give up answering the phone because we have been getting as many as 12 robo calls each day! Disgusting!!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Puppy Announcement</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am pleased to announce that the end of October brought us a "Treat." We have puppies! I admit that things were stressful for the first two weeks. I guess that was the "Trick" part, and it was not a nice trick either. But all is well at last, and the babies are nursing well and growing. Their moms are taking good care of them. I'll post pictures next month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the midst of taking care of new moms with their new puppies, I have been busy raising and training our new puppy, Deacon, who was born in July. His parents are Josh and Millie. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a picture of Deacon. Evidently, he was bored and needed an outlet for his energy! See the innocent look on his face!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6KnINM_w5KMXTOGXM6xJiwvJgv1zkCrgBDMsY3vXeAjAg4Aj3_6Wt0tNdoPWbQe0RYaz8_x5A7h1nsw5DX1XTHOLUmYeIxRH6JwCz1NHc1tLFwrYj2tzWcYCSjlKiVhvO17_6kflSH8mt2K5cCELm3aWddR-PsQLMxfosiq9VqpOEPEhMkSsSXKIM5A/s640/deacon's%20mess.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6KnINM_w5KMXTOGXM6xJiwvJgv1zkCrgBDMsY3vXeAjAg4Aj3_6Wt0tNdoPWbQe0RYaz8_x5A7h1nsw5DX1XTHOLUmYeIxRH6JwCz1NHc1tLFwrYj2tzWcYCSjlKiVhvO17_6kflSH8mt2K5cCELm3aWddR-PsQLMxfosiq9VqpOEPEhMkSsSXKIM5A/w300-h400/deacon's%20mess.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Deacon likes to chew on my shoes. I have since learned to pick them up and put them away! He is also hearing "no bite" frequently as he has a habit of giving soft kisses that often turn into little nips. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a link that offers advice to those of us whose dogs are <a href=" https://www.nylabone.com/dog101/puppy-teething-stages-symptoms-solutions " target="_blank">teething</a>. Bitter Apple is product that is helpful for discouraging/stopping a puppy from chewing on items that you don't want gnawed.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One of the funniest photos I have received from a puppy buyer was a picture of a beautiful dining room table whose legs were sitting in colorful plastic buckets. No explanation necessary! Actually, that was a great idea for protecting such a lovely table.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p>Here is a depiction of how I perceive my life lately. And I know that most of you who are reading this probably feel the same!</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VJYhNBLpBl5wxAyNzN-5izJVz5oszxBVFgjq0PyKIvbCnmeCNJzGa3fvxWkZ-IrSMKCrRAJnkbg2gJw1CP3ZcxFV0PFVERDuxwUNO0TwE7R3uTEnIneOO4iaUgUCPcnl-CvJCKHpVwjTtKSm_lmx_gj30X07ipxebb2suMQDpfjzAkECyz8QrW8Oo30/s526/Platespinner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="526" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VJYhNBLpBl5wxAyNzN-5izJVz5oszxBVFgjq0PyKIvbCnmeCNJzGa3fvxWkZ-IrSMKCrRAJnkbg2gJw1CP3ZcxFV0PFVERDuxwUNO0TwE7R3uTEnIneOO4iaUgUCPcnl-CvJCKHpVwjTtKSm_lmx_gj30X07ipxebb2suMQDpfjzAkECyz8QrW8Oo30/w400-h281/Platespinner.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our beautiful Archie has a new home. He now lives in Indiana with some great people who are spoiling him (in a good way). He gets to sleep on their bed too. Here are a couple photos of him.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Before the haircut, standing in the driveway with the wind blowing through his hair.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9i9skv0fHGjbAn_KEvV9HiRxQlQ8-BF28wNRp2QuP3Bcs-nREY21hhFndwM3qdILG9pl-T4l_biUrp1DIUc_FK3V6PLUQXa7_DuCd3ok6zO_NIO4MxIcU8xnTmt9mqaX52iaTWkToTSXhIyZWvhkuZIGj_PXJZ65-EEkIVzP86i7RMr35XTGxzpL96o/s720/Archie%20new%20home.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9i9skv0fHGjbAn_KEvV9HiRxQlQ8-BF28wNRp2QuP3Bcs-nREY21hhFndwM3qdILG9pl-T4l_biUrp1DIUc_FK3V6PLUQXa7_DuCd3ok6zO_NIO4MxIcU8xnTmt9mqaX52iaTWkToTSXhIyZWvhkuZIGj_PXJZ65-EEkIVzP86i7RMr35XTGxzpL96o/w300-h400/Archie%20new%20home.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This one is after his first haircut. He is so, so darn cute. And I imagine he feels "free" having all that heavy coat gone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcWl5mdgfQA8vGodh_G7rPT0ZIHCnvKTmGOnD3GG4dWJ5SJH3f02Y1_AlK_cYeAAI9st3ZGJqIMevXb2_fBUJVF5PU6meQqMRWFTrz8YAUOPMCwclsnCZO6zQecIRdKjsO4C54E3r2LYjIf6PCYsiwW0rsZD0L9iqm_8zJOaNEQJEwdYBolOxyHztuM0/s920/archieHaircut.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="730" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcWl5mdgfQA8vGodh_G7rPT0ZIHCnvKTmGOnD3GG4dWJ5SJH3f02Y1_AlK_cYeAAI9st3ZGJqIMevXb2_fBUJVF5PU6meQqMRWFTrz8YAUOPMCwclsnCZO6zQecIRdKjsO4C54E3r2LYjIf6PCYsiwW0rsZD0L9iqm_8zJOaNEQJEwdYBolOxyHztuM0/s320/archieHaircut.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We also had Rusty here as a guest for a few days while he was recovering from his neutering procedure. He was not happy with the cone! I think he blamed me because he was really happy to see Paul and Pam when they came back to pick him up. He also gets to sleep in their bed with the other 2 Lhasas.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Many of you have told me that you enjoy the photos I post of the Joyslyn's Lhasas that their owners have sent to me. I love getting the pictures and enjoy the comments people send about their dogs. I always enjoy sharing them with my readers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa sent this picture of her Duncan sporting his soft "cone" following his neutering surgery. Lisa wrote that her other Lhasa, Dresden tried to get Duncan to play and when he did not want to play. "</span><span class="ContentPasted2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dresden then laid down on a dog bed. Duncan went and scooted up to the back side of the dog bed as close as he could get to Dresden. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dresden is keeping a close eye on his little brother. He realizes he is healing from something. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is amazing the bond between these two..."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTNc3NqoYTrZ7FgVEicqc784TmEQE9nbk3Zy-dDb75vB6Mf1DAHGdxy9y1dM6kT3eeIOwg2tmACQYAtheaJXjiKuTNAuor6K6DGxXpKxpCRU9VOZq9iWs4mx23lKLz8Yk2lzui6xrxrsRpBXa8oeu7Ds9MwYI-BNfRaAlJHXB9HxvBVjMtGTbtFFhInc/s960/Duncan.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTNc3NqoYTrZ7FgVEicqc784TmEQE9nbk3Zy-dDb75vB6Mf1DAHGdxy9y1dM6kT3eeIOwg2tmACQYAtheaJXjiKuTNAuor6K6DGxXpKxpCRU9VOZq9iWs4mx23lKLz8Yk2lzui6xrxrsRpBXa8oeu7Ds9MwYI-BNfRaAlJHXB9HxvBVjMtGTbtFFhInc/w300-h400/Duncan.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We all know that our Lhasas each have their own quirks and personalities. Some are serious, some are clowns, some are so smart it is scary, some are fearless, some are big babies.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In a later message, Lisa wrote this about Duncan: "It is official - Duncan watches tv just like my first Lhasa Apso “Alex” that I got in 2000. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duncan places his front paws over the rolled arm of the sectional sofa to face the tv. </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, unlike any other dog I have had, Duncan reacts to musical scores on tv. When the music is playing for a suspenseful or spooky scene, Duncan definitely responds! </span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When the opening credits of Edward Scissorhands was playing, Duncan jumped caddy corner on the sectional sofa to land between me and his big brother Dresden. Duncan was sitting upright, staring straight ahead at the tv the whole time - as if to say I don’t know what is about to happen next but I want to be between the two of you when it does!"</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LOL cracked me up!!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK__XVMc_6MgxHZzI1q-idk-yiasE1zY5xXxTQOJcSFuP5Hoq-hT1vYWlnOR16-hIZ86hOVJRw1Xlz4X94KeuHeSDBl4zayBnvswDKMhp-Liy2A74FvuifoJ5h4kD0MUhOGMn6aHgkhu8RbSvhY-zGfhlSF2dAWDvwk8WKqrjKPOUkds9hKRlQbiICtKQ/w254-h400/Duncan.png" width="254" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nanda wrote about Gigi, "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" color="inherit" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gigi is almost a year old now. Time flies. She is the </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">sweetest puppy God has ever put on this earth. She’s super happy too. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She thinks she’s older than Ty and she bosses him around. We adore </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">her. Thank you for this wonderful gift you have given to our family.</span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSknrbbcRXWhGET8ItGzqKvgGoMCjbVNbvBVFeLth8f6B13onPVt8h9cPU-Y-5ie9d3jC2plhFAovw9fJdo0J-woAwn0tgseVQBc2tgCMB7TOcnRdsg5eksWqGJOiC43TRKkTT7w7n-h9QBLHxgBewIfmc9hUp32hm0huESP1QWgCoM10zqj3WIlWsDL8/s1588/Gigi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="1130" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSknrbbcRXWhGET8ItGzqKvgGoMCjbVNbvBVFeLth8f6B13onPVt8h9cPU-Y-5ie9d3jC2plhFAovw9fJdo0J-woAwn0tgseVQBc2tgCMB7TOcnRdsg5eksWqGJOiC43TRKkTT7w7n-h9QBLHxgBewIfmc9hUp32hm0huESP1QWgCoM10zqj3WIlWsDL8/w285-h400/Gigi.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nanda also had this to say about Ty, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I can’t describe in words how much we love him! He's filthy from </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">running on grandma’s backyard but still the most handsome dog ever. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Pure beauty ❤️"</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1GbNwHw6ljMzS2bu0O1d1EbZgs3qa9pfrLmiPGRHHe2f4x3cKfMymSDN5xWc6K2mYA3UdIozT7W3KNXBgThYrKkiYRmfVsuOKRPArJjBodCKD5yuJdXXPqpekqygrve92ZEe4vIcMJEU5075n-btThPu8oWcEaabSVYG0jrhnYs84hVEESzCfch3R2w/s1538/Ty.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1113" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1GbNwHw6ljMzS2bu0O1d1EbZgs3qa9pfrLmiPGRHHe2f4x3cKfMymSDN5xWc6K2mYA3UdIozT7W3KNXBgThYrKkiYRmfVsuOKRPArJjBodCKD5yuJdXXPqpekqygrve92ZEe4vIcMJEU5075n-btThPu8oWcEaabSVYG0jrhnYs84hVEESzCfch3R2w/w290-h400/Ty.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sally sent pictures of Ginger and Jaxon and wrote, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi Joyce! </span></span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I loved your blog- it was perfect timing talking about Lhasa love. I was sick most of the week and Ginger and Jaxon either laid right beside me or on top of me most of the time 😄 I'm not normally lying on the couch so they weren't quite sure what was going on. Everyone should have at least 2 Joyslyn's Lhasas! They made me feel much better.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted4" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On the subject of the drama trauma - it's a life saver. We had a big afternoon thunderstorm last week and normally Ginger would go under a bed or in the basement. But! I sprayed some and put a little on her ears and she curled up in her favorite bed in the living room instead! It's fantastic!"</span><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7pktsOrZiYdK_U8wlg-aeVxCRj8a9YzTe2ONWpwHdKUS2U5dzpYsTDcdpzsm4isVlWdE0XtDlJXjpCgwr7k6AySd8GGkirjDA2LH4Paas3pzJAO9ISEKb9p9moh4uCw7dG4r8pzjmHdisDP61OJxHUWZ8LX9YTjmHmdrV8YUBZxs2Xy_6Tkw5HNsivY/s806/GingerandJaxon.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7pktsOrZiYdK_U8wlg-aeVxCRj8a9YzTe2ONWpwHdKUS2U5dzpYsTDcdpzsm4isVlWdE0XtDlJXjpCgwr7k6AySd8GGkirjDA2LH4Paas3pzJAO9ISEKb9p9moh4uCw7dG4r8pzjmHdisDP61OJxHUWZ8LX9YTjmHmdrV8YUBZxs2Xy_6Tkw5HNsivY/w358-h400/GingerandJaxon.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Here is a picture of Rebecca's Corso. He is Archie's litter brother.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_3ui3LxN14doln6-zyZk1Wm_9F89I319xSOzaMbLRxOwju3NZS7v4JsOmY5BKg5VjUb26qjONM4YSvbwER8cS8LAdeoiY2bGDHdjVCiVM0OzTga7VVi3mo4VUR8nst8eGBsAYp15Af9nFtdTxnhEhE2SDeu2jWkysln5KuGiXkvUuNSvhXjOEFxpj5g/s597/Corso.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="597" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_3ui3LxN14doln6-zyZk1Wm_9F89I319xSOzaMbLRxOwju3NZS7v4JsOmY5BKg5VjUb26qjONM4YSvbwER8cS8LAdeoiY2bGDHdjVCiVM0OzTga7VVi3mo4VUR8nst8eGBsAYp15Af9nFtdTxnhEhE2SDeu2jWkysln5KuGiXkvUuNSvhXjOEFxpj5g/w400-h301/Corso.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted4" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>The Johnsons sent this picture of Snickers and wrote: "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We just love watching your posts. </span></span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: transparent; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Snickers just loves his toys. Collin bought these 3 small bones that squeak and Snickers didn’t want any of us to grab them while we were playing with him. So he grab all three in his mouth. LOL </span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We all laughed so hard. </span></span></span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is just the most amazing dog!! He always makes us smile and laugh. He is so loving ❤️and going to be 11 this December but you would never know it. </span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He keeps us young."</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFJgGDmFFr68VE0Iu-mTtEGs4lvIJTjOcERagmuvdX_NGLpi0XZ09kCZcJdagy95_0sywfYure0KWO4F41-Zj5GkBF0-Zl3NIE3tvb_nNxNyv-etRhyphenhyphenpVzunrqd4nFZYABb3Cogn369T_mbgol0iSjQG4XC93TeJ4_Tfh3lt2Kr9yu6OcSW-0iP_9L3Q/s2733/snickers.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="2733" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFJgGDmFFr68VE0Iu-mTtEGs4lvIJTjOcERagmuvdX_NGLpi0XZ09kCZcJdagy95_0sywfYure0KWO4F41-Zj5GkBF0-Zl3NIE3tvb_nNxNyv-etRhyphenhyphenpVzunrqd4nFZYABb3Cogn369T_mbgol0iSjQG4XC93TeJ4_Tfh3lt2Kr9yu6OcSW-0iP_9L3Q/w400-h379/snickers.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></div></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hiam and Sheri wrote to tell me their Teddy passed away. They wrote, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted7" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We had a very loving dog for the last 17 1/2 years and were fortunate to have him, thank you."</span></span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Raquel sent this photo of Minnie and also a video of her running at full speed down the stairs to retrieve a toy. Maybe Raquel should rename her "Flash!"</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGsFpjXdpWVUT1AM2tr5alsFGfWbl5ELQO5vK3gz7WCPOJSZwLRkW4krMn1yEHuDbvXJ3DHIeZ2Hvhxv8b80iM1e9oslu1Tk5RoBGxs5ckRf7uKuSnsLhB2Ow01brGVCqQ3Mze23kS3oBpHHbWRSqacKS2ucvsxmHx_bTU43ULJ9VyFNFEnpX219OqmU/s1544/Minnie%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYGsFpjXdpWVUT1AM2tr5alsFGfWbl5ELQO5vK3gz7WCPOJSZwLRkW4krMn1yEHuDbvXJ3DHIeZ2Hvhxv8b80iM1e9oslu1Tk5RoBGxs5ckRf7uKuSnsLhB2Ow01brGVCqQ3Mze23kS3oBpHHbWRSqacKS2ucvsxmHx_bTU43ULJ9VyFNFEnpX219OqmU/w300-h400/Minnie%202.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Judy G wrote about Winter's new title (Rally Novice). Winter is one of the retired adults Judy bought from us. Now Winter (thanks to Judy) has a title at the back of her name as well as the front! CH Joyslyn Mon Ami Winter Wind, RN </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy wrote, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We just got home from 2 Rally Trials in LaPorte, and Winter now has an RN title after her name. There are 40 rally novice obstacles and she can do 37 of them. So in the first trial there were 2 that she doesn't do well. So 20 points off and I had one point off for a tight lease. She scored 79 and received 4th place. In the second trial there were different obstacles and she scored 96 and received first place.!</span><br class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; color: #242424;" /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I can't believe that in 8 months she has earned a rally title. She loves to go to class!</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Love from Winter and appreciation from me. She is perfect!"</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Then a few weeks later Judy wrote, "<span class="ContentPasted15" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Winter and Nyx completed the 5K to earn a Turkey Trot fun medallion from AKC Fit Dog. Ty needs another 3/4 of a mile before Thanksgiving to earn his medallion. Winter will ...be ready to virtual test in Rally Intermediate during the holidays. She is a little show off in the ring. She prances and dances through the courses. She is a one in a million!!"</span><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">LaVonne sent this picture taken of the beautiful Misti at the 2023 ALAC Regional Specialty. Misti, shown as a veteran, was given an Award of Merit. Misti is the mom of Judy G's Winter. Misti is co-owned by LaVonne Bennett and me. AKC knows Misti as GCH CH Mon Ami 'N Joyslyn Shades of Summer. </span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M35K5NObeu4FiufvV2GSHVLCmGqn0oomqscuK_D2Y9GpkWOKii8XCDMH_jt42v91E5yvuH7W3o7WSjGKTwrOsTCcAqaEqmAV2WPT9u7kQNwyIYpekHzroHwoiIIilboABsQVS8E0b9b5_bdVcKWVluMVtxOMjVBg-RuFqGGPlvtcECpPTSNsY-UPxqQ/s685/Misti.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="685" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M35K5NObeu4FiufvV2GSHVLCmGqn0oomqscuK_D2Y9GpkWOKii8XCDMH_jt42v91E5yvuH7W3o7WSjGKTwrOsTCcAqaEqmAV2WPT9u7kQNwyIYpekHzroHwoiIIilboABsQVS8E0b9b5_bdVcKWVluMVtxOMjVBg-RuFqGGPlvtcECpPTSNsY-UPxqQ/w640-h526/Misti.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: black; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Judy L posted Halloween pictures of Gus and Lippy. She wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted13" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gusto Spitz and Lippy Maverick Jones participated in Boo Barn Ranch’s Halloween Extravaganza. </span><span style="color: #050505; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Gus was a ‘King Bee’ and Lippy was a T-Rex. Lippy was supposed to be a ‘Kissing Booth’ but he kept removing his costume. Back up costume switcharoo! Gus tied for 1st Place in ‘Cutest Costume.’ You can’t see much of his costume in this photo, but he was danged cute!"</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #050505; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eJ7Qkrd9Ih_bBVkNQI58QxR82-_akgXkrXJYO3NgX3o4hJAKGgrO4KZTOXy9Nre49HD-KcGtqZBj5lDcmRBOV62AGNHIUIYQVGwI-RJKk-5cp2qzTvxwxoooKjXApbIvRT7siLOhG5FtNO6mGiXJDQ9r8ADiFhkAPD_QP5SNgbs9GoFEFfmc6FMR7Mo/s564/Judyguslippu.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eJ7Qkrd9Ih_bBVkNQI58QxR82-_akgXkrXJYO3NgX3o4hJAKGgrO4KZTOXy9Nre49HD-KcGtqZBj5lDcmRBOV62AGNHIUIYQVGwI-RJKk-5cp2qzTvxwxoooKjXApbIvRT7siLOhG5FtNO6mGiXJDQ9r8ADiFhkAPD_QP5SNgbs9GoFEFfmc6FMR7Mo/w378-h400/Judyguslippu.png" width="378" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie sent this photo of Bekka and wrote that "She is doing fine and we love her a lot."<span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB80fa81_QHNL7xwqxJBzchujbCVqUwo-3Jx4rZjOR1r3u9-HEQKI5QPxFpidZ7GBX3qEzelI8gIdLDj03EjZnwPsUStt29upJWSXLWr7n9hZK65WLFNMvhyphenhyphen5-_BtcPSn9WKT5JfmR9_tnNoeZQWP2XgEbfrOS3aA09YVWsihKNF7kKMAHzn1a9F-14I/s683/Bekka.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="681" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB80fa81_QHNL7xwqxJBzchujbCVqUwo-3Jx4rZjOR1r3u9-HEQKI5QPxFpidZ7GBX3qEzelI8gIdLDj03EjZnwPsUStt29upJWSXLWr7n9hZK65WLFNMvhyphenhyphen5-_BtcPSn9WKT5JfmR9_tnNoeZQWP2XgEbfrOS3aA09YVWsihKNF7kKMAHzn1a9F-14I/s320/Bekka.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /> Just as an aside, Bekka is Ty and Gigi's mom. Can you tell?</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim sent this picture of Daisy and remarked, "She sort of looks like one of the baby's rockers."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8V74Twr3yVjhZPagiAUNIO5QXEyRfAwqAIdpN4BHvyAo00tfIojYjAetrYO1r5Hpl4YFIbMqXktRIuzhNPxJ_nZaNh9qf5kME9H_t3aV_1Ahxz2paiOUptKIO5V2-lOHCarqgFhQh8bpqQrkp2UWLZyGsWeJHAsaS7R16j87fIJelnUKSUDTEICM1F8/s2016/Daisy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8V74Twr3yVjhZPagiAUNIO5QXEyRfAwqAIdpN4BHvyAo00tfIojYjAetrYO1r5Hpl4YFIbMqXktRIuzhNPxJ_nZaNh9qf5kME9H_t3aV_1Ahxz2paiOUptKIO5V2-lOHCarqgFhQh8bpqQrkp2UWLZyGsWeJHAsaS7R16j87fIJelnUKSUDTEICM1F8/w300-h400/Daisy.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>The Holidays - Some Advice</b></span><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The holiday season can be a joyful one, but those of us with dogs need to be extra cautious about what our dogs eat, whether we purposefully feed them something as a "treat" that they really should not eat or if they manage to snag some food that was accidentally dropped during food preparation.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here is an article that offers helpful advice about f<a href="https://www.pawlicy.com/blog/holiday-foods-dogs-can-and-cant-eat/" target="_blank">oods that we should not be feeding </a>the dogs anytime.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes, the end-of-year Holidays will soon be upon us. We'll all be super plate-spinners during those holidays as we plan, prepare, put the plan into action! Let's keep in mind why and what we are celebrating and not let the craziness take away from the purpose of Thanksgiving. </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do we need a day to remind us to be thankful? I think it is because setting a day aside does serve to remind us to stop and count our blessings.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Even when things don't go the way we want them to go or think they should have gone, we have to look on the bright side and find something -- even one small thing -- to be thankful for and not let despair take over our thoughts and actions.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just so you know, I give thanks for all of you who have trusted my husband and me to provide you with your beloved Lhasa Apso. Some of you were on a waiting list for a long time, but you stuck with me and waited. I am so glad to have met so many nice people over the years as they have come into my life because of the Lhasas. God has blessed me in that way and I am grateful.</div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And now, I think I will take a tip from these two and go chill out for a while...</div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; 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border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks for reading to the end!</div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Have a Great Thanksgiving!</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Joyce</div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted21 ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1" style="font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Joyslyn's Lhasa Apsos is dedicated to raising happy, healthy, loving Lhasa pets and show prospects that conform to AKC's standard.</i></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted21 ContentPasted0 ContentPasted1" style="font-variant-caps: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-33250269878030009552023-10-11T11:25:00.005-07:002023-10-12T04:30:32.625-07:00Fall...in Love With A Lhasa!<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBkx_IWB-MrynkgoferLCcR-v08CEEV6YG9GI23flKqY3_Ehok8nnA6Nv966677uHXJVs_MvGL12DigK2AJZOosC0sAG6x013pgVYEyBdqDlOou44QGGueZnxrW5y7xrqeDiNQbQziHeDCSo6s_LV1Hw4cJUaTFJ0On8Fm5svymX1K9WUnu4vS6ymhwA/s720/Pumpkins.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="720" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBkx_IWB-MrynkgoferLCcR-v08CEEV6YG9GI23flKqY3_Ehok8nnA6Nv966677uHXJVs_MvGL12DigK2AJZOosC0sAG6x013pgVYEyBdqDlOou44QGGueZnxrW5y7xrqeDiNQbQziHeDCSo6s_LV1Hw4cJUaTFJ0On8Fm5svymX1K9WUnu4vS6ymhwA/w392-h219/Pumpkins.png" width="392" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock,</span><br class="ContentPasted3" /></b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And you hear the kyouck and gobble of the struttin’ turkey-cock,</span><br class="ContentPasted3" /></b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And the clackin’ of the guineys, and the cluckin’ of the hens,</span><br class="ContentPasted3" /></b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And the rooster’s hallylooyer as he tiptoes on the fence;</span><br class="ContentPasted3" /></b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">O, it’s then’s the times a feller is a-feelin’ at his best,</span><br class="ContentPasted3" /></b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With the risin’ sun to greet him from a night of peaceful rest,</span><br class="ContentPasted3" /></b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>As he leaves the house, bareheaded, and goes out to feed the stock,</b></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock...</b></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>~from James Whitcome Riley's poem, </b></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>"When the Frost is on the Punkin"</b></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>What Does Fall Mean to You?</b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Now we leave behind those "lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer" and its hot humid days, exchanging them for the cool nights, crisp mornings, and lovely warm days of October; watching as nature paints breath-taking pictures with leaves turning yellow, orange, and red.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For some of us fall is a favorite season, for others not so much, as the cooler weather reminds us that winter will soon be on its way.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I say that winter, spring, summer, fall are all good seasons to fall in love all over again with a Lhasa Apso. If you have one, think about love and companionship that dog has offered you. Think about the laughter as he/she tears around the house and yard with the "Lhasa zoomies". Think of the cuddles and kisses. Think about that special Lhasa-ness that compels us to say, "that's the breed for me."</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>The Breed For Me</b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When I saw my first Lhasa, a puppy, I fell in love with the breed, and over the 50 years of breeding, raising, loving and showing my Lhasas, I have not had regrets Everyone has to have a purpose and passion to "keep them going." Sadly, we see fewer and fewer Lhasas in the show ring. Now those of you who do not show might say, "So what? What's the big deal about showing?" Yes, it is a sport. Some who know no different think it's a beauty contest. But dog showing has a broader purpose because it is proving ground for each breed that competes. Each individual dog of a breed is judged (yes, subjectively) against the Standard for that breed. The Standard is a blueprint for what a breed should look like, how it should move, what its structure is supposed to be. Those of us who show try as best we can to breed dogs whose attributes adhere to the breed standard.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One reason I hate to think about growing old is giving up showing my dogs. I do not want to be one of the older folks I sometimes see hobbling around the show ring.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Many of my previous puppy buyers have contacted me recently and asked that I be sure to warn them when I plan to stop breeding so they can be sure to get one of the last Joyslyn Lhasas. Thanks to them all. I hope that day is still a few years off.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>My ALAC National News</b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One show that many of us who show Lhasas look forward to is the American Lhasa Apso Club's National Specialty. It has traditionally been held in October, but this year for a variety of reasons, it was held in September at Purina Farms. The venue was great. The many Lhasas were beautiful and, as usual, it was so nice to see friends and their Lhasas from across the country. This year I took Ebony (a mistake!) and Josh.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ebony was a mistake because she was in full bloom season. Not a dog that enjoys shows most of the time, she was especially reluctant to have strangers touching her during the table exams. She did manage to take first place in her class during one of the shows.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Almost 10-year-old Josh, on the other hand, was happy to go on a road trip and to be back in the show ring as a Veteran. He showed so well for not being in the ring for a long time. He won his class in the first Veteran competition and went on to receive an Award of Merit and also was designated "Best Veteran In Show." </span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a picture of Josh with me; the National Specialty Judge, Ron Crowder (holding the ribbons); and the ALAC President, Don Evans (holding the beautiful Best Veteran trophy that was donated by the Graunkes in memory of their beloved Lhasa Lumpy). Yes, I am very proud of my Josh!</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;">an and Mike visited us at the National Specialty at Purina Farms Event Center. Jan sent some photos and wrote, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are a few pictures I took on Wednesday...</span></span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I can’t stop talking about seeing so many beautiful dogs. 🥰 And getting to meet Josh was definitely awesome." </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thank you again for putting up with all our questions and introducing us to the dog show world.</span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; 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font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are some photos taken at the show.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; 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font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhWJUcbzGN__H9As58N2YxHeFegUYS-MlsBysPNVUKAVfKBH7h7YGpEL7AUDoXVeHDKdYD7lwoN6YVvmVEpyMheGQpWBB4_qe30wUU08etgxSFyK4CxALnT8P8y4adChGNHVT1M5bjvhZZqYYb9faR1ohBP4ID0uBC3KVlTa-lHjF9QnxLl5IGOxQdAk/s827/joshandme.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhWJUcbzGN__H9As58N2YxHeFegUYS-MlsBysPNVUKAVfKBH7h7YGpEL7AUDoXVeHDKdYD7lwoN6YVvmVEpyMheGQpWBB4_qe30wUU08etgxSFyK4CxALnT8P8y4adChGNHVT1M5bjvhZZqYYb9faR1ohBP4ID0uBC3KVlTa-lHjF9QnxLl5IGOxQdAk/w328-h400/joshandme.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><span color="inherit" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Photo of Josh and me in the Best of Breed ring </span></div></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; font-family: adobe-garamond-pro, Garamond, Baskerville, "Baskerville Old Face", "Hoefler Text", "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-indent: 0px;">chatting with Patrick Cleary and his dog, Doc.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yOxfuAny7PmQdEJLh2L6fkfWm9Cfw5fhl9ySAC22ZkarPOTTXit5z27375tUH96GfBbGUlzEz2ZHgJjHP5CkBJ_tNwxs8X66QnOQI_IWRRnGPEeOt93nIgH-TCC53aecvlK6iBuxsmqoLciHu9Wxz82nUPGc8gvTJqxLAESoNC1vsd2Dmay5Ry-6G4Q/s504/LavonneMisti.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="504" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yOxfuAny7PmQdEJLh2L6fkfWm9Cfw5fhl9ySAC22ZkarPOTTXit5z27375tUH96GfBbGUlzEz2ZHgJjHP5CkBJ_tNwxs8X66QnOQI_IWRRnGPEeOt93nIgH-TCC53aecvlK6iBuxsmqoLciHu9Wxz82nUPGc8gvTJqxLAESoNC1vsd2Dmay5Ry-6G4Q/w400-h348/LavonneMisti.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">LaVonne with Misti. Some of you reading this have Misti puppies</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYHrTu2qZttf-PeiRqJpZg9RNLzjUl9ujU7-KeKYmvaHeo2c6D0wVXrSV1037H-fC9J5gzIsfLEHyrVS2UUEou3tQCPhy50Aw89ElHoivZUcwt1hs1jWyoMRcx_KAoZArfpP8WEbSvNL4PshAbhMAREoS7PnKb9Q9XWwMokpDpZZugDI3zG0Mg0b1WvU/s960/josh&me.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYHrTu2qZttf-PeiRqJpZg9RNLzjUl9ujU7-KeKYmvaHeo2c6D0wVXrSV1037H-fC9J5gzIsfLEHyrVS2UUEou3tQCPhy50Aw89ElHoivZUcwt1hs1jWyoMRcx_KAoZArfpP8WEbSvNL4PshAbhMAREoS7PnKb9Q9XWwMokpDpZZugDI3zG0Mg0b1WvU/w300-h400/josh&me.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josh and me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwmkGTd2gekVsNOisq6-z3DWvr14n5juKte4-YPiTwnvyigVhFfZVOo16cCHC0SZJGLCSnOD8_EXYq3geMAAKculiVgNTzRx0cMB5AtDoKuoeeC75MU0V7i6n9VBrYgZHp5dJgPida-ghWzi69dMtCccHhJQMVMWBRpQl2m33Jd5XltQkzdYsF7HD2lQ/s432/Ebony.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="432" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwmkGTd2gekVsNOisq6-z3DWvr14n5juKte4-YPiTwnvyigVhFfZVOo16cCHC0SZJGLCSnOD8_EXYq3geMAAKculiVgNTzRx0cMB5AtDoKuoeeC75MU0V7i6n9VBrYgZHp5dJgPida-ghWzi69dMtCccHhJQMVMWBRpQl2m33Jd5XltQkzdYsF7HD2lQ/s320/Ebony.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ebony</td></tr></tbody></table>Below: The grooming area at the National<br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKpDBBl8FGYWuFX8V1YYGSypHu6QPQ6fjytplvJNQAFtDQ2JbIPRfug1syKTkz9nRDj-0_VjJnnk_Wpwzvrmcdc38iFkLQGberqIroeW2VA5YInCVwYnujPa-NeumaVm02uM3GsGjn9iYupunk5bSQEVjgXZqltGcRlqaX7uFvRPHG-LwU0fHO7Io89Q/s885/grooming.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="885" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKpDBBl8FGYWuFX8V1YYGSypHu6QPQ6fjytplvJNQAFtDQ2JbIPRfug1syKTkz9nRDj-0_VjJnnk_Wpwzvrmcdc38iFkLQGberqIroeW2VA5YInCVwYnujPa-NeumaVm02uM3GsGjn9iYupunk5bSQEVjgXZqltGcRlqaX7uFvRPHG-LwU0fHO7Io89Q/w640-h196/grooming.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>A New Home For Archie</b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our boy Archie has a new home. He is young and had contributed enough to our breeding program, so I came to the decision that he deserved a home where he could be an only dog and not have to share our attention.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He just left a few days ago so the adjustment period has only begun.</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One thing he has to get used to is having all that long hair cut off!</span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aiXm25l0ce5ligyuQ9hWKqOTeyJHVoZVrTCcJRfMksgBH4Vs1x_JDdT8Bhqf3_VBo9DRQYi090MF5x0iM0ygaPRiPqMKITwWM-TfwJkGNEHuqr8riLHErc3V7wPk2p9ZGcNOwh444SobY96HZEbEpUyRfEn4cy-9na-90K8FmyHWvjSGspPbglCMY6A/s664/Archie3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1aiXm25l0ce5ligyuQ9hWKqOTeyJHVoZVrTCcJRfMksgBH4Vs1x_JDdT8Bhqf3_VBo9DRQYi090MF5x0iM0ygaPRiPqMKITwWM-TfwJkGNEHuqr8riLHErc3V7wPk2p9ZGcNOwh444SobY96HZEbEpUyRfEn4cy-9na-90K8FmyHWvjSGspPbglCMY6A/s320/Archie3.JPG" width="254" /></a></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Archie the day he left us</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpyHZj6SkcFcRKWPvnfgmJ0OJcZVfLzScZIgIHGPRwt4M0IhI-uPQarPbm0nhMzqXvN-yLQWX2TrpVeZcyLKNxf5qttXhuJj60AOu8XIRyIjQ3qgWC3i3Hpo8BVGYUYp0iWe0RARbwzq1lZ6gasa0zGI2h2hieqc86Mr1Hkfbfm8EcOWK5hGNom4yOug/s758/Archie1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="758" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpyHZj6SkcFcRKWPvnfgmJ0OJcZVfLzScZIgIHGPRwt4M0IhI-uPQarPbm0nhMzqXvN-yLQWX2TrpVeZcyLKNxf5qttXhuJj60AOu8XIRyIjQ3qgWC3i3Hpo8BVGYUYp0iWe0RARbwzq1lZ6gasa0zGI2h2hieqc86Mr1Hkfbfm8EcOWK5hGNom4yOug/s320/Archie1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Archie taking a snooze in his new home</span></div></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsH1pzz1mfrOn3hPFUEEZLswbW7XjqwK6IlZgVXOBHb6bxs5yHCt2HEZJE-Kf5oqTsTOPWPDAIKUdHvoP6Rmwpv5I8OyFt6p_JJLZWS8rQe-GZMw9OPd4UY4j27xuFfRh-PBCrW52-pC_aCGTliUgBuEOt8zNGDyw3oO7SWvoPUC_ojt8ve8nWpG0Ez8/s1080/Arch%20new%20home.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1080" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsH1pzz1mfrOn3hPFUEEZLswbW7XjqwK6IlZgVXOBHb6bxs5yHCt2HEZJE-Kf5oqTsTOPWPDAIKUdHvoP6Rmwpv5I8OyFt6p_JJLZWS8rQe-GZMw9OPd4UY4j27xuFfRh-PBCrW52-pC_aCGTliUgBuEOt8zNGDyw3oO7SWvoPUC_ojt8ve8nWpG0Ez8/s320/Arch%20new%20home.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>The Josh and Millie Puppies</b></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All seems to be going well with Josh and Millie's recent puppies. They are now 3 months and 1 week old. </span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;">Jessie reported, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Qat is doing very well. He is super sweet, and we are enjoying him. All the dogs are getting used to each other."</span></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; 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font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heather wrote about Lila. "...</span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lila is doing so well too. Potty training is going well and she’s so smart and curious and brave. She hated grass at first but she is slowly coming around. She’s also nipping but I firmly say no bite and always try to have a biting toy nearby." and later: "L</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ila is still doing amazing. She is such a happy sweet, brave girl and we are enjoying each other so much. She loves to be with us so we take her with us almost everywhere we go. This past weekend we traveled a couple hours to Colette’s regatta in Indiana. We spent a beautiful day at the lake and she loved running around and sleeping in the warm breeze."</span></span><br /></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; 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font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYtdA3RiUf28pZ54HpQKA2myKFZUdGm47gznaK3n_489nssn7Bus0F8obggPQduYaMF4FW4AePOL5ZHaHiJlkVKH4IJU39m3loewBEhk80dYUEGbYQqT_gCXo1nTvkD5J9QMLyReG1bd0UvGpEQmgMfeHk13JKDDQuVHT8dqbyMH3k1n17jR3xDVabc8/s960/Lila.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYtdA3RiUf28pZ54HpQKA2myKFZUdGm47gznaK3n_489nssn7Bus0F8obggPQduYaMF4FW4AePOL5ZHaHiJlkVKH4IJU39m3loewBEhk80dYUEGbYQqT_gCXo1nTvkD5J9QMLyReG1bd0UvGpEQmgMfeHk13JKDDQuVHT8dqbyMH3k1n17jR3xDVabc8/w300-h400/Lila.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span style="color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">and here is our Deacon, who I hope will turn out to be a show-worthy Lhasa.</span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="387" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx64LyzpeV3FS6ouQEfTHNroKM2FnKYlnzrgncq0YDA_Y7aqGNOIV2NH1zOJ0zXBITbfcyUFbYN_W6MMm_o-Po6-Sie6K38s7vRhVwYvsk0-_vq1_IMcG60E_SI4QL2C0s0s5c3lILdolkIZrqXaWi3o5jK0GquHwO9-Kjbh-SYefk9Oi9GAHSDn02OE/w338-h400/Deacon3mo.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Decaon has been a visitor at two training classes. He accompanied Ebony. The first night he just observed and then I stacked him on the table for the trainer to examine. Last night was his first time on a lead. As long as I walked backwards and held out a treat he walked -- until he decided he'd had enough of whatever game I thought I was playing. Then he pancaked!</span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So far his favorite past time seems to be de-stuffing the dog beds! He may think "No Deacon" is his name. Not sure...</span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Breanna wrote, </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A few years ago in 2019, I bought a puppy from you. I named her Sunny. Having her in my life has been nothing but joy."</span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; 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font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jim sent a </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">pic of Daisy freshly groomed and enjoying her bed.</span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; 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font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTOhrGsU_ba58wuLaPMMED8gSuGVrcburFoCzQEdFyUTHWs8qkPcd72_JWGG0ukZvC4IdYc161FebDGi3g2N_f9S_WeaUEUQG1FZbHauFxNA4_aembwqnHolKmewYhmu95ssBpTQxtBOGyIPIrZqHUReS1mKQYNH-p3D7tWUganjKLaD-K83xOsi3WIM/s1008/Daisy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTOhrGsU_ba58wuLaPMMED8gSuGVrcburFoCzQEdFyUTHWs8qkPcd72_JWGG0ukZvC4IdYc161FebDGi3g2N_f9S_WeaUEUQG1FZbHauFxNA4_aembwqnHolKmewYhmu95ssBpTQxtBOGyIPIrZqHUReS1mKQYNH-p3D7tWUganjKLaD-K83xOsi3WIM/s320/Daisy.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Ginny wrote, "</span></span><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dear Joyce, It’s been awhile since I’ve updated you on our Maple.She loves walks, sitting outside with mama at coffee shops and playing fetch! Her sweet personality is evident in this photo❤️and she’s a bonafide lap warmer. We love her so. Thank you again.. she’s wonderful."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1fUl568SgpxsHkMoS9a31I7DkxWVLXB-q1TGvw-uuBhnO8tfdmAmOBnNilMFUYZLpsMnpunta9gLKc6ZuHbQFS9P8FwolUnCJ3lpHKEtK04OYI0lHWogAGWAOPUAffb2UPV2boREmNRbAsKQoytLLs4d7t72VqT-oPyinRe36FUgjNwqQItAz0B48Ng/s1152/Maple%2025%20mo..jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1fUl568SgpxsHkMoS9a31I7DkxWVLXB-q1TGvw-uuBhnO8tfdmAmOBnNilMFUYZLpsMnpunta9gLKc6ZuHbQFS9P8FwolUnCJ3lpHKEtK04OYI0lHWogAGWAOPUAffb2UPV2boREmNRbAsKQoytLLs4d7t72VqT-oPyinRe36FUgjNwqQItAz0B48Ng/w300-h400/Maple%2025%20mo..jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Judy G wrote about Nyx and Winter: "</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nyx runs "hurdles" on Friday night at the UKC show in LaPorte. She should do well as she loves to jump. </span></span><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Winter goes to an AKC Rally trial on October 21. She earned a 97 in the virtual rally course she completed 3 weeks ago. I knew she would pass but this score blew me away. I am working jumps in the backyard with her just to keep her busy. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nyx and Winter are walking the AKC "fit dog" Turkey Trot starting tomorrow. We need to complete a 5K before Thanksgiving..."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and later a report on Nyx's run: "</span><span class="ContentPasted16" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last night Nyx went to LaPorte for UKC jumps and tunnels. At the first trial she jumped the first jump and tried to leave the ring! At the second trial she jumped the first jump, skipped the second one and raced through 3 to 11 jumps and 2 tunnels. Unfortunately, there were 13 obstacles. She stopped at the 12th and wouldn't move. The audience was cheering her on, but she was done. Oh well!</span><span style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa wrote, "Duncan turned one on September 26th. The photo of him and Dresden on the sofa are them sharing the Kong comfort plush toys which has been discontinued. I know they are discontinued because I bought one that the boys were fighting over. I took photos and reached out to Kong which confirmed they are no long distance available. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I lucked out and Petco still has some in stock online. I ordered multiples! Thought I would send you a photo of the toy in case you want to see if your dogs react to it the way that mine do...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duncan is definitely more of an inside dog. He is scared of noises outside including trucks, beeping alarms on delivery trucks, etc…. Wish I knew what I could do to make him less fearful outside. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duncan loves to hide toys and treats. I have never seen a dog raise a blanket or throw as high in the air in the process or hiding a “treasure.”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbTBnweacoH9mr4ZSuAEM_cvQ652qVGfltBkBEWg_yK5JrJ-9r03nFXzaVXM1NbIYo5OT2lFHlrknD0oeQRPCqva-sN2a0oxNHpj_S08Vu3K3Gh0Qs64fV2oL0L4SzWssUNblmqryXGKxMoeRrjU-jXTI60TUqqmyXDwPPBjZ05_Tw6wy25_th5_Zoy0/s333/Duncan%20Dresden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbTBnweacoH9mr4ZSuAEM_cvQ652qVGfltBkBEWg_yK5JrJ-9r03nFXzaVXM1NbIYo5OT2lFHlrknD0oeQRPCqva-sN2a0oxNHpj_S08Vu3K3Gh0Qs64fV2oL0L4SzWssUNblmqryXGKxMoeRrjU-jXTI60TUqqmyXDwPPBjZ05_Tw6wy25_th5_Zoy0/w300-h400/Duncan%20Dresden.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: verdana;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Doreen wrote. "</span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">To celebrate Henry’s first birthday he got neutered. </span></span></span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">He’s done really well and doesn’t seem to mind his bodysuit-quite fashionable and much better than the cone. All the ladies at the vet were enamored with him-they thought he looked fake he was so cute 😀." </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sally's Ginger is afraid during thunderstorms. I suggested Sally try using Blackwing Farms Drama Trauma product. She did and later wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted17" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So the good news is the drama- trauma worked well. Thunder started early this morning and so I sprayed a bit around us on our bed. And Ginger just snuggled up by me and went back to sleep. Usually she sits up and pants and paces around on the bed during a storm. Thanks again for the great tip! 😊"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathy wrote, "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s hard to believe that Sophie will be 8 years old on the 28</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="ContentPasted15" style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">th</sup></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of this month! Where do the years go?... </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We have rented a condo in Gulf Shores, for the month of November, so we are looking forward to that. Sophie is going with us, although she is usually reluctant to leave her “kingdom”! LOL" and later, </span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is doing very well (has never been sick or had to have any type of surgery except a tooth removal) in her almost eight years! She is as feisty as ever, and “lovingly” known on our block as“The Enforcer.” LOL </span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She continues to give us a laugh or a smile every day."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shelly posted this photo of Tucker on my FB page and commented, "</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted18" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Celebrating lil Tucker’s 3rd Birthday today! Happy Happy Birthday Tucker aka TDeaux! He keeps Pearce and I on our toes and laughing every day. We are very lucky to have him part of our family! Love ya Tucker!</span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 16px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤️" class="ContentPasted18" data-imagetype="External" height="16" loadstarttime="1697041484944" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; 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border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline-flex; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 16px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 1px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="❤️" class="ContentPasted18" data-imagetype="External" height="16" loadstarttime="1697041484944" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; 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font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Judy L posted this picture of her Lippy on my FB page and labeled him as </span></span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: #f0f2f5; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">"</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lippy Mave</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">rick Jones.</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Terror and Sassy Pants. Good kisser."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bMV0LD7AvAUFila-OIAo1Kf0opEPNA2Zd3JkNWae_Tw8MIJPsJ0oI-JlD_fhSuMiQOSP-WbFO9SPB3K6eKEuy935v0vi_qqZXH2LI7s5B7OcfviAZp5Qa6VN9b9lEQKwOWrWurG-D1dJEwBv_ROUu6_X6APz8keq7prDBFf32YBmJeBN7laLPpQ1FzQ/s780/Lippy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bMV0LD7AvAUFila-OIAo1Kf0opEPNA2Zd3JkNWae_Tw8MIJPsJ0oI-JlD_fhSuMiQOSP-WbFO9SPB3K6eKEuy935v0vi_qqZXH2LI7s5B7OcfviAZp5Qa6VN9b9lEQKwOWrWurG-D1dJEwBv_ROUu6_X6APz8keq7prDBFf32YBmJeBN7laLPpQ1FzQ/w270-h400/Lippy.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Celina took Dora on a European trip. She reported, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted20" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thought I would send you some pictures of Dora from last month in Italy on the beach. She also went to Germany. We were not sure how she would be on the plane and were a little worried in since she is always so vocal at home, but she was a good girl the whole flight and the perfect travel companion."</span><br class="ContentPasted20" style="color: #242424;" /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEam-adfYWWYd2jt31Gt75SBBXwyEAFudjZSHyq8lH6EuTpyDBKgjRs3Fh6gSy8oCiqvp1tvv4q3wn2NrJQoSx93R3gG4MYmlzzRrGrNuopd6YsPDBO0z3OOcl-zd1KS4iLU7SLBnlRDrYvsElG4wBTGECTyB024ANzZkQ8y2k_HCLE3dyYr961TAFULQ/s960/Dora%20%20on%20the%20Beach.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEam-adfYWWYd2jt31Gt75SBBXwyEAFudjZSHyq8lH6EuTpyDBKgjRs3Fh6gSy8oCiqvp1tvv4q3wn2NrJQoSx93R3gG4MYmlzzRrGrNuopd6YsPDBO0z3OOcl-zd1KS4iLU7SLBnlRDrYvsElG4wBTGECTyB024ANzZkQ8y2k_HCLE3dyYr961TAFULQ/w300-h400/Dora%20%20on%20the%20Beach.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YA-ndhhZBj3xdRJSCuij42MQxHd23vdrlaRPbv9Ardeq48mebFs636lEwTOdgsk8TgbS8jXbGK8JXaJSQw6AZRdFNI9Pt4HnNdSpjUbowx_zzIEFx5L87xdTmNnbA9mkigMnTUjuxdHcyLsjyPfQnPViy-g00J2Ilo6Z40rKvhuaIpNvOwjufKc1yzA/s960/DoraBdaygirl.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_YA-ndhhZBj3xdRJSCuij42MQxHd23vdrlaRPbv9Ardeq48mebFs636lEwTOdgsk8TgbS8jXbGK8JXaJSQw6AZRdFNI9Pt4HnNdSpjUbowx_zzIEFx5L87xdTmNnbA9mkigMnTUjuxdHcyLsjyPfQnPViy-g00J2Ilo6Z40rKvhuaIpNvOwjufKc1yzA/w300-h400/DoraBdaygirl.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jill sent this picture of Breaker (Josh's sire) teasing Shadow by not letting her come in the house. Note the look on her face as she appeals to Jill for help!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jPOGGeqL9tWdwheZZ7ozLCr0Mf9NIOm1XocACvgiCVl9JDpfOlKy-akAm5b3KdFLLopiSM5zzHA0aFaffkxkGghharRTWNlIA7jedBVcOnRi2XURy30oOwjrkgWmSCBCtb7z3o0hTUv5oxAScW9dYkGjQ76Az9iYk8y7JNok0X4plGDfBfk4UdPL4zo/s1385/breaker%20and%20Shadow.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="895" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jPOGGeqL9tWdwheZZ7ozLCr0Mf9NIOm1XocACvgiCVl9JDpfOlKy-akAm5b3KdFLLopiSM5zzHA0aFaffkxkGghharRTWNlIA7jedBVcOnRi2XURy30oOwjrkgWmSCBCtb7z3o0hTUv5oxAScW9dYkGjQ76Az9iYk8y7JNok0X4plGDfBfk4UdPL4zo/w259-h400/breaker%20and%20Shadow.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jody and Robert hosted a birthday party for their Bernie. Friends and dogs of all breeds and sizes attended. Jody sent me a video of the activities. Dogs jumped through hoops, ran through a variety of agility equipment, and basically wore themselves and their people out. It was a high energy birthday party! A great time was had by all and I imagine that dogs and their owners all slept well that night. Here are some photos from the video.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeNmsEoGc5u5Lo7fx95j6qIOibPN7BBARxJdwVp_27TbWvt0wDdVOVYDccbti25Kwk2OGdz_CJS4o8uKRfcDWJPBgOk6jiNjHrYOfsABD02SlnK9Hbo7F91UPLAHsD3ZdMvfysFcpfpCSk1DDG3VCY0DzqLmc1NhlnwAVJi0HmUcNLRStJqbk-CLsT10/s1033/BernieBday.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1033" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeNmsEoGc5u5Lo7fx95j6qIOibPN7BBARxJdwVp_27TbWvt0wDdVOVYDccbti25Kwk2OGdz_CJS4o8uKRfcDWJPBgOk6jiNjHrYOfsABD02SlnK9Hbo7F91UPLAHsD3ZdMvfysFcpfpCSk1DDG3VCY0DzqLmc1NhlnwAVJi0HmUcNLRStJqbk-CLsT10/w400-h251/BernieBday.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhqpQzNXnBW5n1uC14CMh2YbsHPLFmXgiXiaNsfqv-DsHP1NgEKU86rEskKBaVmKQnEbZrUW-xzGiWz3NEWm8uEg_ZSW4dwf0uiYS0d0__jPb5pVl07ophmRlzTcundeYk3ulSAa7dPAspP3buNX_yRHMwOGY4PJTcDmObWu9M8nqmYehRZcnt5sJbBg/s405/Bernie2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="405" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhqpQzNXnBW5n1uC14CMh2YbsHPLFmXgiXiaNsfqv-DsHP1NgEKU86rEskKBaVmKQnEbZrUW-xzGiWz3NEWm8uEg_ZSW4dwf0uiYS0d0__jPb5pVl07ophmRlzTcundeYk3ulSAa7dPAspP3buNX_yRHMwOGY4PJTcDmObWu9M8nqmYehRZcnt5sJbBg/w400-h318/Bernie2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Puppy News</b></span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have new litters (yes, plural) due this month and next. It is exciting to think about new puppies but now that we know the girls are pregnant, I frequently ask myself, "What were you thinking?" So if you are thinking you need a Lhasa to love you, send me an email! A reminder from our website: </span></span></span></div><h4 style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted21" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Joyslyn's Lhasa Apsos is dedicated to raising happy, healthy, loving Lhasa pets and show prospects that conform to AKC's standard." </span></span></span></h4><h4 style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted21" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have done it for 50 years!</span></span></span></h4><h4 style="text-indent: 0px;"><br /></h4><h4 style="text-indent: 0px;"> <b style="color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Just for Fun</b></h4><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I saw a sweatshirt on a person who does obedience training with her dog. It read "Obedience, when ordinary humiliation is not enough," and I laughed and loved it and thought (especially with Ebony in mind), </span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>I want one that says "dog showing" instead of "obedience"</i></span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> on it and then thought </span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>the word could be replaced by "rally," "agility," "fast CAT," and all other sports we do with our dogs. </i></span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Then, thinking back to the years when my kids were growing up, I decided </span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>"Children" would work also.</i></span></span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks for reading.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="o-poem isActive" data-view="PoemView" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; 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font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; 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text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"September is the month of maturity; the heaped basket and the garnered sheaf. It is the month of climax and completion. September! I never tire of turning it over and over in my mind. It has warmth, depth and color. It glows like old amber." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ Patience Strong</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #990000;">Note: The changes you will find in font size as you read through this blog post are the result of some evil gremlin. In spite of my efforts for the last half hour to make corrections, I have failed. Coaxing did not help. Swearing did not help. Changes I tried made things worse. I got a headache. I gave up! The gremlins won this battle. Sorry!</span></span></div><div style="color: #242424; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #242424; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">August is gone and it was good and it was fast and I keep wondering why the days and weeks are flying by faster than they did last year.</span></div><div style="color: #242424; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">August is my birthday month and I was again humbled by the number of Facebook posts wishing me a Happy Birthday. I am 72 now and probably should change my picture, but people keep telling me, "You have not changed, so I have decided to leave the picture as is!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of my birthday gifts was this sweatshirt: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxnW_-tzcRJRhk-qycJOZExqzNzndAww0jEvodhETY3jgAwxy8nzHRaDEIcJlYM-P99li4DG_4wNYtSWBw8r79UB_2ZjcWn-OEhCrlK_btJ_BJE4Gb5Z8Jlsq-iOj1yPjO-QiR3MmG5uje5OBfP3-4vENJMiUY1E9Kp19l7M__gLZxtyqSJ6mWI7UVaI/s720/sweatshirt.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="658" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxnW_-tzcRJRhk-qycJOZExqzNzndAww0jEvodhETY3jgAwxy8nzHRaDEIcJlYM-P99li4DG_4wNYtSWBw8r79UB_2ZjcWn-OEhCrlK_btJ_BJE4Gb5Z8Jlsq-iOj1yPjO-QiR3MmG5uje5OBfP3-4vENJMiUY1E9Kp19l7M__gLZxtyqSJ6mWI7UVaI/w365-h400/sweatshirt.jpeg" width="365" /></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A highlight of the month was a girls-only weekend spent in WI at a friend's cabin on the lake. We relaxed, laughed a lot, had long talks, shopped, went out to dinner, and enjoyed just being together with nothing else to do but relax and appreciate the woods, the lake, and each others' company.</span></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">September began with a dog show in Amana, Iowa. I took Ebony, entering her for 3 of the 4 days. She took Winner's Bitch for one point on Saturday and we also competed in the Owner Handled class. Ebony can be iffy about showing and I wanted to give her as much experience as possible. What a disaster -- and it was not her fault! First, the weather that weekend was hot, hot, hot and we were showing outside on uneven ground that had lots of bumps and holes!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first embarrassing thing was that when I went to take Ebony off the table, my lead stuck to my sweaty neck. As I tried to take it from around my neck, the lead got caught in the fine chain of the necklace I was wearing. So then the judge had to help untangle the lead from the necklace! So we did our down and back and went to our place in line, trying to stay in the little bit of shade that was available. Did I mention it was a hot day?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After she examined all the dogs, the judge asked us to take our dogs around one at a time. Ebony and I started out and made it three fourths of the way around when I suddenly found myself face down on the ground! People were rushing to me to see if I was okay. Ebony, scared out of her wits, was running loose and people were chasing her -- not a good experience for any dog.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Needless to say, I just wanted out of the ring and was so glad when the judge made her placements and we could escape! I was fine - super embarrassed of course. Outside the ring, there was more "are you okay" questions, but the comment I appreciated most was from a woman who assured me that my skirt did not fly over my head when I fell! What a relief.</span></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did not know if Ebony had tripped me or if I'd hit one of the holes in the ground. The following day, a witness who saw it all, told me it was not Ebony's fault and that I had fallen due to the uneven ground.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to stick it out the next two days because Ebony needed to know that not all ring experiences were disasters! She did not really show well the rest of the days, but she did manage to get 2nd place in the Non-sporting Puppy group on Sunday. That competition was inside and she was more comfortable. Monday we were outside again. I showed her for the experience. Her performance was nothing to brag about, but she did have her tail up.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></span><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg--plDFjKRw6I-cWjF95fIefUEGshDiy7WcY8qzsaYCXULqVweU7vlax7akjuFQD9f0kQ9DY6D6LszT62TyrPt0ydnyFGSak4x_SbSwCP7lYtWV0ibsvWd4ArPOr94AahAQr-FcqnCX9Q96iObnrK2pSXB1BqnL7iZDUecVP0QYv2gqeYRLt3AOiRsz4w/s539/Ebony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="532" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg--plDFjKRw6I-cWjF95fIefUEGshDiy7WcY8qzsaYCXULqVweU7vlax7akjuFQD9f0kQ9DY6D6LszT62TyrPt0ydnyFGSak4x_SbSwCP7lYtWV0ibsvWd4ArPOr94AahAQr-FcqnCX9Q96iObnrK2pSXB1BqnL7iZDUecVP0QYv2gqeYRLt3AOiRsz4w/w395-h400/Ebony.jpg" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;">Here is a short video of Ebony in the ring on Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhhIyX-OupJaHVrHqV58xIVfXtUfOC67N3vz-CsCDuj1xd5yTZIl1sWfaUrxncKXo2Ybpv7qG3cpFW7-mnfw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our next shows will be at the Lhasa Apso National on September 20 and 21 at Purina Farms. My goal for Ebony is to have fun! I know she won't forget the fall and people chasing her in the ring, but I am hoping she'll get past the trauma.</span></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYElBTEikUZ_1jIJe90ayWzNBZfmbSgZrsCc0BhOmcFuTpXKahNmz5eMPMPA_5IOeZJ1sMCJ6Jl_X6zuJGH8VEMuMotLegAyHAp5dhhpGIrhJAtYygtEQfb9zGn4q_UAf6X304U9prg-aNhjWqJQGo33qCdNFUsbrxNqNEsyf9f-xe5w1PayF6yeEal0/s907/ALAC%20SCHEDULE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYElBTEikUZ_1jIJe90ayWzNBZfmbSgZrsCc0BhOmcFuTpXKahNmz5eMPMPA_5IOeZJ1sMCJ6Jl_X6zuJGH8VEMuMotLegAyHAp5dhhpGIrhJAtYygtEQfb9zGn4q_UAf6X304U9prg-aNhjWqJQGo33qCdNFUsbrxNqNEsyf9f-xe5w1PayF6yeEal0/w494-h640/ALAC%20SCHEDULE.png" width="494" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #242424; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Our Puppies</b></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are the most recent photos of our puppies. All of them have been spoken for. I am keeping a male. The two boys are first, followed by the two girls.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi224IQiWV-qnxcppKSNFiMNdsm-yYVk87rRUw8CMgoiKIMI3jDm7Mkt65_AMC6er_tztV3ziQ2F7z-ZhxqU-OgNjb7QJ4P1NbS9vjMt5vh6srKGRisxDKco6qz-iKB4m3IATlrOsTM7BeArWe2EiSBie5zmenVAhQaNxeDxl54-WIHwL0tDNy6nJ1zyc8/s1000/Male1.9wks.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="921" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi224IQiWV-qnxcppKSNFiMNdsm-yYVk87rRUw8CMgoiKIMI3jDm7Mkt65_AMC6er_tztV3ziQ2F7z-ZhxqU-OgNjb7QJ4P1NbS9vjMt5vh6srKGRisxDKco6qz-iKB4m3IATlrOsTM7BeArWe2EiSBie5zmenVAhQaNxeDxl54-WIHwL0tDNy6nJ1zyc8/s320/Male1.9wks.JPG" width="295" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8adUOECEEZxlFQa6TdnUdjkrHROEtov2an6WsSsm0GmBP_AoT9midy8JhZzIWHbeUNGfaf87tDfoZK2pCmCsmyQKNmpobG3mc-ntJN6mQLK8KprryN3UUwHD0D84B_V5gLidFusB92mC542bHCypyYdz0MhW8sRTvJuGMPYzSIxKv1tj6CbHqA3_N1Lw/s1000/Male2.9wks.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="966" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8adUOECEEZxlFQa6TdnUdjkrHROEtov2an6WsSsm0GmBP_AoT9midy8JhZzIWHbeUNGfaf87tDfoZK2pCmCsmyQKNmpobG3mc-ntJN6mQLK8KprryN3UUwHD0D84B_V5gLidFusB92mC542bHCypyYdz0MhW8sRTvJuGMPYzSIxKv1tj6CbHqA3_N1Lw/s320/Male2.9wks.JPG" width="309" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNembWjM0E0vF6UDEuiMpEVq9919a7bheBO-49c7V-kSfx4oOcyvHrwvWOHEOXy6tINVMT6zHEFrZ8vBtWIKwLUDQrIlZafe1vv4CBvsXR1JgN2_USbHnY2gbEzqh3xJpzxP7oKI1ru3uC9Hw1qOM8G6GToSnndusiKY16aCISBFLWZZlP0wZEdDK04a4/s1000/Female1.9wks.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNembWjM0E0vF6UDEuiMpEVq9919a7bheBO-49c7V-kSfx4oOcyvHrwvWOHEOXy6tINVMT6zHEFrZ8vBtWIKwLUDQrIlZafe1vv4CBvsXR1JgN2_USbHnY2gbEzqh3xJpzxP7oKI1ru3uC9Hw1qOM8G6GToSnndusiKY16aCISBFLWZZlP0wZEdDK04a4/s320/Female1.9wks.JPG" width="304" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuXXz9C2nfa4o8P7ZSi0vFI6vRFsQfxwE0_0HtRLKeUI9t2PBIs4DJ9WFWesqCss9gKSHilix2rshStYWj-T9sSsRhLvjexucwvHmP_-mlSLYqUT3HaWGF-mCH3cMzC2yaGePRgaNpxcNjDoGMc7Sel9HcPnn3lsLma7BWqbWIbNKYONbteXL0ZNulR0/s1000/Female2.9wks.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuXXz9C2nfa4o8P7ZSi0vFI6vRFsQfxwE0_0HtRLKeUI9t2PBIs4DJ9WFWesqCss9gKSHilix2rshStYWj-T9sSsRhLvjexucwvHmP_-mlSLYqUT3HaWGF-mCH3cMzC2yaGePRgaNpxcNjDoGMc7Sel9HcPnn3lsLma7BWqbWIbNKYONbteXL0ZNulR0/s320/Female2.9wks.JPG" width="281" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Millie is such a good mom! Here she is with her puppies.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyUv4VONj2kEFPa8Q_P0EZhZ9bYzEmi7aYFrc9a7Td4YN_kzXJ3rAn3D_VmClIL-xUO7IZhkEJ7wYedJe58tA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our next puppies are expected in October and November. It is too early yet to know if the breedings resulted in pregnancies.</span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #242424; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I saw this on Facebook. How true! </span></div><div style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQiCH2RVCHLnQJwmSaDsQcAjZEbqkveEbHYp_jwJRX4rG5fvCYeaBgcQysoYdFRPEHpUynbDRrT7Ws8z16tuMuOAToxRmRPDGl3dz-lt_o5aEdsloYCj7-FTxN3Q-Y8ak0wkFRpEpZvVeQAODKq2e4wsJef4XX6HDS0ha0THbF8ek5X0dbg8rD3_K6Yg/s585/ItsAPuppy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="585" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQiCH2RVCHLnQJwmSaDsQcAjZEbqkveEbHYp_jwJRX4rG5fvCYeaBgcQysoYdFRPEHpUynbDRrT7Ws8z16tuMuOAToxRmRPDGl3dz-lt_o5aEdsloYCj7-FTxN3Q-Y8ak0wkFRpEpZvVeQAODKq2e4wsJef4XX6HDS0ha0THbF8ek5X0dbg8rD3_K6Yg/w640-h245/ItsAPuppy.png" width="640" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">What's Available?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We do have a young adult male available now. He was 3 on April 1 this year. His joy in life is eating! He enjoys being groomed. Hates other males! Loves the girls! Joyslyn Mon Ami Derecho (AKA "Archie") has done what we needed him to do for our breeding program, and I would like him to be in a pet home that has had Lhasas in the past. If you are interested, contact me at 309-837-1665 or joyslynslhasas@outlook.com</span></div></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are pictures of Archie:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOST6CBJ8ahJmQxBK4-IexGCyU5nB4EU1cT9Wq3Ngjh9N1qCzgmTvXQkN8HaxFgSemcUqUr2jdrKsmRv6r-PrYh03P_wcLAaMnucA1YqCkxLbn0ElYbO7EzcS_T_HfPkidTtQP8CATxBz4cd74GOF5oCsrE1vsI5fj0gEcwQWqb-i4kd6RbxJtXlaYBsw/s635/Archie.2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="635" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOST6CBJ8ahJmQxBK4-IexGCyU5nB4EU1cT9Wq3Ngjh9N1qCzgmTvXQkN8HaxFgSemcUqUr2jdrKsmRv6r-PrYh03P_wcLAaMnucA1YqCkxLbn0ElYbO7EzcS_T_HfPkidTtQP8CATxBz4cd74GOF5oCsrE1vsI5fj0gEcwQWqb-i4kd6RbxJtXlaYBsw/s320/Archie.2.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGYfEcdGjlP9k2cyPmh6IlG63Lr2Hf0NB_n8sl7GF_b0D5yuHi6v5LbwnZJfc38mlPT8z_7hiWmu5JyTN0qjtTXYwjXrl3NYF2Fpqn5YvtSgO1Ir195y3qTjx1UHe8phht3tdMFoDqapjWdGa1Ax_XEcoSptMP36th8hmAn25LNhabXCLiKBdJhXxuPs/s409/ARCHIE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGYfEcdGjlP9k2cyPmh6IlG63Lr2Hf0NB_n8sl7GF_b0D5yuHi6v5LbwnZJfc38mlPT8z_7hiWmu5JyTN0qjtTXYwjXrl3NYF2Fpqn5YvtSgO1Ir195y3qTjx1UHe8phht3tdMFoDqapjWdGa1Ax_XEcoSptMP36th8hmAn25LNhabXCLiKBdJhXxuPs/s320/ARCHIE.jpeg" width="286" /></span></a><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #242424; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Photos from Others</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #242424; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One thing that was a plus about my birthday is the number of people who sent pictures of their Joyslyn's Lhasas along with their birthday greetings.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div></span><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Betsy posted this picture of Willow.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhut2hOf2dXULeWM54x4b2sITP-HAN1Vgc4cl2rIovz1KBY6xvC96TlABlvP6v7GAwqs08nUBDBcKjK64DzLrSDHdz_yaqB2O0kqJ6_cIYIMRw8WDpwdJ-sKBLiDrVlI5-YnwUWRtxPiYyzJdRjtlIqttAKBr14rBOISM3cXtJ0Gsui1710L8UTFyX2tOM/s551/Willow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhut2hOf2dXULeWM54x4b2sITP-HAN1Vgc4cl2rIovz1KBY6xvC96TlABlvP6v7GAwqs08nUBDBcKjK64DzLrSDHdz_yaqB2O0kqJ6_cIYIMRw8WDpwdJ-sKBLiDrVlI5-YnwUWRtxPiYyzJdRjtlIqttAKBr14rBOISM3cXtJ0Gsui1710L8UTFyX2tOM/w261-h400/Willow.jpg" width="261" /></a><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #242424; font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kathy M. posted this picture of Jampa.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRpekaz_PZACCmS5aJROsz_2xGUzH_MpRow6ly3GHHbqCcEBbQCML4Z7fCCp_UYD9zXbvryVoCC3ZTGlVuR31dWqJJzOr2U35gyrAmqkQCc4I5aAFCeVAlWINHCJupAn7DhvbHwaIvQx48ZhibGohXkd3glEcuYq2crwphwgajukcVgI6FjthCBzq4hE/s720/Jampa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRpekaz_PZACCmS5aJROsz_2xGUzH_MpRow6ly3GHHbqCcEBbQCML4Z7fCCp_UYD9zXbvryVoCC3ZTGlVuR31dWqJJzOr2U35gyrAmqkQCc4I5aAFCeVAlWINHCJupAn7DhvbHwaIvQx48ZhibGohXkd3glEcuYq2crwphwgajukcVgI6FjthCBzq4hE/w400-h300/Jampa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sally posted pictures of Jaxon and Ginger</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECTwNaTGJN-8XnqD9RmwUl-DxX7ZbCHaCwbrjFsAWdiTQbV0jnLM1_kGVSG2z5i2On8_28kO-v1XKrocf20hm1blvM30aVE5-k3Ya6wzK8teIhQsi4d7VvcftIEHr7Cyrs2y4nDM82z4tlYEUNxz-xCILV1pt6p91P0yLDIitKnkeMuxGCK-m9ryAGVU/s852/Ginger%20and%20Jax.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="852" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECTwNaTGJN-8XnqD9RmwUl-DxX7ZbCHaCwbrjFsAWdiTQbV0jnLM1_kGVSG2z5i2On8_28kO-v1XKrocf20hm1blvM30aVE5-k3Ya6wzK8teIhQsi4d7VvcftIEHr7Cyrs2y4nDM82z4tlYEUNxz-xCILV1pt6p91P0yLDIitKnkeMuxGCK-m9ryAGVU/w400-h169/Ginger%20and%20Jax.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Judy L posted this of Gus and Lippy</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3R7KvTbOjpqNSCT0sifqkPo1EGMRE9Hh4H8kQTt4h6gqEPy2Y3d2DMvaKnhXGrgQrggvXUqu68liR7X0A-OR3VGfAwRD62GUOVTeL-5U34-npTmnZNWrGa5y_L8kH-5eia5ykcxf508NuwWIM44VfU1-uqQlRH2EgZ3w32pK_nHW1cVlRD9uZwO40_c/s431/GusandLippy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="431" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3R7KvTbOjpqNSCT0sifqkPo1EGMRE9Hh4H8kQTt4h6gqEPy2Y3d2DMvaKnhXGrgQrggvXUqu68liR7X0A-OR3VGfAwRD62GUOVTeL-5U34-npTmnZNWrGa5y_L8kH-5eia5ykcxf508NuwWIM44VfU1-uqQlRH2EgZ3w32pK_nHW1cVlRD9uZwO40_c/w400-h195/GusandLippy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mickey posted this one of Biddy.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9G2O9q6JLM2fnyBwLJ9Z9AunDopvbrWWaRShejqQXLCg3PGK0zFXxy0Emh0orQknptAWdHM789n-kRivRKukS6k6y-Ww9maM_xVi7BQGG5t8QqoS-d6KZBl3U-LHmcJNZyjPDsYhqJt0l0jVDFLiQwdXzhJ55npUKdDd0WM51nukjA6Py5eCk6wfDnM/s701/Biddy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9G2O9q6JLM2fnyBwLJ9Z9AunDopvbrWWaRShejqQXLCg3PGK0zFXxy0Emh0orQknptAWdHM789n-kRivRKukS6k6y-Ww9maM_xVi7BQGG5t8QqoS-d6KZBl3U-LHmcJNZyjPDsYhqJt0l0jVDFLiQwdXzhJ55npUKdDd0WM51nukjA6Py5eCk6wfDnM/w300-h400/Biddy.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><span color="inherit" style="font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lori posted this of Finn</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyqSgKAtDctODM76zQO5KNBKiPS-qqX1lZjclWlGPRccgKB79f5iOVG600JnACpE8Du9Du9PTlkBMQOWDNefIVYIfD7TP_BkCVUXHmXIlP30ECu1_p-m-SnxjtvUDG5F51ZKQVAfWSkGvgLXdqk2V-XqHV-ihzk3JwAo0PjXnEz1j2cM-42oXxK04fMg/s701/Finn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyqSgKAtDctODM76zQO5KNBKiPS-qqX1lZjclWlGPRccgKB79f5iOVG600JnACpE8Du9Du9PTlkBMQOWDNefIVYIfD7TP_BkCVUXHmXIlP30ECu1_p-m-SnxjtvUDG5F51ZKQVAfWSkGvgLXdqk2V-XqHV-ihzk3JwAo0PjXnEz1j2cM-42oXxK04fMg/w300-h400/Finn.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span color="inherit" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: helvetica; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can you tell Mickey and Lori both have Irish in 'em?</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Michelle sent this of "Shaggy Sunny."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh9EgRF7tuhfyeyOoVE3GdGq1cPPKwQNz23ddJmYacX6IpGcXCEgAuKywpSQ1AxiJeu2nWHIg2-8T-zh1GRp1Ggthf_SDzhf8Dv59gan1A1jnMYMWkoeWxV_vT_RBEkWZUZ-BmRCGGIXIYcPT7V0ojrPIxqtDmS-EayNHG91gzPCzKb2hPe1bCIBL1Gc/s261/Shaggy%20Sunny.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="261" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh9EgRF7tuhfyeyOoVE3GdGq1cPPKwQNz23ddJmYacX6IpGcXCEgAuKywpSQ1AxiJeu2nWHIg2-8T-zh1GRp1Ggthf_SDzhf8Dv59gan1A1jnMYMWkoeWxV_vT_RBEkWZUZ-BmRCGGIXIYcPT7V0ojrPIxqtDmS-EayNHG91gzPCzKb2hPe1bCIBL1Gc/w400-h280/Shaggy%20Sunny.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: left;">Thanks for the birthday smiles!</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Notes and Photos from Others</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Jan about Pebbles: "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just had to send you this picture of Pebbles…. We call it “Why do we spend money on GROOMING” LOL. Even when she looks like this, she makes us LOL and warms our heart. Such a special dog Thank you."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhSUrk4iGG9Y6rVVRnE0zVntbpuVBNzr48uo1JwvZGK5YrSEpjVH6UMbMPaGNdCp9DFubTUl06yO7nFZ-Jc56XNBT0fy6SEOBFI22KUv1eLdkycyGk0w32N96TwhB-NQ8YW1LhxKvNveJ8bbEcgaQ0L1W958uy3zh2PHghgq8yphvTTbWzsIUXBirBMg/s1920/Pebbles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhSUrk4iGG9Y6rVVRnE0zVntbpuVBNzr48uo1JwvZGK5YrSEpjVH6UMbMPaGNdCp9DFubTUl06yO7nFZ-Jc56XNBT0fy6SEOBFI22KUv1eLdkycyGk0w32N96TwhB-NQ8YW1LhxKvNveJ8bbEcgaQ0L1W958uy3zh2PHghgq8yphvTTbWzsIUXBirBMg/w300-h400/Pebbles.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa wrote about Duncan, Ebony's brother.</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duncan’s personality has become more playful and confident. Over the last month or so, Duncan has started throwing his toys or rubber chews several feet up in the air and/or tossing them over his shoulder to pounce on them when they land. He will grab the toy and start running around the room - sometimes with Dresden chasing alongside or behind him. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He has decided to take another run for alpha. Read some of the articles from your website. I am implementing suggestions. I can’t help but respect a dog with intelligence who knows what he wants (and is crafty enough to figure out multiple ways to try to get it). No one can accuse him of being dull or unintelligent, that is for sure! </span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Love my “dark-haired warrior”. His name definitely fits his personality. His hearing and alertness is even more pronounced than my 7-year old Lhasa. I am not certain whether it is because he is still learning sounds and the environment around him or whether he is more vigilant..."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OVdyanY_lO5qoAhkw9PIrLs5R1TI0k1OdjETrVMj0ol6BtGzJHkXobYB12aTJ1yxbxawu19riTA0-Fprjg6fssnP24fpetzrlJCG5xKRuNgC9HaRJ0dspJHlQV8ar7ZTzfBpvErgIr0_lUiuMPLvN84TyfZDS9XKbB8su_bgnxigpabmkWvuj67z3ag/s576/duncan.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OVdyanY_lO5qoAhkw9PIrLs5R1TI0k1OdjETrVMj0ol6BtGzJHkXobYB12aTJ1yxbxawu19riTA0-Fprjg6fssnP24fpetzrlJCG5xKRuNgC9HaRJ0dspJHlQV8ar7ZTzfBpvErgIr0_lUiuMPLvN84TyfZDS9XKbB8su_bgnxigpabmkWvuj67z3ag/w300-h400/duncan.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span class="MsoNormal ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="ContentPasted8" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy G let me know that Winter earned her first leg for her rally novice title. WTG girls!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #242424;"><br class="ContentPasted8" /></span><span class="MsoNormal ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nanda sent this photo of Ty and Gigi and titled it "Papa's Nap Time."</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="MsoNormal ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; 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display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83yOUouq0SbI3Qrq6U7_dlkx3bDHqTQHTsTbP7vZAvbcYE068pp8v0Wu_-LV-P1p34yAa9UVsBVqNJAf7p8CpnO3ycbPnmKyQCfPtnqQUXy8BnWaNk2xIjGj8REvqiRaX2-lRd4A9VXHecQpdd8dl-Y-Zl6tVl1qGJSy882ciYGT5wryFSrIOu8uFe1k/s720/Ty&Gigi.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="720" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83yOUouq0SbI3Qrq6U7_dlkx3bDHqTQHTsTbP7vZAvbcYE068pp8v0Wu_-LV-P1p34yAa9UVsBVqNJAf7p8CpnO3ycbPnmKyQCfPtnqQUXy8BnWaNk2xIjGj8REvqiRaX2-lRd4A9VXHecQpdd8dl-Y-Zl6tVl1qGJSy882ciYGT5wryFSrIOu8uFe1k/w400-h299/Ty&Gigi.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jill sent this photo of Shadow (black) and Breaker (in background).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="MsoNormal ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; 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display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSK6od2THhnAqYTcj9buURiCF2bwN6BDUGTt1xX3_Q8XJH4Va7P2INKy1JKAISrHeViTVOvbZVgnHkH5WrYBywO2RxWHNYaXGXAPjMjoX03VgaePyj5RXRy6Dz9r8Jvwm9NPjET1NU4XfAqTpd6T2tv8WfAiU_Ks6U4t1glfuYXxELNzWmDuJ6IABAu4/s576/shadowans%20breaker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSK6od2THhnAqYTcj9buURiCF2bwN6BDUGTt1xX3_Q8XJH4Va7P2INKy1JKAISrHeViTVOvbZVgnHkH5WrYBywO2RxWHNYaXGXAPjMjoX03VgaePyj5RXRy6Dz9r8Jvwm9NPjET1NU4XfAqTpd6T2tv8WfAiU_Ks6U4t1glfuYXxELNzWmDuJ6IABAu4/w300-h400/shadowans%20breaker.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jill got both Shadow and Breaker from me as adults. Breaker is extra-special to us and many of you have puppies whose sire or grandsire or great grand sire is Breaker, GCH CH Joyslyn's Heart Breaker, ROM. Breaker's 15th birthday was in August and Jill sent me pictures and video. We hope Breaker has many many more birthdays!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span class="MsoNormal ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9BEUPJt-i--gjSo3E3U7Vc5k5EBJl4vwRze-QL_hJvCKbEnTRm1LSI76-bVD_P8XKSH8I1G8tZJAFUNkjS8jwiG0IwwJUf7R_97pVqCCjkMWBKMOW3ll7u5mo7hqrFaj2znPPw3_3MGmm7IQLEwt5T6mDirjLx9-Qne1hwe8wfVTJ2BHEArFk34uGmc/s640/Breaker%2015yrs.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9BEUPJt-i--gjSo3E3U7Vc5k5EBJl4vwRze-QL_hJvCKbEnTRm1LSI76-bVD_P8XKSH8I1G8tZJAFUNkjS8jwiG0IwwJUf7R_97pVqCCjkMWBKMOW3ll7u5mo7hqrFaj2znPPw3_3MGmm7IQLEwt5T6mDirjLx9-Qne1hwe8wfVTJ2BHEArFk34uGmc/w300-h400/Breaker%2015yrs.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxii9698HLW_T_7aZZiyU3Vd1-n9YYtKIAIZn91Nyf0vkN_nEfVIlb8PCiNrpCnibQwmX2QOkbOzl8LVUDsJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Celina sent this picture of Dora at Home Depot.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY3ptxeQubTGMa-5AVifdrKJzOCIypPdyZ1-C_keY7qPROr58Pq_kHIVUhHSiU64PIfo02CnvzWLh1bIlxtxKKwZajKTmgCWkCmwWXYm_rGQ1pu19zipQks9xCXLP8XzEhsI77brw4JfjnPym34BFWasoFolZJngrOktR7iXaF2JnhTCCp0M3SEWPShE/s498/Dora%20atHomeDepot.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY3ptxeQubTGMa-5AVifdrKJzOCIypPdyZ1-C_keY7qPROr58Pq_kHIVUhHSiU64PIfo02CnvzWLh1bIlxtxKKwZajKTmgCWkCmwWXYm_rGQ1pu19zipQks9xCXLP8XzEhsI77brw4JfjnPym34BFWasoFolZJngrOktR7iXaF2JnhTCCp0M3SEWPShE/w313-h400/Dora%20atHomeDepot.png" width="313" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Raquel sent this one of Minnie.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pZz0ZqHDqAc8GXtVwSloku0so5TLe56eohOdZkFAhHhjxIW6tVvn3bNuL9ltjGDAyzLwsJeh0R04Tjvc1omi-U1PpmawSbPyLzcVhhoIkUJ5J6q3J1xoR-2qwOQay6wOyPIA1LSfDv_XJ3bXNanQZ-nL-Kll2yIaCaJN4YOVLZXUKIPTB62ESV5dX_8/s640/Minnie.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pZz0ZqHDqAc8GXtVwSloku0so5TLe56eohOdZkFAhHhjxIW6tVvn3bNuL9ltjGDAyzLwsJeh0R04Tjvc1omi-U1PpmawSbPyLzcVhhoIkUJ5J6q3J1xoR-2qwOQay6wOyPIA1LSfDv_XJ3bXNanQZ-nL-Kll2yIaCaJN4YOVLZXUKIPTB62ESV5dX_8/w300-h400/Minnie.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paul and Pam send photos and updates regularly about Rusty. I am glad to report that things are going well and that Rusty has become part of the pack and is happy in his new home and with his new "brother and sister." (Although it took Josie longer to warm up to him.)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggV9kaLu5HiUFY3gG3OV7b-Gga8Q2sGRkkdDdsGJQnl0T9VsSEjz7lVvjlpriIWftaOP5PrTAi5yR406rAY16olU5zWPz0VPLwwAW79uHjqV27yyrpshAuZavqjMAP5wSjM6J8bqUHnwFuvaMIvE83r0T5YQDh6Lb2TPnP4i6kkLuxiFAlZu93ZPD2qo/s720/Rusty%20clipped.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggV9kaLu5HiUFY3gG3OV7b-Gga8Q2sGRkkdDdsGJQnl0T9VsSEjz7lVvjlpriIWftaOP5PrTAi5yR406rAY16olU5zWPz0VPLwwAW79uHjqV27yyrpshAuZavqjMAP5wSjM6J8bqUHnwFuvaMIvE83r0T5YQDh6Lb2TPnP4i6kkLuxiFAlZu93ZPD2qo/w300-h400/Rusty%20clipped.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Paul wrote about Rusty:</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pam has been feeding Rusty a little bit more at the three feeding times each day to help get him stronger. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can believe this or not. Little One has been leaving some food in his dish for Rusty to eat. Mom talked to Little One about this and why he didn't need to do this. Little One has been eating all his food since then. We know how intelligent our kids are."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Trick Dogs!</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sue Ridgley owns two Lhasas who have earned Trick Dog titles. Josh is the sire of the younger of the two. Sue wrote, "With over 100,000 titles awarded in over 60 countries, Do More With Your Dog! is the largest trick and fitness titling organization in the world. Coco and Gigi have been earning titles with them since 2016. Starting with Novice Trick Dog, they earned titles through Championship. In addition, there are "Speciality" Titles, including the Teachers's Pet that they recently earned. They have also completed Alphabet Challenge, 20 Things to Do With A Bear, and Summer Scavenger Hunt. Fitness Titles earned included Levels, 1, 2, and 3. These titles have been fun and challenging to teach and learn..."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Coco is TDCH Karlyn Ridgley's Luigi Coco Chinetti CGC TKE AtoZ+</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Gigi is TCH Mon Ami N Joyslyn's Wind Racer Gogi Villoresi CGC TKP AtoZ+</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Gigi is a littermate to our CH Joyslyn Mon Ami Winter Wind. Some of you probably have one of her puppies. His sire is Josh (GCHB CH Joyslyn MLS Dakota Wind Breaker) and dam is Misty (GCH CH Mon Ami N Joyslyn's Shades of Summer)</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You can view Gigi's latest performance at</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/cqYSqRKqauI" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/cqYSqRKqauI</a></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You will be impressed!!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Other Stuff</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Those of you interested in history will enjoy reading the latest issue of the AKC Gazette! here is the link:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; 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Here is a link to a helpful article.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; 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border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some things about me:</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I like to sing</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am not a good singer</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sometimes when people are talking and I hear a word or phase that makes me think of a song, I might start singing.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sometimes I make up new lyrics to a well-known tune.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That said, an incident at the show in Amana led me to creating the following. If you are old enough, you will recognize the tune. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here goes:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've got a dog show this morning</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My dog is destined to shine</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He's no beginner</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He's surely a winner</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Just get me to the ring on time!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If I am grooming, take away my brush</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If I am gabbing, remind me there's a rush</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">'Cus I've got a dog show this morning</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My dog is lookin' really fine</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The judges will love him</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There's no one above him</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Just get me to the ring on time!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ta Da ... and that's enough of that! Thanks for reading!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Until next time...</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; 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padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div><span color="inherit" face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-71059638255960961332023-08-10T13:26:00.000-07:002023-08-10T13:26:25.301-07:00The Dog Days of Summer<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">The "dog days" or "dog days of summer" are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"> </span><a class="ruhjFe NJLBac fl" data-ved="2ahUKEwjg383m4dKAAxUvj4kEHSvWALcQmhN6BAhSEAI" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_days" ping="/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_days&ved=2ahUKEwjg383m4dKAAxUvj4kEHSvWALcQmhN6BAhSEAI&sqi=2" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); background-color: white; color: #1a0dab; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-wrap: nowrap;">Wikipedia</a></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As of this writing the "dog days of summer," which run from July3 - August 11, are nearly officially at an end. I have a strong feeling that the stormy hot weather will continue for a while though.</span></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7cT-VOp47SZBfcpBQqTzV3ODMPdr__n7_irvJ2txmjkEoXd-9E3zZ3LQjpgsAfzQvV6EGarPNhkDDPEVdhW-7Bs9JH1xr3XZm2RKvIg-3kf44YvvKg-awr32i7PQ4FwqMJpnH-trEXxtkPuosgp9PzAKYzwDgzuwe7ORsEC0UBJmw_-WwQpnw8nvhR0/s720/watermelon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="720" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7cT-VOp47SZBfcpBQqTzV3ODMPdr__n7_irvJ2txmjkEoXd-9E3zZ3LQjpgsAfzQvV6EGarPNhkDDPEVdhW-7Bs9JH1xr3XZm2RKvIg-3kf44YvvKg-awr32i7PQ4FwqMJpnH-trEXxtkPuosgp9PzAKYzwDgzuwe7ORsEC0UBJmw_-WwQpnw8nvhR0/s320/watermelon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i><span class="ContentPasted10" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2f2a53;">“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning, The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but the first week of August is motionless, and hot. It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color.”</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">~ Natalie Babbitt</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">August is my favorite month, of course, since it is my birthday month. I am a Leo through and through! I'll soon be 72, which looks so old when I see it in print. Good thing I still feel much much younger (and probably act like it too!)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJk-kPpMiDys8R5RyRea2ThzwaeYs7csn-ePF57pYsE-e1vw-YHS-lmNj792XplDKN_mbJ4aYN2ws0scMM8TYgLdDSh_ZrkSw1dqmjquHliWoQKQHfQnr0njcrIpxLbkmMGnJa4Lsi5LBLYrZiW5wp1oHuk3ScXu3anoDP19NvNRr7GB1LmngkBldDOG4/s252/cake.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="252" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJk-kPpMiDys8R5RyRea2ThzwaeYs7csn-ePF57pYsE-e1vw-YHS-lmNj792XplDKN_mbJ4aYN2ws0scMM8TYgLdDSh_ZrkSw1dqmjquHliWoQKQHfQnr0njcrIpxLbkmMGnJa4Lsi5LBLYrZiW5wp1oHuk3ScXu3anoDP19NvNRr7GB1LmngkBldDOG4/s1600/cake.png" width="252" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The last time I posted, I told you that our Millie puppies arrived by C section. Millie recovered well and the puppies are now 5 weeks old and doing great. We took some pictures this morning so I could share them with their new families and with the blog readers.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here are the two boys:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrIrx8Z0sQCuAEY5tSW1vzRQBgH2jKKyal8WiQPp35qiqktMzJ5Fg0rfZVKft55dHV769BgctPqoNfZrc9uoZrR2ssbGjiS-NusGRT-MXRa0ZRv2Mou_mrw4UxMh2qaUk9HonFNQzT9Is0MOM3uadSCAKi6RMWsb2G_pWf4J7Xtndj1HGcoQihkW8al0/s334/JxM%20male1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrIrx8Z0sQCuAEY5tSW1vzRQBgH2jKKyal8WiQPp35qiqktMzJ5Fg0rfZVKft55dHV769BgctPqoNfZrc9uoZrR2ssbGjiS-NusGRT-MXRa0ZRv2Mou_mrw4UxMh2qaUk9HonFNQzT9Is0MOM3uadSCAKi6RMWsb2G_pWf4J7Xtndj1HGcoQihkW8al0/s320/JxM%20male1.JPG" width="287" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHn9L3ApuKopLSo5cyWA3F2Pgvs1gqy2XgQm0_t6BytocHOM9fHi5xh73Njsad5pzXi_x7FXIp8TXe0MzorqNQYfv0NmMVXKGiArMA9z6LM-8kGldheO4xhPrPaJw9znfBy69MRxc7seL63VjXIKZfjTB2loKZTTg3d4t64emgs7jWgom3DNaIUYP12c/s334/JxMmale2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="273" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHn9L3ApuKopLSo5cyWA3F2Pgvs1gqy2XgQm0_t6BytocHOM9fHi5xh73Njsad5pzXi_x7FXIp8TXe0MzorqNQYfv0NmMVXKGiArMA9z6LM-8kGldheO4xhPrPaJw9znfBy69MRxc7seL63VjXIKZfjTB2loKZTTg3d4t64emgs7jWgom3DNaIUYP12c/s320/JxMmale2.JPG" width="262" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Here are the two girls:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7Ak60n8pznNRmk1HPSba5vopzcFl-FmNOVyavVqURUW3bFetxHljoQQjfIoyM1FPgyRmFDhNi5NcBWF5rp3vc9Ypyvxrt8NzC_fTbo3nFcVkTmsr4XS6jFx9pWD0SZH9T0QBjFuNB2OkQFOH06GPQ_s4kfXXnWKectkm5UvlCnqd3lAanHGR39eRm78/s334/JxMFemale1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7Ak60n8pznNRmk1HPSba5vopzcFl-FmNOVyavVqURUW3bFetxHljoQQjfIoyM1FPgyRmFDhNi5NcBWF5rp3vc9Ypyvxrt8NzC_fTbo3nFcVkTmsr4XS6jFx9pWD0SZH9T0QBjFuNB2OkQFOH06GPQ_s4kfXXnWKectkm5UvlCnqd3lAanHGR39eRm78/s320/JxMFemale1.JPG" width="235" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPrzq2gu6-Ypq9LcGoxe5pbQL1h71psaKcOtrb3FgTCSBW8c1jUv4AKPQUbP5jef5yMqRTKSNMoLhJc4evxPCV0-GJfdPe1fEVDXgfP3un7i_MVCkEYHCRHtrmOdKKtfSMYU8vAghsNGRTvaQDY8lUgllBsH5xFDguJSPEcNew89C5HQ2x3jyECkR-XE/s334/JxMfemale2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPrzq2gu6-Ypq9LcGoxe5pbQL1h71psaKcOtrb3FgTCSBW8c1jUv4AKPQUbP5jef5yMqRTKSNMoLhJc4evxPCV0-GJfdPe1fEVDXgfP3un7i_MVCkEYHCRHtrmOdKKtfSMYU8vAghsNGRTvaQDY8lUgllBsH5xFDguJSPEcNew89C5HQ2x3jyECkR-XE/s320/JxMfemale2.JPG" width="284" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #2f2a53;">I had to laugh at that second girl's photo. You can tell she already has that "Lhasa Attitude!" How dare we take her picture!!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Except for the fun of watching the puppies grow, July was a quiet month. Our son, Aaron, visited for a few days. At the end of the month, I went to a dog show in Waukesha, WI. Ebony took Reserve Winners Bitch the first day and Winners Bitch for 2 points, Best of Winners, and Best Owner Handled the second day. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vSi9grLTFjCEnKDgXZeGA32rIUPKs9RGu6-UGcihgsvasAGBs5Jc1TDWMOB20AcpfTw4OW5e9wnDPx9kTE3Ydd0UBYIGz8DjtI7ac_oINEOdd_GR4WdcBSiy3WXngdAZFFk5HUqubq9W0DLne5cZ_XebT9UAHypPpNreqazCEhN0C_RpCLQnI8vDEh8/s1200/Ebony9mo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1200" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vSi9grLTFjCEnKDgXZeGA32rIUPKs9RGu6-UGcihgsvasAGBs5Jc1TDWMOB20AcpfTw4OW5e9wnDPx9kTE3Ydd0UBYIGz8DjtI7ac_oINEOdd_GR4WdcBSiy3WXngdAZFFk5HUqubq9W0DLne5cZ_XebT9UAHypPpNreqazCEhN0C_RpCLQnI8vDEh8/s320/Ebony9mo.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ebony</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #2f2a53;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm not sure anyone would call it a "highlight" but the scary thing that happened our first night at the fairgrounds was a whopper of a storm! Keep in mind there were 3 of us and 4 Lhasas in an RV, parked in the fairgrounds RV lot.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2f2a53;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLycprnfiYIH044x0v5s1ih2vNAS6q5zjA86kSEUSiWmqPnq1UlvMUmG1qJ7TTHc_N0m8Edme_QU6om_Z9pOELEo5ufmwBxrP_SNBMy5G2qIyZ8o2ajLUuLHzA1LvrriCu27huZu_B-Ky42n1gRigwoUU2fQHPOHVKxbNzeJHz0sEF8kBehd3RETF1pI/s320/storm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLycprnfiYIH044x0v5s1ih2vNAS6q5zjA86kSEUSiWmqPnq1UlvMUmG1qJ7TTHc_N0m8Edme_QU6om_Z9pOELEo5ufmwBxrP_SNBMy5G2qIyZ8o2ajLUuLHzA1LvrriCu27huZu_B-Ky42n1gRigwoUU2fQHPOHVKxbNzeJHz0sEF8kBehd3RETF1pI/w480-h640/storm.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #2f2a53;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53;"><br /></span></div>The sky grew dark and darker, the wind came up, the weather people on TV were following the storm as it came our way, first advising a tornado (we could hear sirens), then the announcement changed to a high flatline winds warning (derecho) of winds up to 75 mph. No fun at all and really nowhere to go. Our power went out so we had no AC and the generator would not start.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The next day the AC was off in the grooming building and remained off for the duration of the show. Imagine a building full of people and dogs and blow dryers running for most of the morning into mid afternoon!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We had a good time anyway, but the storm is not an experience I want to repeat. I certainly want to repeat the Winners Bitch win!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Two days after returning from Waukesha, I and my packed bags left Macomb to catch a flight from Peoria to Miami. I went there to visit our daughter, son-in-law, and grandsons (ages 6 and 8). It was nice to see them all again and, as a plus, their new addition to the family, Maxi, their 8-month-old Redbone Coon Hound. She comes from a show breeder and is just beautiful.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Then, to balance out the good times in Florida, my flight from Charlotte, NC to Peoria was cancelled and I had to stay in Charlotte overnight and arrive home a day later than originally planned. I was lucky though because (at least according to the ticket agent) I got the last seat on the flight to Peoria. (I think maybe she told everyone that, just to make them feel lucky to get a seat so they would not argue with her!) Anyway, I made it home and was glad to be here at last!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What's ahead for September? Dog shows in Amana, IA; the American Lhasa Apso Club's National Specialty at Purina Farms; my mom's 91st birthday, and puppies leaving for their new homes--all things to look forward to. I enjoy meeting the new puppy owners; after communicating with them for weeks, it is fun to meet them at last.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Onto my favorite part of the blog every month:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Victoria wrote, "Hello Joyce! </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Checking in…Our sweet Honey turned 2 years old on May 6, and she is the leader of our pack- I really mean it. She is adorable, and still as bossy as ever demanding to be picked up, but then immediately melts your heart with tons of Lhasa kisses! We just adore her! Her loves are sleeping on her throne (her favorite spot is on the sofa atop her favorite pillow) and playing in the backyard with her favorite toy. We hope you are doing well and having a great summer."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjE26uLac3eeayK4riqwZ5BTYovI95GokiPbXIWGZpaKQ0PVqpS8eG_0H1PcVAnZHEKCEuuZlCB7wxP7g-8yTOnfTd7LcK_dv1hnDG1rJYqMoSo8GPwWlJDPw13UOzXm2pHiVK4kYpxkDwndIxylC0Nes-1tul-BOGSc99WraVBIF2Drx4_jP1eniG3s/s1528/Honey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="820" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjE26uLac3eeayK4riqwZ5BTYovI95GokiPbXIWGZpaKQ0PVqpS8eG_0H1PcVAnZHEKCEuuZlCB7wxP7g-8yTOnfTd7LcK_dv1hnDG1rJYqMoSo8GPwWlJDPw13UOzXm2pHiVK4kYpxkDwndIxylC0Nes-1tul-BOGSc99WraVBIF2Drx4_jP1eniG3s/w215-h400/Honey.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Celina wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here is a picture of Dora with a braid my mom gave her. She is getting ready for a trip overseas. We plan to bring her to Italy at the end of August."</span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdqN4Mcofdw5M3yXzKrvNEN9_6Z_g5MJbCE18h8GCbLNetsEH5smmlR7FudBNCIJ09C6Jqdh_AWsp6ZOsPhWKBtIvSID93FlfuWN6QPo1nyu4PFtrDDvUZ56polrLeC06w4AbJCN0bTA0URhsdIOXXYEeE4P9oQ9pvq9nqELXUEGeKftqHWD74H-RArs/s2048/Dora.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdqN4Mcofdw5M3yXzKrvNEN9_6Z_g5MJbCE18h8GCbLNetsEH5smmlR7FudBNCIJ09C6Jqdh_AWsp6ZOsPhWKBtIvSID93FlfuWN6QPo1nyu4PFtrDDvUZ56polrLeC06w4AbJCN0bTA0URhsdIOXXYEeE4P9oQ9pvq9nqELXUEGeKftqHWD74H-RArs/w225-h400/Dora.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Julie wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bekka continues to prove herself to be the sweetest dog in the world. She loves being with us and especially likes being outside when we are as well . Mornings are spent on our bed with us, Lunchmeat and Charlie the cat. The other two cats remain wary of Bekka and she does enjoy chasing them when they run, but there is no malice involved, just fun (the cats might report those events differently, I suspect).</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Anyhow, this has been one of the best decisions we have ever made with regard to animal family members. We have even dressed Bekka and Lunchmeat up with Republican Elephant design collars. They look very patriotic. Thank you again for letting us bring Bekka into our home. We absolutely adore her. "</span></div></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Maggie's Mila got a haircut. Here is Mila, before and after!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-sKH-QXQ0Qn3QtB7_hGBYtq0Ub7g2k5ZU1tQd14zhVK_TEvZFQVXq5tsWFh2jl3nRoGw74BG8YxJ8fNFOUQPzGyTo1Lv0lz7O-9pSCF-6rsbOnl6yAzh66CAmGgfTm-9xuQ7zdfN1p7eZDYgt_BsgIiVPr6joL8wsMREbB-2uqLQyIONh32eYBhTpbo/s1128/Mila.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="755" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-sKH-QXQ0Qn3QtB7_hGBYtq0Ub7g2k5ZU1tQd14zhVK_TEvZFQVXq5tsWFh2jl3nRoGw74BG8YxJ8fNFOUQPzGyTo1Lv0lz7O-9pSCF-6rsbOnl6yAzh66CAmGgfTm-9xuQ7zdfN1p7eZDYgt_BsgIiVPr6joL8wsMREbB-2uqLQyIONh32eYBhTpbo/w268-h400/Mila.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br />Judy posted pictures of Gus and Lippy.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs77yyiZU-iZKy1IVl46D10RQFW5oAtZBnYPyMGcl-uXoeXjKHvEQCfuRKNzMmNrxo3IjHVt9jZYoQW_phOIE41vRqLoRSLfVRcimREilbDo1EZ-U4Zt_7tjjirY2oUlSGTtxDsCdM7y97aVQ7ypWRsoFbsiZdscoBCrOwHca5j7VJe1w56TmCG9biPmQ/s720/GUS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="720" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs77yyiZU-iZKy1IVl46D10RQFW5oAtZBnYPyMGcl-uXoeXjKHvEQCfuRKNzMmNrxo3IjHVt9jZYoQW_phOIE41vRqLoRSLfVRcimREilbDo1EZ-U4Zt_7tjjirY2oUlSGTtxDsCdM7y97aVQ7ypWRsoFbsiZdscoBCrOwHca5j7VJe1w56TmCG9biPmQ/s320/GUS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen-W-9mm5WkC28TelSzP-ClhzLerGIAHYRJVuds2Tw6lCEFfrmKoESRqciqLydsGKUDiqBqosCacDTePZp55w8kEzTcKc13LEy---QIRGZhPeynAmOKUr_oI4C-sh5xLNa_cypjXIaJw8TlIDTwiqjFfrN6TH2hCvhlo3ziZHLMV9Cy9SBvItxG8eM-0/s354/LIPPY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="343" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen-W-9mm5WkC28TelSzP-ClhzLerGIAHYRJVuds2Tw6lCEFfrmKoESRqciqLydsGKUDiqBqosCacDTePZp55w8kEzTcKc13LEy---QIRGZhPeynAmOKUr_oI4C-sh5xLNa_cypjXIaJw8TlIDTwiqjFfrN6TH2hCvhlo3ziZHLMV9Cy9SBvItxG8eM-0/s320/LIPPY.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">From Sally: Ginger and Jaxon are wonderful. So thankful the fireworks are over. Ginger REALLY suffers with big noises- Jaxon seems to be much less nervous. He sticks close by but doesn't seem to be as scared. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Anyway I will enclose a couple photos of course . I hope you are having a nice summer with no more big storms!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Mark about YoYo and Lili: "</span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">They are doing well, they are such a hilarious comedy couple, with their distinct personalities they growl, bicker and annoy each other constantly, but best of sisters. Yoyo still has her puppy personality, like the day we brought her home at 12 weeks, insanely jealous of each other when it comers to getting attention, if one or the other is on a lap, getting pet, the other, has to come in and try to wedge in between, thats when the growling starts. Ha Ha Ha. Lili is still the senior boss. </span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Good to hear all is well."</span><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heather wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It has been many years since my sweet Pabu arrived from you when I lived in Boston years ago (I think in 1998). Pabu had a wonderful life and lived many of his years in Europe (Germany, Switzerland, France). He spent his days traveling with me and going on hikes in the alps or lounging in a bag as we made our way through the cities. He made friends everywhere. He was even in a German TV show once! </span></span></p><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted7" /></div></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He spent his last years in California where he loved the beach and warm weather. He passed at the end of 2013 at almost 16! It has taken me many years to get over losing him, even though I now have human children (14 and 4). My daughter has asked for years to have a dog after Pabu passed." ...</span><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pabu was such a head-turner. I remember asking for a girl years ago when I first inquired and you had the "spunky boy" available. That was Pabu for sure! I had an artist create a picture of him years ago, so he still greets everyone as they come in the door. 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I hope you enjoy the remaining days of August. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqn8jCPfDv4DIzjSwy-Nsng6Nbexwtc0hHuBxlMFyHnawWiCB5XWiH0GdsJB6tCWQs4mcYiXlZWuwpoGPw9TyJWumHNfdPhzIms8IyW2l6zIDPH4nLXGfPyVVrUSL7Cr_AJgMVxXdlrCHmb8EfG6HW9Snpb5v-SwdYH4_7BhfHJ441AU0GYaZJJf4d4Y/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqn8jCPfDv4DIzjSwy-Nsng6Nbexwtc0hHuBxlMFyHnawWiCB5XWiH0GdsJB6tCWQs4mcYiXlZWuwpoGPw9TyJWumHNfdPhzIms8IyW2l6zIDPH4nLXGfPyVVrUSL7Cr_AJgMVxXdlrCHmb8EfG6HW9Snpb5v-SwdYH4_7BhfHJ441AU0GYaZJJf4d4Y/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #2f2a53;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">P.S. Here is a link to the ALAC website and a <a href="https://lhasaapso.org/index.php/resources/lhasa-apso-magazine-format" target="_blank">Lhasa slide show. </a> I hope you like it. It's fun to read, even if you have seen it before.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f2a53; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="wDYxhc" data-attrid="kc:/feature_type/knowledge_panels_public_holidays:eventlength" data-hveid="CF4QAA" data-md="1001" data-ved="2ahUKEwjg383m4dKAAxUvj4kEHSvWALcQkCl6BAheEAA" lang="en-US" style="background-color: white; clear: none; color: #202124; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px;"><div class="Z1hOCe"><div class="zloOqf PZPZlf" data-ved="2ahUKEwjg383m4dKAAxUvj4kEHSvWALcQyxMoAHoECF4QAQ" style="margin-top: 7px;"></div></div></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-44036185490846724882023-07-11T08:51:00.002-07:002023-07-11T16:03:15.575-07:00Miscellany<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIS-ZnWkaNg2O1e_if3esBlOp08H-YBTZ5CLWtZiTg-gTRS54h5nmsZWCZvGrI0tiudqvEXPt-ZXLXvF9eAuNdhAYGSRx1K7xe4bgrc6sQDsoLzyptp30FIwTUfjwLIjdigJOSZuXOSyY3E-TQhzQwU7ZI5S4sEGxUdDAXmdEqFMXWq2cXptiX0gQUsmc/s554/cap%20image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="554" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIS-ZnWkaNg2O1e_if3esBlOp08H-YBTZ5CLWtZiTg-gTRS54h5nmsZWCZvGrI0tiudqvEXPt-ZXLXvF9eAuNdhAYGSRx1K7xe4bgrc6sQDsoLzyptp30FIwTUfjwLIjdigJOSZuXOSyY3E-TQhzQwU7ZI5S4sEGxUdDAXmdEqFMXWq2cXptiX0gQUsmc/w400-h313/cap%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>"The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous."~Fredrick Douglass</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Even though I am writing a week after the celebration of July 4, I cannot just skip the fact that it was and should be celebrated. The Johanson dogs did not mind the fireworks. I always enjoy re-visiting the musical "1776." The songs stick in my head!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Otherwise, looking back, I seem to have only nothings to report lately. For instance, just lately we had no wins at shows, we've recently been through the experience of having no hot water, and the other day we had a big storm (a derecho) that left us with no power for days.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We were among the lucky ones in town who did not have tree limbs or entire trees that fell down. Our neighbor lost a huge limb from his maple tree. Thankfully, it fell toward his house, not ours! Some friends had an entire tree fall near their house and across the street into a neighbor's yard. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One thing we did that worked well for saving food was to layer ice and food in our washing machine. We added ice daily. When we got the power back, we took out the food and let the ice melt. I just added clothes and more water and did some laundry!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One good outcome was that I cleaned out the empty refrigerator and its freezer. Always look on the bright side, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ebony received recognition from AKC for being a "Puppy of Achievement."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5Iyi4qd6NvShCoy1yCqoOlgHiAVG5ytVIOdj6iA_0JPfhhNO9LGDvh50aAYmSuLUjAnIoyWu1Em9_4rSvaWFEGK6RcI2til_KtY-W_pDWu7freOc0Tbe7CDV_IVqoFVwX37ZKqOwLDzM5i0t5AuCbJc_J-VeZnAqT9Jspm5_34CuprXxrpBlxvRDEjA/s2338/pupachaward.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2338" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5Iyi4qd6NvShCoy1yCqoOlgHiAVG5ytVIOdj6iA_0JPfhhNO9LGDvh50aAYmSuLUjAnIoyWu1Em9_4rSvaWFEGK6RcI2til_KtY-W_pDWu7freOc0Tbe7CDV_IVqoFVwX37ZKqOwLDzM5i0t5AuCbJc_J-VeZnAqT9Jspm5_34CuprXxrpBlxvRDEjA/w400-h291/pupachaward.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />She started her show career with group placements in the 4-6 puppy competitions and with taking Winners Bitch at two shows for points. Then, for some reason known only to her, she decided dog shows were scary places and that she did not appreciate the judges (strangers to her of course) putting their hands all over her! It is so darn depressing. We have a few more shows coming up. If things do not change for the better, I suppose I will have to either find a pet home for her or send her out with a handler to see if she will show for someone that is not me. Or not.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Speaking of pet homes, I think you all remember Rusty. His breeder/co-owner and I have decided to look for a pet home for him. It makes me cry to think about it but I know that logically it is necessary. Logic and heart are two different things. If you are interested, get in touch with me at joyslynslhasas@outlook.com and we'll talk. Rusty is currently with his breeder/co-owner in PA, not in Illinois with me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5XMwsQ5Wj4_FgIJTtcQqOc-MT0oaSr9XrHsGxr3Nf9EmdCh_o7iiAaGfDgPA1g8ndS38hviGJs69RZz4x1A2FG8zj7NkatxRYO4fgDQY07VnLYlCmDsNmGYQhVuxp1cXulZWmPjSr1GSbW8gOkoDjq_UXU_lbHwI3AKg1MdRHI8-7_-mwX00s5_fh7c/s700/Rusty2DesMoines.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5XMwsQ5Wj4_FgIJTtcQqOc-MT0oaSr9XrHsGxr3Nf9EmdCh_o7iiAaGfDgPA1g8ndS38hviGJs69RZz4x1A2FG8zj7NkatxRYO4fgDQY07VnLYlCmDsNmGYQhVuxp1cXulZWmPjSr1GSbW8gOkoDjq_UXU_lbHwI3AKg1MdRHI8-7_-mwX00s5_fh7c/w329-h400/Rusty2DesMoines.jpeg" width="329" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Rusty, the day he became a Champion<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Those of you waiting for puppy news: Puppies were born on Thursday (6th) by C-section. None weighed over 5 ounces. It's been touch and go for them, but (knock on wood) I think things are looking up. We are supplementing with a goat milk formula and they are also nursing. Millie is feeling better now and being a good, caring momma. I just wish they would gain weight faster than they have been.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8nrruc3YX-xaCS0zQ5bpbyOGCCIhWveBkFcDBAU2GvCbm2gA4TGtBkciVFMmvqaDDU28oU-H7nyIiTmi7r9QnYkxjLyk5Jc2MmyVh2YS6vKD_jpLRHyK5o5dEziBD_ylG-mSP5wYGdErS-oEKQm7WFwXYT5OsfhGalqnaBNGqGKV6oRbAeTX6B1D3Ls/s1383/puppies5days.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1383" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8nrruc3YX-xaCS0zQ5bpbyOGCCIhWveBkFcDBAU2GvCbm2gA4TGtBkciVFMmvqaDDU28oU-H7nyIiTmi7r9QnYkxjLyk5Jc2MmyVh2YS6vKD_jpLRHyK5o5dEziBD_ylG-mSP5wYGdErS-oEKQm7WFwXYT5OsfhGalqnaBNGqGKV6oRbAeTX6B1D3Ls/w400-h326/puppies5days.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5 days old</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Let me tell you that being a dog breeder is not all sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you belong to the American Lhasa Apso Club, you probably already read the June issue of ALAC Online and saw the ad I put in for Josh. Here it is for those of you who did not see it:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lu-vGxPrMg3NNr1__L1OLFp2UcM8lZ7TveWqhEvZZ_kPWcdz5JtInMIcrPc9pcI3k0TsavX5QM-3cEY8IMu4HnNOeNvP8ljNNRT0fwpfRUkaKTfXbYKluIVRaO4pJOdx_x-iw2uNQOXhpmJvS_cXg784NttBKi-QxLunLJS9pdL6O9XoxAc83S02z5M/s3300/Josh%20ad.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lu-vGxPrMg3NNr1__L1OLFp2UcM8lZ7TveWqhEvZZ_kPWcdz5JtInMIcrPc9pcI3k0TsavX5QM-3cEY8IMu4HnNOeNvP8ljNNRT0fwpfRUkaKTfXbYKluIVRaO4pJOdx_x-iw2uNQOXhpmJvS_cXg784NttBKi-QxLunLJS9pdL6O9XoxAc83S02z5M/w495-h640/Josh%20ad.jpeg" width="495" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />We are so proud of Josh! He is very special to us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you do not belong to ALAC and want to join, it's not hard. I am the membership chair, so get in touch at joyslynslhasas@outlook.com and ask for an application. Dues are just $35 a year (that is less than $3 a month).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Notes and Photos From Others</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sharing the pictures and notes I've received is a favorite part of this blog for me. I've been told that readers enjoy it too! Thanks to all who sent pictures and notes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Larry and Marilyn wrote. "</span></span></span><span class="ContentPasted2" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi Joyce, </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thought you might like this picture. Marco is officially 1 year old today. He has been a pleasure and has really cemented his membership in the family. He is a very lovable, playful and sociable puppy and it has been a great pleasure having him this past year. He has brought many hours and laughter to our lives with his antics and I'm sure he will continue for many more years to come. I don't think there is any way that he is spoiled. No way!!!</span></span><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ps. Don't worry, the candle is photoshopped in."</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCcBamATjPqIEV_6eDCiEnJfjQJ6DjhiDXKFBv_ekYzgclrZU2goS6TYsoLBcxlL1sC1IQw3NM0UMERQLykZ8rCNVnbjxVUPNOZ22_wY6SLlg-_AXBWqtVCkm5yQzSMCVAlqm72yuS_nvDyujjkgwcPmWFzR5bTN3tusxd7WdteFFdNcGC8rIOq1rOhA/s539/Marco%20-%201%20yr%20-%20062623.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="455" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCcBamATjPqIEV_6eDCiEnJfjQJ6DjhiDXKFBv_ekYzgclrZU2goS6TYsoLBcxlL1sC1IQw3NM0UMERQLykZ8rCNVnbjxVUPNOZ22_wY6SLlg-_AXBWqtVCkm5yQzSMCVAlqm72yuS_nvDyujjkgwcPmWFzR5bTN3tusxd7WdteFFdNcGC8rIOq1rOhA/w338-h400/Marco%20-%201%20yr%20-%20062623.jpeg" width="338" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa sent an update about Duncan (Ebony's litter brother). What follows is some of what she wrote: "...</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He has little blonde highlights on each side of his ears. Happy to see his light eyebrows are still visible. He has a little grey in his tail...</span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">His headstrong days and testing in late April/May are hopefully behind us. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He loves to pick up a toy and run back and forth in the family room and hall. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He and Dresden are inseparable...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One time when we were on our way back inside after a walk. I picked Duncan up in my arms and was about to carry him inside. Dresden gently tugged on the ankle of my pant leg letting me know he wanted me to put his little brother down so they could continue playing. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duncan is increasingly becoming more demonstrative in displaying his affection. He will let me know when it is time to end my work day when working from home. He will stand on top of the chair behind my home desk and try to jump in my lap...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He cuddles on the sofa and in bed...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is very interested in other dogs. He is not afraid of them. He wants to go meet every single one - which I do not allow. There are several small dogs in our neighborhood that I am comfortable with him interacting. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is still cautious around humans. He jumps outside at time due to loud or shrill sounds. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Much like the fictional character of Mary Poppins he is “practically perfect in every way.”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGxm-X6f96Xv5yK3CXrelAlk7VTPHkfoOVmCqh9OO0hVCHflMMjujxDFu5WWRFNoEkLCui4hxvEyHaqZl-4ewIZpAp3TuDqRfiy82LfwKhghPNV0jJNBljrtxFjaXgKrOmqV2Nqs63cyU5chJ1g8FYo9SV9x0trCGR5W1wZUWwN2cEaQ1Ajyuyfy4GD4/s640/Duncan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGxm-X6f96Xv5yK3CXrelAlk7VTPHkfoOVmCqh9OO0hVCHflMMjujxDFu5WWRFNoEkLCui4hxvEyHaqZl-4ewIZpAp3TuDqRfiy82LfwKhghPNV0jJNBljrtxFjaXgKrOmqV2Nqs63cyU5chJ1g8FYo9SV9x0trCGR5W1wZUWwN2cEaQ1Ajyuyfy4GD4/w301-h400/Duncan.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0DAfLjKxbMOjy4qwYvGL7ZUO9e43gz3Yj1lub7mGZDWkGnNd1wjcLWrptRm5B4gN-PpbKTfR0j8t8N-2HjYV6_MoA0Vvf2xCZjCrKC7y-w0S9zqV9owFpk8TWuDorYN-adlcayC5LaTv6ndqSxg5OsaL0nb42ROOWZgZE5EloSElMHuRaFHjfB21bqQ/s432/Duncan.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0DAfLjKxbMOjy4qwYvGL7ZUO9e43gz3Yj1lub7mGZDWkGnNd1wjcLWrptRm5B4gN-PpbKTfR0j8t8N-2HjYV6_MoA0Vvf2xCZjCrKC7y-w0S9zqV9owFpk8TWuDorYN-adlcayC5LaTv6ndqSxg5OsaL0nb42ROOWZgZE5EloSElMHuRaFHjfB21bqQ/w184-h400/Duncan.png" width="184" /></a></div><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I wish I could say that about his sister. I am about to let her go to the highest bidder. (OK that is maybe a joke, or not)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We moved back into our home after a lengthy renovation. Daisy found a bag of her belongings and was not subtle about wanting her stuff to be unpacked…"</span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvpdRV50qv32FQNwejLP3cLhGBcNfKB2gfTqrssonmFsEZ4Aqokz4py4s_t2qy-csQiOaRsdAMacQpl0SxBeWScbWEDd6wW1y7hHrcDAJLzrH272RwIzh6psxln_AvHTL_vfNIYNl9t1PJ34W-vR-BQzUIOJWjPiLKDxpVMWWlJeoRm3EwttCN9W_j-M/s576/Daisy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="510" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvpdRV50qv32FQNwejLP3cLhGBcNfKB2gfTqrssonmFsEZ4Aqokz4py4s_t2qy-csQiOaRsdAMacQpl0SxBeWScbWEDd6wW1y7hHrcDAJLzrH272RwIzh6psxln_AvHTL_vfNIYNl9t1PJ34W-vR-BQzUIOJWjPiLKDxpVMWWlJeoRm3EwttCN9W_j-M/w354-h400/Daisy.png" width="354" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Sally wrote about Ginger and Jaxon: "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On July 8 I will be celebrating 2 years of having Jaxon. He is my shadow I have to say he follows me everywhere. He is a very lovey dog and some of that has rubbed off on Ginger- she now spends some time on my lap and getting her fair share of petting and belly rubs. She will always be #1 of course. Just sending you a couple photos - the one of Jaxon's tummy- no matter what I want him to do he must have a tummy rub first- he is quite the boy. They are both a delight to me every day. </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I have some barrettes ordered for Ginger so we can grow out those messy bangs they drive me nuts! And that bed head stuff that I told you about doesn't work that well."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlhoxGXJeDy7ExWMixIjT40iH-NxtOjrTJ-Uyef43bszvR9UOiyat9EQoX04fN6wls87Tnyy3gPHTEwEp-M6XKEY75Q0Q7SG-f3qgNKUg7svTQzp3Q3XYNB80ML_ozmZPpum1fsYcSTjjFlasgd56zEdaoHykTpj02hQOdDW7eoDD3Z1BCe9O7Jf6-B8/s504/Ginger.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlhoxGXJeDy7ExWMixIjT40iH-NxtOjrTJ-Uyef43bszvR9UOiyat9EQoX04fN6wls87Tnyy3gPHTEwEp-M6XKEY75Q0Q7SG-f3qgNKUg7svTQzp3Q3XYNB80ML_ozmZPpum1fsYcSTjjFlasgd56zEdaoHykTpj02hQOdDW7eoDD3Z1BCe9O7Jf6-B8/w343-h400/Ginger.png" width="343" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw4yCxqzPuSd8g-XleHDdtSW1qJO-SIxR3u2t4f78a732Li7Rh3z92SwGeb1rJURnW6NNE1M29idTP_BF-sZ3jApBPD1Wl4t144YSd7BV63aqAL3KVVGqbffF0IG4wcRPFnCIfLa32HNZpw7W2DyaLesP1qT_aqCtVi_1aiAsLLCftS0Tc1OBDoH-SqQ/s705/Jaxon.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="524" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw4yCxqzPuSd8g-XleHDdtSW1qJO-SIxR3u2t4f78a732Li7Rh3z92SwGeb1rJURnW6NNE1M29idTP_BF-sZ3jApBPD1Wl4t144YSd7BV63aqAL3KVVGqbffF0IG4wcRPFnCIfLa32HNZpw7W2DyaLesP1qT_aqCtVi_1aiAsLLCftS0Tc1OBDoH-SqQ/w298-h400/Jaxon.png" width="298" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Interestingly, on the same day within an hour of each other I heard from Nanda, who owns Gigi, and Maggie, who owns Gigi's litter sister, Mila. Gigi is black with white markings and Mila is gold. Nanda sent photos of both Ty and Gigi, and if you think it looks like 2 pictures of the same dog, look again. One of those pictures is of Ty, who is a full brother to both Gigi and Mila, just from a previous litter.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFCtlnEHtGFvX_-NIrPJ3r4iGswMDHHiTPDORU20xR-_XpQJqQI7StOGW9BMdZ9xKLsO8QpiQO9F9zFguoGK22XI3u6Cfe4BZLaL3XQfMA9ENwKbEoFHNR6Hnl4xc4HdLw4-JqCu_Lix3LIdZ54qOuu3egmbmYiTfRKObmVxxFUYhpmPvibtJN9cVbZo/s4032/Gigi.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFCtlnEHtGFvX_-NIrPJ3r4iGswMDHHiTPDORU20xR-_XpQJqQI7StOGW9BMdZ9xKLsO8QpiQO9F9zFguoGK22XI3u6Cfe4BZLaL3XQfMA9ENwKbEoFHNR6Hnl4xc4HdLw4-JqCu_Lix3LIdZ54qOuu3egmbmYiTfRKObmVxxFUYhpmPvibtJN9cVbZo/w300-h400/Gigi.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRFCBA-T0Wh3rlxI9-o8DtSnYp5I28pfi0xJpKXcrzniqTtSggTREhkgp_t93EWGH9E_R4FJlMqwTql1IhKy-4R41DIh6luCG0QJvHeWNymAG3hx5-hU0-4Sfo-XxwGAzURkipHcST38VZq4k_J8JkphKL_D0q0WWuN-4FfypiqAzFzhL-oh4hI0J9oo/s4032/Titan.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRFCBA-T0Wh3rlxI9-o8DtSnYp5I28pfi0xJpKXcrzniqTtSggTREhkgp_t93EWGH9E_R4FJlMqwTql1IhKy-4R41DIh6luCG0QJvHeWNymAG3hx5-hU0-4Sfo-XxwGAzURkipHcST38VZq4k_J8JkphKL_D0q0WWuN-4FfypiqAzFzhL-oh4hI0J9oo/w300-h400/Titan.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div>Maggie wrote about Mila, </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mila is doing great. She is sassy and bossy. She thinks she is in charge of the house. She is friendly and social. She loves going for walks and going to neighbors houses to say hello."</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkME5pQq7En8fDrWP4XVKLiK4EmBZ5nFO06yml97PZZOBCHDBFoFviIJFF8MyECFAOvuvLVUwQVKAV2Z8xPSfSzleQZPsfj5kL5hYCKpIc7D_0gPm-tEt-CnBYykxmdtTUWw4UhNPWRdbe5LKDJI-BLBkvbUgg5sILZdro8nCub-z8hGmeMy32dP5VN_I/s1280/Mila.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1011" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkME5pQq7En8fDrWP4XVKLiK4EmBZ5nFO06yml97PZZOBCHDBFoFviIJFF8MyECFAOvuvLVUwQVKAV2Z8xPSfSzleQZPsfj5kL5hYCKpIc7D_0gPm-tEt-CnBYykxmdtTUWw4UhNPWRdbe5LKDJI-BLBkvbUgg5sILZdro8nCub-z8hGmeMy32dP5VN_I/w316-h400/Mila.jpeg" width="316" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Paul wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We three went for a ride on a Gator this morning. Squirt has ridden before in the right seat. I put Jo Jo in the back, not knowing if she would be okay or not. Well she just loves it in the back. When we got back home, Jo Jo was riding on top of a stool. The photo will help."</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Raquel sent this picture of Minnie.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkBYq9xKL_pLrJOiYvGfF5AcoYpYqMeuwzMge2L6j871kFE0LwbvtP7OOHgn_Qo5apuDHjugsqXaD1k__e5uI_fEnqbQixDBjkh7om2UKrfOwS-X95JNtY5UMBbF40eBI5ft0rU9YdI5DzidqE1njS23VJb0bhtASON0tGvCOhoSVhagNAdfQnyOs-Fg/s412/thumbnail_IMG_1411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="412" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkBYq9xKL_pLrJOiYvGfF5AcoYpYqMeuwzMge2L6j871kFE0LwbvtP7OOHgn_Qo5apuDHjugsqXaD1k__e5uI_fEnqbQixDBjkh7om2UKrfOwS-X95JNtY5UMBbF40eBI5ft0rU9YdI5DzidqE1njS23VJb0bhtASON0tGvCOhoSVhagNAdfQnyOs-Fg/w400-h400/thumbnail_IMG_1411.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></b></div>Finally:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">A good news announcement from AKC: :</span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"On Monday, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will announce an</span><span class="ContentPasted7" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a class="ContentPasted7" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/1ugmGdk4Y_bXEYwbiXMQXw" style="border: 0px; color: #1c28ce; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">extension of the temporary suspension of dog imports from countries classified as high risk for rabies</span></a><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; 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The extension will not make changes to the current rules and will remain in effect through July 31, 2024. </span></p><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The CDC believes the suspension remains necessary to protect the public’s health against the reintroduction of the dog-maintained rabies virus variant into the United States. Insufficient veterinary controls in</span><span class="ContentPasted7" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><a class="ContentPasted7" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" href="https://www.votervoice.net/BroadcastLinks/FFHAzeBHE-kQKqHW60xKyg" style="border: 0px; color: #1c28ce; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">high-risk countries</span></a><span class="ContentPasted7" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">to prevent the export of inadequately vaccinated dogs, and persistent veterinary supply chain and workforce capacity shortages continue to be factors that require the extension."</span></p><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;">And if you wonder why this is good news, think back to the outbreak of a new strain of rabies brought in by dogs from another country. Think back to the terrible dog flu strain that caused many illnesses and deaths. Our laws have been lax regarding imports of dogs from other countries and, as a result, many of our own have become sick and/or died. This extension will help curb some of those problems.</p><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;">That's all I've got!</p><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;">Enjoy the rest of your July!</p><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;">Joyce</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLDo_mgtbAWkAJiNlzEUrTzOLKBSNUMQVYrOEex4Acpyczpb1Ul-Tl5Jp-Fl1TOpB_mDBkckHwvWxef-Hg0SQqiuPQlXwPy5Rczf6_cxtBIJ3gk84PAQb1MtAJznU97fvVkrOAiT5HLZDzLS-eCWRTZNmAZUbTdwL2sm7eGzd3jhX545wDg-N4XsLvC4/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLDo_mgtbAWkAJiNlzEUrTzOLKBSNUMQVYrOEex4Acpyczpb1Ul-Tl5Jp-Fl1TOpB_mDBkckHwvWxef-Hg0SQqiuPQlXwPy5Rczf6_cxtBIJ3gk84PAQb1MtAJznU97fvVkrOAiT5HLZDzLS-eCWRTZNmAZUbTdwL2sm7eGzd3jhX545wDg-N4XsLvC4/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;"><br /></p><p class="ContentPasted7" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5; margin: 13px 0px;"><br /></p><div><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-67736035744344058862023-06-06T11:19:00.001-07:002023-06-06T11:19:38.611-07:00Welcome June!<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>This too shall pass.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>It may pass like a kidney stone,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>but it will pass.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Okay, I know it has nothing to do with June or anything else in this post, but when I read it, I thought it was hilarious (and true!) so I had to share it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Let's get started!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">May was a month of driving, dog shows, and family. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ebony and I went to two 4-day shows, one in Davenport, IA and one in Bloomington, IL. We only took Winners Bitch once in those 8 days. But that win gave Ebony her second point -- and she was a 7 month old baby at the time, so I am not complaining. She does need <i>a lot</i> of work and practice because she is not comfortable with strangers touching her. ("Chary of strangers" as the Standard says.) Anyway, the other 7 days she took Reserve Winners Bitch ("always the bridesmaid...")</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A good thing that happened (but too late to save me nearly $400) at the Davenport show was I found my lost car keys! For some reason, they were in the bottom of a tote bag under the square piece that covers the bottom of the bag to hold its shape. I have no idea how they got there! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Speaking of shows. I finally received the photo of Rusty taken in Louisville when he won Best of Breed. I do not think I posted it previously. I don't really like that busy background. I guess Purina really really wanted everyone to know they sponsored the show. The other thing that bothers me is that the photographer did not notice that </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">the hair was not brushed over Rusty's foot so that it could be fixed. Otherwise, it's a nice photo (of Rusty!). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEQSJHZbf9uO0oKKP4CuCy46Fp3MlIT0YNd5YI7Humi5acOQAebQqaavoD4acyh9g5_29Klki5YhEYdj7uJbqLRcUD0ECIdbVUoQOEzN3wJSLkOxIzXQ6ax1ACQlUWPowzmzF_E01uYoTzRfK8lby3-M8jp3Hu9OZkYCCb0ygalFnXpmoDgdM3HJj/s576/Louisville-RustyBOB%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="576" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEQSJHZbf9uO0oKKP4CuCy46Fp3MlIT0YNd5YI7Humi5acOQAebQqaavoD4acyh9g5_29Klki5YhEYdj7uJbqLRcUD0ECIdbVUoQOEzN3wJSLkOxIzXQ6ax1ACQlUWPowzmzF_E01uYoTzRfK8lby3-M8jp3Hu9OZkYCCb0ygalFnXpmoDgdM3HJj/w640-h466/Louisville-RustyBOB%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judge Adam King, me, CJ Kenon (Rusty's breeder) and Rusty<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the favorite songs I sang to my kids and grandkids is "I love you a bushel and a peck." A Mother's Day gift:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZn-yu6WrCLbHWj3OOuK-5xgrdeULXvw4TDQowAHZjxtcbzYAktPkLh3Cj7X6ujOYiaOhGv5Z6Zjqn8Te3tNHIwS06VUGonY7n-tZyi2dpWP_XIOY1BblSUkNilU2lX1UhtJdscpAjmqh3YItRhSWtd7FlRhhTtooGk_xJYadw2hl_NjmwnhqsKm9z/s895/tshirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="676" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZn-yu6WrCLbHWj3OOuK-5xgrdeULXvw4TDQowAHZjxtcbzYAktPkLh3Cj7X6ujOYiaOhGv5Z6Zjqn8Te3tNHIwS06VUGonY7n-tZyi2dpWP_XIOY1BblSUkNilU2lX1UhtJdscpAjmqh3YItRhSWtd7FlRhhTtooGk_xJYadw2hl_NjmwnhqsKm9z/w303-h400/tshirt.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Between the two May shows, I drove to Nebraska to visit my mom, sister, and brother-in-law. On the way I stopped in Iowa to drop off the stand dryer that would not work, hoping that it would not cost a fortune to fix it. (It didn't -- whew).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Evidently Mom decided that since I was coming, she would clean out the huge storage tub of family photos. I came home with a sack full of pictures, well aware that what I was feeling about that is how my kids are going to feel when I decide to foist on them all the photo albums I've put together over the years. Hey-- at least <i>I</i> put the photos in albums AND wrote on the back of each photo.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">She also dug out of the closet an art project I did in high school. LOL...when I first saw it, it was upside down and I had no idea what it was until I flipped it a couple times. I brought it home and now it is in the back of one of our closets. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBu6Q1nwpDpJNYyx3_ame-YijkPaR_NhrEcvAzUQAPfWmppohyEyq5kELDnHiT27EM6Qz39aQ3SVFSmLvgF2fCGaB5VQGFsdU0j5D6rYJ0A4OVyMERt-9laKAfAa7OhJr9QZwEX0br7v1rGLeyiHPd3y_covWPjW70Lxje1y9MBcmzYDYkdHaMQ9I/s527/painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBu6Q1nwpDpJNYyx3_ame-YijkPaR_NhrEcvAzUQAPfWmppohyEyq5kELDnHiT27EM6Qz39aQ3SVFSmLvgF2fCGaB5VQGFsdU0j5D6rYJ0A4OVyMERt-9laKAfAa7OhJr9QZwEX0br7v1rGLeyiHPd3y_covWPjW70Lxje1y9MBcmzYDYkdHaMQ9I/w326-h400/painting.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrKWft4R1OG4FFDpJgLY7DOR51pLX3pK4WuzX1u0ydbpTs9WwmFne4jy0cKUFmEeRDfll7Jyo0_6YHdMeNMKMoExsuSpzhvCv5M6M-KOC5efQVPqL0DleTTfbS-96qgaR061ZFBzV7__uyqxVRSI4T-ShsIBqNBzhj8w0tt0rz0tTy6RSq5lGL2cL/s527/painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrKWft4R1OG4FFDpJgLY7DOR51pLX3pK4WuzX1u0ydbpTs9WwmFne4jy0cKUFmEeRDfll7Jyo0_6YHdMeNMKMoExsuSpzhvCv5M6M-KOC5efQVPqL0DleTTfbS-96qgaR061ZFBzV7__uyqxVRSI4T-ShsIBqNBzhj8w0tt0rz0tTy6RSq5lGL2cL/w326-h400/painting.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The other weird thing we found was a warranty for the casket sold for the burial of one of our relatives. We laughed and laughed. Read it and see if you can figure out what is so absurd about that 20 year warranty!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMH8q8Aw-umqV2BLR-Gyn7PbI5WHod2AJwKy_Vd4xqjsbj9dpWmv5lIEQKru_UchZg2JExrVoWlEwygKFknmgWopHBy-KrCRIo-q-p-ERvqVpX-MvIDe2Vf6DCxUvGKCBgA2lDW28uhoI1oQF9oCwfxFPJlAFEm5EnRuE5jHt9UXZV5qKg7WDpbO2/s640/warranty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMH8q8Aw-umqV2BLR-Gyn7PbI5WHod2AJwKy_Vd4xqjsbj9dpWmv5lIEQKru_UchZg2JExrVoWlEwygKFknmgWopHBy-KrCRIo-q-p-ERvqVpX-MvIDe2Vf6DCxUvGKCBgA2lDW28uhoI1oQF9oCwfxFPJlAFEm5EnRuE5jHt9UXZV5qKg7WDpbO2/w606-h640/warranty.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So are you supposed to dig the casket up annually to check on it water-tightness??</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On to other things:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Puppy News</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is no news - yet. Millie has been bred and an ultrasound this week will let us know if she is pregnant or not. I'll be letting people on the waiting list know the results of the test.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not a puppy but a darn cute baby:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a photo taken of a fawn whose mom bedded it down this morning in the plants surrounding one of our trees. I have nothing against deer except I wish they would stop eating our hostas.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOK_d6Nm64rP54WnTDSfsNWPSgabpbM7H594TkyynHqudTcekVtn5YUFTI-Xifw1TT5BDc3BNFySRV_meZnaiuZTe1YkeNLMhiEDZsq9bcJqoxw9cbegoO51-OYvvqJb954FZaKvI3Z92L6ZBnglGruomtt7DImQ6hXPWvbciqWhVkJfMaCE8tZUjS/s320/fawn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOK_d6Nm64rP54WnTDSfsNWPSgabpbM7H594TkyynHqudTcekVtn5YUFTI-Xifw1TT5BDc3BNFySRV_meZnaiuZTe1YkeNLMhiEDZsq9bcJqoxw9cbegoO51-OYvvqJb954FZaKvI3Z92L6ZBnglGruomtt7DImQ6hXPWvbciqWhVkJfMaCE8tZUjS/w300-h400/fawn.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Puppy Coat Change</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ebony is now 8 months old and her coat change has begun. Here is a photo of just some of the hair we have brushed out of her coat in the last few days. This mess was from yesterday.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XxpZMRa5zRqOTdNNCyFGEyywPp-8mnC31e7IYSCKIf9KFgCsutMTxCCGtkyy19jlg-rrVuZr6sr4fQvbm12pyjTTP_LS9g8z3aSIaKfxXiuqTDLmK0zJpaKbgUdp3QBleTWbxNThBcv4IvQnu19NzISKYeiWXARiMxC4csJh2Xf7cc_HJkN0Glkg/s320/EbonyHair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XxpZMRa5zRqOTdNNCyFGEyywPp-8mnC31e7IYSCKIf9KFgCsutMTxCCGtkyy19jlg-rrVuZr6sr4fQvbm12pyjTTP_LS9g8z3aSIaKfxXiuqTDLmK0zJpaKbgUdp3QBleTWbxNThBcv4IvQnu19NzISKYeiWXARiMxC4csJh2Xf7cc_HJkN0Glkg/w480-h640/EbonyHair.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">If you have a young Lhasa, it too will go through a coat change. They all do it! Perhaps this article will help you get through it:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><center style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia;"><h3 style="margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coat Change in Lhasa Apso Puppies</span></span></h3></center><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">by Joyce Johanson</span></div></span><br class="ContentPasted10" style="font-family: Georgia;" /></span><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Each Lhasa Apso puppy should come with a warning label, "Attention: This puppy will undergo a coat change. Be prepared!" The alternative, of course, is for Lhasa breeders to inform their puppies' new owners about the grooming required to see a puppy through his coat change without having to resort to clipping him down.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The owner of a Lhasa puppy should be prepared for the puppy's coat change anywhere between the ages of 9 to 14 months. Since individuals differ, the time frame may also vary somewhat: some Lhasas may begin as early as 6 months, while others may hold off until 16 months. One thing you can be sure of, unless your Lhasa puppy has a really sparse coat, the coat change WILL happen.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What's so scary and all important about watching for the coat change? It has to do with matting and grooming.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember, a Lhasa's coat does not shed as most other breeds' coats do. What happens during the coat change is that the softer puppy coat is being replaced by the harsher-textured adult coat. As the adult coat comes in, the puppy coat "dies" and needs to be brushed out or it will tangle and mat terribly. At this time, your puppy may need daily grooming to remove the soft, "dead" puppy coat. You will be surprised at how much loose coat can be brushed out during coat change time. You may remark that the pile of hair on the floor by the grooming table would easily fully coat another dog! And you may wonder if your little Lhasa will have any coat left by the time you've finished brushing him! Don't worry, if all you are getting out is dead, loose hair, there's no problem.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">While grooming difficulties may vary, depending on the amount and texture of your Lhasa puppy's coat, keep in mind that the coat change is a natural part of a Lhasa's development, and when it is over, your Lhasa's softer puppy coat should have given way to the harder-textured adult coat, which is usually a lot easier to take care of. Now that's something to look forward to!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Knowing what's going to happen is only part of "being prepared." The other part of the preparation lies in training. Since getting through the coat change requires that the Lhasa be groomed, start your preparations by teaching the puppy to accept grooming as part of his routine and to lie quietly on his back or sides while you comb and brush him. Prepare yourself also by learning how to groom your Lhasa properly. Refer to any of the books (by Herbel, Helf, Brearly, Nicholas) written about the Lhasa. Most contain excellent grooming suggestions or entire chapters devoted to grooming.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When the coat change does begin, don't get discouraged. It usually lasts less than a month. Set aside time each day to groom your Lhasa. If you don't have time to brush him completely each day, then at least do some spot grooming in the troublesome areas (neck, insides of legs, behind the ears) on a daily basis. Don't go longer than two days without a complete brushing, though. Those darn mats surprise you -- a puppy may not look matted, but his undercoat may be a real mess.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My best advice is to be aware of what will happen, be prepared to do some heavy-duty grooming for about 3 weeks, train your puppy early to accept being groomed, watch for and take care of tangles and mats as they appear, and do not put off grooming thinking the mats will disappear by themselves (they don't!). Finally, don't be discouraged; just hang in there until it's over -- the coat change period really does end!</span></span><br class="ContentPasted10" /></p><h4 class="ContentPasted10" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">Please note: Permission to reproduce and/or circulate information in this article is granted. However, the article must be disseminated in its entirety and credit must be given to Joyce Johanson, Joyslyn's Lhasa Apsos. Thanks!</span></span></h4><div><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-small;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another helpful article, <a href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/84f1d8f9?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230601_pubs_gazette-jun&utm_term=Gazette%20Send%20List#/84f1d8f9/1" target="_blank">"Sorry, Not A Winner!"</a> by Cassandra de la Rosa, was published in the June issue of the AKC Gazette, page 73. In the article, Cassandra outlines things a newbie needs to do to be successful in the show ring. I would add the following to her list: socialization and practice, practice, practice at home and at a conformation training class.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><u><b>One of Ours</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Many of you already are fans of Lynn's detective novels featuring Chicago detective Joe Erickson. His fourth novel, <u>One of Ours</u>, was recently published and has received some nice reviews. If you have not read any of the books, perhaps the following reviews will entice you to order a copy of each from Amazon or your local book store. You can also ask your local library to order them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHD-I4jkj6scMDHp3wGx74DHtJ24DDy2vk928t2pjsAL2ZmBrBPT_WHg9vbAu-GfQa_eMSL6GzCdVbFmLtq5peroLikFWSzSzCbN_75ItlmduK3mS5Q-PspL5KagpYCCemCIKX07u6_FE-Sh3Kv9JTHrUlnpO87IZGGwDYW7jAl3ouH7FBnx9ejS9/s392/Bookcover.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="266" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHD-I4jkj6scMDHp3wGx74DHtJ24DDy2vk928t2pjsAL2ZmBrBPT_WHg9vbAu-GfQa_eMSL6GzCdVbFmLtq5peroLikFWSzSzCbN_75ItlmduK3mS5Q-PspL5KagpYCCemCIKX07u6_FE-Sh3Kv9JTHrUlnpO87IZGGwDYW7jAl3ouH7FBnx9ejS9/w271-h400/Bookcover.png" width="271" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4e4e4e; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Excerpts from various reviews:</span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4e4e4e; font-feature-settings: inherit; 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font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4e4e4e; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">Literary Titan: </span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4e4e4e; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="ContentPasted12" data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://literarytitan.com/2023/04/02/one-of-ours/" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">https://literarytitan.com/2023/04/02/one-of-ours/</span></a><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #4e4e4e; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">"One of Ours</span></i><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #4e4e4e; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> is a compelling and engaging true crime novel that will captivate readers with its intricate plot and well-crafted suspense. Highly recommended for those seeking a thrilling literary experience that challenges their deductive skills and keeps them guessing until the very end."</span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #4e4e4e; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Midwest Book Review: </span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/may_23.htm#dianedonovan "><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">https://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/may_23.htm#dianedonovan</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Mystery readers, including newcomers to Joe Erickson's world, will find </span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>One of Ours</i></span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> compelling, action-packed, and hard to put down, while libraries looking for satisfying intrigue and puzzle-solving paired with psychological intrigue will find the story a fine addition to any detective or police procedural mystery collection."</span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The US Review: </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.theusreview.com/reviews-1/One-of-Ours-by-Lynn-Steven-Johanson.html#.ZHY49NbMJnZ">https://www.theusreview.com/reviews-1/One-of-Ours-by-Lynn-Steven-Johanson.html#.ZHY49NbMJnZ</a></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1.05pt; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Johanson writes clear, controlled prose and does an excellent job with the story's pacing. It is a book that is easy to read for longer periods than expected. He is obviously versed in the noir detective genre because that DNA is found in this novel. However, the work is modernized, and the main characters are more reformed and refined than fallen and fatalistic...the well-written adventure and likable characters make this an easy book to recommend to anyone who enjoys detective fiction</span></span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1.05pt; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">"</span></span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1.05pt; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Online Book Club: </span><a href="https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=298211 "><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=298211</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><wbr></wbr><wbr></wbr></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I love </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>One of Ours</i></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Lynn-Steven Johanson because it is a very intriguing book. It centers around mysteries, murders, and blackmail…Each character was well-developed...The story was fast-paced, conflicts were being resolved...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In so many ways, I found </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>One of Ours</i></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> to be a humorous book. The characters' witty expressions and remarks made me chuckle from time to time, and they helped relieve t</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">he suspense."</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Oh, there is also a Lhasa named Autumn in this book, and she will play a bigger part in book 5. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Photos and Notes from Others </b></span></span></div><div><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Paul wrote, "Josie is really unique. She has found a way to sleep by watching us. Josie goes under all the covers, sometimes all the way to the foot of the bed, turns around, goes back up the bed until her head is just out and lays her head on her pillow. We are so happy that we have both Little One and Josie."</span></span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4D4TI-1bzvfqqYYU5LeJXGM-CQdRB2toGwFKba2BXcBRo_bCHFFW2r56MnViNaFBJH6sdRwdvF1OzwU5hFzfECY1V3vRgG_0A_3tZDHYM4vRJnSrImZ3QKgt1hp2cn5PMJzTrpxauCOwtVnT3sMUVjix1DxTLujp2B4F0qmzckpWIa2N3iky2_Ji/s720/Josie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4D4TI-1bzvfqqYYU5LeJXGM-CQdRB2toGwFKba2BXcBRo_bCHFFW2r56MnViNaFBJH6sdRwdvF1OzwU5hFzfECY1V3vRgG_0A_3tZDHYM4vRJnSrImZ3QKgt1hp2cn5PMJzTrpxauCOwtVnT3sMUVjix1DxTLujp2B4F0qmzckpWIa2N3iky2_Ji/w345-h400/Josie.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Condolences to Judy G, who wrote to let me know of Izzy's passing. "Joyslyn MIToya Is It the Wind CGC, TKN, Spot-On crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday afternoon at Hobart Vet. My girl Izzy was 16 years and 5 months. The last several months she has had problems with her right rear leg. I have carried her in and outside and up and down the stairs. Yesterday she told me it was time.</span><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Izzy trained and competed in both agility and rally, but she did it her way. She would lay down on a rally course, and run the agility course the way she felt like. Of course we never finished but she was very entertaining.</span><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She was a very good girl, always happy and interested in the other dogs and people. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Iz could stare a hole right through you. Even laying on the heart blanket yesterday she looked right at me as the doctor put her to sleep for the final time. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She will always live within my heart."</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Izzy was about a year and a half old when she left our home to live with Judy and her other Lhasas. Many thanks to Judy for keeping in touch over the years and always updating us on Izzy's accomplishments. I know she was well loved and that she loved Judy in return. Here is a photo of Izzy, taken before she left our home to live with Judy.</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; 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font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">photo of Luther.</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; 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So far, he still has the adorable spots on the backs of both ears."</span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; 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vertical-align: baseline;">Nanda wrote, "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gigi and Ty are fantastic and delicious! How did we live without Gigi for 2 years? She is the sweetest dog ever. We can’t stop hugging her. And the two of them can’t stop cuddling and playing. Total besties ❤️"</span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14.6667px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; 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padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; 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She and the baby are best friends already; I can’t wait for them to really start playing with each other by the end of the year."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; 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color: black; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ingrid sent photos of Jempa and wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Lhasa Apso puppy, Jempa, is now fully grown and he continues to attend AKC obedience classes and agility classes. Jempa loves attending canine school and he enjoys learning new things...</span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jempa is true joy. M</span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">y family and I love and appreciate him so much....even when he is a little rascal!"</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqTowE06Ja-S1mvxErX5KBidEbQO6D1r3Qg-d_AUPoJ6v5P2WdqWrfTwAzIOoqWzOsxs8tYfZDITeC6Lyk80MQ9BbTITTVqTxpPamHdMoxSil3whvrdZfSKRkkg1yMdoR8FjTUNG9TjADbHpR18jHDwmw-cvkmVF-TWEKzNmkRGzS9H7IO1Jan0cG/s1041/Jempa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1041" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqTowE06Ja-S1mvxErX5KBidEbQO6D1r3Qg-d_AUPoJ6v5P2WdqWrfTwAzIOoqWzOsxs8tYfZDITeC6Lyk80MQ9BbTITTVqTxpPamHdMoxSil3whvrdZfSKRkkg1yMdoR8FjTUNG9TjADbHpR18jHDwmw-cvkmVF-TWEKzNmkRGzS9H7IO1Jan0cG/w400-h320/Jempa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Michelle wrote, "</span></span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When camping I have Sunny wear a harness which typically requires a lot of brushing nightly to make sure no mats start but this time we came home and bathed and there were not really any and his hair just seems so much easier to manage lately, I’m wondering if they have another coat change as they mature? Whatever it is, I’m happy!"</span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Michelle sent pictures of Sunny enjoying his favorite spot on the dashboard of their RV.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; 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color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy wrote, "Nyx went to her first trial last Friday night. It was a UKC tunnels course. We train on fake grass on their flooring is mats. The 7 tunnel course only interested her for 4 tunnels then she ran past the openings of the next 3. She did that twice!...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Winter is doing very well in Rally and Donna, our trainer, feels she will be ready to trial in the fall." </span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary R sent this artistic rendition that a friend made of Mary's three Lhasas.</span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; 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Thanks for reading and a special thanks to those of you who sent photos of your Joyslyn's Lhasas. Also, please let me know if there is a Lhasa subject you would like me to address in a future blog. My email is joyslynslhasas@outlook.com</span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-70996787243743183532023-05-03T11:32:00.000-07:002023-05-03T11:32:35.452-07:00May Is Here! A Look Back At April...<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEw0fwob2k7fykK3Bzd9eSPbEzWy9v9n1I4-jKa_-sHty1rbcfvrqiz946DLyJW_OKcM4e3LEseP9Z6RMSOTkUwzk03CQ8_lieoO8sbUU2v8FUlgVW8QT8HLo2yNSvFwElfma_t8aGOevEyi5EA4BCaJrxMAc2fWC-yQ1qiFwutx6GdiBlMp3IJMqg/s373/Blossoms.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="373" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEw0fwob2k7fykK3Bzd9eSPbEzWy9v9n1I4-jKa_-sHty1rbcfvrqiz946DLyJW_OKcM4e3LEseP9Z6RMSOTkUwzk03CQ8_lieoO8sbUU2v8FUlgVW8QT8HLo2yNSvFwElfma_t8aGOevEyi5EA4BCaJrxMAc2fWC-yQ1qiFwutx6GdiBlMp3IJMqg/s320/Blossoms.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"It was the month of May, the month when the foliage of herbs and trees is most freshly green, when buds ripened and blossoms appear in their fragrance and loveliness. And the month when lovers, subject to the same force which reawakens the plants, feel their hearts open again, recall past trysts and past vows, and moments of tenderness, and yearn for a renewal of the magical awareness which is love." ~ Sir Thomas Malory</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>My April</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Once the Easter holiday was over, my April was rather dull until the last week. Prior to the end of the month, I tended to do a lot of crossword puzzles and reading, and of course, grooming, training, and playing with the dogs.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We found out for sure Pearl was not pregnant, but toward the end of the month, Millie, who had a split season actually came into season -- this time it is the "real thing" -- and we are hoping to breed her soon and then hoping the breeding results in puppies.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>A short trip.</b> At the end of the month, I met my friend Carm in Pella, IA. Carm and I have been friends since we began teaching together at Aquinas High School in David City, NE. Carm is also my daughter's godmother. We try to get together to spend a few days with each other at least every other year. This year we went to Pella just before their famous tulip festival began. Pella was settled by the Dutch and that heritage is evident and celebrated throughout the city.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsUl9jVVn2ZucbLzHtvaKcIZWrtBBrFrXhvOJl4A5jV8fY2ZnqZqsZ_hDyqKjuI811vUeiuT3iwhY6XKpZSowhDFMgm7yKne4CT8kPUQ3YWk6dd9ZpBXhNnUUcM-F4Hnp4x24zmfmNkB_grkyiZhLpvVR2cixqlrmCaV2rm4KiIFBZExhFUCjXfFG/s423/tulips.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="423" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsUl9jVVn2ZucbLzHtvaKcIZWrtBBrFrXhvOJl4A5jV8fY2ZnqZqsZ_hDyqKjuI811vUeiuT3iwhY6XKpZSowhDFMgm7yKne4CT8kPUQ3YWk6dd9ZpBXhNnUUcM-F4Hnp4x24zmfmNkB_grkyiZhLpvVR2cixqlrmCaV2rm4KiIFBZExhFUCjXfFG/s320/tulips.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We toured some of the historic sites, gawked at all the tulips that filled the town square and everywhere there was ground in which to plant them. We took a tour of the famous Vermeer windmill, the largest working windmill in North America. Very impressive, especially the view from the top! We toured the building that was once home to the famous Wyatt Earp and the outdoor area that had old buildings and relics from the 19th century.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some photos:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWbWSehOau7MvV_AaHRz0nwNHpcuRGzVkLALLNUyR6xtAikIc6AdIATi8OJWt8MkxjzDhhDi8MByBS-0S9XJoKjLL_BLJT_eUToSr4nHlz0SNneD3N5kc_LVy8y_B0erQwnzYFjh6C4eg7rhRixf2TaOLJToyTpJqfUv3xQvv2y_JNxw-iaaxXvbU/s640/woodenshoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuq_s8ZjGLxUfaAjBnGM69qTmXpdEbXzksykbo0rqDK4RaAaW6McQ8kRVTWdJ8V3RqEvbeZLnxk1--8p5A0RL4ZvoTzQjoxDfFPU5Wnhga9mSUFCzUsRCHwuO0P66pWWpdyehSHiIXD6RlbyOQqGA-Z02_hq9wpdHwelf0JNwXb9iIjHtcS86sbTs/w300-h400/CarmandMe.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with Carm and one of the many sculptures around downtown Pella</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5olG4utb0wYP5apFHlBNbX5oV6SFQgzFAj2vh3IjjAA2SM-r8dX-E-sEwouh952ONagF-cuP-9Eclxv1DxxQhYvBfSsK8YDgk-uNaP81ZkIh-QmBwPuP7Y4x3FtTf-lvCfpT-ogCv8Yn-my5QY0OBGhFL_jN_aFq20s7_RltJ5BwY-ZDiBxzsVwk/s640/earlyhome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5olG4utb0wYP5apFHlBNbX5oV6SFQgzFAj2vh3IjjAA2SM-r8dX-E-sEwouh952ONagF-cuP-9Eclxv1DxxQhYvBfSsK8YDgk-uNaP81ZkIh-QmBwPuP7Y4x3FtTf-lvCfpT-ogCv8Yn-my5QY0OBGhFL_jN_aFq20s7_RltJ5BwY-ZDiBxzsVwk/w400-h300/earlyhome.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior representative of an early settler's home</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZVbP8L8veoXLh5s1XCNPNOpw4eYdnU0yMOEr4DVgLsN6DlHzrDUkxI5Ler6od_84J_rjjjIED_Xh95xrVP5_qzz8C9i7aV-6uYG2jvtIjvS0fwQIbN-dFahHOkTYvk9UjKFrCya2VbMi8ZqLZc9VqP5j2kL76Cv6KQyNLjEH6Up2M-5ag2K4WEfc/s640/Vermeerwindmill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZVbP8L8veoXLh5s1XCNPNOpw4eYdnU0yMOEr4DVgLsN6DlHzrDUkxI5Ler6od_84J_rjjjIED_Xh95xrVP5_qzz8C9i7aV-6uYG2jvtIjvS0fwQIbN-dFahHOkTYvk9UjKFrCya2VbMi8ZqLZc9VqP5j2kL76Cv6KQyNLjEH6Up2M-5ag2K4WEfc/w300-h400/Vermeerwindmill.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Vermeer Windmill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQioRYChTxidxHxWOsFRx4Ld2Fdo9cEfxOO9gDRCbgK8UQXzhAgiLq32jNKlZ86lTSZ4elgrlI6n5JLtXuflZmaRz9UqHmXONy6r6-6rpZriNbFMZgN8UJeQXyNXGNxYppdchO4A1pQW4t97Q8B8VFYdQQby2Gr-Cf3gVRjeTL_JjdAlg4Aqu-UMv/s640/Miniturevillage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQioRYChTxidxHxWOsFRx4Ld2Fdo9cEfxOO9gDRCbgK8UQXzhAgiLq32jNKlZ86lTSZ4elgrlI6n5JLtXuflZmaRz9UqHmXONy6r6-6rpZriNbFMZgN8UJeQXyNXGNxYppdchO4A1pQW4t97Q8B8VFYdQQby2Gr-Cf3gVRjeTL_JjdAlg4Aqu-UMv/w400-h300/Miniturevillage.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A section of the miniature Dutch village that takes up a huge room. <br />The village was begun by the WPA and then added to over the years. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />One interesting thing we learned was that some of the Dutch people in the Netherlands pole vaulted across the canals to avoid having to go the long way around to get to the other side.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And that, dear readers, ends the history lesson!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">By the way, I highly recommend Pella's popular Jaarsma Bakery, family owned since 1898. The line to get into the bakery stretched an entire block. We left and went back early the next day and still had a 45 minute wait. Trust me, the wait was worth it! Yum!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A birthday.</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">It is hard for us to believe but our granddaughter Klara had her 17</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> birthday at the end of April. Her dad made her a cake (see photo below). </span><span style="background-color: white;">He sent me the recipe (his own creation based on his favorite sweets!). In case any of you are brave enough to try it, he gave me his recipe. He wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s a brownie bottom with two layers of devils food cake and caramellos between each layer and chocolate frosting and whipped cream mixed together between each layer and over the top! It started to fall apart, but it tastes so good!" </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSueiSlU3i8MnMTvfi-H3cTdAYNsUtk8MceYKf9eEiX2hVC7x8hvqlwfjXlDF9TQFlNLYTmA6n8l1RHF9ikdlUUAF2GzU3CyxBm2MZcvf0XkRvefLOSpf96rgir9NeI3VCzirCPOxMDZbasiGvqCIMN0lsseupIuT9yA39QB2ZyuyxpBmDZAMEorZM/s320/cake.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSueiSlU3i8MnMTvfi-H3cTdAYNsUtk8MceYKf9eEiX2hVC7x8hvqlwfjXlDF9TQFlNLYTmA6n8l1RHF9ikdlUUAF2GzU3CyxBm2MZcvf0XkRvefLOSpf96rgir9NeI3VCzirCPOxMDZbasiGvqCIMN0lsseupIuT9yA39QB2ZyuyxpBmDZAMEorZM/w300-h400/cake.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you decide to experiment with this recipe, send me a picture and let me know how it tasted. They do not live in Illinois, so we did not get to taste test!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>A driveway fix.</b></span><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> We were fortunate to get a contractor on short notice to fix an area of our driveway. Here are men hard at work.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnduaUIP7NnESBC8xOhFfYdqRjlLB1swTPaxALargZCLDVWE7QWH35shP95zAzt-7jq9Mj0gxMtUzzVYp6gY88qHbCjrxo2JkMc8LmVIctTQZoWxGXx5Tj9ydVgyZtcv6a4xAWLOKLRemDXWMvaI5F4K1gR_X2CD_jPB2K_omxRAu67yISGb--YN4/s718/driveway1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="718" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnduaUIP7NnESBC8xOhFfYdqRjlLB1swTPaxALargZCLDVWE7QWH35shP95zAzt-7jq9Mj0gxMtUzzVYp6gY88qHbCjrxo2JkMc8LmVIctTQZoWxGXx5Tj9ydVgyZtcv6a4xAWLOKLRemDXWMvaI5F4K1gR_X2CD_jPB2K_omxRAu67yISGb--YN4/w400-h268/driveway1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnH5GxDij4TZB7uACix6AudyFgUdos2IfuKwokv6teXhgjmk5kLge9-knywP8ztM3npw7_cRNTM9ODyUQpThx4EK8I78kEH45NwwG8xgPqI57PQSaxBmIG_c-QdYOU_2-_alQpmHbiLy6Em587SjeIfYR5xun7e1jzZU28O1uoPEVchk3Ua1Fm4_u/s718/driveway2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="718" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnH5GxDij4TZB7uACix6AudyFgUdos2IfuKwokv6teXhgjmk5kLge9-knywP8ztM3npw7_cRNTM9ODyUQpThx4EK8I78kEH45NwwG8xgPqI57PQSaxBmIG_c-QdYOU_2-_alQpmHbiLy6Em587SjeIfYR5xun7e1jzZU28O1uoPEVchk3Ua1Fm4_u/w400-h268/driveway2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>An expensive loss.</b></span><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> I never did find my car keys in spite of daily prayers to St. Anthony and turning the house inside out looking for them. I put them in my purse the night we returned from Louisville, but the next morning they were gone. I wondered if we had a gremlin playing tricks!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We had one spare key for my car and I used that while we were waiting for the other to show up. It never did. So, I went to Amazon and ordered a key for my car's year, make, and model. Here is a lesson for you: don't do that. That key--which was "Made in China"--was not suitable. (I should have known by the less-than $30 price!) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I then had to order a key from the dealer. $168. Then I had to have it cut. $10. Then it had to be programmed. $165. Lesson learned!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>A nice visit.</b></span><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The month ended with a visit from Pam and Paul, who own Lil One and Josie, as they traveled from late fall/winter quarters in FL to spend the spring and summer in WI. It was great to see them and their Lhasas again. I think the dogs remembered their first home and they were all over Lynn, who had spent countless hours hand feeding them both as newborns.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Upcoming Shows</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Look us up if you can come to Davenport, IA. fairgrounds on May 11, 12, 13, or 14. I'll be there with Ebony and Pearl.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Same is true for Bloomington, IL on May 26, 27, 28, and 29 at the McLean County Expo Center, except I entered only Ebony.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">==========================</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>A Coat Care Article</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coat Care Reminders</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">by Joyce Johanson</span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I was once contacted by a reader who had concerns about the lack of length of her two-year old show male Lhasa's coat. She asked if I could give her any hints about things she should or should not be doing. It's difficult to evaluate coat without being able to see or feel it, but I do have some hints that may help those of you with similar concerns. Consider the dog's health, his environment, the products used on his coat, the amount and type of grooming he receives, and his heredity.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Health</span></b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fleas or internal parasites are obvious deterrents to healthy coat growth. Fleas cause the dog to scratch and break coat. Internal parasites cause a dry, lusterless coat that tends to be brittle and break easily. Dry skin can also cause scratching and coat damage. Solutions are flea control and prevention, which often is easier said than done; a visit to the vet to determine if parasites are present followed by medication to get rid of them if they are; and a vitamin-mineral coat supplement which adds fatty acids to the dog's diet. If you feed your dog a balanced diet, his coat should be healthy, and no supplement should be necessary. However, Lhasas often need extra fat in their diets to aid skin and coat condition, so you might consider adding a supplement designed to aid healthy coat growth. A poor coat is often a sign of a thyroid problem, so if you have tried everything else and nothing works, ask your vet to check the thyroid.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Environment</span></b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Environment includes not only where the dog is housed but also where he is exercised and allowed to play. If your aim is to grow a nice show coat, the sad fact is that you can't treat your Lhasa as if he were "just a pet." If you allow him to constantly run and play on carpet, resulting static electricity causes coat ends to snap off. If he's allowed to roll on carpet or on the bed or sofa, the same thing happens. If you let him exercise in the back yard so grass and dry leaves can catch his coat, you risk coat damage. Now, I am not an advocate of show dogs living atop a grooming table for the sake of a lengthy coat, but I do advocate being careful with coat and avoiding situations that can cause damage to the coat. A cemented or graveled exercise area is not only easier to clean than a grassy one, but also easier on coat. There is also less of a chance for flea infestation if the dog exercises on cement. Try to keep your dog on vinyl or wood floors while he is spending time in the house with you. If you keep a pillow in your dog's crate or sleeping area, cover it with a fabric that will not catch coat or cause static electricity.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Products</span></b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Clean coats grow better than dirty ones. Well-conditioned coats grow better than those in poor condition. Numerous products are marketed which make keeping a coat well conditioned an easy task. Choose a shampoo and conditioner for your dog's coat type. You may choose products marketed for dogs or choose from the variety of human products. In most cases, the results are the same. What works for one dog's coat type may not work for another's so you often have to experiment. If a Lhasa's coat is in very poor condition, you may want to use hot oil treatments on a regular basis to begin controlling the damage and making the hair more resilient. If matting is a problem, often keeping the dog in a conditioning oil between baths is recommended. These conditioning oils come in either aerosol or liquid concentrate forms. Either type is effective when used on a </span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u class="ContentPasted15">clean</u></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> coat on a regular basis. The aerosol conditioner is sprayed on a dry coat. Spray it layer by layer as you brush through the coat. The concentrate is diluted with water and poured over a wet dog after his bath. The coat is then blow dried as usual. The oil reduces matting and cuts grooming time. The dog should be bathed weekly. If he's being shown, put him back "in oil" after the weekend. If he is not being shown, put the oil back on his coat right after his weekly bath.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Grooming</span></b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sometimes a Lhasa's lack of coat caused by abusive brushing and/or over-brushing. Unless your Lhasa is going through a coat change and seems to be matting constantly, there is no need to brush him daily. A thorough brushing once or twice weekly, with spot checks of troublesome areas throughout the week, should suffice in most cases. The logic behind this is that if you are grooming your Lhasa incorrectly, you are causing the damage to the coat. The more often you groom him, the more damage you cause.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are some things to keep in mind about grooming your Lhasa:</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1) Brush the coat in layers.</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2) Lightly spray each layer with a detangler or conditioner before you brush through it. This will lubricate the hairs, cut down on static, and make removing tangles easier.</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3) Turn your wrist down and toward you when you reach the coat ends. Don't flick the brush upward. That practice tends to break coat ends.</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4) Avoid using a comb on the ends of the coat. Use the comb to loosen mats and to work loose hair through the coat, but when you get it near the ends, use a brush. It's easier on the coat.</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5) Avoid using a slicker brush. It's too easy to abuse the coat with one </span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u class="ContentPasted15">if you don't know how to use it correctly</u></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6) Brush the coat gently. If you rip through it, you'll rip it out.</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7) Don't brush a dirty coat. An easy thing to do is to wash any dirty or sticky areas with a waterless shampoo and allow to dry before you groom the dog. Such areas include the feet, the mustache, the loin area on a male, and the rear end if there are particles from a stool stuck to the hairs. A male often gets urine on his side coat in the loin area. Never comb or brush through it without washing it. It's sticky and breaks easily.</span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8) If your Lhasa gets a stuck stool, don't think, "I'll just wait til it dries and then brush it out." You'll wind up brushing it out along with coat you can't afford to lose. Shampoo the offending piece(s) from the coat and condition as necessary.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #310000; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Heredity</span></b><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="ContentPasted15" /></span><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Of course, it is possible that your Lhasa comes from a line that produces slow coat growers or poor coats. Some investigation into his background should tell you if that's the case with your Lhasa. If it is, others who have Lhasas from the same lines may be able to provide strategies for you to help you grow coat. Sometimes you have to wait for the dog to mature before his coat comes in nicely. In some cases, you may have to give up your plans for your dog's show career. While a sound Lhasa that has great movement may win single points with a poor coat, you cannot expect him to be competitive when it comes to majors unless his coat is in good condition. All other things being equal, the judges are bound to select the dog that is in the best condition.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 13.5pt; text-align: start;"><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Of all the possible conditions that may cause your Lhasa's coat problems, heredity is the one that is most difficult to overcome. You can affect some control over his nutrition and health, his environment, and his coat care, but if a poor coat is his heritage, you may be fighting a losing battle.</span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 13.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span class="ContentPasted15" style="border: 0px; color: #663300; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">*Please note: Permission to reproduce and/or circulate information in this article is granted. However, the article must be disseminated in its entirety and credit must be given to Joyce Johanson, Joyslyn's Lhasa Apsos. Thanks!</span><b style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></o:p></span></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">======================== </span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-weight: 400; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>What to Name The Puppy?</b></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I sometimes think naming a new puppy takes me longer than the time it took to decide on names for my three kids! </span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Actually, it is twice as hard because you need to come up with two names for an AKC puppy. First, you need a call name, the name that is usually one word that you will use to refer to your dog on a daily basis. This is a good time to consult a list of baby names, especially if you want an exotic name.</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That is sometimes hard enough! But then you need that AKC registered name. That is generally a longer name that includes a kennel prefix (the name the breeder from whom you bought your dog uses to distinguish his/her kennel from others.) This AKC name usually results in something "catchy."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here are puppy-naming tips for those AKC names:</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First, you need your breeder's kennel prefix. In my case, I want my puppy buyers to use "Joyslyn" or "Joyslyn's."</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Then the hard part, the "catchy" name. Where do you go for inspiration?</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First, look at the registered names that are on your puppy's pedigree. You might notice a theme. For example, here are some themes I have used:</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Heart</b> (Secrets of the Heart, Rebel At Heart, Heartbreaker are a few examples).</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Wind</b> (Dancing in the Wind, Wind Walker, Windbreaker, Night Wind are some examples).</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have used song titles and song lyrics. I have used moon and night themes: Dancing by the Light of the Moon, Moon Shadows, Night Music, Midnight Enchantment, Moonlight Memories.</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I keep and add to lists of names that include Dream names, Dance names, Heart names, Makin' names, Show names, Step names, and Wind names and also an "Other" category to refer to if I need some ideas. If you buy a puppy from me and get stuck on an AKC name, I can help!!</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Other ideas come from the horse names registered by the jockey club. These are available online. Just google "jockey club registrations." (Some of those horses have really weird names!)</span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><o:p class="ContentPasted15"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Once you have made a decision, it is time to go to the AKC website and register your puppy's name. Here is what you need to know:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">AKC has 200 breeds. Chances are that a name you choose has already been used for another dog of a different breed. Same names for different breeds are okay. What is not okay is two dogs of the same breed having the same name. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, it is okay for there to be a poodle with the name "XYZ Pretty As A Picture" and a Lhasa to be named "XYZ Pretty As a Picture." And it is okay to have a Lhasa named "ABC Pretty As A Picture" but it is not okay to have another Lhasa named "ABC Pretty As A Picture."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">About 6 years ago, I bred a dog that I named Chance. I tried to register him as Joyslyn's Moon Shadow. Couldn't happen. Evidently a person I sold a Lhasa to back in the late 1980's had chosen to name her Lhasa that name. I had forgotten about him until AKC said the name had been used already! Even though that dog had passed away, I could not use the name. So, Plan B: Chance was named Joyslyn's Moon Shadows. Ta-Da! That name was approved! All I had to do was change one letter. (It is not always that easy.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One name I always wanted to use if I ever have a red dog again was one I saw in a magazine. The dog was named "Robert Red Furred." Clever!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Miscellaneous</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here are some upcoming events you might be interested in.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9IThglxUbPQLtM0wIsj0rOugkgzFcStMsy5pqI_M2G8kvkT_vzHzMgV0wezq1-qYQqWmvpwQ3HVTbHT1w7-22Zyhoxuie7yV-vSB28sWbKNi0ITpfbZIywN4j5Y5BdnRqMcF8yCt0XlrPdc0-Ey2wujTuLzRh5p5eNvxxX7rMq3aOkcTdiQ_dAG-/s1008/agilityCH.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted2 ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch a video about training a dog who has no or low food drive. </span><span class="ContentPasted2 ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeQmqtPzBM8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeQmqtPzBM8</a></span></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></div><div style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy L posted this about Whisper, "</span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Whisper's goal in life is to be on a professional soccer team. She practices every day with any one of the numerous tennis balls she has. Whisper bats the tennis ball around with her front paws. I regularly see her practicing some secret soccer move where she hurriedly tries to wrap the tennis ball up in the rug or </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a towel - she looks like she is digging a hole, which is difficult to do on a concrete floor!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8AqTmZcUwY_braalP5B_s1V3MOGNznJJ9L6bTz6Qui0bmq_bSQC2HxVthR3KIIe_tnESlK27psRYZsKVYNRpDyNAD_jogc-ZmalqVZGQaDKEIYhDyH1NHZ82d_OabuJhJdGZQ_UqkATtj03lhgUZyxaqxUvAVMVxIdofULwXl_Hk4GW9S8RJzZ3m/s640/Whisper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="640" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8AqTmZcUwY_braalP5B_s1V3MOGNznJJ9L6bTz6Qui0bmq_bSQC2HxVthR3KIIe_tnESlK27psRYZsKVYNRpDyNAD_jogc-ZmalqVZGQaDKEIYhDyH1NHZ82d_OabuJhJdGZQ_UqkATtj03lhgUZyxaqxUvAVMVxIdofULwXl_Hk4GW9S8RJzZ3m/w400-h250/Whisper.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #050505; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Judy also posted photos of her 4 Joyslyn's Lhasas on FB. Gus, Lippy, Raven, Whisper</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fy_zJKmA4vKigQm6wyJcUpwzGBqx_qF0xfsafhQcAL5qLHm_sIJzfL0o_iOH7MJayssoJWaOabrdbjo3S3JVAIccVvTCFmINSYJaHvoKIn0EU-L19il35ClzP-C10fMLEekGO-RovNctevZEW9taDJJJ6BwC7uqURQfZnZSwOu0wvdU81Rp9KchB/s699/Judydogs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fy_zJKmA4vKigQm6wyJcUpwzGBqx_qF0xfsafhQcAL5qLHm_sIJzfL0o_iOH7MJayssoJWaOabrdbjo3S3JVAIccVvTCFmINSYJaHvoKIn0EU-L19il35ClzP-C10fMLEekGO-RovNctevZEW9taDJJJ6BwC7uqURQfZnZSwOu0wvdU81Rp9KchB/w339-h400/Judydogs.png" width="339" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bought Duncan a puppy-size life jacket today for his first kayak ride on Easter Day!" (Duncan is the black dog. He is Ebony's brother.) </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZDvccOB-jEBzK_IxeW9mCloYE99TJKh7FkUlLciqZuDfWLSlr3iLjgbyUYUu-dJkZMgkAc8iy_3qbRrw4FBY2PChwJpkZUOboG_Ktjn7j2AGZWjCG7g21BOS5y1yF5D4qnOlybS9dA1_luv1i8Ghc53VZZnhBmha_VgRMZCHBd6X68Bj0Jepyju6/s960/Duncan%20Kayak.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZDvccOB-jEBzK_IxeW9mCloYE99TJKh7FkUlLciqZuDfWLSlr3iLjgbyUYUu-dJkZMgkAc8iy_3qbRrw4FBY2PChwJpkZUOboG_Ktjn7j2AGZWjCG7g21BOS5y1yF5D4qnOlybS9dA1_luv1i8Ghc53VZZnhBmha_VgRMZCHBd6X68Bj0Jepyju6/w300-h400/Duncan%20Kayak.heic" width="300" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div>She later wrote, "<span class="ContentPasted16" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He has started chasing geese and ducks - displaying more confidence outdoors. When walking him last week a neighbor walked by - instead of backing away Duncan held his ground and let out one “woof” to alert me of her presence. So proud of my little warrior/sentinel! </span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is definitely very intelligent. He is sweet and likes to cuddle and give kisses. However, if given a chance, he would much prefer to play with (and/or hump) Dresden."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlYczlYiAEfXohXPPvSqbGoXuI1wL6TtZPlZ4PTZKmM1YDyAyW9h3wjdZ0IrfO-e9RwhUPg9vu4_r_G2_Jdr_CPVx-vYxOX_KiDUX9i-K4pWAGMLK4JsKV22gsMsmHv_F6xfP3YwuXiTLWYZr_RAc-3bQW2deHxgj_Y3r6D9zPQWvwRY2ZGyTRCxZ/s640/Duncan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlYczlYiAEfXohXPPvSqbGoXuI1wL6TtZPlZ4PTZKmM1YDyAyW9h3wjdZ0IrfO-e9RwhUPg9vu4_r_G2_Jdr_CPVx-vYxOX_KiDUX9i-K4pWAGMLK4JsKV22gsMsmHv_F6xfP3YwuXiTLWYZr_RAc-3bQW2deHxgj_Y3r6D9zPQWvwRY2ZGyTRCxZ/w301-h400/Duncan.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Debra sent this photo of Seng Kye.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKTyVjuWBARMBGKdbK849B_fJGvWIxSzpzzr_azA1kBD4UuhWHidFeJSddTMZd99f1sYuCEZk7pyeRMzfe5_Q2UslfC_XHA9G6n9MGlhHB98tU4OdhYSNnvCLKvafnlj4u7QyX0LnDgO9cBugaj71SJZzjKXhOqMALaAIB0fgVSjF2clrorzznfsT/s1280/Seng%20Kye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKTyVjuWBARMBGKdbK849B_fJGvWIxSzpzzr_azA1kBD4UuhWHidFeJSddTMZd99f1sYuCEZk7pyeRMzfe5_Q2UslfC_XHA9G6n9MGlhHB98tU4OdhYSNnvCLKvafnlj4u7QyX0LnDgO9cBugaj71SJZzjKXhOqMALaAIB0fgVSjF2clrorzznfsT/w300-h400/Seng%20Kye.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; 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line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Molly Anne wrote on the occasion of the 4</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup class="ContentPasted4">th</sup></span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> anniversary of Luna leaving our home and joining Molly's.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Her Ladyship is stretched across my lap- which is just about anytime I am not standing. </span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is time for a trail walk as it is due to rain this afternoon: meaning that Luna will be ready to growl and fight the Thunder Gods…."</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fM8Jc6LN1eXW6R7HxUhnQQUYIox6RUjlrjOce_8DEgh7g8zXqQd2744m0t99R8pe9dLYjSYRaEqTD-Sk0YJzCkToyoEbrSydIK8knxluW3mqiXs49IIzUbLIqII5GDAWdMlUKmX9hZ5hABq6eFsIk3DQ71x1VNI7PuZLQKL9hgyMLvxLc4t36xog/s320/Luna.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="298" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fM8Jc6LN1eXW6R7HxUhnQQUYIox6RUjlrjOce_8DEgh7g8zXqQd2744m0t99R8pe9dLYjSYRaEqTD-Sk0YJzCkToyoEbrSydIK8knxluW3mqiXs49IIzUbLIqII5GDAWdMlUKmX9hZ5hABq6eFsIk3DQ71x1VNI7PuZLQKL9hgyMLvxLc4t36xog/w373-h400/Luna.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some of you might check your pedigrees because many of you have Luna kids or grandkids. She is CH Joyslyn JaMa Dancing By the Light of the Moon. She is Bekka and Chance's mother and grandmother to my Millie.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle posted this photo of Sunny.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdq9fyt5r2QsHe72zG0uZ1YY_b3nsKcH9F_guic4BgBfeDIYVG6viKOVC7fpKojmPKxQdEVXDJ0va2VoIIFJ7JuiYLuQAUamEgqPcfePBC3sUXoGk79ij5jBGC9Fs3SaLe_161Be2g7ulnNHiuWFntV2FoPwqKxq91WG4_u-dhDmnsNnVNx69JKsYn/s1124/Sunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdq9fyt5r2QsHe72zG0uZ1YY_b3nsKcH9F_guic4BgBfeDIYVG6viKOVC7fpKojmPKxQdEVXDJ0va2VoIIFJ7JuiYLuQAUamEgqPcfePBC3sUXoGk79ij5jBGC9Fs3SaLe_161Be2g7ulnNHiuWFntV2FoPwqKxq91WG4_u-dhDmnsNnVNx69JKsYn/w300-h400/Sunny.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy G sent this update on Winter, who is being trained to participate in Rally. "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is a bundle of twirling energy! She and Nyx play all the time. My daffodils are having a rough go of it. Winter is the only Lhasa that has ever run through them. Now she has paths that the others are widening. This is the time of year that my backyard is the best . I have over 300 daffodils in a variety of areas. Oh well, at least the Lhasa are enjoying them." and in another message: </span></span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Resting and calm is not in her vocabulary! She loves life and lives it to the fullest. We are still on step number 2 so no progress there. Woo Hoo! She is sitting for her food, but it's a quick sit."</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sally wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jaxon will be 2 on Saturday!!! I am SO thankful you encouraged me to get a male- Ginger struggled enough I can't imagine her with another girl. She is finally playing fetch and all the things we used to do. And Jaxon is such a good boy. He loves all the toys and he makes me laugh out loud every day he is such a character. They are both the BEST."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu4n7WLhrNvU_2QZ0b7t9T23G2qiWwryObAVSLHDWyDCnrbregit9R-UorWKUGX4vpTlss-fuFaEKnBAuwNPSbNlTDuUdUGSZz9GdI-F8p6NBPwVL79rqJaKmvqgsthjDnTB4a7Qzvki244tahix10jLKJZOHaa76d5WhqRSkdoW2RqDO2hlAlLwV/s764/Jaxon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="764" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu4n7WLhrNvU_2QZ0b7t9T23G2qiWwryObAVSLHDWyDCnrbregit9R-UorWKUGX4vpTlss-fuFaEKnBAuwNPSbNlTDuUdUGSZz9GdI-F8p6NBPwVL79rqJaKmvqgsthjDnTB4a7Qzvki244tahix10jLKJZOHaa76d5WhqRSkdoW2RqDO2hlAlLwV/w400-h398/Jaxon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaxon</td></tr></tbody></table><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_rFvP4GVkz9LM5kBgEHAXhns3AwHDX-HcQv391sozVkKxzhN6d_5xqyGiU5kpW8eEDWUVjLMEK_79lEa5UUEYIgN01kC_byMHiwSficie4YhAYQfzO2k0s_9F8ecIxiY_ObGQwFSZofgeq0SdO6hSVjXU9isDimRnISLI9L6hs5zPOzi6VWJX4rb/s1280/Ginger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_rFvP4GVkz9LM5kBgEHAXhns3AwHDX-HcQv391sozVkKxzhN6d_5xqyGiU5kpW8eEDWUVjLMEK_79lEa5UUEYIgN01kC_byMHiwSficie4YhAYQfzO2k0s_9F8ecIxiY_ObGQwFSZofgeq0SdO6hSVjXU9isDimRnISLI9L6hs5zPOzi6VWJX4rb/w353-h400/Ginger.jpg" width="353" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ginger</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That's it for now! I hope May is a good month for us all and that the weather behaves itself and does not bring more floods or tornados. Enough already!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks to all who read this and special thanks to those who took time to send notes and photos of their Joyslyn Lhasas! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="350" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8gORDQCR4rXKc63jWfWGdleAdwut3Sx5Rt3lgyoWkHWbswywWijj5gJBKHsVIltFru3iUX5ml0VQyQEybjAFKD0quyNujM0NnGvzhFobe5xfMY7fYpA5hJUMeTGvIL4LueRF4UG0SEUKnPUzQPgcPp8AW7ZcEaluEZ3YHSUjj-iS2lokuDqCJVX5W/w200-h131/bird.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"A gush of bird-song, a </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">patter of dew, a cloud and a rainbow's warning. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Suddenly sunshine and perfect blue: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">an April day in the morning." ~ Harriet Prescott Spofford</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am sitting at the computer, trying to think of how to begin this blog, trying to arrange all the thoughts and happenings over the month of March into some kind of logical order. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I may or may not succeed, but here goes:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">March was a crazy month for the Johansons and our Lhasas. The craziness actually started at the end of February when suddenly our hot water heater decided not to heat water. Now, for many, many years I have had an appliance maintenance warranty with Sears for just such a circumstance. I called Sears, explained the problem. Then the headaches began. Certainly they could send a repair person to us -- the first available appointment: March 7! "You have to be kidding," I protested. Nope, they were not!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Okay, so we looked forward with hope for March 7 to arrive. We heated water on the stove for cleaning, bathing (sink baths), and hair washing. The dishwasher heated water so at least the dishes were clean and sanitized. The clothes were washed (as usual) in cold water. The dogs went without baths.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The repairman arrived on the 7th, looked at the water heater, said he had to order parts and he'd be back on the 14th. OMG...another week of heating water and washing at the sink, etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Then I received an email. The appointment on the 14th had to be cancelled! The parts were backordered!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the meantime, I had Rusty and Ebony to bathe for dog shows. For the first show, they went to the groomer at the vet's office. They were bathed and taken home (wet) so we could dry them at home. The second time, I took Ebony to the bathing station at our Pet Supply Plus.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The saga continues. An email arrived from Sears: The parts had been shipped. Select the date you want the repairman to come. Well, "tomorrow" was not an option! The earliest date on the list was March 28. The guy came, put in the parts, and we finally have hot water, after a month an a few days. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Show Results</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the midst of all the grumbling about the hot water situation, were preparations for three dog shows in March. We went to Louisville, KY; Maquoketa, IA; and Manitowoc, WI. (Yes, I took advantage when the venue had shower facilities available!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Louisville, KY.</b> First on the list was Louisville. My friend Jane, who shows Shibas, has an RV that we travel in to shows. We wanted to make sure we got a parking spot that was not blocks away from the show building, so we left late on Tuesday for the Thursday show. We stayed at a KOA in Indiana then left early Wednesday AM for the rest of the drive to Louisville. The Louisville shows are huge, with many rings, many dogs, many people, and many vendors! Yes, I bought things for my dogs and myself!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is not a show I usually attend. The last time I was there was when Josh was a year old and he is now 9! (I remember that trip only because that was the show where he finished his championship.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One reason I went this year was that I was meeting CJ, Rusty's breeder there. We decided to co-own Rusty and I was taking him to give him to live with CJ for a while. Let me tell you that the tears fell when I left Rusty. I don't know why things felt so final. He will eventually be coming home to me. It was just sad. CJ reported later that Rusty was playing with his dam and enjoying his walks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is Rusty with CJ shortly after we showed on the first day. Rusty took Best of Opposite Sex to my friend Sandy's bitch, Samantha, that day. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_zTRPduMgOfQtMDVcPh3LdS3JIPfB3FB43hzJUvZDjUdeKtbZXRJm2aq0nfBCrhLYSMLMoQlemwEIVGDJPGj3jWbVo-OkQMuPqHsfkpmwUk0lhjYxbzwuFesCabeFC-NrXCxsSzlovnYE46lyAUyOgC8291kC4DQ2VrXK1c0lfGf3iTbb3XOxdIY/s1200/Rusty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1200" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_zTRPduMgOfQtMDVcPh3LdS3JIPfB3FB43hzJUvZDjUdeKtbZXRJm2aq0nfBCrhLYSMLMoQlemwEIVGDJPGj3jWbVo-OkQMuPqHsfkpmwUk0lhjYxbzwuFesCabeFC-NrXCxsSzlovnYE46lyAUyOgC8291kC4DQ2VrXK1c0lfGf3iTbb3XOxdIY/w400-h272/Rusty.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span>That night we went to celebrate at Cracker Barrel.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoTGnq9q5HlfRNw2rzUsFCMwAg4J37FmbL51wArMDnAO7ege39SF-YB6V1lsBnqgizPVc-eIVHz3C6_AnxY-R-oWlrVuWPsv7XJbWj0cfhwF_o-hxVtkOELbD3YNSLjXUA4V2Wlgo64AN8l_0_NaMHBG5OXXqM-xEeFcVTSc6jiQU4oDLpaNjLrCh/s554/at%20cracker%20Barrel.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="554" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoTGnq9q5HlfRNw2rzUsFCMwAg4J37FmbL51wArMDnAO7ege39SF-YB6V1lsBnqgizPVc-eIVHz3C6_AnxY-R-oWlrVuWPsv7XJbWj0cfhwF_o-hxVtkOELbD3YNSLjXUA4V2Wlgo64AN8l_0_NaMHBG5OXXqM-xEeFcVTSc6jiQU4oDLpaNjLrCh/w400-h396/at%20cracker%20Barrel.png" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Left to Right: Sandy, me. CJ</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span>Friday's show was a bust for us. The judge was evidently not impressed! The wins went to others.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Saturday was our day. Rusty took Best of Breed! What was extra exciting for me was that the Group judging was going to be televised on akctv.com. I filled out a form with details about Rusty so that the announcer could give his name, etc. as he was being shown. I called and emailed friends and family telling them when to tune in to see us. Well, come to find out from all of them, something went wonky with the broadcast about the time it was our turn and they could see only quick peeks among the pixelated mess. Darn! Some saw me put him on the table. Others saw some of our down and back. My husband, thinking the glitch was the fault of our router, ordered a new one! (We needed a faster one anyway.) Later someone emailed me this strip of photos of us in the group ring.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z1DPINef748yHePUcaZ87kraLYFs4Dny2lxN4tDBfksJeDlCpBGL3wPrBm9HatDBbUrquyQLpfiGOV8b7qBj2gyU5BosV5ThYJuNfmUa4-LUmflfmWdCBD2q_40SfHbI1ACu8x2w1gP-WlpeLwxin_PJ2kJ6nwIM9dFUAIGUyD33YChbk0dctZK5/s518/RustyGrRing.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="518" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z1DPINef748yHePUcaZ87kraLYFs4Dny2lxN4tDBfksJeDlCpBGL3wPrBm9HatDBbUrquyQLpfiGOV8b7qBj2gyU5BosV5ThYJuNfmUa4-LUmflfmWdCBD2q_40SfHbI1ACu8x2w1gP-WlpeLwxin_PJ2kJ6nwIM9dFUAIGUyD33YChbk0dctZK5/w640-h261/RustyGrRing.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span>The Lhasas showed late in the day on Sunday and, since I had already turned Rusty over to CJ, Jane and I decided to get an early start home after the Shibas were done showing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That was Rusty's 3 days in Louisville, so now on to Ebony. Since she was only 5 months old, Ebony was entered both Thursday and Friday in AKC Beginner Puppy Competitions. Puppies ages 4-6 months are eligible for this competition. It is not for points but basically to give up-and-coming puppies chances to experience dog shows in a fun environment and to help them prepare for "the big time!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Rb-IsXZGZ4zNagYlccWpeWzUSNQkYzKHo9GMUjcwnxW3kdojf0ku3hmGYpyCDV5pc6X-hwcJZPzN7pFhezBXLJLf7_nZrtjNIVruHW90FOZz6jB5WVU1kawY4hxuIYl6iP4F-grt3vaoXtJ7p6EEqzozWYjiINgZ-BlL4zLZ9UpS-EqL5H7ey7P/s692/Ebony.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="692" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1Rb-IsXZGZ4zNagYlccWpeWzUSNQkYzKHo9GMUjcwnxW3kdojf0ku3hmGYpyCDV5pc6X-hwcJZPzN7pFhezBXLJLf7_nZrtjNIVruHW90FOZz6jB5WVU1kawY4hxuIYl6iP4F-grt3vaoXtJ7p6EEqzozWYjiINgZ-BlL4zLZ9UpS-EqL5H7ey7P/w400-h300/Ebony.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ebony thinks highly of herself. Ebony is full of energy. She likes to go, go, go. People and other dogs excite her! She did very well in Louisville. The Beginner Puppy Non-Sporting Group had 11 puppies in it. Both days Ebony took a Group 4. These wins were in spite of herself. She doesn't like to stand still and she really does not like it when I kneel beside her and attempt to make her stand still! Let's just say that my friends outside the ring were laughing so much at her antics (jumping, rolling on the floor) and my mostly futile attempts to get her to stand still that -- thankfully -- they forgot to video. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Maquoketa, IA</b>. Five days after returning from KY, Jane and I were on our way to Iowa, thankfully a much shorter trip. Ebony was entered in Beginner Puppy on Saturday because she was still 5 months old. Sunday was her 6 month "birthday" so she had to be entered in the regular puppy class.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On Saturday she did well! She took a Non-Sporting Group 1 placement and made the cut for Best Beginner Puppy in Show. She even behaved herself! I was proud of her for sure. Here is a picture of her actually standing still in the Beginner Puppy Best in Show competition.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoO6bkuvf-i9kZkODzgICuDZt8Yop0Uq2gK1bjClpu6DmxwKYWoKtMK5FOeIRMNbeJJs_9QyiygSBqe6XlxaRioH4U2R3F0eSJVnVZXxtsIgarg_o7EP7hpnH2H5MzV0iDq912U9mearCz8seCuX4xTJ62QL7b7JSRSQx5Pz2y6JC3aCyYGfhSyFx/s572/ebonyinrBISpuping.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="335" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoO6bkuvf-i9kZkODzgICuDZt8Yop0Uq2gK1bjClpu6DmxwKYWoKtMK5FOeIRMNbeJJs_9QyiygSBqe6XlxaRioH4U2R3F0eSJVnVZXxtsIgarg_o7EP7hpnH2H5MzV0iDq912U9mearCz8seCuX4xTJ62QL7b7JSRSQx5Pz2y6JC3aCyYGfhSyFx/s320/ebonyinrBISpuping.jpg" width="187" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span>Regular readers of this blog know that I say "my dogs teach me humility." They seem to strive to embarrass me. Ebony is no different. I was riding high on Saturday and so confident going into Sunday that she would do well at her very first official point show. What did she do? Well, she managed to win the prize for making me humble. I can truly say that never has one of my other show dogs in all 50 years done what she did in the ring. Oh, she went around like a champ. She stood well on the table. She did her down. She did her back. Then as the judge was looking at her, she peed. I cleaned it up. Judge said, "Let's do the down and back again." We got halfway down and she threw up some foamy white stuff. I cleaned it up. We finished the down and went back. She stood in front of the judge. He sent us around. We got back to our spot. She pooped!! I cleaned it up. And I am telling you that I put her in the exercise pen where she peed and pooped only an hour before! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Eventually we got out of the ring, thank God. She took 3rd place out of 4. Again, we were laughed at (well, maybe with). I was wearing a red dress and think my face was probably as red as the dress!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG10xPDR_THRe4O-NVh8XvXp8tkMHraDxoMAALm_XR3k_qjVXkvB9MoqJM74nXXwYCUPORMsauQOHUHHtSK22zD07iw4EUH6v2ktZG1Z53y2CR4fiJcmLc0qRzeqQyr3Gc_xdA3NXDTRkbdjCV4miTi42Xv6ie-_Vkje_a0-Uz15kkYYi0zX3GC5O/s1205/Ebonyfirstptshow%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlG10xPDR_THRe4O-NVh8XvXp8tkMHraDxoMAALm_XR3k_qjVXkvB9MoqJM74nXXwYCUPORMsauQOHUHHtSK22zD07iw4EUH6v2ktZG1Z53y2CR4fiJcmLc0qRzeqQyr3Gc_xdA3NXDTRkbdjCV4miTi42Xv6ie-_Vkje_a0-Uz15kkYYi0zX3GC5O/s320/Ebonyfirstptshow%20copy.jpg" width="319" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ebony first point show</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Oh, the other unpleasant surprise in Maquoketa was the weather. We heard it was supposed to rain and heard rain during the night, but when we opened the RV door Saturday AM, we found snow! Lots and lots of snow.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a picture of the RV that morning and another of me trying to dig the exercise pen out of the snow.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsN-YJRLvsmvjIrFk02Ed8OUh2k9YIiHnRKPuY27T28t2mUr0GbOcRKI4q6JI1eCXFuCUfqtU_VstL91DVRFiYhqTLPiYxIoYBOF6ahLpAcDa0uh3MmlxPbOprpE5vvxrQBF8ifVTtTm-95v-s1SAJIOpSxvG5oHN28gYP6vQyWznaXnl2u5Wl1Th/s799/JanesRV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="692" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsN-YJRLvsmvjIrFk02Ed8OUh2k9YIiHnRKPuY27T28t2mUr0GbOcRKI4q6JI1eCXFuCUfqtU_VstL91DVRFiYhqTLPiYxIoYBOF6ahLpAcDa0uh3MmlxPbOprpE5vvxrQBF8ifVTtTm-95v-s1SAJIOpSxvG5oHN28gYP6vQyWznaXnl2u5Wl1Th/w346-h400/JanesRV.jpg" width="346" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lq_5i_ashJpAZ5PWzKqRCqSB8gbmBJE10wcvONCmOPP15lFoIxmhPbZmbdXKUM8XVSuRHbGhb-m9mTwyGBKMiQX1qScGweJWCmeK9Beyxlp_vAbSzEZ0sHWOqcuHSEjJTHQwLdKSWPfdp1_m9_vu9abPXkZmJElnc8eM8dQSK7UjKkisOPx7PTUg/s648/Mewithexpen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lq_5i_ashJpAZ5PWzKqRCqSB8gbmBJE10wcvONCmOPP15lFoIxmhPbZmbdXKUM8XVSuRHbGhb-m9mTwyGBKMiQX1qScGweJWCmeK9Beyxlp_vAbSzEZ0sHWOqcuHSEjJTHQwLdKSWPfdp1_m9_vu9abPXkZmJElnc8eM8dQSK7UjKkisOPx7PTUg/w360-h640/Mewithexpen.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span>Having no snow shovel, we cleared an area for the exercise pen and mat using a dust pan. It worked, just took some time. Soon a snow plow arrived to clear the parking lot and by noon, all the snow (except the huge piles made by the snow plow) had melted. Unfortunately, we were parked in a low spot and now had to avoid walking through a "lake" to get to the RV.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Manitowoc, WI</b>. We had a quick turn-around, with only a couple days after returning from IA until Ebony and I left for our next show in WI. Manitowoc is a 4-day show, but I entered only 3 days because I wanted to be home for the Palm Sunday services. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I enjoy the Manitowoc show for a lot of reasons, but mostly because it is there that I get to see so many of my Lhasa friends who come from WI, MN, and MI. A special thanks to Sally (Ginger and Jaxon's owner) for making the trek again this year to come to see me at this show. It was great to see her and both dogs again. Great job on the coats, Sally!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I stayed at Jan's house, along with LaVonne. We were excited to see that for all four days there were majors in bitches. Alas -- no such luck. On Thursday, there were 2 dogs and only one bitch (mine) that showed up. The judge awarded Ebony Best of Winners, so she earned her first point. She showed very well. Hurray!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On Friday, an adult bitch joined the competition and Ebony took Reserve that day. That bitch did not show up again until Sunday. The weather was not good for driving that weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClgab2wT-_v-wHOFExzBhLWUq9gTIhZTZd6O1_CYfFZNE5RVQ4Gh6fy9ZT_DDiFSGlhm_zxKveCYcoYl45_evN1a0MEk8pjWKJa8ahc6VfOyMqahNqjQN8ICefGj310YNlvhIoRYDbBrmIsXcmv4kcxqJS_pGdzMu5T6b4iJl1sJ91wBd3NmD128-/s568/EbonyWI.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClgab2wT-_v-wHOFExzBhLWUq9gTIhZTZd6O1_CYfFZNE5RVQ4Gh6fy9ZT_DDiFSGlhm_zxKveCYcoYl45_evN1a0MEk8pjWKJa8ahc6VfOyMqahNqjQN8ICefGj310YNlvhIoRYDbBrmIsXcmv4kcxqJS_pGdzMu5T6b4iJl1sJ91wBd3NmD128-/s320/EbonyWI.png" width="264" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Waiting to go into the ring</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On Saturday we were back to no points in either dogs or bitches because there was only 1 male puppy and Ebony. One of them had to take Best of Winners to get a point. It was not Ebony. She wanted to play with the male puppy and just would not stand still. It did not help that the guy handling him kept turning him around to face her (and smirking at me all the while). Grrrr...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On Sunday afternoon, I received a call to tell me that on that day, all the other bitches had shown up and that there was a nice big major as a result! Oh well...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks to all who sent or posted photos and emails this past month. I don't do much on Facebook any more, so if I missed something you posted, I apologize. I found Facebook was sucking away most of my time, so I just had to quit visiting the site so often.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jody wrote about Bernie. "He l<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">oves to swim at The Puddle and enjoys exercise sessions at TOPS. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Can't wait to see his neighborhood friends; Peaches, Ripp, Judah, Lexi, Bailey, Jack, Bubba, Big Hazel, little Hazel, Cinnamon and Millie. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Doesn't know a stranger, everyone is his friend. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Loves to ride in the car. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gives everyone a kiss for helping him at the vet clinic or groomer. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Is the mascot for a first grade class in Humble, TX. They have a stuffed version of him and he can only talk to adults and will report bad behavior! </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bernie is just a joy to all who know him!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VuNM0iWu-cuhlgQzJU74c6Ks_IfM1GIpqob2tz5iaB6Uz0Y1dw_Ck1JH5eDTI6lc0vDW0Uxdf-iw7cLUL7SdgqUJViZFi-XI3wqx2U29sbguma2x1x7V672cm6RW7yX81ItwMAJc1KFSl3aOX70S9M3ykU1FnDBkO6YxYdg8sSnX9w3U98A1VZc5/s426/Bernie.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="426" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VuNM0iWu-cuhlgQzJU74c6Ks_IfM1GIpqob2tz5iaB6Uz0Y1dw_Ck1JH5eDTI6lc0vDW0Uxdf-iw7cLUL7SdgqUJViZFi-XI3wqx2U29sbguma2x1x7V672cm6RW7yX81ItwMAJc1KFSl3aOX70S9M3ykU1FnDBkO6YxYdg8sSnX9w3U98A1VZc5/s320/Bernie.heic" width="320" /></a></div></span><span color="inherit" style="font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Sally sent this picture of Ginger and wrote that Ginger was sad because Jaxon was in the March blog and she was not.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKyXox0AVS7N4g-sFM4kVhQbtednyKWQI2zhjrtcKBstT3dWAni8PT7_v_tGnU5GQ_ouP2jAjVg0URbFFjnb_Mx-mhPRnaKVlzehXmIQgANRSr3-zaHxTYbDjfJ9URdji7uN2-ys84N6Yl1R97YtgwKfgi7Og8kSmNlCiuoLt7qBJJKpYl1fNb3Wd/s1280/Ginger.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKyXox0AVS7N4g-sFM4kVhQbtednyKWQI2zhjrtcKBstT3dWAni8PT7_v_tGnU5GQ_ouP2jAjVg0URbFFjnb_Mx-mhPRnaKVlzehXmIQgANRSr3-zaHxTYbDjfJ9URdji7uN2-ys84N6Yl1R97YtgwKfgi7Og8kSmNlCiuoLt7qBJJKpYl1fNb3Wd/w400-h300/Ginger.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Later she sent this pictures of both dogs in the snow.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH18wZWgs79qYllOPfx-4Q9-MFEVD1jEMwpetYpPubT2DvMWHWrfhOyUjbnnSqeh19Aumutg5eI4eXijerTNNIb4W8tPxat4FxGx4EABZO39CGW9g_an-irWJuc8Hyvgrj9qBRb35dXy1Uh7r1r28c547ob_JNBnG8EaZwsWiiH2JqOI4TafsOp8ak/s1280/gingerJaxsnow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH18wZWgs79qYllOPfx-4Q9-MFEVD1jEMwpetYpPubT2DvMWHWrfhOyUjbnnSqeh19Aumutg5eI4eXijerTNNIb4W8tPxat4FxGx4EABZO39CGW9g_an-irWJuc8Hyvgrj9qBRb35dXy1Uh7r1r28c547ob_JNBnG8EaZwsWiiH2JqOI4TafsOp8ak/w300-h400/gingerJaxsnow.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span>Ugh. So glad Macomb, IL did not get that much snow!!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lisa wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: #222222; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duncan has brought so much joy, companionship and laughter to our home. So very thankful for him - especially after seeing last month’s blog where one woman said she was on your waitlist for a puppy for over 2 years!!!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q37xBLs0UpuXneR1JBQ3JHPib944rLOExsSsGzqJlV4VNGHV5Et8WzyqZpj0cJbCfhSFZ9bzG2JkOxHAyH094Gu2JkSJJPH3NF6J-KPOWS_rEC_nJpdAEuirFFlwheSYuap7QN8XLG9698obYiHiI9Hsb6iAIr_cQXv5jfc-Uu2dTv-wf1qiC7GJ/s720/Duncan.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="720" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q37xBLs0UpuXneR1JBQ3JHPib944rLOExsSsGzqJlV4VNGHV5Et8WzyqZpj0cJbCfhSFZ9bzG2JkOxHAyH094Gu2JkSJJPH3NF6J-KPOWS_rEC_nJpdAEuirFFlwheSYuap7QN8XLG9698obYiHiI9Hsb6iAIr_cQXv5jfc-Uu2dTv-wf1qiC7GJ/s320/Duncan.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: verdana; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Becka posted this photo on FB and commented about Karma, "</span><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our little mischief maker turns ONE today. Her Birthday Puzzle/Snuffle Mat did not arrive on time, but we can at least play ”ball ball.” Thank you to Joyce Johanson</span><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> for entrusting us to love this sassy girl."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2TCk2rV-RRBDRzCkpWVlK3OsyltQpYekjp4umT1xSqaTVhyVwxFFtUmJwhB_5uRQBE9bVKvNCBokppHqmEM9k0EYQBgwldC8s9lZba6JWNoo7q8o5mP2emTPnqvlec65ZJ1yqn18EH-jhCNt5Hj3CMMQ0ZnZvho7UbqIkOdUY9LK9RLen4l7nKtP/s585/Karma.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="577" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2TCk2rV-RRBDRzCkpWVlK3OsyltQpYekjp4umT1xSqaTVhyVwxFFtUmJwhB_5uRQBE9bVKvNCBokppHqmEM9k0EYQBgwldC8s9lZba6JWNoo7q8o5mP2emTPnqvlec65ZJ1yqn18EH-jhCNt5Hj3CMMQ0ZnZvho7UbqIkOdUY9LK9RLen4l7nKtP/w395-h400/Karma.png" width="395" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Judy G wrote about how Onyx (aka Nyx) is getting along with Winter. "<span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She and Winter get along very well. They run together in the backyard. Winter is still on the bottom step of the stairs. Every time I put her on the second one I think she is going to launch. She enjoys the jumps and the raised beds in the yard! She is always busy and then collapses for a rest. She is a doll. Love her and her antics!" Both Nyx and Winter are Joyslyn's girls who are "retired" from breeding. Judy is training them for agility and rally trials. They have CH titles in front of their names and will one day have some rally and agility titles to add to the end of their names!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here is Onyx, who loves tunnels! Just as an aside, Onyx is Pearl's mom.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FG0yDmBYbKrjp8WBReW6j_mzz-jFZhmsvsI7J1ZMfI8H--oJUg9PqaEhFkWv9XmISdQOxT6h1Vt00Bnb_Q4_lDo_LG8zVA08Vgm3ACN0QI3FTG9yqte2dmH_AljiZz8AKao4XQy-_dXv_sZW2vVfM55jR7McDzNY3fcA1YZrtp092pBAvveCeDG4/s625/Onyx%20tunnel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FG0yDmBYbKrjp8WBReW6j_mzz-jFZhmsvsI7J1ZMfI8H--oJUg9PqaEhFkWv9XmISdQOxT6h1Vt00Bnb_Q4_lDo_LG8zVA08Vgm3ACN0QI3FTG9yqte2dmH_AljiZz8AKao4XQy-_dXv_sZW2vVfM55jR7McDzNY3fcA1YZrtp092pBAvveCeDG4/w384-h400/Onyx%20tunnel.jpg" width="384" /></a></div></span><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Judy later sent an update about: <span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Winter has attended three Rally classes and is learning to sit. She has mastered the stand and anything that is part or an entire circle (360, 270 or 180). She is happy in class, and loves traveling with Ty. We are still on 2 steps so the stairs may take awhile. She loves being with Nyx. They run and play together all of the time. Nyx is still faster though, but she has been running for a year now...</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is such a clown. She is always busy, chewing on cardboard in the studio, unrolling toilet paper, and wanting to kiss the other dogs. They all put up with her antics. </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So much fun, and thank you for thinking that she would be a perfect fit. She is!! </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ty and I will be walking 55 minutes a week for the fit dog title. We will begin the first week in April. He already has a performance title. I will be taking Winter and Nyx also just to keep them busy. </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nyx is starting her agility career working toward a 'Tunnels' title in UKC. We begin May 21. UKC does not offer a jumpers and weaves course, but last fall they started offering a 'jumpers' title and a 'tunnels' title. She loves tunnels so this will be a good starting point."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHpwdSTgiC9rjJ_EZlQRWr71OUEUD6kLiVhGoiJ7KJ-pUfY-SLGq0KkVHoSM_7lV4wmODZR7GFTLY9Qtymp2f57DZRz-KmwAvn1VLkabbvkmXb01urWpS6l2O7SNQ13Naznnu_OE8qqDLUKR4ooLzh0CsfOjU-ku8OrsDmwScNJB6soB6WxwF4Wgc/s372/Winterfacecopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHpwdSTgiC9rjJ_EZlQRWr71OUEUD6kLiVhGoiJ7KJ-pUfY-SLGq0KkVHoSM_7lV4wmODZR7GFTLY9Qtymp2f57DZRz-KmwAvn1VLkabbvkmXb01urWpS6l2O7SNQ13Naznnu_OE8qqDLUKR4ooLzh0CsfOjU-ku8OrsDmwScNJB6soB6WxwF4Wgc/s320/Winterfacecopy.jpg" width="297" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span color="inherit" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The Ty Judy refers to is another of her Joyslyn Lhasas.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From Priscilla about the adorable Trixie: "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just a short note to send you a picture of Trixie, taken on March 4, 2023–her one-year birthday. She loves playing with Ozzie (another one of your Lhasas, who turned 8 on December 30th). Trixie is a very affectionate and happy girl. She enjoys chasing and playing with Ozzie, and sitting on one of her humans and giving them kisses. Such a joy!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vn0BKbsBMBepOyrdpMplPzEi3xN7L3coPpnAASzH1D-QAkajkIjkrg7YnFtwaiQ0dp55mAWnNaSnsqqkOus9Tu1COvPfvwBNrFlvr6TEcK_7hMYyqcQqrDNjgX3rQD0nPrlGTPWRuTHMfFUQtz_dn7-ww7mTUz3XYhIXaHp4HMM5197vufEKueHv/s501/Trixie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vn0BKbsBMBepOyrdpMplPzEi3xN7L3coPpnAASzH1D-QAkajkIjkrg7YnFtwaiQ0dp55mAWnNaSnsqqkOus9Tu1COvPfvwBNrFlvr6TEcK_7hMYyqcQqrDNjgX3rQD0nPrlGTPWRuTHMfFUQtz_dn7-ww7mTUz3XYhIXaHp4HMM5197vufEKueHv/w345-h400/Trixie.jpg" width="345" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Paul sent this picture and asked when I started breeding frogs! LOL ... I love it when the dogs stretch themselves out like that. They look so comfortable!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeanZX4AiK_VGNDACTQPVLD7fwZNIn930L799NGx07D9wwxy9I22ayJvMEVtKs71axfvA_gp6BKS-aaxzFjdVFMG9cvT7IkghDBcrV32vl_cuF0zNvVu4XjFeca1V7kuBKrgpKL1rNBfeezCSHK4I1IKzZ1BNeZCBvS03TyZiQ37KdGGK4bCixOS4/s942/Frog%3F.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="942" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeanZX4AiK_VGNDACTQPVLD7fwZNIn930L799NGx07D9wwxy9I22ayJvMEVtKs71axfvA_gp6BKS-aaxzFjdVFMG9cvT7IkghDBcrV32vl_cuF0zNvVu4XjFeca1V7kuBKrgpKL1rNBfeezCSHK4I1IKzZ1BNeZCBvS03TyZiQ37KdGGK4bCixOS4/w400-h256/Frog%3F.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve wrote about Bogey, "</span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">our family bought “Bogey” from you last May. He just turned 1 on March 1st. He is doing great and we love him to death!"</span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cathy wrote about Willow: "It has been 5 days since she was spayed. She is doing well and is acting and moving like she never had the surgery! She is a very healthy puppy. Had a woman stop me and ask at a walking trail this morning about Willow and asked me where I purchased her. She maybe contacting you. Says her mom's dog passed and wants another dog. I told her that you were great! </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With love from me and Willow!!!!" I am always proud when my Lhasas are good ambassadors for the breed.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Dianna wrote, "<span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Congratulations on celebrating 50 years of owning Lhasa’s! What a joy!! We are at 21 years of owning Lhasas...</span><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Our current vet met Miika and said, “I don’t normally tell people this but she is so well behaved and sweet that if she wasn’t fixed I’d suggest you breed her.” That is something I would love to do again someday, but not with just any dogs. I agree, I fear for the breed.You are the closest breeder I was able to find that I would be willing to support with a purchase. In Michigan I don’t believe there are any. Most people that see Miika assume that she is a Shih Tzu. Our vet has told us we may be their only client with a lhasa apso and it is not a small clinic."</span><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Jan, Mike, and Pebbles: "<span class="ContentPasted9" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just wanted to touch base with you and say Happy Birthday to Millie. Can you believe that our BEAUTIFUL pups are FOUR (4) years old. The time has went so fast. And what Mike and I have been trained to do.LOL </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The first picture is of her going for a ride to the rock quarry. She loves it. Second is of her just being cute.❤️" Pebbles is Millie's litter sister. I was trying to decide which one to keep and basically had to pull a name out of a hat because the two girls were so similar. Here are two pictures of Miss Pebbles.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdP4BUv0E_YffencD3QyvM6fKuBejfbj5VSXhrNX7qkasZJSM0LKbjYL4EZxYhIpAPoEz0rZmnoyM8fOxInRrEFGP7KxdRcAHqOZqv12YDbwqDrJrGCEKtn9c3KAn8K4JMm2tbiyvs_OaZBpaUAzs4Wg1p39crMEYQSWLKNsXOqRX32_iTuZweCt9/s577/Pebbles1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdP4BUv0E_YffencD3QyvM6fKuBejfbj5VSXhrNX7qkasZJSM0LKbjYL4EZxYhIpAPoEz0rZmnoyM8fOxInRrEFGP7KxdRcAHqOZqv12YDbwqDrJrGCEKtn9c3KAn8K4JMm2tbiyvs_OaZBpaUAzs4Wg1p39crMEYQSWLKNsXOqRX32_iTuZweCt9/s320/Pebbles1.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtegrW7ouZX9BIw8vGIGsoYZ9kbOiCXTG5umfvJvAiFiY-I3AqcfT31rV11hVRqEOYiXIOgENtcFwBhofhjC2oKV3OyZTijwLuyscf-g2aKQ49Z5Kt4nAy33_-7kULwQPn_rahkLvTJa6MhD6Yxti9Yjl9GkNqFNpAjgEcr9UtFJMcQ9x4B4dV4pno/s1280/pebbles2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtegrW7ouZX9BIw8vGIGsoYZ9kbOiCXTG5umfvJvAiFiY-I3AqcfT31rV11hVRqEOYiXIOgENtcFwBhofhjC2oKV3OyZTijwLuyscf-g2aKQ49Z5Kt4nAy33_-7kULwQPn_rahkLvTJa6MhD6Yxti9Yjl9GkNqFNpAjgEcr9UtFJMcQ9x4B4dV4pno/w300-h400/pebbles2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie and Jerry wrote about Bekka, "<span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We love this dog! She gets cuter, more loving and more fun every day! Thank you, again!"</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gwen sent this photo of Mozart captioned "First points." Hurray!!! Congratulations Gwen and Mozart! Mozart is an Archie x Millie daughter.</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqVX0OOx-nU6ZtHyYeH8wXEZkq0ODU__yxbvDXBem5b2lAeJ5apJgLm-TRFE_wh8aF4flx3LYXAmcWE_JkJNTIF5QSJPPVp2SfIhCizwzC0DkxZe6M_-qMPMTVcCab3JiCEElGfSznC0XNnHZl8lghf-J5xoWaff0-6Fk2u_w3yGYAnEZ17a5GqdI/s628/mozart1stpts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqVX0OOx-nU6ZtHyYeH8wXEZkq0ODU__yxbvDXBem5b2lAeJ5apJgLm-TRFE_wh8aF4flx3LYXAmcWE_JkJNTIF5QSJPPVp2SfIhCizwzC0DkxZe6M_-qMPMTVcCab3JiCEElGfSznC0XNnHZl8lghf-J5xoWaff0-6Fk2u_w3yGYAnEZ17a5GqdI/w321-h400/mozart1stpts.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7 elementToProof" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle wrote that Sunny got a new crate. "<span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We had to get Sunny a new crate. Of course he’d rather lounge on the chaise by the window until he has to alert us about something going on in the hood! Our boy chipped his left canine tooth and had to have dental surgery to remove it on the 10th. We think it might have happened from biting the wire on the old crate so looked for something he can’t get his teeth around. He bites the outdoor pen too so we have to watch him closely. He’s definitely got a mind of his own! He’s been doing very well, you’d never know he had surgery. Soft food for 2 weeks and no chew toys…. He wants to play with his piggy! I’ll have to take video of him once he can play, just a couple more days! Hope you, your family and the dogs are all doing well!"</span></span></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7 elementToProof" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; 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font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5itVFDjgf-xjWf3EFhcS1inlTP2M75pjARXUJJk4Hn8fQa2Ey7sedWXHIqxJhSzVEfcFuFuPClfKTCHAr0vkTjVcJKMsD-2B2QPlC3p9jLeCS6RazWekPxbw5px3T8YZ8cHaPb-7QW-7wa_aVKGeQ1HQXa1Qu-QTDFM4PA1VGSKXzaRfmIjdTcjg/s1266/Sunnyscrate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="1266" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5itVFDjgf-xjWf3EFhcS1inlTP2M75pjARXUJJk4Hn8fQa2Ey7sedWXHIqxJhSzVEfcFuFuPClfKTCHAr0vkTjVcJKMsD-2B2QPlC3p9jLeCS6RazWekPxbw5px3T8YZ8cHaPb-7QW-7wa_aVKGeQ1HQXa1Qu-QTDFM4PA1VGSKXzaRfmIjdTcjg/w640-h222/Sunnyscrate.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vickie sent this picture of Quincy.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHD9zkFMK0SPp2ob6pUVn5y2tww9fpxfLPD9P4_BW51Ms7hanAE73kACNtCeXnXRc825ZsHrT6YI-5uqagP7LyPg59QXwdpCPygvLont9e7j5N1v0_QFNG6Ap0MNK3rcr-hcC9C__d6icJLbwcqrkaVsg4dWaz95j_M4VNccoKzFfJOYFUTz5CiE1d/s1280/Quincy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1014" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHD9zkFMK0SPp2ob6pUVn5y2tww9fpxfLPD9P4_BW51Ms7hanAE73kACNtCeXnXRc825ZsHrT6YI-5uqagP7LyPg59QXwdpCPygvLont9e7j5N1v0_QFNG6Ap0MNK3rcr-hcC9C__d6icJLbwcqrkaVsg4dWaz95j_M4VNccoKzFfJOYFUTz5CiE1d/w318-h400/Quincy.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; 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font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And Nanda sent this one of her look-a-likes, Ty and Gigi, who are full brother and sister from different breedings. Gigi is the younger of the two. </span><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7 elementToProof" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjomc-IvUhMwn_P9DZ99GcretynlxVxI2iNu6pToC675b7xm3yRZy_MbYooeEFs6Gnt6hU8HbNKrNmIj19FlovKijgBonyHCHo1aZZHOe4EgPNM4kXSVHUhKQWpFC8oh6ITpZiYvek5uPW9aQVBTDf9_CjKWhE_yP6dQ4KMBv7tk8VwGa7P6rO6RQ/s1280/TY%20and%20Gigi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjomc-IvUhMwn_P9DZ99GcretynlxVxI2iNu6pToC675b7xm3yRZy_MbYooeEFs6Gnt6hU8HbNKrNmIj19FlovKijgBonyHCHo1aZZHOe4EgPNM4kXSVHUhKQWpFC8oh6ITpZiYvek5uPW9aQVBTDf9_CjKWhE_yP6dQ4KMBv7tk8VwGa7P6rO6RQ/w400-h300/TY%20and%20Gigi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You might recall the story of Minnie, the puppy born weighing 2.7 ounces. She recently visited us, weighing in at a bit over 7 lbs. at a year old. She is still a mini! Here is a picture of her with Ebony. Those two had so much fun together!</span><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7 elementToProof" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted7 elementToProof" style="color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wo-st275QUHeG3oSnzWGM56LFjxCEaE5AzR5uUhHZTiry-A6degd06gheqtKAa_39YSe3qTz7tfIC_rYZEliHnxSKJoZaZcriWcQoZxFoQrHZZrd7VaNprIxBRv8H32FTFI_E9fq4MAMT24y1F01rRuDaX_rkcWXzpjNNhgnpufKwTTwlprdc1b3/s1642/EbonyandMinnie.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1642" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wo-st275QUHeG3oSnzWGM56LFjxCEaE5AzR5uUhHZTiry-A6degd06gheqtKAa_39YSe3qTz7tfIC_rYZEliHnxSKJoZaZcriWcQoZxFoQrHZZrd7VaNprIxBRv8H32FTFI_E9fq4MAMT24y1F01rRuDaX_rkcWXzpjNNhgnpufKwTTwlprdc1b3/w400-h263/EbonyandMinnie.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Puppy News</b></div><span style="background-color: transparent;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unfortunately, there is no puppy news. We bred Pearl, but it is highly doubtful that she is pregnant. We have an appointment for an ultrasound next week to be sure.</div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am so disappointed, as I am sure those of you on the waiting list will be when you read this news. My next show puppy was supposed to be in this litter. We probably will not have puppies now until fall because we put all our hope into this breeding instead of also breeding another of our girls who was in season at the same time.</div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Upcoming Shows</b></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are taking April off, but will be back in the ring again in May. The Mississippi Valley Cluster (4 shows) will be the 11th-14th in Davenport, IA. May 26-29 is the Heart of Illinois Cluster in Bloomington, IL. If you live near to either cluster, come to the show to see us. </div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Other Things That Mostly Have Nothing to Do with Lhasas</b></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First, Lynn's new novel is now available from Amazon and soon book stores and libraries. It is the 4th in the Detective Joe Erickson series and is titled <i>One of Ours. </i>And, yes, it has a Lhasa in it! Look for <i>One of Ours</i> by Lynn-Steven Johanson. Early reviews have been positive. </div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Second, a bit of trivia. Did you know that the inventor of Monopoly was a woman who lived in Macomb, IL? Her name was Lizzie Magie, and she is described as "a radical who created a board game, called the Landlord's Game, as an anti-land ownership teaching tool that eventually inspired Monopoly." Our county museum has a section about her, and PBC recently aired a program about her. If you are interested, there is more on the internet, of course. Locally, we have our own version of the game:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUNxqg0zae8EgEdfllNF3uKsOoUVVhBl1V_a46QEW-Gj2bzxY_FzzelIBeoIMpL6lrSFknpzmTTr99DEOdxDWJZ2i8h4e0vLlNE2P-YsKPfGjDopS1S5LNQfTte2skNRHUjnU7LP0NzOoZfI5VjlbMTtps2GHfKhMDfmaiPWmYBvNJYKN9kH7umR5/s640/Macomb-opoly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUNxqg0zae8EgEdfllNF3uKsOoUVVhBl1V_a46QEW-Gj2bzxY_FzzelIBeoIMpL6lrSFknpzmTTr99DEOdxDWJZ2i8h4e0vLlNE2P-YsKPfGjDopS1S5LNQfTte2skNRHUjnU7LP0NzOoZfI5VjlbMTtps2GHfKhMDfmaiPWmYBvNJYKN9kH7umR5/w301-h400/Macomb-opoly.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>From Google: "</span>The Landlord's Game is a board game patented in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie as U.S. Patent 748,626. It is a realty and taxation game intended to educate users about Georgism. It is the inspiration for the 1935 board game <span jsaction="click:sKUsF" role="tooltip" tabindex="0"><g-bubble data-ci="" data-du="200" data-tp="5" jsaction="R9S7w:VqIRre;" jscontroller="QVaUhf" jsshadow=""><span class="c5aZPb" data-enable-toggle-animation="true" data-extra-container-classes="ZLo7Eb" data-hover-hide-delay="1000" data-hover-open-delay="500" data-send-open-event="true" data-theme="0" data-ved="2ahUKEwj2npeojZj-AhVpj4kEHaadCFkQmpgGegQIJxAE" data-width="250" jsaction="vQLyHf" jsname="d6wfac" jsslot="" role="button" tabindex="0"><span class="JPfdse" data-bubble-link="" data-segment-text="Monopoly" jsname="ukx3I">Monopoly</span></span></g-bubble></span>." Read more: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/business/behind-monopoly-an-inventor-who-didnt-pass-go.html" target="_blank">Monopoly's Inventor: The Progressive Who Didn't Pass Go.</a><span style="background-color: transparent;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Next: Thinking about getting a second Lhasa? This article may help you as you plan for the new addition: <a href="http://www.joyslynslhasaapsos.com/2Lhasas.html" target="_blank">"So You Want Another Lhasa!" </a>I wrote it about 13 years ago, but the advice is still applicable.</div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally, the usual reminder...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXVeFzdZtOYE97e8bVm7R4XN8u1y9embCE4qZ1BMXA8DOX9Lhvgq6n6MfcsNxjq22dkO6-l3Wn3Q9yFDqQlwzs1Z3uIwscuSOGozARdTuyqaRnh1lqPRfEje4rVeQCuEHVVDB5L5vMUM8SsiQAtiE6zlTL5Kpfnrv5lVK8nqJVSZWAiPGh4xbSjlf/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXVeFzdZtOYE97e8bVm7R4XN8u1y9embCE4qZ1BMXA8DOX9Lhvgq6n6MfcsNxjq22dkO6-l3Wn3Q9yFDqQlwzs1Z3uIwscuSOGozARdTuyqaRnh1lqPRfEje4rVeQCuEHVVDB5L5vMUM8SsiQAtiE6zlTL5Kpfnrv5lVK8nqJVSZWAiPGh4xbSjlf/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for reading. If you own a Joyslyn's Lhasa be sure to send me photos and comments for posting. People tell me they enjoy seeing others' dogs and reading about them. I really appreciate those of you who keep in touch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Spring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Joyce</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-81478786045247932402023-03-04T12:22:00.000-08:002023-03-04T12:22:10.035-08:00The Black Lhasa Project<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>The Black Dogs of Joyslyn's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Introduction</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The "Black Lhasa Project" is actually a part 2 project because a few years ago, I devoted another blog to our black Lhasas. This time, I went through some records a few years back and invited via email those who had purchased black, black with white markings, and black and tan Lhasas to participate. As you will see, many sent in photos. Some chose not to participate. Some of my email invitations were returned as "undeliverable."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you own a black Joyslyn Lhasa Apso and did not receive an invitation, it was an oversight, or I did not go far enough back in the records, or I received an "undeliverable" message. Please let me know and send information about your Lhasa for inclusion in another blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I asked people to send me a photo, the dog's registered name, his/her call name and, if they wanted, to write a note about the dog. I did notice that some people managed to misspell "Joyslyn's."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some sent more than one photo. I tried to keep photos to one per dog. I was not always successful! If you sent more than one photo, please do not feel slighted if I did not post all the pictures you sent. I tried to choose my favorite from each set.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>A Bit of Color History</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As you know the Standard for any breed is a description of the attributes that make a Lhasa a Lhasa, a Yorkie a Yorkie, a Sheltie a Sheltie, and so on.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The earliest Lhasa breed Standard, written toward the end of the 19th century, had this to say about color: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Colour. Black, dark grizzle, slate, sandy or a mixture of these colours with white." </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Notice where the color black falls on the list. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Now take a look at the 1935 Standard regarding color:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Golden, sandy, honey, dark grizzle, slate, smoke, parti-color, black, white or brown. This being the true Tibetan lion dog, golden or lion-like colors are preferred. Other colors in order as above. Dark tips to ears and beard are an asset."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ooops! From that point on, a person showing any dog with coat color that was not in the "golden" range, could basically forget winning, especially if the coat color was black. Judges tended not to consider the dark colors even if the dog had the best structure and movement in the ring. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Finally, a 1978 update to the Standard made this change: "All colors equally acceptable with or without dark tips to ears and beard."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That should have made things better for the black dogs, but so many of the judges had been used to the previous standard that it did not make much difference. That is not to say that black dogs were not shown. Some were and finished their championships. They certainly did, but it was still an uphill battle.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 2019 Standard revision just says, "All colors equally acceptable." (That is true to a point. A liver-colored Lhasa cannot be shown because the Standard calls for black noses and pigment.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In my opinion, things have gone better for the black Lhasas since the 1978 Standard. Many of the old judges that had that color preference list burned into their brains have passed away or retired. The new judges as well as some elderly ones who keep up-to-date on changes are now ignoring color and putting up dogs for their structure and movement. Throughout our now 50 years of owning, showing, and breeding Lhasa Apsos, we have been fortunate enough to have shown many to their championships.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <b>Photos and Notes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As I said, we have owned, bred, purchased, and shown a lot of black dogs through the years. Those pictured below are only a few of them. Note that I have not organized them in chronological order. I did have time to list sires and dams, but you know that many of these dogs are related.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One of our earliest black dogs was Joyslyn's Othello. Call Name Telly. He was shown but never finished.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSr5gTI5naYPwOOn0zXxRzKO4Z6cIfk94jtgjytKuckcbK5Ya85c1lHdPGodJoqtW4bDhilmovuU0HNVFWLJ0C5KUSQl2R7hsLDvnNTZW4Fi5f039aQMZKGwLsc61JGohvZcpCpA6AKKcvK0ZifRRhWwr0Y-7WvAJgjesKqdUAETg2Lxo6YI-ayjR/s693/Telly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="693" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSr5gTI5naYPwOOn0zXxRzKO4Z6cIfk94jtgjytKuckcbK5Ya85c1lHdPGodJoqtW4bDhilmovuU0HNVFWLJ0C5KUSQl2R7hsLDvnNTZW4Fi5f039aQMZKGwLsc61JGohvZcpCpA6AKKcvK0ZifRRhWwr0Y-7WvAJgjesKqdUAETg2Lxo6YI-ayjR/w400-h281/Telly.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This dog is CH Joyslyn's Mirage (AKA Raj). Raj was shown in the 80's. Notice the length and outline.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOAWzmBwa4y4_P9h6pyTouZ8bjQDc6MA0knrsp99B9slvWGGSjjGy2b5d77ZRaeTLz1A5Bdz02fujRoE50uwD6Mvk1Fn9Mt0cBv20lwWsOCemuRZc8s60ZlTa8Bz_se9ljEGK_zQrFAdL6k3BX6bYfCVV3NUODUlUGth-KgZ24DdUewYxtZwm-x5Z/s1200/Raj2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="1200" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOAWzmBwa4y4_P9h6pyTouZ8bjQDc6MA0knrsp99B9slvWGGSjjGy2b5d77ZRaeTLz1A5Bdz02fujRoE50uwD6Mvk1Fn9Mt0cBv20lwWsOCemuRZc8s60ZlTa8Bz_se9ljEGK_zQrFAdL6k3BX6bYfCVV3NUODUlUGth-KgZ24DdUewYxtZwm-x5Z/w400-h324/Raj2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />This Lhasa, CH Joyslyn's Masquerade (AKA Bert) is a Raj son. He was shown in the 90's. My kids named him Bert because he was a chubby puppy and, at the time, Fat Albert was a favorite cartoon character.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1b9UU35PdPgAM1NLY9S2sHGKCrGK37Pv9Ch--h3rxyZsDSno9bfcSTI7MfiByuKFEUaOWpsrq587RjMLFHvT1rth7Ujv2akfahb_N9IYmKnGLtkNwLBwxABrPxPz6dyklm2fiEm4I_HRHE14eW5bNY8CZMAiZ3Ow3N9464Sdj3u_PWVwvZG1te5w/s257/BertBOB2jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="257" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1b9UU35PdPgAM1NLY9S2sHGKCrGK37Pv9Ch--h3rxyZsDSno9bfcSTI7MfiByuKFEUaOWpsrq587RjMLFHvT1rth7Ujv2akfahb_N9IYmKnGLtkNwLBwxABrPxPz6dyklm2fiEm4I_HRHE14eW5bNY8CZMAiZ3Ow3N9464Sdj3u_PWVwvZG1te5w/w400-h311/BertBOB2jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> CH Joyslyn Mi Toya Escapade (Jordie) was a lovely black male bred by JoAnne Hays and me. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5y9d3SGjxfJtqm_g_CG4u15arqStbNb7IXeS7l-xLxS1b7eTuTqGWJH137l-mH2k3lt3WYH8msQEMC3QDA3VMPkpdTmj9zaGAjxJdlI6QZR3zuB_VyEWrwg2XA7IJe7WP7jOdFerAJ-E9N9u0vWpAtYM1SXpZ6EU7pCijzmZpcjUSetQT4SjnlP2/s391/JORDIE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="391" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5y9d3SGjxfJtqm_g_CG4u15arqStbNb7IXeS7l-xLxS1b7eTuTqGWJH137l-mH2k3lt3WYH8msQEMC3QDA3VMPkpdTmj9zaGAjxJdlI6QZR3zuB_VyEWrwg2XA7IJe7WP7jOdFerAJ-E9N9u0vWpAtYM1SXpZ6EU7pCijzmZpcjUSetQT4SjnlP2/w400-h285/JORDIE.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />This is CH Joyslyn Moon Shadow after he took Winners Dog at a National Specialty in 1992.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wEzC9pbrMEBmpANhnRzvraJYl_z7V6no4LuuvOFO6wV9rExPzM678-N7B1GYBvDeMq71h043WYC0_L90cnhW3i9Zg0skrTLC0fzhvoBEEPMOt2-w-yrWDKLTrjBEBRUd0kGLACdP1NyYnNSYBVvcEtbP-B-zAg5xeVCY0k5xZo_Sl9ZXNwqtGqfr/s1200/Ch%20Joyslyn's%20Moon%20Shadow%20-1992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1200" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wEzC9pbrMEBmpANhnRzvraJYl_z7V6no4LuuvOFO6wV9rExPzM678-N7B1GYBvDeMq71h043WYC0_L90cnhW3i9Zg0skrTLC0fzhvoBEEPMOt2-w-yrWDKLTrjBEBRUd0kGLACdP1NyYnNSYBVvcEtbP-B-zAg5xeVCY0k5xZo_Sl9ZXNwqtGqfr/w400-h290/Ch%20Joyslyn's%20Moon%20Shadow%20-1992.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />This is Oreo, Joyslyn's Leader of the Pack CGC RE NAP NJP. He was owned by Marsha Susag, MLS Dakota Lhasas. The letters behind his name stand for Canine Good Citizen, Rally Excellent, Novice Agility Preferred, Novice Jumpers with Weaves.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhgJvM28ulGNF-7WuK5hGFL3YucaOJGt7yEQ5GxuFFtIa4RYyMtrV1aM2esjNWynQUpVPSKZFbOeb8wqMRfRyjS3tSY7BWnR0aqFoQFwX20e3vMucB3Y2ru6_MHc0fvswKN89WM7eKICquGkmGD5GnDjNvnPzNzdGZfZWyHtjwdR_6ma9XnI6ijz6/s371/oreo%20jump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhgJvM28ulGNF-7WuK5hGFL3YucaOJGt7yEQ5GxuFFtIa4RYyMtrV1aM2esjNWynQUpVPSKZFbOeb8wqMRfRyjS3tSY7BWnR0aqFoQFwX20e3vMucB3Y2ru6_MHc0fvswKN89WM7eKICquGkmGD5GnDjNvnPzNzdGZfZWyHtjwdR_6ma9XnI6ijz6/w389-h400/oreo%20jump.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is Cherry -- Sunshine's Black Cherry. I bought her from Mary Soto and later co-owned her with a friend who lived in CA.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbhpo8vEXJvTlnZpmPMSYH7rlOXQME_hdgqa5jEtlNthko9_MF6zsnwZK7-Em_KquMwSChuD03_EFluyOIn7TKf5f7MZgbGyht4rFfcdP1rofzTPvz00owp1Mvk39R18vY7LHwtZocpKNhfDSm0_7UMz0e3Q95SvaA2iag0fLiXk2rAxqQP37J1Ox/s955/Black%20Cherry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="955" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbhpo8vEXJvTlnZpmPMSYH7rlOXQME_hdgqa5jEtlNthko9_MF6zsnwZK7-Em_KquMwSChuD03_EFluyOIn7TKf5f7MZgbGyht4rFfcdP1rofzTPvz00owp1Mvk39R18vY7LHwtZocpKNhfDSm0_7UMz0e3Q95SvaA2iag0fLiXk2rAxqQP37J1Ox/w400-h274/Black%20Cherry.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />I am proud of coming up with this dog's name. Her call name is Mira and her registered name is CH Karlyn Joyslyn Who's The Fairest. She was bred by Karen Schlais and Jan Graunke. Karen owed me a puppy back from a breeding and I chose Mira.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DtU33ulBb3rYxPgZORCnlwD-XgQbAFLw-ZSu37QGAxSLmaAOLzr_346TFuMRW0EWcEsxWA-TvsUjDxJ2bQ377RziEi0YFRSnpUm7tZ-s6MoSPnUJ7I1C5uSBq7SL0s7Kb6GULozrAnDstwqLuB2SD6v0GfSEc6CRfmKgtTkg27jLjFhq3swgcyW0/s701/Mira%204%20Final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="701" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DtU33ulBb3rYxPgZORCnlwD-XgQbAFLw-ZSu37QGAxSLmaAOLzr_346TFuMRW0EWcEsxWA-TvsUjDxJ2bQ377RziEi0YFRSnpUm7tZ-s6MoSPnUJ7I1C5uSBq7SL0s7Kb6GULozrAnDstwqLuB2SD6v0GfSEc6CRfmKgtTkg27jLjFhq3swgcyW0/w400-h285/Mira%204%20Final.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />The litter that produced our Josh had 5 gold puppies and one black one. She was shown by then co-owner LaVonne Bennett and earned some single points and then went to Georgia to live with Janice and Gigi. This is Cinder, Joyslyn MLS Dakota Windy Winter Night Mon Ami. Here are two photos of Cinder. The first taken when she was a show dog. <span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Gigi wrote, "...Cinder is my rock and comfort."</span></span></div><div class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ContentPasted12" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBKAH8aXJdbSva7VapBMLqKU442TCSGLAFwWO0XPsMSvRbbeQw9fujJzFqC6JviLNL7pi6AaDtfFF1raDBKtvIiZ5_7JfoMM0e97q3eDzpq3tHlKzCOJiPGKwZ4bzXgx-q-DWKQPAdd3Zk-3E1UUVXLdu0TdXNCcjow4d6IpESiSzRU2k1_CcXwts/s720/CinderJune17.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="720" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBKAH8aXJdbSva7VapBMLqKU442TCSGLAFwWO0XPsMSvRbbeQw9fujJzFqC6JviLNL7pi6AaDtfFF1raDBKtvIiZ5_7JfoMM0e97q3eDzpq3tHlKzCOJiPGKwZ4bzXgx-q-DWKQPAdd3Zk-3E1UUVXLdu0TdXNCcjow4d6IpESiSzRU2k1_CcXwts/w400-h290/CinderJune17.1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and Cinder wrote to say, </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“This is me in my Thunder Shirt! Aren’t I cute? But, of course, I’m not scared of any thunder!" then Gigi added "That’s a lie, but we manage unless it’s something ridiculous like 3:00 am."</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIDaBxH-saFfnOdkatEHgGNAai2LiP9UKcAgjhFBxlAy2xze4hfaQiteAuKdspFHvwPAm1W1hm8XJS7A2cY58TvR5Ip5Uz1bYa7XpGXbtRRz6eCZXm2XTZYNvAu_eMd6ide4-KS2AZHW90tjwBk3uCB5cp5Tu6MG3c44Z6AlVurRH4K_aB0pNyzND/s372/Cinder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="372" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIDaBxH-saFfnOdkatEHgGNAai2LiP9UKcAgjhFBxlAy2xze4hfaQiteAuKdspFHvwPAm1W1hm8XJS7A2cY58TvR5Ip5Uz1bYa7XpGXbtRRz6eCZXm2XTZYNvAu_eMd6ide4-KS2AZHW90tjwBk3uCB5cp5Tu6MG3c44Z6AlVurRH4K_aB0pNyzND/w400-h300/Cinder.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">CH Joyslyn JaMa Dancing By the Light of the Moon. Her call name is Luna. She was co-owned by Janet Whitman and me. She now lives with Molly L. This is a picture taken the day she earned her second major.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovLUNVxnZglXLBvkaIf1tF-M_sxzERDh_yd3Bd-1xlHuIU3ZJtYz9wusQu01ZvviR297oD2xxy6HY4PtzGOMskiE9tRtR0Um93WVc2rRroCHncOH5W-xb7kwMQdMNcsqyLkuIeCkcW15QpoYSNEOt3c1dqHyiO0dmxttYN14FzOzGRQw1Ojx35R4q/s1645/Luna2ndMajor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1645" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovLUNVxnZglXLBvkaIf1tF-M_sxzERDh_yd3Bd-1xlHuIU3ZJtYz9wusQu01ZvviR297oD2xxy6HY4PtzGOMskiE9tRtR0Um93WVc2rRroCHncOH5W-xb7kwMQdMNcsqyLkuIeCkcW15QpoYSNEOt3c1dqHyiO0dmxttYN14FzOzGRQw1Ojx35R4q/w400-h291/Luna2ndMajor.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Here is GCH CH Joyslyn's Mystic Wind (AKA Mysti), a beautiful black female, owned by Deborah H.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KukHexJIQOlgVf9Zs4jY2NKts6Aa9kEWKjeroyDizE74SFbgpAH8wUshtLkATWi-8OIiTWvtKSArqhQT8IJ4yNm4Gu_RykziLN2GQlUtsz9_T_WE3TvzXzV_A6guAuqE__6vT75-NEyCYZFaq9GJF5hHT7De136DaEatP_DDe47kU78yGV-_PCdq/s364/MistyfinishGCh.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="364" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KukHexJIQOlgVf9Zs4jY2NKts6Aa9kEWKjeroyDizE74SFbgpAH8wUshtLkATWi-8OIiTWvtKSArqhQT8IJ4yNm4Gu_RykziLN2GQlUtsz9_T_WE3TvzXzV_A6guAuqE__6vT75-NEyCYZFaq9GJF5hHT7De136DaEatP_DDe47kU78yGV-_PCdq/w400-h288/MistyfinishGCh.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />This is GCH CH Joyslyn Beethoven Fifth West (AKA Beethoven), a beautiful black male, owned by Gwen W.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvy3N_sc2xBweIA8DmtfUiIyUMxvHcJgUAcGa-_66oFN3ic_jB7rZEMuYAzhwfbxEMafhVEFw8AOsFJEzmrWBb9RU9IbaXPkDQ2dAoG9J_EPwfvANrZIfM2AHc81N5ULGwX_BhUXGC_ul05MigNJVo4MKPgnhQSEebAZEb0FdiTk2yM_lvZfkLCTko/s747/Beethovan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="747" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvy3N_sc2xBweIA8DmtfUiIyUMxvHcJgUAcGa-_66oFN3ic_jB7rZEMuYAzhwfbxEMafhVEFw8AOsFJEzmrWBb9RU9IbaXPkDQ2dAoG9J_EPwfvANrZIfM2AHc81N5ULGwX_BhUXGC_ul05MigNJVo4MKPgnhQSEebAZEb0FdiTk2yM_lvZfkLCTko/w400-h306/Beethovan.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Beethoven was not the only beautiful dog born in that litter! Here is his litter brother, Chance, CH Joyslyn's Moon Shadows. I showed Chance to his championship and a year or so later found a pet home for him. Now he is back with us for a while. Sharon, his new owner, recently fell and broke her hip and is currently in rehab. She misses Chance and I am sure he misses her too. He is having to learn again how to be part of a pack while he is here.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQCosGHHln5K3MZN8w7pQ8Vw4zNfJ-hlLbIzOZq6IJasy7fHQOUvEb1Gve1r6Iu4p9WV9PURYfcNhfpfkysQcsz-DEHzKkbDOnlXWbBeD8DdKLM4W43svxy1Vbe7rlK6jBMSisQ4i1g4Bft__6Kucxxr0KTZljQq7j0aOCowbHTE14nwB_lTKdOil/s1276/ChanceFinish300dpi%20copy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1276" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQCosGHHln5K3MZN8w7pQ8Vw4zNfJ-hlLbIzOZq6IJasy7fHQOUvEb1Gve1r6Iu4p9WV9PURYfcNhfpfkysQcsz-DEHzKkbDOnlXWbBeD8DdKLM4W43svxy1Vbe7rlK6jBMSisQ4i1g4Bft__6Kucxxr0KTZljQq7j0aOCowbHTE14nwB_lTKdOil/w400-h289/ChanceFinish300dpi%20copy%202.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Bekka, CH Joyslyn's Moonlight Beckons, was another of Beethoven and Chance's littermates. Bekka recently had her last litter and now lives in IN with Jerry and Judy R. Jerry recently wrote, "I<span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">t's impossible not to love such a sweet creature as Bekka. She spends mornings on our bed before we get up and most days curled up at my feet...</span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">she is indeed integrating and adapting to our household."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3128q_WCyQs3EtVnOANJ4wjUMN7lw2pxDSN_U-uJKEzI-8vfOOD3qot77Hlp4qUHChF8ekirXZ3b2bRJnvLuVQElx88AnRXLNj5YPk5f5CfbBkb-Ypo435Auhzb6aL4NUu6xDB_udXguxigbcUSuYPPBKT8gZLlBrTxsxllya1gwSMsM9tPHCcCr/s432/bekka3SM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3128q_WCyQs3EtVnOANJ4wjUMN7lw2pxDSN_U-uJKEzI-8vfOOD3qot77Hlp4qUHChF8ekirXZ3b2bRJnvLuVQElx88AnRXLNj5YPk5f5CfbBkb-Ypo435Auhzb6aL4NUu6xDB_udXguxigbcUSuYPPBKT8gZLlBrTxsxllya1gwSMsM9tPHCcCr/w295-h400/bekka3SM.jpg" width="295" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Judy L. owns 4 of our Lhasas, 3 are black. This is Joyslyn's Midnight Confessions, better known as Whisper. Judy bought Whisper when she was 9 months old.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_rbfzrq5OthF_6kusQn95ajvwc-5FXVQIkxQbI4jzuhEQFw1yitYr0g0Oxi7tBQ0r2Eau_i2U7yWOU34V6uneytxmQylPlHI26v1tuZT-2QY-eEQ4nAxI4sM7IUtZBiBv1M5lxHgDVk9pG9l2oJzejW3qEURHcfmh7APwZjWW1dpkHTelemCiDI6/s315/Whisper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_rbfzrq5OthF_6kusQn95ajvwc-5FXVQIkxQbI4jzuhEQFw1yitYr0g0Oxi7tBQ0r2Eau_i2U7yWOU34V6uneytxmQylPlHI26v1tuZT-2QY-eEQ4nAxI4sM7IUtZBiBv1M5lxHgDVk9pG9l2oJzejW3qEURHcfmh7APwZjWW1dpkHTelemCiDI6/w400-h400/Whisper.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Here is Whisper's litter sister, Raven, CH Joyslyn's Midnight Enchantment. Raven was a super show girl. She had a couple litters then went to live in the CA desert with Judy and Whisper.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxbUC6Q5yRQAx-A_9pXs6L3f21NfX_cKpoCV11QrBR1_kfcdas2iZPYTeJlitXpypZILnLBfd1jZDia9nMiEJsjiis0prt8BLF6Ku0h5wHvEQGIJ4-w9XeS6E0UkaXZrVxPO9q14ZPjQMYaxRsE6z0xa-YVogVC5BVJ0FNHhQn02i9GONQYf47O_S/s461/Raven2Waukesha4pts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="461" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxbUC6Q5yRQAx-A_9pXs6L3f21NfX_cKpoCV11QrBR1_kfcdas2iZPYTeJlitXpypZILnLBfd1jZDia9nMiEJsjiis0prt8BLF6Ku0h5wHvEQGIJ4-w9XeS6E0UkaXZrVxPO9q14ZPjQMYaxRsE6z0xa-YVogVC5BVJ0FNHhQn02i9GONQYf47O_S/w400-h350/Raven2Waukesha4pts.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Judy also owns Gus, who has his own FB page and followers. CH Joyslyn's Dancing with Gusto Spitz.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxpGHOr0VoPBO8c23_vkHN4gIsX7ZCP4X20gNol7-ZSawgiDLyB8YMJ68k6UwbL9266l3zBf3vOpFfvqJSL3tDqC-lZniw9te-rBGaT-Uwk842WwquO7AJJW4-rimQwzbnGeu-h1uTQLBaILBD_HIImy8Xr5n6tDHclMB39DGGcAuOpRK94tAnV5Y/s1059/GUS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1059" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxpGHOr0VoPBO8c23_vkHN4gIsX7ZCP4X20gNol7-ZSawgiDLyB8YMJ68k6UwbL9266l3zBf3vOpFfvqJSL3tDqC-lZniw9te-rBGaT-Uwk842WwquO7AJJW4-rimQwzbnGeu-h1uTQLBaILBD_HIImy8Xr5n6tDHclMB39DGGcAuOpRK94tAnV5Y/w400-h290/GUS.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">When friend Marilyn Lucas passed away, many of us stepped forward to help her husband find homes for her Lhasas. I bought Shadow at that time. Her registered name is CH Cozmos Chiennoir. She now lives with Jill K., who also owns our GCH CH Joyslyn's Heartbreaker, who is not pictured in this blog because he is not black!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmZRNpCEfjyOHLuFp7t4QyoJOWNRMa3vutgp8YKhYbRARZOYlBtH0htMbYjq6Wwsug0VxhGAWK6wNHGYK3nG0rACRJn02fXjjy8Bks8cr-4uzBhcpdnFQI2cOjjPxb0IqdD5r2KnMsE2oOdOey1w7zLckTYIRVN6xBM-FD9k3qjB0Xaz6WN5kq8X1/s840/Shadow2013%20-%20Marilyns.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="840" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmZRNpCEfjyOHLuFp7t4QyoJOWNRMa3vutgp8YKhYbRARZOYlBtH0htMbYjq6Wwsug0VxhGAWK6wNHGYK3nG0rACRJn02fXjjy8Bks8cr-4uzBhcpdnFQI2cOjjPxb0IqdD5r2KnMsE2oOdOey1w7zLckTYIRVN6xBM-FD9k3qjB0Xaz6WN5kq8X1/w400-h378/Shadow2013%20-%20Marilyns.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is Shadow's daughter, CH Joyslyn's Onyx. Like the other Joyslyn's girls, after having puppies, Onyx went to a new home in IN with Judy G. Judy is training her for rally and agility trials. Here are pictures of "Nyx" as a show dog and as a rally/agility dog in training.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7XTXzMHw45Cy7_L-UsoWA44zgjr_S6nnxIbh58HBUsP2BCvoOGAvJMjhDfcd7h3bGoURSVjfjMYAbxVyACxdlCNlj0qrTsKNHux6ySwSf8ULgDdOmlZJlxFGijea3HF84lqQbMUwL392J2qrcfMUZnFhKZxJ6UP53uiAayNUELMQEpYBOn8U0phc/s1819/Onyx2ndMajor%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1819" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7XTXzMHw45Cy7_L-UsoWA44zgjr_S6nnxIbh58HBUsP2BCvoOGAvJMjhDfcd7h3bGoURSVjfjMYAbxVyACxdlCNlj0qrTsKNHux6ySwSf8ULgDdOmlZJlxFGijea3HF84lqQbMUwL392J2qrcfMUZnFhKZxJ6UP53uiAayNUELMQEpYBOn8U0phc/w400-h264/Onyx2ndMajor%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD34Pf0dUpc5XXndExJgIqmXfz1i7b-Uvebb19hxGWAd7kxIgY62hHj80Vie04Pb02spHd6ifVrUsM4K87f5c2U6d70YVVWSr-AxL_AmlcWPNqgFpJoB5YEDPtjwHfreBZCY5C3qynJ7Sqyj-8g3_-poJLg97hLwZ0g8eINjoYwH07kg2apktaAeuL/s662/Onyx%20weaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="662" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD34Pf0dUpc5XXndExJgIqmXfz1i7b-Uvebb19hxGWAd7kxIgY62hHj80Vie04Pb02spHd6ifVrUsM4K87f5c2U6d70YVVWSr-AxL_AmlcWPNqgFpJoB5YEDPtjwHfreBZCY5C3qynJ7Sqyj-8g3_-poJLg97hLwZ0g8eINjoYwH07kg2apktaAeuL/w400-h323/Onyx%20weaves.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Meet Jimmy, Joyslyn Golden Tu Mon Ami Inka Dinka Doo. Jimmy started out great guns as a show dog, then decided he did not want to be a show dog, so he is living happily with a family in a pet home. We were all so sad when Jimmy decided not to show. Just look at this picture of him moving! That boy could cover ground!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnYbfbraQlc8G6tmewi3MMC3XOmp1hP0NSWZ7uPfqSwuli1TEQ4BpftRMumg5tvD48_G6mY3N2ZL3WZ60qR653Up7C0DebbKgJkdQ-ALUlJo6pAeO3885Lgz9hx8AXMkzbnIfNKF83oiw52Sa6NvbSesFdiRQFKSB-xjJJLgAfLd-y_FZ8zMV2F7l/s573/Jimmy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="573" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnYbfbraQlc8G6tmewi3MMC3XOmp1hP0NSWZ7uPfqSwuli1TEQ4BpftRMumg5tvD48_G6mY3N2ZL3WZ60qR653Up7C0DebbKgJkdQ-ALUlJo6pAeO3885Lgz9hx8AXMkzbnIfNKF83oiw52Sa6NvbSesFdiRQFKSB-xjJJLgAfLd-y_FZ8zMV2F7l/w400-h254/Jimmy.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Meet Nelson, who was co-bred by LaVonne Bennett and me. CH Mon Ami N Joyslyn Dark Winter Winds. He earned his championship when he was still a puppy!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-G4M5FpXwPurnnBrOMZE8G3ki4bSQa6n2LIzvO0W-CQZpU2DdhsxTTnGDzztsT4t38MQtUFRWOhMAZmVbR8KywV_oBaySVRmOLYXMKhtf7ofD4jhR2yQInIvTr78C2OAXRHxMLwvqb-txzh2SAY9sJ4KWdquu2BvRxnZCIWHdNnakurolpfQcAAr/s1440/Nelson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-G4M5FpXwPurnnBrOMZE8G3ki4bSQa6n2LIzvO0W-CQZpU2DdhsxTTnGDzztsT4t38MQtUFRWOhMAZmVbR8KywV_oBaySVRmOLYXMKhtf7ofD4jhR2yQInIvTr78C2OAXRHxMLwvqb-txzh2SAY9sJ4KWdquu2BvRxnZCIWHdNnakurolpfQcAAr/w300-h400/Nelson.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My newest show girl is 5 months old: Ebony (Joyslyn's Night Wind). She will make her debut later this month in the 4-6 beginner puppy class at the show in Louisville. At the end of the month, she will be old enough to compete for points in the 6-9 month class.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70oTSQYOeYsdYXPryT1qhph7KLx0ebo0ezb63s7jhEyHYzaXf2WUYrINfiXaTcx2vyhG51a0sJBDpDxkS8oNUHsWKO9syNrV2kRxRLfqN0MpqsTwm4UYe-gFiEhQzVD72RmJPokoTVXk4MDG3idYq0dDJTeIzaVgGUsnEhTgfqmIBe7iQYCIfwd_-/s728/Ebony%205mo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="728" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70oTSQYOeYsdYXPryT1qhph7KLx0ebo0ezb63s7jhEyHYzaXf2WUYrINfiXaTcx2vyhG51a0sJBDpDxkS8oNUHsWKO9syNrV2kRxRLfqN0MpqsTwm4UYe-gFiEhQzVD72RmJPokoTVXk4MDG3idYq0dDJTeIzaVgGUsnEhTgfqmIBe7iQYCIfwd_-/w400-h272/Ebony%205mo.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">This is Duncan, Ebony's litter brother, owned by Lisa A. from MI. He is decked out for St. Patrick's Day! Both Duncan and Ebony have black and tan markings, but his are more noticeable than hers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtLsnefE1_pPniVQsrnV7Wan4xbJtsWQZwzUtklI0YNLR8ePf6lBNsQtn2HlxODDifChV2J5Eo4fK5fLrdlQd033TXiUyzxNdA3o-wE7EyKFrTpVwPXIG4JUmJH4N6S9CFI36gk5mkKNhFfaRy6p6ER3yhCR3GfSnSm-Bv0WPHvYK-ZzBu2PGarQg/s522/Duncan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtLsnefE1_pPniVQsrnV7Wan4xbJtsWQZwzUtklI0YNLR8ePf6lBNsQtn2HlxODDifChV2J5Eo4fK5fLrdlQd033TXiUyzxNdA3o-wE7EyKFrTpVwPXIG4JUmJH4N6S9CFI36gk5mkKNhFfaRy6p6ER3yhCR3GfSnSm-Bv0WPHvYK-ZzBu2PGarQg/w384-h400/Duncan.png" width="384" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />These next two dogs are the "twins" owned by Kris and Nanda S. They are full brother and sister, both Josh X Bekka kids, just born in different litters. The first dog pictured is the oldest, TY (Joyslyn's Will Work for Food). The second is of Gigi (Joyslyn's Sweet Moon Macaron). And the third is just one I could not resist posting. <span class="ContentPasted19" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nanda wrote about Ty and his new sister Gigi: "</span><span class="ContentPasted19" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted20" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Two words: BEST FRIENDS! It finally happened! Best friends overnight!"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzDyB8n3_NGh78vk_8Ip4RIRDpS6tIrj9UO7JJliD7Atx44beQmKq02ynoSixloHgUHEdmDPncdEYkNGwIV0FJECYOQK6cY45yoXb_8xhpEVl7Pn38LAa3S8o5sesrmpr3tQJpmuvzhzTn4ZZNRL5aiyxFvWWMjmt5SL7O5SuMbBZpJXkDKTjC1uj/s1280/TY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzDyB8n3_NGh78vk_8Ip4RIRDpS6tIrj9UO7JJliD7Atx44beQmKq02ynoSixloHgUHEdmDPncdEYkNGwIV0FJECYOQK6cY45yoXb_8xhpEVl7Pn38LAa3S8o5sesrmpr3tQJpmuvzhzTn4ZZNRL5aiyxFvWWMjmt5SL7O5SuMbBZpJXkDKTjC1uj/s320/TY.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNE69txLurwqZ6M75bxR-_AgvgcG3aTCesTsyW27Kij6yTSaazkvYlniZ2Bgzvm7ec5y9YgRzpGcDn1rfRV2f3FbVW9mWV3sf_Zkg7J0hw1j783T0UFau4eDkpXqz_xvL5QPJlpptxlshB7xLcjz-R1nXAk-0InbeQafV6OJxzMJZHTWdYKfdlDc2/s1280/GiGi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNE69txLurwqZ6M75bxR-_AgvgcG3aTCesTsyW27Kij6yTSaazkvYlniZ2Bgzvm7ec5y9YgRzpGcDn1rfRV2f3FbVW9mWV3sf_Zkg7J0hw1j783T0UFau4eDkpXqz_xvL5QPJlpptxlshB7xLcjz-R1nXAk-0InbeQafV6OJxzMJZHTWdYKfdlDc2/s320/GiGi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK_MN-YBTuTNK3dECGJ_BF5oF8x7_U2j2CO3u0bTSq6cVOGibQaYLLAVomtLzDmYYAGg7ZnhuRc5-YO4VdAsKvzg23-xAUetkLcCSDFCAexfWKdS8rD67sMiC_5581IzRDs_qyTOSeFCjFmZ2rEw64CvgEUBFRi3LVFsJLod5NGkSvfEZPU1TbjBB/s1280/TYandiGi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK_MN-YBTuTNK3dECGJ_BF5oF8x7_U2j2CO3u0bTSq6cVOGibQaYLLAVomtLzDmYYAGg7ZnhuRc5-YO4VdAsKvzg23-xAUetkLcCSDFCAexfWKdS8rD67sMiC_5581IzRDs_qyTOSeFCjFmZ2rEw64CvgEUBFRi3LVFsJLod5NGkSvfEZPU1TbjBB/w400-h266/TYandiGi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Pam and Paul F. also bought two puppies from us, about a year apart. Both were bottle-raised by my husband. Thank God for his patience! The first picture is of Lil One (Joyslyn's Lil One) and the second of Josie (Joyslyn's Isabella Fink). Most of us have multiple names for our dogs and so do Pam and Paul. Paul wrote </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">about their two black Lhasas, saying that they also call Josie: "Jo Jo and Goofball" and that Little One has the nicknames of "</span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Squirt, Squirt Meister, Buddles, Fruitcake and Mr. Wiggles."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAcYQ58C85S3peFlITLYDq-z0s0jZ01QXL6h4ZOIFrdY0e0-236s_sFMFl7H8cA5Z30DkPnw9CJlDkrNzayewNo4maX0Pao0p-2FJI6yjYqHp5j_sZcpyNQe-1xMXJ376HZzZmV1ODojh5f52Twt3MXsEl6txX5rvQM2yki5EQqTDkifxk4w7XtaQ/s950/LIL%20One.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="950" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAcYQ58C85S3peFlITLYDq-z0s0jZ01QXL6h4ZOIFrdY0e0-236s_sFMFl7H8cA5Z30DkPnw9CJlDkrNzayewNo4maX0Pao0p-2FJI6yjYqHp5j_sZcpyNQe-1xMXJ376HZzZmV1ODojh5f52Twt3MXsEl6txX5rvQM2yki5EQqTDkifxk4w7XtaQ/w400-h286/LIL%20One.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrMF-HhZwyrGR6HCVMI6jnoW9ZQGF5L1NmgM1hyuFhAtUadoSedR8LGYvK1-TlmZwvCGq8oLF6xE4Tk9MV9mQNW66SSk51_3AlQUmO5GS2RV9V5BxJYY9n9153Dx1I8_1jK-2i94ugbjPXPzLV6TAIKAlNrMYB08niB1mcrT1LLW2zCU1f0hG8Rv7/s864/Josie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrMF-HhZwyrGR6HCVMI6jnoW9ZQGF5L1NmgM1hyuFhAtUadoSedR8LGYvK1-TlmZwvCGq8oLF6xE4Tk9MV9mQNW66SSk51_3AlQUmO5GS2RV9V5BxJYY9n9153Dx1I8_1jK-2i94ugbjPXPzLV6TAIKAlNrMYB08niB1mcrT1LLW2zCU1f0hG8Rv7/w266-h400/Josie.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Meet Lucky (Lucky Flash), whose owners Ted and Evelyn drove all the way from Canada to buy him and take him back home! <span class="ContentPasted0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ted wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is Lucky now a year older and accepting that he is going to be 11 years old at the end of April. </span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As he gets older he seems to be more intelligent as he picks up more and more words and commands. Always full of energy and a lot of fun. As mentioned in the past---knock 20 years off of our ages and we would definitely be taking the </span><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">drive to Macomb to pick up another Lhasa.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT5IgVhzqLFAyjwUEUNLLyelGCvbHLw1D84pXGky0ZmEBDWyRlDx5tE8aS4NKZVyRdBIdJ_igxwUDrepQJ6n0xC6Hw4d5kMAuOB7BaY4wzEtU0CETVio9dJLX3oFaQ6EiaTMmcseX7U01xEiGI49hXI0zQDogXNn3myIcfxjYsVsETSFBfmkaKYfH/s640/Lucky%20Flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="506" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT5IgVhzqLFAyjwUEUNLLyelGCvbHLw1D84pXGky0ZmEBDWyRlDx5tE8aS4NKZVyRdBIdJ_igxwUDrepQJ6n0xC6Hw4d5kMAuOB7BaY4wzEtU0CETVio9dJLX3oFaQ6EiaTMmcseX7U01xEiGI49hXI0zQDogXNn3myIcfxjYsVsETSFBfmkaKYfH/w316-h400/Lucky%20Flash.jpg" width="316" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lori M. owns the handsome Finn (Joyslyn's Fionn Mac Cumhaill). Irish by way of Tibet!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskR6sdps5Hqg9aoSr-DgTgE3UCpzZe2ORZUy9QYT623BzNW-qPOY-g2dYtGFjpcldghSReDBE4UqXpuAaSiK0VHsfHOjXDKMVoZRJzWdu7suKIHMLfKoiv2W7dkQ6kxkjkFHWob2JeN86MpbEPcYyxmDjnWOASzlV0v8iB68W7eOfkAHUpn4UwcPl/s206/Finn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="154" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskR6sdps5Hqg9aoSr-DgTgE3UCpzZe2ORZUy9QYT623BzNW-qPOY-g2dYtGFjpcldghSReDBE4UqXpuAaSiK0VHsfHOjXDKMVoZRJzWdu7suKIHMLfKoiv2W7dkQ6kxkjkFHWob2JeN86MpbEPcYyxmDjnWOASzlV0v8iB68W7eOfkAHUpn4UwcPl/w299-h400/Finn.jpg" width="299" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mickey wrote about their Biddy. ("Biddy Monaghan Moriaty"-- Another Irish Lhasa!) "She is wearing a shamrock scarf. Biddy already to celebrate St.Patrick's Day...She had 6 teeth pulled a few weeks ago. She fractured teeth & loosened teeth chewing on the antler bones I gave her to chew. Her teeth were really clean, but the vet said those bones do more harm than good. She is doing fine & doesn't miss the teeth, but we miss her bottom front teeth. Lesson learned." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">(I learned that lesson also with one of my dogs who loves chew hooves. He is so bummed that he cannot have them anymore.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJxdaUsvKPMXdK4-9o04ChOEdl_M002JaVQhW7hVb8yjIRe9RQytUvIBiuBKD3oOOAaS3dGHFO2BiKt-wWx5OTJ2xrgRTOUBzC8oGom6anB1XX0ShJs7Tt2ZpJ172UMAmuHVlMjdcOlOsfnON7VTuBSFUtzqqjmuMytk-sGTo4vrQtjUMIwCerWgJ/s362/Biddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="335" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJxdaUsvKPMXdK4-9o04ChOEdl_M002JaVQhW7hVb8yjIRe9RQytUvIBiuBKD3oOOAaS3dGHFO2BiKt-wWx5OTJ2xrgRTOUBzC8oGom6anB1XX0ShJs7Tt2ZpJ172UMAmuHVlMjdcOlOsfnON7VTuBSFUtzqqjmuMytk-sGTo4vrQtjUMIwCerWgJ/w370-h400/Biddy.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br />Karen S. sent this picture of her Cooper.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYEGeXuuLVMm1jCfxvde8w5EvaMWDXNDzpEiH5jFC7vup0nsBUblfrybLbBfnm-h0ZRPORXketYw5P6whSKfGivQp5vFSUu2A7qG8kKcLOsMIzCMTiQXPUZB16ZTmK4mG8wm-7LMiF-nfm8y7zIWTLTqJJhjgQ25MjUfUt9cBHD896Cgp4ibXyx1I/s640/CooperSenders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYEGeXuuLVMm1jCfxvde8w5EvaMWDXNDzpEiH5jFC7vup0nsBUblfrybLbBfnm-h0ZRPORXketYw5P6whSKfGivQp5vFSUu2A7qG8kKcLOsMIzCMTiQXPUZB16ZTmK4mG8wm-7LMiF-nfm8y7zIWTLTqJJhjgQ25MjUfUt9cBHD896Cgp4ibXyx1I/w300-h400/CooperSenders.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy B. wrote about Zoie (Joyslyn's Joy of Zoie): "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted22" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is so loving and loyal. She is so very smart. I am sending some pictures so you can see how much she has grown. She is really a wonderful watchdog. She loves people after she knows that they belong in the house. We are so lucky to have her!"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCIDjC6fAZ-QOPQpFNj8vG_Kd6dT6s9i_GG02vjrtrSLrSWYA3BADQek0uoO8sBEeNHI28_WMv8Y2NKqHLypgrp67XdAeGTGmVql1WUztRIYqMwfkfwZG7Y0LDOF7Unt88E9NhMK-tbe6X7y_jA0Gqivm_3jWYIDcW0W5f5PanePzQxTt2OXiPQtG/s774/Zoie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCIDjC6fAZ-QOPQpFNj8vG_Kd6dT6s9i_GG02vjrtrSLrSWYA3BADQek0uoO8sBEeNHI28_WMv8Y2NKqHLypgrp67XdAeGTGmVql1WUztRIYqMwfkfwZG7Y0LDOF7Unt88E9NhMK-tbe6X7y_jA0Gqivm_3jWYIDcW0W5f5PanePzQxTt2OXiPQtG/s320/Zoie.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br /></span></span><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 elementToProof" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dianna wrote about Miika, "Here are 2 pics of Miika (Miika’s Midnight Roadtrip). One pic she was just running around the house playing really hard and jumped on the couch ready to go again and her ear hair is over her face. Normally she flips one ear backwards, as if she’s trying to tuck her hair behind her ear. The other pic is her enjoying her favorite place on our camper. She Loves Camping!! Her favorite place to be is outdoors. Even in the winter. Sometimes she doesn’t want to come back indoors. Goofy Girl!</span><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">❤</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Her full name, Miika’s Midnight Roadtrip, still reminds me of that crazy long drive to your house after our Waze app sent us the LONG way to your house. LOL SO glad we made it and got her! </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted23" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I’ll never forget the trip to your house. If my daughter hadn’t ridden with me, I may have crashed on your couch. (just kidding) ...</span></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 elementToProof" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I just adore Miika! We had a lhasa prior to Miika, so she has some “big paws” to fill. In some aspects she has a long way to go and in other aspects she’s completely surpassed them. She really is my shadow and my comic relief! </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She’s still such a sweet dog, she’s a little food-protective but other than that, so very sweet. She still loves to give hugs and loves to fetch her rope-bone and any ball that happens to be nearby."</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 elementToProof" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPlsUvhAgqoktgP1DRbmpgX79Lzpm5O6REcoMg-8pdDUF0IL38E84IB8cZNV_hIHKdTZCqMFc6VEggu2eKfUHyrV1p7i-bhHBceMPCceyIl3NY6wrS4G3O_2tt_7ytkE1h-Wv6fw43wDuu7EnPPcYHU8MgQ5Wh0dSTCWIDVkZ4_lugCfUL2W5JEPy/s1280/Miikajpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPlsUvhAgqoktgP1DRbmpgX79Lzpm5O6REcoMg-8pdDUF0IL38E84IB8cZNV_hIHKdTZCqMFc6VEggu2eKfUHyrV1p7i-bhHBceMPCceyIl3NY6wrS4G3O_2tt_7ytkE1h-Wv6fw43wDuu7EnPPcYHU8MgQ5Wh0dSTCWIDVkZ4_lugCfUL2W5JEPy/w301-h400/Miikajpg.jpg" width="301" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is Bernie, "Joyslyn's Bernie I Dream of Jeannie Seltzer," who is owned by Judy S. and Robert S. Bernie and his people have set up a library for 2nd graders. Bernie's Book Club. Each month each child in the classroom gets a new book to take home. The object is to increase literacy skills and build home libraries. The kids love Bernies Book Club and Bernie! They bought him a collar so he would not get lost.</span></span><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 elementToProof" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpUMm_VPCXgRafRbcVjp61nKs2jqT_bvkPsVXv44l-RM7fE7oVjU6p4KbjzdHhAal66BEmIA72eg0DUnjD8R5-o8o2SBqJyHtUAJqlz0EYdcRkbTPzbJvzEVvDgIRCjVrs5Ctlcl5mZ6xfwWyIUCNM184TOFHD6zZyn66V-bRsDbE7iP6tBXL1Ffc/s426/Bernie.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="426" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpUMm_VPCXgRafRbcVjp61nKs2jqT_bvkPsVXv44l-RM7fE7oVjU6p4KbjzdHhAal66BEmIA72eg0DUnjD8R5-o8o2SBqJyHtUAJqlz0EYdcRkbTPzbJvzEVvDgIRCjVrs5Ctlcl5mZ6xfwWyIUCNM184TOFHD6zZyn66V-bRsDbE7iP6tBXL1Ffc/w400-h349/Bernie.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Introducing Sparkles (Light of My Life), owned by Deborah M. De</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">borah wrote about Sparkles, "</span><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted21" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is adorable and amazing. She is such a sweetie. Walks well on leash, good with the grandkids and LOVES to cuddle. Good eater but has nice body proportions and beautiful coat. Very friendly little dog."</span></span></span><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 elementToProof" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wKbrRQcxYaBADPuw9SlEyvz9jWGKOIW8kKHR2n0st7KFNes8rtw1mQmnCecYMBO_0iOEIAMuM1R5fLQNlS5xkFkpb0NyOVFlcQP_n3l1GTfsW2Z63DvieIMcinNjTzyzsElpQhcyIT0EdFcv9jsdjYt4fJEoCajmN9U4hRPT5pDcO2EdMMVnj0Pd/s823/Sparkles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wKbrRQcxYaBADPuw9SlEyvz9jWGKOIW8kKHR2n0st7KFNes8rtw1mQmnCecYMBO_0iOEIAMuM1R5fLQNlS5xkFkpb0NyOVFlcQP_n3l1GTfsW2Z63DvieIMcinNjTzyzsElpQhcyIT0EdFcv9jsdjYt4fJEoCajmN9U4hRPT5pDcO2EdMMVnj0Pd/w300-h400/Sparkles.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 elementToProof" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted9" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you follow this blog, this next dog is no stranger to you. It's Jaxon! Known to AKC as "Joslyn's I'm A Yooper Now Jaxon." Jaxon is black and tan and has a beautiful coat. Since it is black dog day, we're missing out on seeing Ginger, also a Joyslyn's Lhasa, but not a black one.</span><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 elementToProof" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKxTXcAcC23dlJSW4NvlHarWZQjM3aOhUkyw8pvJyUTndURhedKGAPcuXRBfhvY5JagAxwcuQgJiwhK1bJTSMlppyL2efqcegX-p201VEcmO9Gkw3UPwPx1ATlFrynTnPojcX4kHuMbHzopgfnDtI3bysr5DM7XbC16xjZPpdTHVc9UQttXidm-TQ/s640/Jaxon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="640" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKxTXcAcC23dlJSW4NvlHarWZQjM3aOhUkyw8pvJyUTndURhedKGAPcuXRBfhvY5JagAxwcuQgJiwhK1bJTSMlppyL2efqcegX-p201VEcmO9Gkw3UPwPx1ATlFrynTnPojcX4kHuMbHzopgfnDtI3bysr5DM7XbC16xjZPpdTHVc9UQttXidm-TQ/w400-h334/Jaxon.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathleen M. wrote about her Beau Jangles, "</span><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is the sweetest and most loving of all my Lhasas." Meet Beau Jangles ("Jocelyn's Beau Jangles").<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk-uMRk94a7rwXcTFgRwgA3D5ch7uQotGbdSFw7xg16ywGZCks3TBX37oRNQIlE_69HCgBMn_Boe-jOXnoGpuedocupI9rGuaCIt1OGb-_zZeh-J7oXOoEBZ7o5AZGFP5D741p5QIDxtYL3X9d5wvpvcZbYMNLS4vt9SRXq7tqXz73xpZQgzjYpXP/s1280/Beau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1111" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk-uMRk94a7rwXcTFgRwgA3D5ch7uQotGbdSFw7xg16ywGZCks3TBX37oRNQIlE_69HCgBMn_Boe-jOXnoGpuedocupI9rGuaCIt1OGb-_zZeh-J7oXOoEBZ7o5AZGFP5D741p5QIDxtYL3X9d5wvpvcZbYMNLS4vt9SRXq7tqXz73xpZQgzjYpXP/w348-h400/Beau.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maryanne wrote about Minako: "</span><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She still gets so nervous... Minako is beautiful and we have kept her in long coat. Hopefully we can breed her and champion out one of her puppies."</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is Minako (Joyslyn Mon Ami Minako La Clair De Lune).</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKQU5bO3DRZqZQF1RArfrEk6zNUtQ8kJubrlXsAT7VpY6gAYbT0dm_DPIi98yqOJBkFbHL6IaMZorXw0V6YFLX8dREDnFSvrBQILtGXxoFknUlfs3agaf0DI1rWTwNjwTrhTVcMZgheSmWYTptQnP2_U6rN_o4MAiWn4432WzJ50-Khl6UVEY7ZvB/s1280/Minako.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKQU5bO3DRZqZQF1RArfrEk6zNUtQ8kJubrlXsAT7VpY6gAYbT0dm_DPIi98yqOJBkFbHL6IaMZorXw0V6YFLX8dREDnFSvrBQILtGXxoFknUlfs3agaf0DI1rWTwNjwTrhTVcMZgheSmWYTptQnP2_U6rN_o4MAiWn4432WzJ50-Khl6UVEY7ZvB/w400-h300/Minako.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Alicia wrote, "Here is a picture of Quimby who we have had since early 2017. Also known as the Great Quimbino or Silver Butt Gorilla." Alicia also has a Joyslyn's gold Lhasa named Edison. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3oM0h1kvhfrKeY3vCRaA0GL26VrjS-0h2jR5fB2BbaDQCpTtif_qyTOM7LIfoTNqlh5g9zVeKf4EfDuUcRiU4ZMu2VDRjqsavWZpMbqniahPKMzhlb8rr53Qs5DYkJAZLxYSaw-NcKPOzeVMEbGkghjIR4l13VcBruUX5psud22FMET_J9qXkekH/s907/Quimby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3oM0h1kvhfrKeY3vCRaA0GL26VrjS-0h2jR5fB2BbaDQCpTtif_qyTOM7LIfoTNqlh5g9zVeKf4EfDuUcRiU4ZMu2VDRjqsavWZpMbqniahPKMzhlb8rr53Qs5DYkJAZLxYSaw-NcKPOzeVMEbGkghjIR4l13VcBruUX5psud22FMET_J9qXkekH/w365-h400/Quimby.jpg" width="365" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Sharon F. "</span><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What a great idea to showcase all the black Lhasas. I am so thankful that you matched us with Gemma, she has been an absolute joy. I love reading your blog and enjoy seeing all the adorable pups.</span><br class="ContentPasted7" /><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our girl turns 3yrs old in June and I don’t know where the time has gone. Her AKC registered name suits her perfectly, Joyslyn’s Precious Jewel. Of course, around the neighborhood she’s just Gemma. </span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Thanks again for our sweet girl she’s been a wonderful addition to our family." Meet Gemma, "J</span>oyslyn’s Precious Jewel."</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I think that ends the Black Lhasa Project photos and comments. It turned out to be a big job, and I hope I did not miss anyone who sent a photo in. If I did, let me know! If you have one of our black Lhasas and wish you would have been part of this project, send in a picture, your dog's call name and registered name. I'll be happy to post them next month.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Hey What About Us??</b></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I did receive photos from people who did not know I had a black dog project in the works. I don't want to forget to thank them also and to post their pictures. Gold Lhasas are great also!</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maggie S.wrote about Finley, "</span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I just wanted to update you that sweet Finley is doing so great! She is the sweetest puppy! We couldn’t love her more and are excited to celebrate her first birthday soon. Here are some pictures. </span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Thanks again for bringing her into our lives!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBMawhwXKvNsuYMGSJnpKeuWgCqK69Z_5-W5RK5SS1qq5M5jIWmrWMCzYF-9g2DYhajemSOgbzuemv1T2lzsKPRaabdGb-HRjqg6hpN0H6HQ3E7IzudBtLcG8MGiVwy1ct78ZxlCLaLNcMlAr_JqsLGsF6GYoH3nnU4Nz1_kSJ8zOJ38zrRvplgdQ/s576/Finley.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="576" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBMawhwXKvNsuYMGSJnpKeuWgCqK69Z_5-W5RK5SS1qq5M5jIWmrWMCzYF-9g2DYhajemSOgbzuemv1T2lzsKPRaabdGb-HRjqg6hpN0H6HQ3E7IzudBtLcG8MGiVwy1ct78ZxlCLaLNcMlAr_JqsLGsF6GYoH3nnU4Nz1_kSJ8zOJ38zrRvplgdQ/w400-h264/Finley.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="ContentPasted14" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="ContentPasted14" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy L wrote about Lippy's birthday announced on the radio and sent me the recording. "Lippy made it on the radio today. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He gets mentioned about 30 seconds in…</span></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></p><div class="ContentPasted14" dir="auto" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The other DJ who says, ”I took that one and I know who she is…”. Referring to me. He knows that Lippy is a dog. Lippy and I stopped by the radio station on my way to drop off Lippy for his neutering. </span><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So fun to have Lippy’s birthday on the radio today!! I hope you enjoy the recording." I did enjoy it! I even played it twice!</span><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zLGoe4JdVogU9helquU803aVgUG1ISWnEHRujdJ2A0ObE2mN_jrmuZFYY76cgDs_VmRKRMPw89OqKoP4ew1Sv41SWZO55H4wc07WKy_NLz1IIEWKoAG4yZ7YmqWsGCFMMjnKEZ2O-HN1vDSQkKIOII5AhF2R524p2w8elvmGsZEheamD1VrrQhDl/s843/Lippy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="843" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zLGoe4JdVogU9helquU803aVgUG1ISWnEHRujdJ2A0ObE2mN_jrmuZFYY76cgDs_VmRKRMPw89OqKoP4ew1Sv41SWZO55H4wc07WKy_NLz1IIEWKoAG4yZ7YmqWsGCFMMjnKEZ2O-HN1vDSQkKIOII5AhF2R524p2w8elvmGsZEheamD1VrrQhDl/w400-h398/Lippy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Doreen about Henry, "Hi Joyce-quick pic of Henry at 5 months with his big bro. He is gorgeous…I’d forgotten the baby Lhasa personality 😜He makes us laugh every day with his attitude..but he’s also a big lover. These two are inseparable…no denying though who runs the show….hint:he weighs about 10 pounds 😎"</span><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Fr-fRM9vOVfcoss5yPQWQO41Gbl5j6M07lyP7dPqhkjs32sVpR8ATY5OkDzuG34nUDSusqAUm_G5pHn6hRDCKlNAknNbXtgV6EchpHvszGnrfV8gDbFsrm74DKYi5CS5q8qK9UrFQxhsJuxuD1UZm3OhqvdummrM4_U-IdsjTd2KzfBjyULgyfs2/s640/Henryandhisbestbud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Fr-fRM9vOVfcoss5yPQWQO41Gbl5j6M07lyP7dPqhkjs32sVpR8ATY5OkDzuG34nUDSusqAUm_G5pHn6hRDCKlNAknNbXtgV6EchpHvszGnrfV8gDbFsrm74DKYi5CS5q8qK9UrFQxhsJuxuD1UZm3OhqvdummrM4_U-IdsjTd2KzfBjyULgyfs2/w400-h301/Henryandhisbestbud.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim sent this picture of Daisy and wrote that she is being wonderful with their new baby.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Paula sent this picture of her Elenor and </span><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted18" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wrote: "Oh yes she is loved beyond words. I tell everyone that I waited two years on the wait list and 15 years for her and she is just what I needed."</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBdgni0sIFkuIJvdCZ5xH_AHiasB4I9spYJ1l2bO3H9ETM9VaMikMQ_TJHaeLyZGE-zf4zL-gXHBo9HN7imbivqcrsqWHIVQW8mzt8D4p__PEBL4JHlmT9QpwpoBVmPUgVGb2c6hS7xP1zdLh6i8d8DEO7idI0l5PB4VpFd0T7tlIBFmHEr-spzi3/s895/Elenor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="671" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBdgni0sIFkuIJvdCZ5xH_AHiasB4I9spYJ1l2bO3H9ETM9VaMikMQ_TJHaeLyZGE-zf4zL-gXHBo9HN7imbivqcrsqWHIVQW8mzt8D4p__PEBL4JHlmT9QpwpoBVmPUgVGb2c6hS7xP1zdLh6i8d8DEO7idI0l5PB4VpFd0T7tlIBFmHEr-spzi3/w300-h400/Elenor.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted18" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maggie C. sent this photo of Mila.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgrmJ04G80T5sKqacWPsH8Yqf07bqvUz4YWfhfJPpdXnCiqTqUJMDlTw4Bin72oxULpfpSyccRqOmQryACD6vYTaf4IhYMqEYH5xWArVdKYYXnqADxJghoWFgoCdQhmcuhLkQS17kp6oUMEMTWWmUiU2IclIdLR0Mq7CyL-xEvG9aTJXH5KsoI-9d/s1280/Mila.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1280" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgrmJ04G80T5sKqacWPsH8Yqf07bqvUz4YWfhfJPpdXnCiqTqUJMDlTw4Bin72oxULpfpSyccRqOmQryACD6vYTaf4IhYMqEYH5xWArVdKYYXnqADxJghoWFgoCdQhmcuhLkQS17kp6oUMEMTWWmUiU2IclIdLR0Mq7CyL-xEvG9aTJXH5KsoI-9d/w400-h314/Mila.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My dogs love those fluffy beds! If your dog does not have one, you might look into getting one. So snuggly!!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Show Results</b></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rusty and I went to two show weekends is February. We did one day only the first weekend because he had not been in a show since he earned his championship in February of 2021. He did okay for being rusty (pardon the pun). We next went to two days in Madison, WI. The first day he showed well in both the regular class and the Owner-handled group. The second day you would have thought he'd never been to a show. My dogs keep me humble and my computer teaches me patience.</div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted18" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted18" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>A Busy March</b></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am trying to catch up on the chores I can because from mid-March on I'll be at shows each weekend. The 4 day show in Louisville will be an adventure for me. I have not been there for 7 years! That is from the 16th-19th. Then it is home, hurry and do house chores and prepare for the show in Maquoketa the following weekend. Finally, the 4-day show in Manitowoc, WI. I'm planning on only 3 days because I will just have Ebony and she does not need to be shown all 4 days. Also that Sunday is Palm Sunday and I need to be in church!</div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="x_MsoNormal ContentPasted11 ContentPasted17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0in; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted18" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">and until we meet again,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">may God hold you in the palm of his hand.</span></div></span></b></div></span></span></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's it for now! I hope you enjoyed the photos!</span></span></div><div><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></span></div><div><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsmadSQsejMxKoNQZ3Hy7RccwjX-rI3PEFhnBOIh2R-4eU6zCgZU8Mae7DKrRUOaBWoMeIoOxIZuxudDm_0-zUeL3pThmyHJ5iFPhJoQXnk5gOrOy-3QT_zpFFBXt0pTl5lu6rkwzxRvAA72e0BPlHXjUQZN3uaAXMrdHeU0-fZZtpE8_6WRqcHfz/s545/Valentine.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="545" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPsmadSQsejMxKoNQZ3Hy7RccwjX-rI3PEFhnBOIh2R-4eU6zCgZU8Mae7DKrRUOaBWoMeIoOxIZuxudDm_0-zUeL3pThmyHJ5iFPhJoQXnk5gOrOy-3QT_zpFFBXt0pTl5lu6rkwzxRvAA72e0BPlHXjUQZN3uaAXMrdHeU0-fZZtpE8_6WRqcHfz/w400-h255/Valentine.png" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"There abideth three things: Faith, Hope, and Love; and the greatest of these is Love." </span></i><span style="font-size: medium;">~ 1 Corinthians 13:13</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy February everybody! We think of February as Valentine month but there are also many other celebrations this month. We know it is Black History Month and Presidents' Day Month, as well. In Illinois, we celebrate (if you can call it that) Lincoln's birthday. Here are some celebrations you might want to consider also:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">14th - Library Lovers Day</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">18th - National Drink Wine Day</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">22nd - National Margarita Day</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">26th - Tell A Fairy Tale Day</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Whatever you decide to celebrate this month, have a good one!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been hibernating this month and did not emerge to see or not see my shadow! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Actually, I have been focused on getting the new puppy, Ebony, ready for the spring shows. She will soon be 5 months old so I'd like to enter her in some of the AKC Beginner Puppy classes before she is 6 months old and ready for the regular classes. She and Rusty have been going to training classes in Peoria on Monday nights. They don't start until 8 PM, so the drive home is a long one!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is Ebony (Joyslyn's Night Wind), taken last month.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIcByVAKNPfVJJaF9u5xgA051RYvoerxv7rXfoCkXJkn3f9PnTh1rqOiG7bulmGHr87hKM9fdV6qdxnPjhgze_KyxYbMmJ0jLcVJOtcV-w0Nl13gUm5rj8wB5PoSilg5L5UZHnXzjA0zorHbqz6Fncn9O0T2Q_VuzfL8tLl4TXrIwMIYPBL5LpoCj/s600/Ebony3M0Profile.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="600" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIcByVAKNPfVJJaF9u5xgA051RYvoerxv7rXfoCkXJkn3f9PnTh1rqOiG7bulmGHr87hKM9fdV6qdxnPjhgze_KyxYbMmJ0jLcVJOtcV-w0Nl13gUm5rj8wB5PoSilg5L5UZHnXzjA0zorHbqz6Fncn9O0T2Q_VuzfL8tLl4TXrIwMIYPBL5LpoCj/s320/Ebony3M0Profile.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Since we are in the process of training her, not only for the show ring, but also for the very important process of being groomed, I thought I would share with you an article I wrote about training a puppy for grooming.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">-------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3><center><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Training for Grooming</span></span></center></h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />by Joyce Johanson<span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Regular grooming is a necessity if you plan to keep your Lhasa Apso's coat free of mats and tangles. Therefore it is necessary to teach your Lhasa puppy--when he is young and before he really requires a lot of brushing--to accept grooming as part of his routine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First teach him to lie on his side or back while he is being brushed. So many of the trouble spots for mats, such as the insides of the legs, the chest, the "arm"pits, and the stomach, are difficult to reach unless the Lhasa is on his back or side.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Begin your grooming training as soon as you get your puppy. Hold him on his back on your lap and gently rub his tummy until he relaxes. It's best to do this during the puppy's quiet time and not when he is full of boundless energy and wants to play.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Even though the puppy has little coat to brush at this age, accustom him to the feel of the brush by using a small pin brush to groom his legs, feet, chest and stomach. Then allow him to lie on his stomach, sit, or stand while you brush his sides, neck, head, and face. Constantly reassure him and praise him when he is still. Be sure to tell him how gorgeous he looks when the grooming is done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Keep these sessions short. Their purpose is to familiarize the puppy with the routine of grooming and the feel of the brush.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Of course, not all puppies tolerate lying on their backs or sides and cooperating with you. At times you will be amazed at how stubborn and strong a puppy can be when he is determined not to lie on his back! Be persistent and patient. Do not strike the puppy. You are training him for future grooming sessions that both you and he should come to enjoy. Don't spoil the future by letting your temper flare when the puppy gets uncooperative.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some puppies will try to convince you that you are "killing" them by making them lie on their backs. Don't be taken in by a con artist. These same puppies are the ones that you will later find sleeping soundly on their backs in their crates with all four legs spread wide.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Once the puppy accepts lying on his back or side, move him from your lap to a grooming table. The transition may cause some regression in the puppy's behavior since he may feel less secure on a table than he felt on your lap. Again, be persistent and firm. Don't be abusive, but insist on the behavior you want.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From the age of six months on, your Lhasa puppy will need grooming on a regular basis. That's when your early training sessions begin to pay off. Depending on your puppy's coat texture and stage of development, mats and tangles will begin to develop behind the ears and on his underside. You're in for a terrible ordeal if you have not taught your puppy what grooming is all about. Sometimes it hurts when mats are taken out. Sometimes you need to use both hands to loosen the mat and remove, and if you have to hold the puppy down, try to reach one of those hard-to-get-at mats, and remove the mat all at the same time, you are in for an unpleasant grooming session. Neither you nor your puppy will enjoy it. And, for the puppy at least, the unpleasant experience will be remembered the next time and the struggle will begin again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Both you and your Lhasa will enjoy the grooming sessions which will be so much of your lives if you take time now to teach the puppy what is expected of him when it comes time for grooming. The younger you start, the more accepting the puppy will be. The old sayings about an "ounce of prevention" and a "stitch in time" may be trite but they are certainly true in this situation.<br /></span></p><h4><span style="color: #663300; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Please note: Permission to reproduce and/or circulate information in this article is granted. However, the article must be disseminated in its entirety and credit must be given to Joyce Johanson, Joyslyn's Lhasa Apsos. Thanks!</span></h4><div><span style="color: #663300; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">--------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That article, as well as many others, is available at <a href="https://joyslynslhasaapsos.com/art.html">https://joyslynslhasaapsos.com/art.htm</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKF-_oAZOlhrJ7-SLoA3Yc0CwTAIZKY9d5LZXvEB20o19kn-YGfWG7qxrCiM3JPQ_qeygPgxDX0jD13xfsWQqdFMunvqiWYYS1CNSxwesopnES_qCh2jYsEHVYSg1eZMbeernxhNmRdJWnnknc9rZ6gBZ3XaOykzciaQznVTmpbY91PcQLAXTGqs-/s446/thanks.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="446" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKF-_oAZOlhrJ7-SLoA3Yc0CwTAIZKY9d5LZXvEB20o19kn-YGfWG7qxrCiM3JPQ_qeygPgxDX0jD13xfsWQqdFMunvqiWYYS1CNSxwesopnES_qCh2jYsEHVYSg1eZMbeernxhNmRdJWnnknc9rZ6gBZ3XaOykzciaQznVTmpbY91PcQLAXTGqs-/w200-h180/thanks.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Each month's blog reminds readers that "Life is Better When You Have A Lhasa to Love You." What follows are notes and photos from people who have Joyslyn's Lhasas to love them. Thanks to those of you who took time to write and share photos of the Lhasas you love in return!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Mark sent this photo of Lili and Yo-Yo and wrote, "Lili I think is 12 ? Yoyo was 2 In September, IDK time flies. They are both still a hilarious pair, I feel like I have two teenage daughters, Lili is still the dainty princess that has to sniff and delicately decide if she is going to take her treat (The same dried Liva Snap ever time), and Yoyo is the total opposite that scarfs it down .</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They are such good company for each other, they constantly growl and bicker at each other, a 20x a day occurrence. When one gets a little more attention from Mary our cleaning lady, they get a bit jealous, and can get into a bit of a scuffle, the sound of my or Collins voice puts a stop to that quickly (of course they have Mary totally buffaloed, she gives them treats all day) . Yoyo still has an overbearing puppy personality that gets her in trouble. she has been a bit more trying than the others LOL."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted12" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON0QAuRNBM5FpJQ9EKFlGIwg1-haoNfhN247QHZqw3yTY5fm9oziGn0H5TA40X80fbH5uMPj5s6Jbqg-6bYEMQ75qZdy6yCD8YQ-nzpXf8RPZjlNvMdJFauXLLSvjCsE_uL_ZqaER962xOEFQWW-aZS8yT4ueUVqCaa7tOJmjZqBJnOQrlDxrj4dC/s720/LiliandYo-Yo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiON0QAuRNBM5FpJQ9EKFlGIwg1-haoNfhN247QHZqw3yTY5fm9oziGn0H5TA40X80fbH5uMPj5s6Jbqg-6bYEMQ75qZdy6yCD8YQ-nzpXf8RPZjlNvMdJFauXLLSvjCsE_uL_ZqaER962xOEFQWW-aZS8yT4ueUVqCaa7tOJmjZqBJnOQrlDxrj4dC/w310-h400/LiliandYo-Yo.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted12" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Stephanie wrote about Augie: "<span class="ContentPasted10" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I finally chose Auggie's registered name, Joyslyn's Forest Frolicker. I thought that was more appropriate than Joyslyn's Bouncy, Trouncy, Flouncy, Pouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun, Fun, Fun - Auggie! (which is what I really wanted to use) haha. It still has a spirit of his Tigger-like bounces, which he is still doing, but is much easier to remember - and say...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is still just the best little fella, although, he continually works to position himself as King of the Roost... But, overall, he's a happy-go-lucky active pup that loves to play. He has the best personality. He's not a huge fan of being brushed - especially now that he's blowing his coat...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He has a new best friend, Olaf the Corgi. They wrestle, run zoomies and play until they fall over with exhaustion, then start it all over again."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted12" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMnxSYroeWtwSaaJ1r8k2fa3QzJ1Rh-uhXyvpQ6iZY1LC4EKUkA8Zf2XChACJ66t4xn8rAal3rk6ZjJBHajdMXry9YMBM-3_v78t8QZDExoDl2jw5ivTU5XrS_jA1AAb_EpAWv4wXeKEU9CigLh_e0eAMUWZk6ijvk3gnoAWNn2cbUeenLagPrQyq/s1280/Augie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMnxSYroeWtwSaaJ1r8k2fa3QzJ1Rh-uhXyvpQ6iZY1LC4EKUkA8Zf2XChACJ66t4xn8rAal3rk6ZjJBHajdMXry9YMBM-3_v78t8QZDExoDl2jw5ivTU5XrS_jA1AAb_EpAWv4wXeKEU9CigLh_e0eAMUWZk6ijvk3gnoAWNn2cbUeenLagPrQyq/s320/Augie.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ContentPasted10" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Auggie enjoyed picking decorations off the Christmas tree as well as playing with bows and wrapping paper at Christmastime. I attached a picture of him "helping" me wrap gifts this year. I should have taken his picture by the feather garland he pulled off the tree and shredded! And one afternoon, I came down from the office to find he had plucked a feather angel's wings ornament from the tree and totally demolished it - there was a trail of wet feather clumps from the den all the way upstairs to the office! I had to laugh. <span class="" id="" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="">Thank you</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, again, for the joy of this little fella. I can't imagine life without him!"</span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted10" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJGjfUbIMy6ZJ7Z4shEP8bMwcs00JvPWOdv42Yt1EAPqoN32Hfized6rL1TmRtfIc6Sqdha73y4CfxATj8bfTHSb494XhSwy47INTooCLwuGFU44xV5U7zMpMtckOFbDKGAowMXi-L5rHdks_3w_bXff2d56EV26faeBJmsOJKrG14sXMqAkL-7AM/s720/Augiesmess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJGjfUbIMy6ZJ7Z4shEP8bMwcs00JvPWOdv42Yt1EAPqoN32Hfized6rL1TmRtfIc6Sqdha73y4CfxATj8bfTHSb494XhSwy47INTooCLwuGFU44xV5U7zMpMtckOFbDKGAowMXi-L5rHdks_3w_bXff2d56EV26faeBJmsOJKrG14sXMqAkL-7AM/s320/Augiesmess.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Nanda wrote, "Gigi is a good eater and plays all day with toys. Ty is terrified of her. It’s been hard to take pictures and when we manage to capture one, the quality is poor because he’s moving so fast away from her. She LOVES him. She wants to play and cuddle. She copies him. Every time he jumps on the couch she attempts to do the same with no success. One thing that’s giving us hope is that he LOVES to be chased. We can tell. Sometimes he barks at her asking to be chased. It’s a Tom and Jerry thing. Thank you for our amazing healthy and happy puppies 🐶"</span></span></div><div><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjPHVim1L95EQMpPEz8ed5TnSQz32WePK1ybX3TcSAgoBKsR4YYV4YvEgfjW6qey3nr3PbqVfDcCef82wnax7RxJD4ktR0eygHSGakoknkAfK1wWWgHFvsebZPeJEk-LyV4oFdo_Q4hA31dQizllG_rbLKemhB9W3PGmmJsULhdAemk5kBjIOnsZ1/s1280/TyandGiGi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1280" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjPHVim1L95EQMpPEz8ed5TnSQz32WePK1ybX3TcSAgoBKsR4YYV4YvEgfjW6qey3nr3PbqVfDcCef82wnax7RxJD4ktR0eygHSGakoknkAfK1wWWgHFvsebZPeJEk-LyV4oFdo_Q4hA31dQizllG_rbLKemhB9W3PGmmJsULhdAemk5kBjIOnsZ1/w400-h338/TyandGiGi.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Nanda later sent an update to tell me Ty and Gigi are now best friends! Whew!</span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ContentPasted10" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Vickie wrote this about Quincy:</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><span class="ContentPasted9 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Quincy is great! Everyone falls in love with him. He had his last set of shots Saturday and weighs 9 lb. He’s good for his bath and tries to join me in the shower. He’s the king of the house, plays with our other pets, and likes to collect all the toys in a circle near the back door."</span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted10" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted9 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted10" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj6M1vB9wgGCcAqI1xx_Ei2v0Ia9hq482HBMIv54bvY_zgNo4dGVoazNQjopJoaASW1hgCu2z1tlzRavTOUTB6_eyYP-loRX1ldfn0Wi4aMMIm3gtjD13rPjr0AfajDSbe3BTEGhj2Ei1cbyXyS6Eu0aaq75vMXGDDlw-FXoYxFtfdoom4uPJhcUt/s619/Quincy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj6M1vB9wgGCcAqI1xx_Ei2v0Ia9hq482HBMIv54bvY_zgNo4dGVoazNQjopJoaASW1hgCu2z1tlzRavTOUTB6_eyYP-loRX1ldfn0Wi4aMMIm3gtjD13rPjr0AfajDSbe3BTEGhj2Ei1cbyXyS6Eu0aaq75vMXGDDlw-FXoYxFtfdoom4uPJhcUt/w278-h400/Quincy.jpg" width="278" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted9 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ContentPasted10" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy G. wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nyx moved to Monday night agility ready class. I worried that she would be behind everyone. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What a mistake! She was the best dog in the class of 7. I only have one small problem. Odie knew left and right so he only ran ahead of me. Ty only ran on my left side so that he could see me. I started training Nyx to run on my left side and now she won't enter the weave poles from the right side. It's always something with Lhasas. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ty is now practicing off leash in rally class. He has "forgotten" how to stand. He looks great in the ring, but ask him to stand and he has never heard the word before! </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Senior girls are fine."</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Shelly wrote about Tucker:<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "</span><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">he is such a character too!! Keeps us smiling and laughing everyday!!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7KU_PQlbE4GJ37Ig9Ei-WTYkJsWNaGxndMrYQ0aN51QyFy0vOQoMvFtE6T9LC_vd6j_oBqcBODbqdi6LIBbJWfgzsJTq2a9U_WyENxN03kbPweg0wV0o1UWePl4ZYUghcSDcaYFGadULzYI5Nz2W_j7rygSWdVdSsluMJkhbByoncZhpVaSKBwm5/s1440/Tucker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7KU_PQlbE4GJ37Ig9Ei-WTYkJsWNaGxndMrYQ0aN51QyFy0vOQoMvFtE6T9LC_vd6j_oBqcBODbqdi6LIBbJWfgzsJTq2a9U_WyENxN03kbPweg0wV0o1UWePl4ZYUghcSDcaYFGadULzYI5Nz2W_j7rygSWdVdSsluMJkhbByoncZhpVaSKBwm5/w400-h400/Tucker.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Doreen wrote about Henry: "<span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Henry got his first “real” haircut yesterday. What a handsome boy-such pretty coloring. He reminds us of Winnie-feisty just like he was."</span><br class="ContentPasted0" style="color: #242424;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNmcPpBa-yP1mE_HHYiiO-1Egp7llyndgJaK0OGRBnFVH3OlLC2KMlT14AUOyzUe0LjJQXcTkLSoLOyH0eFZai5lDNsxqquM1SjgRsCTfHKR_5f4A4RuOCDfdCwjA0IX3Ltc4vhQAtHW22h1doem7-_hXdGed8_XCu1WwYSIxTEageb0hEnpGu8ij/s342/Henry%20haircut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="314" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNmcPpBa-yP1mE_HHYiiO-1Egp7llyndgJaK0OGRBnFVH3OlLC2KMlT14AUOyzUe0LjJQXcTkLSoLOyH0eFZai5lDNsxqquM1SjgRsCTfHKR_5f4A4RuOCDfdCwjA0IX3Ltc4vhQAtHW22h1doem7-_hXdGed8_XCu1WwYSIxTEageb0hEnpGu8ij/w368-h400/Henry%20haircut.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Stacey sent pictures of Enzo and Lola.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTcz94g_8YX9PxA0elYUNMaaBHovAmDg36_3aefF-lOdBgtuSQPJHH-hxOEPmiRznNKlYUWlviayCUn0w4wD9Iwoj00mU9U63g3yb4HqoP1d--xNic3WqpKDQaWkQ3B0io_pKsczlXolRUBEl9FakTp1AGfS3As1VnojOgC-Y3B_kN333V-LVTLKv/s1280/Enzo%20and%20Lola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTcz94g_8YX9PxA0elYUNMaaBHovAmDg36_3aefF-lOdBgtuSQPJHH-hxOEPmiRznNKlYUWlviayCUn0w4wD9Iwoj00mU9U63g3yb4HqoP1d--xNic3WqpKDQaWkQ3B0io_pKsczlXolRUBEl9FakTp1AGfS3As1VnojOgC-Y3B_kN333V-LVTLKv/w300-h400/Enzo%20and%20Lola.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Larry sent this photo of Marco in the snow! </span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSACOaXxcI56Q5ShcgCtdcLDOOeYtAWfihmXmROEC1jniMQl2SdiLrjXaD8w3m98BZKyJonRuig7CttE5ndGsJ0PSlhL6piHLKkZVxeTEcCB2KuU_87JMuxnomlBXMyCLX6Yp6oDJZ5dysyLAPSy8_ubWPZS_x0pRWsLz4EggVJ_aakAWO80fRr0b/s576/Marco.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSACOaXxcI56Q5ShcgCtdcLDOOeYtAWfihmXmROEC1jniMQl2SdiLrjXaD8w3m98BZKyJonRuig7CttE5ndGsJ0PSlhL6piHLKkZVxeTEcCB2KuU_87JMuxnomlBXMyCLX6Yp6oDJZ5dysyLAPSy8_ubWPZS_x0pRWsLz4EggVJ_aakAWO80fRr0b/w300-h400/Marco.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sally sent photos to show how shiny Jaxon's coat is and one that shows how handsome he is. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlzf_1kq9o9cIEbJ2VQDNjSw7y-WELJD40SEmjLmZDJu106iA8rsgg-Q9Uu0FHawAJA-dwe00dZxKCHvCpMqMkf6Pw0NPa_01xwwfJgdcZN4_exHv-Qb_1XQKN3dY8oX27l2v7vJRH7x_vgdRF9CLFQ2X8ZWDRDdoqEnky9nmW-5G635q2toU1-Z9/s800/JaxonShinycoat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlzf_1kq9o9cIEbJ2VQDNjSw7y-WELJD40SEmjLmZDJu106iA8rsgg-Q9Uu0FHawAJA-dwe00dZxKCHvCpMqMkf6Pw0NPa_01xwwfJgdcZN4_exHv-Qb_1XQKN3dY8oX27l2v7vJRH7x_vgdRF9CLFQ2X8ZWDRDdoqEnky9nmW-5G635q2toU1-Z9/w300-h400/JaxonShinycoat.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCRbWjRiFVBjjBO3UmTcSqPet3ZkokPwpFFo6bztHTdei9OXKOXks46WgMQdd-nX2fnOvU4R5c_dyt3TzP3NI9VE1dPwQX_tB6cWBABvkr7gTonIvVL2iMe--Miy9ssj1JI7qbflSNM2pXJY9yeOWDDGl_Y9F0eFlnRg8N_JJX6Bd4H49xYywbnsS/s768/Jaxon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCRbWjRiFVBjjBO3UmTcSqPet3ZkokPwpFFo6bztHTdei9OXKOXks46WgMQdd-nX2fnOvU4R5c_dyt3TzP3NI9VE1dPwQX_tB6cWBABvkr7gTonIvVL2iMe--Miy9ssj1JI7qbflSNM2pXJY9yeOWDDGl_Y9F0eFlnRg8N_JJX6Bd4H49xYywbnsS/w300-h400/Jaxon.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Sally also sent this photo of Ginger in the snow and one of her nice and warm in the house.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd_xm30igjFX7nNLZzf39pSWB4r_ZUCsZzRE-0Q900dQc0FS8K7sKKCeSx0RPWpPCXjVoVWk5wuT65WPwd5HQXcJZZlgnZoXW3rHzcegNCMHq7CrTyynZFWD9ptLa5Hxw27xxZnNtZk0uagLE_rQoJHlG6QmIBcHsJYtGRlZBTLk00nzHNs_ijV8h/s480/Ginger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd_xm30igjFX7nNLZzf39pSWB4r_ZUCsZzRE-0Q900dQc0FS8K7sKKCeSx0RPWpPCXjVoVWk5wuT65WPwd5HQXcJZZlgnZoXW3rHzcegNCMHq7CrTyynZFWD9ptLa5Hxw27xxZnNtZk0uagLE_rQoJHlG6QmIBcHsJYtGRlZBTLk00nzHNs_ijV8h/w300-h400/Ginger.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirpAtP0qf52_-TV0WHBtO6OjpSVIGm5JkjAudsqfXxlLdceHgSliKj47I7gE5-gIuHnHL4g4hp4M1Ndp5kaITvS6GNgipYeya9NKQj94kRFBIREBwOqyjZZUqrgh_ftRyXQDAJ4r7nf_kPvmZzPAxO_IVX6YcemOWbhOC_lxfaoMnZThssUXZDimM/s597/GingerSnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="597" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirpAtP0qf52_-TV0WHBtO6OjpSVIGm5JkjAudsqfXxlLdceHgSliKj47I7gE5-gIuHnHL4g4hp4M1Ndp5kaITvS6GNgipYeya9NKQj94kRFBIREBwOqyjZZUqrgh_ftRyXQDAJ4r7nf_kPvmZzPAxO_IVX6YcemOWbhOC_lxfaoMnZThssUXZDimM/w400-h285/GingerSnow.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Paul: "<span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We thought that when we added Josie to the family, she would lay with mom and Little One would lay with me when we were in our recliners. Boy were we wrong. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the morning after breakfast, mom lays in her recliner with both kids for them to sleep. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the evening after dinner, mom is pretty much left out. When I lay in my recliner Little One falls asleep on my chest with his arm under his chin and Josie falls asleep between my legs. They will sometimes stay there for a couple of hours. They then switch places and sleep until I take them outside for the last walk. We are so happy to have both of them." </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYoa830xMBPDIZb50i0aXo8afhIxf_3fcQY7TdTQBddJ662bVLYDUHL46MpEiZWZBj8XSklZOsKWphm8twDm44a1Ess3o4z4zod57jXdPlOdpdQvSsyrVgil6mBGMsTO-3LWr94tkNjMWNdusVL8tkAP3xPxxDfXCtdrBXiLyY6DOLg7cceexNy0d/s576/Lil%20One%20and%20Josie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="576" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYoa830xMBPDIZb50i0aXo8afhIxf_3fcQY7TdTQBddJ662bVLYDUHL46MpEiZWZBj8XSklZOsKWphm8twDm44a1Ess3o4z4zod57jXdPlOdpdQvSsyrVgil6mBGMsTO-3LWr94tkNjMWNdusVL8tkAP3xPxxDfXCtdrBXiLyY6DOLg7cceexNy0d/w400-h178/Lil%20One%20and%20Josie.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div>In a later message he wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Josie has found another way to tell us that the water dish is empty. She usually lays down and pulls the dish out and onto the floor. Little One will come by us and continue to bark until one of us gets up to fill the dish." And he sent a picture labeled "Josie the Frog."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfIiJdENtTJYi4HK4QZYlzkNHh5gekl_-bii3JSjj6qIOIlAhPYY0e0AsZGp5zcOpuWtyVbNDNY5mTalpuHdgPqhNVw29eYiik3-ibvAuizqhAzLs1qi_SPetVX96Zud8wf_srxpt_VzPSF_oARx4axDhdd7ZOBPhKdcqpLNKRyV9SYObhxsNV2VC/s571/JosieThe%20Frog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="379" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCfIiJdENtTJYi4HK4QZYlzkNHh5gekl_-bii3JSjj6qIOIlAhPYY0e0AsZGp5zcOpuWtyVbNDNY5mTalpuHdgPqhNVw29eYiik3-ibvAuizqhAzLs1qi_SPetVX96Zud8wf_srxpt_VzPSF_oARx4axDhdd7ZOBPhKdcqpLNKRyV9SYObhxsNV2VC/w265-h400/JosieThe%20Frog.jpg" width="265" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jill wrote, <span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Breaker is doing well, wears his red fleece coat on walks, eating good, seems happy. Shadow is healthy and very protective of me. They play together and we all sleep together. All is well."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-qCRRZdNh0oOIpVn89Fd-AqIpsWDwfowc_UyhND7uuKiJJhbJ8GTEvXhIEknbkH04ov1vBUPj6NqWmC9tCm4geBZWf7Z6nxqhf06VxxKFg2qQn0m4OM75taLn9jzTjqZ41xgRbvRMBbmadrKQiDLHfl40di6az0hm2fgFJxpADN3K58mW3xT1YTB/s796/Breaaker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="796" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-qCRRZdNh0oOIpVn89Fd-AqIpsWDwfowc_UyhND7uuKiJJhbJ8GTEvXhIEknbkH04ov1vBUPj6NqWmC9tCm4geBZWf7Z6nxqhf06VxxKFg2qQn0m4OM75taLn9jzTjqZ41xgRbvRMBbmadrKQiDLHfl40di6az0hm2fgFJxpADN3K58mW3xT1YTB/w400-h266/Breaaker.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYKfLE4PMEcdYVKjyhMufEupZ1DvFksZ0tw__pGKY4H4s27NSP7gCD_Ab_dK4idcm-P2vvYXaNpiH9c_hZu0h3GQjf949-pw9AQt-9O_6y-qRl8Q7c0SB-AsPSzDqTgIu-25UttN40XJ8E1jsUUyKnpqtnvhtx9zQ3zqSpIM28AZUY0nhqbpt-1we/s640/breakeronJillslap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYKfLE4PMEcdYVKjyhMufEupZ1DvFksZ0tw__pGKY4H4s27NSP7gCD_Ab_dK4idcm-P2vvYXaNpiH9c_hZu0h3GQjf949-pw9AQt-9O_6y-qRl8Q7c0SB-AsPSzDqTgIu-25UttN40XJ8E1jsUUyKnpqtnvhtx9zQ3zqSpIM28AZUY0nhqbpt-1we/w400-h300/breakeronJillslap.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: #050505; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Violet sent a photo of Shadow hiding in the closet during a thunderstorm.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CJF01EePrviHTTKyy3YdRoWF5mAas7KWYJzDQ1h2V8HCJmErmfBiGagSo3F7ZY6fdHmaz9qwlZff4YgXYMRRh_gE8NbKnxv8KXzuqQ_Xy0jrhDHWjGTNtD9ELBwgo9y90YmsLuM4VAF0GwFPUWTYCxKCA0wLhE8DSI6UsnjS-lSjIx-3iyu457Fn/s1108/Shadowhidingincloset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1108" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CJF01EePrviHTTKyy3YdRoWF5mAas7KWYJzDQ1h2V8HCJmErmfBiGagSo3F7ZY6fdHmaz9qwlZff4YgXYMRRh_gE8NbKnxv8KXzuqQ_Xy0jrhDHWjGTNtD9ELBwgo9y90YmsLuM4VAF0GwFPUWTYCxKCA0wLhE8DSI6UsnjS-lSjIx-3iyu457Fn/w400-h300/Shadowhidingincloset.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lisa wrote about Duncan, "<span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Two days ago he started following Dresden down the stairs. He is cautious but hasn’t fallen. I am right beside him if he falters. He has been going up the stairs without any problem. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He doesn’t seem to be bothered by loud noises outside - so long as his big brother is near him. If he hears an unfamiliar sound, he runs to Dresden for comfort... </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thank you so much for my wonderful Duncan! I truly appreciate all that you did to make certain your puppies are healthy and well- adjusted..."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibn2utF8Zhr33AarBXAAORZdfZXfEiZozFD4I4s2ixY3H42fXxtZKgfwsQNz6plEwq-U6R6ZfBYexMPwdM-4PaeqCVOPWdKmxYdoT4bxIeBON4E4reR5_-OipH7QL0pV4sbE5lOgMF_H1jtUbwz31nVUsA4A9cta7BVB3m00QlEtsB0zN96uRpjIoV/s913/Duncan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibn2utF8Zhr33AarBXAAORZdfZXfEiZozFD4I4s2ixY3H42fXxtZKgfwsQNz6plEwq-U6R6ZfBYexMPwdM-4PaeqCVOPWdKmxYdoT4bxIeBON4E4reR5_-OipH7QL0pV4sbE5lOgMF_H1jtUbwz31nVUsA4A9cta7BVB3m00QlEtsB0zN96uRpjIoV/w394-h400/Duncan.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Duncan is Ebony's litter brother.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cathy sent this picture of Willow. What a cutie!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhXY4uW3NgJnz3eMCFTTws6yitgaOIj0IROkmDJJZORQ_25klmz8iSWRQAI4z3bwhUKv-aRMjxc9d3LhitQ_kGXi3uWGylm-HCAWnpBjF4AOYJBvZS1-r1I6BC92w0fImbqbDHE5ktO9sV0c4V9JxJODowMDKTQGcGWzKFjqQb8OCg7GArazpSwBH/s320/Willow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhXY4uW3NgJnz3eMCFTTws6yitgaOIj0IROkmDJJZORQ_25klmz8iSWRQAI4z3bwhUKv-aRMjxc9d3LhitQ_kGXi3uWGylm-HCAWnpBjF4AOYJBvZS1-r1I6BC92w0fImbqbDHE5ktO9sV0c4V9JxJODowMDKTQGcGWzKFjqQb8OCg7GArazpSwBH/w300-h400/Willow.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our 5-year old Bekka "retired" after her last litter. Julie and Jerry recently took her into their home and hearts. Julie wrote, "Bekka is the sweetest dog!... She has been happy and polite in every way. No problem at all with the cats...Bekka is interested but not at all aggressive toward any of them. </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bekka seems to enjoy being with both of us, but I think she is partial to Jerry. She seems to light up when he is around... </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We certainly have a winner here. Thank you so much."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is a photo of Bekka when she was a year old and before all her long hair was cut off! </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_UasZXCd8TbEdT8TTFcrPdFTDb4lRD4Pam5vJVB_Cy0by0oXd_QLepQEPtcwEQ9MHD1aJvWoOvbYv9SzM9xQfNqtgFRQDtrcKLTIim0ylxW7_yWCZAAw-ild339VslUNcI2onQL1aRMPXKfEFudkeV7f7tNOHYOuX6DDE-bVB2gwv8Y9PhLeJAma/s351/BekkaHead3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu_UasZXCd8TbEdT8TTFcrPdFTDb4lRD4Pam5vJVB_Cy0by0oXd_QLepQEPtcwEQ9MHD1aJvWoOvbYv9SzM9xQfNqtgFRQDtrcKLTIim0ylxW7_yWCZAAw-ild339VslUNcI2onQL1aRMPXKfEFudkeV7f7tNOHYOuX6DDE-bVB2gwv8Y9PhLeJAma/s320/BekkaHead3.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>Here is a still shot taken of a movie Jody sent of Bernie at his swimming lesson.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ynzOSy_bsBXeZIpRxWiv8kL0Pcmvup4is22E8tstUIHtI8Ux_ICCk18ySyUz6WqGhYEYLM0o6HnIxtDUCKy7AZsI_TEMNpME_y9wFdzX-ul8qujIzaw1CUeVg64N6t_XpI516KnbTbDWaGjD3AjnyByskCnONzSoIYtz5CDJu-tbi0jsMkUs8isJ/s409/BernieSwim.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="409" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ynzOSy_bsBXeZIpRxWiv8kL0Pcmvup4is22E8tstUIHtI8Ux_ICCk18ySyUz6WqGhYEYLM0o6HnIxtDUCKy7AZsI_TEMNpME_y9wFdzX-ul8qujIzaw1CUeVg64N6t_XpI516KnbTbDWaGjD3AjnyByskCnONzSoIYtz5CDJu-tbi0jsMkUs8isJ/w400-h281/BernieSwim.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here are photos of Judy L's Gus and Lippy. Gus is a full brother to Nanda and Kris' Ty and Gigi. Judy tells me that the boys are good buddies and that Lippy was just what the very serious Gus needed!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVeJi8eA9PadGnu7bo5HG4KVEEAx1ikcQBq4JehivIJGoHFaqfEy2mnfBLh6IeTrdOWS1PneFUvGOf2ganHMfgftz5qhNX17qSSN-JNaMMsAfisVhQKMQqni-fuseGikH1h_V2NoYXJagHVefLA9EkBNSq_tUIzM8eWbdgMNG5CFM98hzbKl4FTus/s526/Gus%20and%20Lippy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVeJi8eA9PadGnu7bo5HG4KVEEAx1ikcQBq4JehivIJGoHFaqfEy2mnfBLh6IeTrdOWS1PneFUvGOf2ganHMfgftz5qhNX17qSSN-JNaMMsAfisVhQKMQqni-fuseGikH1h_V2NoYXJagHVefLA9EkBNSq_tUIzM8eWbdgMNG5CFM98hzbKl4FTus/w400-h400/Gus%20and%20Lippy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>What Can You Do With Your Lhasa?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You all know that I am involved in showing my Lhasa and I am well aware that the sport of dog showing is not for everyone. AKC knows that also and offers many other activities you and your dog can enjoy. For example, Sue Ridgley is involved in training her two Lhasa to earn Trick Dog titles. Here is a link to the YouTube video of Sue and her Lhasa Gigi (</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">TDCH Mon Ami & Joyslyn's Wind Racer Gigi Villoresi) as he performs tricks for his new title.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a class="elementToProof" data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clhH8Cj5ZnE" id="LPlnkOWALinkPreview" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clhH8Cj5ZnE</a><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This awesome Trick Dog is a litter brother to Winter. Josh is his sire. Congrats to owner Sue Ridgley! Lavonne Bennett and I are his breeders. For those of you who have Josh sons and daughters, Gigi is also a Josh son. He is Winter's (CH Joyslyn Mon Ami Winter Wind) litter brother.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, if showing and trick training is not for you, what is left? Consider: AKC S.T.A.R. puppy program, Canine Good Citizen, Obedience Trials, Rally Trials, Lure Coursing/Fast Cat, Dock Diving!, Barn Hunt, Scent Work, to name some activities you and your Lhasa might like to try. Check out the AKC website for more ideas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Just remember that the Lhasa personality does not respond well to harsh training methods. Praise and rewards work best when training a Lhasa for anything (including training to be groomed!). Also know that a Lhasa gets bored quickly with repetitive training. At some point he may shut down and look at you with that, "Okay, okay, we've done this enough" look.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading this month's blog. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyslyn's dogs' owners: keep those photos and notes coming in. I hear from many who tell me how much they enjoy reading them and seeing dogs related to theirs. I love getting them and sharing them with other readers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">However you decide to celebrate February, have a good one. Every day is Library Lover's Day for me, so I believe I will celebrate Margarita Day!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvVxExOJ4LYjzmBKo6a-aVNAfCFRt-MzxsP-cknEIPRsqN4EXyMH2dlhle-586hP_t3d5NBKSbK8ibXmEOHOmjxwM4y6Ig7cXeqXbKzOwskN2_AFCqD_r7I4IM5TYvkvJinIx8zdOR6htDKM-UVXqJrAlGEcM7wIo_KYdD1c-bTHv58rvzw284btd/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvVxExOJ4LYjzmBKo6a-aVNAfCFRt-MzxsP-cknEIPRsqN4EXyMH2dlhle-586hP_t3d5NBKSbK8ibXmEOHOmjxwM4y6Ig7cXeqXbKzOwskN2_AFCqD_r7I4IM5TYvkvJinIx8zdOR6htDKM-UVXqJrAlGEcM7wIo_KYdD1c-bTHv58rvzw284btd/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-71651221819037777372023-01-03T08:29:00.000-08:002023-01-03T08:29:28.784-08:00Happy New Year! 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMohDl08jmeUv38o4Nkx1oaWSxZTnZ_8HmFF6hOqfUnV8bgOHEpPUxY1nhQp-DZH0p36rx_lM-JOi2GOdZ1PTV1OoUgv1hTjuYfEq9P6nQWr64_t_AXxH79i_12N7HFhTNRLcSUQtUs6jZpND7VeWsLMQdXXjl3kqH4K-1IjWGRv19r1a4StWhpqeN/s703/HappyNewYear.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="703" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMohDl08jmeUv38o4Nkx1oaWSxZTnZ_8HmFF6hOqfUnV8bgOHEpPUxY1nhQp-DZH0p36rx_lM-JOi2GOdZ1PTV1OoUgv1hTjuYfEq9P6nQWr64_t_AXxH79i_12N7HFhTNRLcSUQtUs6jZpND7VeWsLMQdXXjl3kqH4K-1IjWGRv19r1a4StWhpqeN/w540-h167/HappyNewYear.png" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><em class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px;"><br /></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><em class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px;">“New year — a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately, we write it. The choice is ours."~</em><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span>Alex Morritt</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2022 with its ups and downs, joys and sorrows, and good times and bad times is now the past. My daughter gave me a journal as one of my Christmas gifts. My first thought was that she should have known better because the closest I have ever come to writing a journal is writing this blog! I am just too busy to take pen in hand and write in a journal. Then I thought I might give it a try. Mind you, that is not a promise or a New Year's resolution.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Johanson family had a wonderful Christmas. We always do, but this year was extra wonderful because it was the year our daughter and her family come from sunny Florida to join the rest of us for the holiday. They come every other year. This year they braved the terrible weather that struck the midwest Christmas week. Their rental car even had a flat tire that our son-in-law had to deal with in the wind, snow, and below zero temps -- the car had no spare. (Alamo refunded their rental money.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our two grandsons were thrilled to finally see and touch snow. (I believe they were the only ones.) The other years they've come, the temps have been in the 40s with no snow. However, the super-cold-way-below-zero temps meant that it took longer to get them bundled up than they were able to play outside!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dressed like Randy from "A Christmas Story" these two boys (ages 5 and 8) braved the cold. The first thing they did was make snow angels. As we adults, who were no way going out in the 30-below weather, watched from the windows, we saw the 5 year old face down in the snow making his snow angel. My daughter commented, "Snow angel Florida style!"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The "every other Christmas" holds true for my mom also. She comes when the Florida contingent comes so she can see them also. The off years are spent with my sister and her family. Mom is now 90 and still going strong. She retired from her work at her local hospital in late September. Retirement did not last long because the hospital asked if she would come in occasionally to work as a sub. So now she subs at least once a week! I sure hope that I have that stamina as I age.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Heartfelt thanks to those of you who sent holiday greetings via emails, Facebook, and greeting cards. This year, as with others, I decided not to send cards. One thing contributing to that decision this year was that December was so busy for me. I was away from home 10 days prior to Christmas week: 3 days at a show, 6 days driving to and home from Orlando, one day going to pick up my mom. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">When I was home, there were dogs to groom, packing and unpacking from the trips, extra laundry to get bedding washed for our company, puppies to play with, grocery shopping, Amazon shopping, gifts to wrap, a day's drive to pick up my mom, and a trip to Orlando to give the Lhasa Apso Judges' Education seminar. (My friend and co-presenter, Jan Graunke, were happy with the positive feedback we received.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">But all the expended time and energy were worth it as we welcomed our whole family home for Christmas. (I will confess though that when they all left, Lynn and I looked at each other and decided we were going to do nothing the rest of the day but read (me), watch TV (him), and take care of the dogs (us). And that is how we spent the day after Christmas!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">I hope you and your families, including your Lhasas, had a nice Christmas also. New dog toys and treats are always great gifts.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">At the beginning of the month, I went to a dog show in Belleville, IL, and came home with a champion! This is CH Joyslyn's Satin and Pearls (AKA Pearl). Here she is in her official show photo.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL04T1kzpzCtYeT8Zt6KrJBRmnQuuUuCF-5HKWXgQ75Lm0oi45erTiT9HYmaxmWu16myGSLZKxP-RkrbFt43c_WzHdHQyG5i_bTv171exMsOvstL9L88daGQwqGXOvUeulAblcj5jXwLL1xU5x06-XAExOWhhEwpaAKjszDhtvaxiZqx2iiCKAid8e/s1983/CH%20Pearl%20WB,%20BOS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1983" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL04T1kzpzCtYeT8Zt6KrJBRmnQuuUuCF-5HKWXgQ75Lm0oi45erTiT9HYmaxmWu16myGSLZKxP-RkrbFt43c_WzHdHQyG5i_bTv171exMsOvstL9L88daGQwqGXOvUeulAblcj5jXwLL1xU5x06-XAExOWhhEwpaAKjszDhtvaxiZqx2iiCKAid8e/w640-h504/CH%20Pearl%20WB,%20BOS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Pearl needed only 2 points to finish her champion. She got 5 points that day after defeating two female champions. Her awards that day were Winners Bitch and Best Opposite Sex. I found out recently when I went to her Points Progression on the AKC website that she has also earned a National Owner Handled Series Bronze status.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Pearl's sire is Joyslyn Mon Ami Derecho (Archie)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Her dam is CH Joyslyn's Onyx (Onyx or Nyx)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">We took some photos of her at home. Here is one of them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9wMQoPqhmNJfhXk_H5_t-9Uspl-POPwZPtiu50oFku3OwL7HAOKxtrRf9834LDe-xJ4FDhmIYWSK3jTp6CeQg1aWdn86YleQh7Qgi9u6paAibSEBQXUmuMovtDJ12rpZJTO2D23zqdVcja4f6uSAeC5CV2766VIMS1b47NE6TpEg3qMuz8T-rcpc/s452/Pearl1%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="435" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9wMQoPqhmNJfhXk_H5_t-9Uspl-POPwZPtiu50oFku3OwL7HAOKxtrRf9834LDe-xJ4FDhmIYWSK3jTp6CeQg1aWdn86YleQh7Qgi9u6paAibSEBQXUmuMovtDJ12rpZJTO2D23zqdVcja4f6uSAeC5CV2766VIMS1b47NE6TpEg3qMuz8T-rcpc/s320/Pearl1%20copy.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Another of our Archie daughters is Ebony, a black and tan. She is now 3 months old. What a dickens she is, especially about wearing a collar or show lead. Stubborn Lhasa female!!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ykD4yahnW5cfS6FWanUqC78OS3sWV5g6yFDExTksu2LyQdeLh7YjxI8B61V667dj-Q7xrl5QueSMJqXuMnMT8O_L48sPE_ceNw3spIqJCORw2Q-L3hXJ-Ent2yqOXsrjGz3M2mOW-ocRzPHtKiV06i4u0OLROTYF5hfhKUVx6TZn96lCHOJL_4SX/s659/Ebony3mo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ykD4yahnW5cfS6FWanUqC78OS3sWV5g6yFDExTksu2LyQdeLh7YjxI8B61V667dj-Q7xrl5QueSMJqXuMnMT8O_L48sPE_ceNw3spIqJCORw2Q-L3hXJ-Ent2yqOXsrjGz3M2mOW-ocRzPHtKiV06i4u0OLROTYF5hfhKUVx6TZn96lCHOJL_4SX/w334-h400/Ebony3mo.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">We also have a litter (if 2 puppies count as a litter) sired by Josh out of Bekka. Both have been spoken for, but I wanted to share this sweet picture of them at age 5 weeks.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYmccITm7KsC1kV-DnmqPuKgdGtH2rKFRM7asCjOzB8HbP8gQt1U7Cdv0BXGww0y9_Su587KjgnAs_Z3dgQdhnV45BBCqDB_6nU5zZk6WcY7WDN-LcbH0fCAM7vqOAC8qJMCIRWLwZ7iwAbEWo7G8JE0J_WN30Jb0IxGHEnX_054WJDBCQaooYk64/s997/JoshXBekkaGirls.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="997" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYmccITm7KsC1kV-DnmqPuKgdGtH2rKFRM7asCjOzB8HbP8gQt1U7Cdv0BXGww0y9_Su587KjgnAs_Z3dgQdhnV45BBCqDB_6nU5zZk6WcY7WDN-LcbH0fCAM7vqOAC8qJMCIRWLwZ7iwAbEWo7G8JE0J_WN30Jb0IxGHEnX_054WJDBCQaooYk64/w400-h268/JoshXBekkaGirls.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">We took pictures of Rusty and Josh also. You will note that Rusty is no longer the deep red he once was. The new coat came in a lighter color. Those of you who know Lhasas know that color changes are normal, but he was such a beautiful red that I miss the color. Here is Rusty on his 2nd birthday.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaSezfQeIP_AThwBGELbAcQeakkZ46lwgdxcWmQIQKpw5D0lnTYUBHvJvMPpH8iY9RBfRUott3R9RKIAALS0nMN4LPZ5YuaJvCkKJxGwQQq7AmG5iMgvkNkJ9uIyuhUWH1qkoncJfxHYni1W6T1pUG3kxc1juMVesmOVr34Yjag7yhJudquQjPS0A/s487/Rusty%202nd%20Bday%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaSezfQeIP_AThwBGELbAcQeakkZ46lwgdxcWmQIQKpw5D0lnTYUBHvJvMPpH8iY9RBfRUott3R9RKIAALS0nMN4LPZ5YuaJvCkKJxGwQQq7AmG5iMgvkNkJ9uIyuhUWH1qkoncJfxHYni1W6T1pUG3kxc1juMVesmOVr34Yjag7yhJudquQjPS0A/w395-h400/Rusty%202nd%20Bday%20copy.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>And here is Josh. He will be 9 years old in a few days.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Where does the time go?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUtWBN3BQd9N3fvnKwBPJsA-21670QCDuJjBZOMiOLk7y5Al-IaOj5U29jMllxokh4PEIoY33KCeG6yHZYsMIZuu8-v5rL4RqKpEYWycSmw5BEQYUsCul4vewuSaexQDiINTIZOjUNjfHbeMbqclJFFooLrA_b0zTv1nSTg4rlbQDlPKEzX_cQ-bc/s1633/Josh%208%20yrs.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUtWBN3BQd9N3fvnKwBPJsA-21670QCDuJjBZOMiOLk7y5Al-IaOj5U29jMllxokh4PEIoY33KCeG6yHZYsMIZuu8-v5rL4RqKpEYWycSmw5BEQYUsCul4vewuSaexQDiINTIZOjUNjfHbeMbqclJFFooLrA_b0zTv1nSTg4rlbQDlPKEzX_cQ-bc/w399-h400/Josh%208%20yrs.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">And, speaking of pictures:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Notes and Photos From Others</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Doreen wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Henry is doing well running the show here. He is so cute and smart. He and Auggie play 24/7…if auggie hears Henry make a yelp he is on the run to see what’s wrong. God forbid we hold Henry and clean his eyes or anything…Auggie stands in his hind legs to monitor the surgery. They run in the snow till they drop-then come in and nap. Henry does really well taking walks with us-we go the shorter route right now with him and Auggie will keep turning around to make sure he’s still following."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SEJqEEgg2iXOjgCfvvarUjh11cL3z8WBFCR6hbgQTPGSNF1GBnaUekRPbtgIBggK1U1ZudmLOwWQuIAKty3qPfBCPKG8QE9SmgfeDkbxfG-2fVFCzDmMd8xCRdHvsUo6Wr-XQvb0LGlA92_AKx76hvnJeHJM2lgrSkWC0JCDE3cMu7vbDJSTaOcn/s640/Henry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SEJqEEgg2iXOjgCfvvarUjh11cL3z8WBFCR6hbgQTPGSNF1GBnaUekRPbtgIBggK1U1ZudmLOwWQuIAKty3qPfBCPKG8QE9SmgfeDkbxfG-2fVFCzDmMd8xCRdHvsUo6Wr-XQvb0LGlA92_AKx76hvnJeHJM2lgrSkWC0JCDE3cMu7vbDJSTaOcn/w301-h400/Henry.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Deborah sent this photo of Sparkles, all decked out in green and red bows to get in the holiday spirit!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaJkByqJ3zxsSBcYuxW75Wouxu4z4abajiGOCqvIoHShK4Fv12GFrIWLQYFy1BqWf7nJRD738xqex8ErFLEyNjoCnGkhtTbKqDkm_D5823nCSRWykAoabugd5tdRAd_IJpkTbOg9voIAT7Nen5RwtLfWhp4g8FhGL009LDHfDg7b_5m3lq7JyqPLv/s720/sparkles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaJkByqJ3zxsSBcYuxW75Wouxu4z4abajiGOCqvIoHShK4Fv12GFrIWLQYFy1BqWf7nJRD738xqex8ErFLEyNjoCnGkhtTbKqDkm_D5823nCSRWykAoabugd5tdRAd_IJpkTbOg9voIAT7Nen5RwtLfWhp4g8FhGL009LDHfDg7b_5m3lq7JyqPLv/w300-h400/sparkles.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ginny sent this family Christmas picture of Maple (on the right) and her friends.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBvgGVllcR64klCVkZwRZh3ujn4_EhLiSnp5jvtPdWLQpIHDyPAG3vAzb-48oLzVT0pk5AogvOu2JSmZB-9x9cVTTePjlTHT_d7IsoiknIP1AqVpqxtQsC50RfW6Ru7gHd3HE9duUfcWzEDAGy8Cg8l2lw_kv8pcJeiGsdIOGEglh99GD3qmwE9TK/s1280/Maple&friends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBvgGVllcR64klCVkZwRZh3ujn4_EhLiSnp5jvtPdWLQpIHDyPAG3vAzb-48oLzVT0pk5AogvOu2JSmZB-9x9cVTTePjlTHT_d7IsoiknIP1AqVpqxtQsC50RfW6Ru7gHd3HE9duUfcWzEDAGy8Cg8l2lw_kv8pcJeiGsdIOGEglh99GD3qmwE9TK/w339-h400/Maple&friends.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lisa sent this picture of Duncan, a litter brother to our Ebony. When both were running around our family room, I had difficulty telling them apart. Here is Duncan on a visit to the pet store.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83Vx5pNkwJPq9AfPcOd59vc_pYnyKoGKgIGPn1-8JXj0Gz8VnKpELqSRN4Zhd9Ekd_vRB_wfD6AlDzRr7exfiX0PJpPu_0gDwjPFF1DVLUDWuD5aY5fBdk8DQgIBrFW05M-wEgBkdLmR6jufL2r2PGNCJ9iWce64tmHNUWmA_Rj0m0P19TKglNa2A/s1280/Duncan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83Vx5pNkwJPq9AfPcOd59vc_pYnyKoGKgIGPn1-8JXj0Gz8VnKpELqSRN4Zhd9Ekd_vRB_wfD6AlDzRr7exfiX0PJpPu_0gDwjPFF1DVLUDWuD5aY5fBdk8DQgIBrFW05M-wEgBkdLmR6jufL2r2PGNCJ9iWce64tmHNUWmA_Rj0m0P19TKglNa2A/s320/Duncan.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frank and Joyce also have a Maple, a litter sister to our Ebony and Lisa's Duncan. Frank wrote about Maple, "</span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are enjoying her very much and we are very pleased with her spitfire personality, but it is taking us some time to adjust to such a strong if not stubborn personality. Her defiance to being told "no" is quite a scene. Ha Ha! She is now over six pounds and growing taller."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDOEYewyx-HYj8Pjh-3Z8tPftqIcGpYsjjQbP09lT-UyUjAciOgYeJTRYSCzQYtkhFIfDs_fS3q9yXPPPa_kQ9kKFbkwjY5HCtAeFxAGJXvFWvsajCKUtX8c-GDWFKHMocue9qGzhnd805d59gB7cw-s7vkO8SarG5bH0LLvZitiiWtokL7tL_17A/s640/MapleC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDOEYewyx-HYj8Pjh-3Z8tPftqIcGpYsjjQbP09lT-UyUjAciOgYeJTRYSCzQYtkhFIfDs_fS3q9yXPPPa_kQ9kKFbkwjY5HCtAeFxAGJXvFWvsajCKUtX8c-GDWFKHMocue9qGzhnd805d59gB7cw-s7vkO8SarG5bH0LLvZitiiWtokL7tL_17A/w300-h400/MapleC.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Tom & Judy: "</span><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Well, our Zoie is 2 1/2. She has been such a wonderful addition to our family. She has become such a cuddler. We just had a 7 inch snowfall and she just loves it. Here is an updated picture of her. Such a pretty girl!! Congratulations on your champion!"</span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvGHEIK9Y7j781IYhy4RIfZJ1_cyRlarcpI1-IDxtOzLGbbR763wIKx1cX-ydPXHQPIDIon0s1pG6VbkMLk1Z_mZN7p6E7fKE8Ui3yMWzKW0AyUfp4xUi5qCQl2LLoXM_JOCc2i7alApKwIijYek2P2jSkjFBFGvSS7y8l9SZ6b4Lh9Js56oQsZxb/s765/Zoie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvGHEIK9Y7j781IYhy4RIfZJ1_cyRlarcpI1-IDxtOzLGbbR763wIKx1cX-ydPXHQPIDIon0s1pG6VbkMLk1Z_mZN7p6E7fKE8Ui3yMWzKW0AyUfp4xUi5qCQl2LLoXM_JOCc2i7alApKwIijYek2P2jSkjFBFGvSS7y8l9SZ6b4Lh9Js56oQsZxb/w279-h400/Zoie.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cathy wrote. "</span><span class="ContentPasted2" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Willow is a wonderful playful beautiful puppy! She brightens my day! I tell her everyday she is the best part of me! Thank you so much for picking me to have her. I will send you clips of my daughter’s dog Nola and Willow playing!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mark sent this photo of his Lili and Yo-Yo. Both are Joyslyn's Lhasas.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63MuEFKz3baU66u5Cw8IOAR97b0YgjxrC9M85RpPRuF8Oc4N5GpfK92y-7ZuB3wkrBl9L_9NRKlaALe38mM2Fq9q_IxfD2X2aLJl8xjvzmZOcA3TAj3hnpx8YtDctAdgtiRU9grxu3QyZh-gorY5mVnB1869DIF04GXe1NBN1X-m-9rS1xnDHByEv/s742/Lili%20and%20Yo-Yo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="742" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63MuEFKz3baU66u5Cw8IOAR97b0YgjxrC9M85RpPRuF8Oc4N5GpfK92y-7ZuB3wkrBl9L_9NRKlaALe38mM2Fq9q_IxfD2X2aLJl8xjvzmZOcA3TAj3hnpx8YtDctAdgtiRU9grxu3QyZh-gorY5mVnB1869DIF04GXe1NBN1X-m-9rS1xnDHByEv/w400-h356/Lili%20and%20Yo-Yo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nanda sent this picture of Ty. Ty doesn't know that his little sister will be joining his family at the end of the month! She is marked just like him.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubLPhJViYXNDlxxWI4GDJsgJBcmNOVH7MV8KYS3nlLnf-WccM5qWd1r0LRtp5RKzQGrgHB3ugYkJ4aiMH9wYJc5uY3N9aCqWen0OhN3Jod5Amy1hIyoVriDQ659Dc6xjnmOuHNaB_XuniYl43cReZDNmI0THVMYKHkzFbqItQcsv8WmjVgyc3Rz2K/s1085/Ty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubLPhJViYXNDlxxWI4GDJsgJBcmNOVH7MV8KYS3nlLnf-WccM5qWd1r0LRtp5RKzQGrgHB3ugYkJ4aiMH9wYJc5uY3N9aCqWen0OhN3Jod5Amy1hIyoVriDQ659Dc6xjnmOuHNaB_XuniYl43cReZDNmI0THVMYKHkzFbqItQcsv8WmjVgyc3Rz2K/w278-h400/Ty.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharon K wrote about Giza. To be honest, each year lately that I receive a Christmas note from Sharon, I expect to find out that Giza has passed away. She must be 16 or 17 years old now. Sharon wrote, "Just wanted you to know that we still have Giza with us. She will not tolerate being groomed any longer so her hair had to be cut short. Her legs and eyes are bad but she is still bumping along. Her health is good otherwise so we wait on her and love her as much as we can." I have always been grateful that this family has kept in touch over the many years of Giza's life.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Celina wrote, "</span><span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just wanted to send a cute pic of Dora walking and smiling before it became super cold a few weeks ago! </span><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Merry Christmas from Dora! Another thing I have noticed the past few months about Dora is how much she enjoys climbing! She used to want to get carried up the stairs, but now she is doing it all by herself. She seems so proud of herself when she makes it up the stairs." </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksKimsaNN7No6peBDuE1gBoCM9aKt2Ra5nQWWwI8TeL9cz0vCTlE6cId0t28p6YnTdeGhVpRtzxirsNFhWuIwlNKo75PQGfnX36yUbemybCMDQQ1hnY74QbeFRwcUjgKB6Xy2YzD4wSOvQeLf-KQBEToba7krrf1siJbUWi9ru0tWe7sWEk0e447F/s576/Dora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="576" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksKimsaNN7No6peBDuE1gBoCM9aKt2Ra5nQWWwI8TeL9cz0vCTlE6cId0t28p6YnTdeGhVpRtzxirsNFhWuIwlNKo75PQGfnX36yUbemybCMDQQ1hnY74QbeFRwcUjgKB6Xy2YzD4wSOvQeLf-KQBEToba7krrf1siJbUWi9ru0tWe7sWEk0e447F/w400-h379/Dora.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim sent this photo of Daisy cuddled in her new dog bed and Christmas toy. These beds are extremely popular with the dogs! Ebony loves hers, a gift from brother Duncan.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNkZBDFDDnS2XCb_2viJgIlFjTNJTmQL4mAvkSLBDkkY9LDL_IoXeoPdHGxxKa6i7THdM0TdC5Z_qEAPK5ipuBsjlwmhRGZa22S_0EVL7hMVAD49kkdDhMAKwJZ5ttjCQJJJDR0qSFK8rG7NgxEL2aR_I4R3W2_TK1qtgTgV29Y9d54oEpaNxkfLA/s948/Daisy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="948" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNkZBDFDDnS2XCb_2viJgIlFjTNJTmQL4mAvkSLBDkkY9LDL_IoXeoPdHGxxKa6i7THdM0TdC5Z_qEAPK5ipuBsjlwmhRGZa22S_0EVL7hMVAD49kkdDhMAKwJZ5ttjCQJJJDR0qSFK8rG7NgxEL2aR_I4R3W2_TK1qtgTgV29Y9d54oEpaNxkfLA/w400-h272/Daisy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy L. recently posted photos of three of her four Joyslyn's dogs: Whisper, Gus, and Lippy.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztp2KsyBK-tc0PDCUTq3wz23IL0_d_fX3EN-TU_Er8fP-NQ7DVjPYMz4AYj5I2ufH7BZVVVqti_gg_tZlFz8NJErSo_vrf1M0Db-CVVjzWtP21ZSsBgY6r-W0xBWUsDNVEOoyOEhut1K3dtdQzJDzBEZI_20DY9GT_I2BYXk6TzsqeuEse0Ae0GxL/s1586/Whisper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1586" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztp2KsyBK-tc0PDCUTq3wz23IL0_d_fX3EN-TU_Er8fP-NQ7DVjPYMz4AYj5I2ufH7BZVVVqti_gg_tZlFz8NJErSo_vrf1M0Db-CVVjzWtP21ZSsBgY6r-W0xBWUsDNVEOoyOEhut1K3dtdQzJDzBEZI_20DY9GT_I2BYXk6TzsqeuEse0Ae0GxL/w400-h243/Whisper.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgFMjR-g8qR5MFOYrJJ77dtwjS2ycXv8qFVRzqnt0c7Tbou9w1IDr3IdI4lYflfoNLpnImRfs1uTBtEKIE8GuByb5hgEs-EAU60YpdgjiZrJZHKOtQndgSKoorcYc_A8lTA59dYLnZGlu14q_tPHGOhP-TIUgep51BTZZjWje8sKlzRJBf3xxf--z/s900/Gus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgFMjR-g8qR5MFOYrJJ77dtwjS2ycXv8qFVRzqnt0c7Tbou9w1IDr3IdI4lYflfoNLpnImRfs1uTBtEKIE8GuByb5hgEs-EAU60YpdgjiZrJZHKOtQndgSKoorcYc_A8lTA59dYLnZGlu14q_tPHGOhP-TIUgep51BTZZjWje8sKlzRJBf3xxf--z/w320-h400/Gus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gLhdAAeJ6-NtzddQxW-iN_hqfn8hk_yTX4puzFmlWI3aHb1VcIYqSt-SwqgzKX0uIfErp_r2wMv_AegsVqN9COEh8_9AcgAKwVNbgG2Mlrnfih0X0nU0Y2HpQUDOGVmQE4u91Sg7bgbnZLKitiOoNBl0iJDS36bWmEB6LM937MAjcrjJb148xJxB/s892/Lippy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gLhdAAeJ6-NtzddQxW-iN_hqfn8hk_yTX4puzFmlWI3aHb1VcIYqSt-SwqgzKX0uIfErp_r2wMv_AegsVqN9COEh8_9AcgAKwVNbgG2Mlrnfih0X0nU0Y2HpQUDOGVmQE4u91Sg7bgbnZLKitiOoNBl0iJDS36bWmEB6LM937MAjcrjJb148xJxB/w288-h400/Lippy.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #242424;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michelle sent a New Year picture of Sunny and video of Sunny flinging his toy. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrUIgQoqBjhGPhUvR5bDZvABprKP35p7dp4_rprBSCtj1MvxMDxF6wY9nM6nW13O3GXfJuCF9a9SR4mqy1ot7xIYJ71agKEXYrlRR9BxTgmt0ikf7yLU4Jx0VMCLjvqoPH-FE0QCO2kbJkyPFsAgEQwPfpiot3ln_re4iUFKnZXGm_NQXsXGaQgzB/s487/SunnyNewYear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="437" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrUIgQoqBjhGPhUvR5bDZvABprKP35p7dp4_rprBSCtj1MvxMDxF6wY9nM6nW13O3GXfJuCF9a9SR4mqy1ot7xIYJ71agKEXYrlRR9BxTgmt0ikf7yLU4Jx0VMCLjvqoPH-FE0QCO2kbJkyPFsAgEQwPfpiot3ln_re4iUFKnZXGm_NQXsXGaQgzB/w359-h400/SunnyNewYear.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="color: #242424; font-size: x-large;">I captured this frame on the video as Sunny threw his toy and his hair flew too. Funny!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUZ-SeDM0YvnlBLjA8ljBeC-4mSsjDnFgPs-94i2bmzK0AFKIHSXI_MzanyTzQnoQxAWngewX15KsNjhES7DpuLc53P2DFk2SnRokoLZq-JGgfGFBySqq_aneDYJZ4RzkxviVIOy_a17Nuu5fVK0Lysm4MpMtBmrKflkWmX4AqNOKfy4A9-Ic6qee/s438/Sunnyinaction.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUZ-SeDM0YvnlBLjA8ljBeC-4mSsjDnFgPs-94i2bmzK0AFKIHSXI_MzanyTzQnoQxAWngewX15KsNjhES7DpuLc53P2DFk2SnRokoLZq-JGgfGFBySqq_aneDYJZ4RzkxviVIOy_a17Nuu5fVK0Lysm4MpMtBmrKflkWmX4AqNOKfy4A9-Ic6qee/w355-h400/Sunnyinaction.png" width="355" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">It reminded me of this picture Lynn took of Connor (CH San-Dhi Joyslyn Icon). Connor is Sunny's grandsire.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8qTtjYifRwCNQiDVZmUZqolRaI9Guhhdryq_VDLxfrPzPQ4K2oPc612yuR0Lk4HAxKMwZ_OYvnLPQ4MXHbjhsKWQG0kuvJ6prgMcDQg6adMYyzuxvTZ55-sEsbh4SVlA0uYetysfCbHIGFdSLigw9Oq8_JFmw2G4Bbs1zUWz3VwFSn9qGUQm7j19/s884/connorJUMPING.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="599" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8qTtjYifRwCNQiDVZmUZqolRaI9Guhhdryq_VDLxfrPzPQ4K2oPc612yuR0Lk4HAxKMwZ_OYvnLPQ4MXHbjhsKWQG0kuvJ6prgMcDQg6adMYyzuxvTZ55-sEsbh4SVlA0uYetysfCbHIGFdSLigw9Oq8_JFmw2G4Bbs1zUWz3VwFSn9qGUQm7j19/w271-h400/connorJUMPING.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Again, thanks to everyone who sent pictures and wrote about their dogs, not only in December, but throughout the year. I hear from people who say they enjoy seeing the pictures and reading about others' Lhasas.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>From the Lhasa Apso Standard</b></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Coat: Double coated, heavy, straight, hard, dense, not woolly or silky, of good length.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Color: All colors equally acceptable.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Resource</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Go to lhasaapso.org</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click the Resources tab</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click the link that is second to the bottom (magazine format)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That should take you to "Introducing The Lhasa Apso."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You will find good information and lots of photos.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-----------------------------------</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted6" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."~</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Albert Camus </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AaFsuZ7pYmQzqnr3-de_4tI_llURFIdqEn5HmMv4CNxlI0r94UTUBydDQ3nAwcVJ2scs-QePh2JkVqsG-X-_noG0UuJcgv8_MYxfDeuP6BNAHboTgItFpotXbKKHsLtALxE7DWNhvS_wXgOt0EdXE0WADrn5ueC8CrVmoPXSUxFY1w8j96c-GlSW/s960/snowytree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AaFsuZ7pYmQzqnr3-de_4tI_llURFIdqEn5HmMv4CNxlI0r94UTUBydDQ3nAwcVJ2scs-QePh2JkVqsG-X-_noG0UuJcgv8_MYxfDeuP6BNAHboTgItFpotXbKKHsLtALxE7DWNhvS_wXgOt0EdXE0WADrn5ueC8CrVmoPXSUxFY1w8j96c-GlSW/w300-h400/snowytree.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Again, Happy New Year and thanks for reading this blog. I wish you all the best of things to come during 2023. May we all have a peaceful, healthy, happy year filled with respect for each other, tolerance for our differences, and the love of family, friends, and our Lhasas. God bless us, everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lhasa love,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrghz18swPvpkzEx1orCX4fy13iWhje9wgJgQMwkF469Zkt5jHqBWBUjL4kVa3RWRSeoBSJ4quk9mo6xXcV8KOmSL6oithR6mNeKsDxF141UCLuJ9FGFEnLwbmMdD3wYSOOpQ4TPAJpN362lUmi5Dspm1KsnoOacYwC6XlpC7LqgDaTHF5GcRhUSB-/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrghz18swPvpkzEx1orCX4fy13iWhje9wgJgQMwkF469Zkt5jHqBWBUjL4kVa3RWRSeoBSJ4quk9mo6xXcV8KOmSL6oithR6mNeKsDxF141UCLuJ9FGFEnLwbmMdD3wYSOOpQ4TPAJpN362lUmi5Dspm1KsnoOacYwC6XlpC7LqgDaTHF5GcRhUSB-/w640-h222/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-4621038875942802082022-12-05T12:18:00.008-08:002022-12-05T14:30:19.566-08:00Welcome December!!!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JIBeIjtwqMSjslsDjb1UjvGyHpYHUMDUCSYH_K0nPB2YgoVzjYC7Air92sKEdEMBMu3fDvtcDStb-C-61J62guqRTEpeZwR1hKTsnquqBPkO3shAUxYDqwTi0vz5c54OFoTdsIfxY6lV9xn7jYG6U9JsbLWC_AxToq1STfe4vRELc3q8Bc15MlHr/s1028/Border%20Xmas.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="1028" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JIBeIjtwqMSjslsDjb1UjvGyHpYHUMDUCSYH_K0nPB2YgoVzjYC7Air92sKEdEMBMu3fDvtcDStb-C-61J62guqRTEpeZwR1hKTsnquqBPkO3shAUxYDqwTi0vz5c54OFoTdsIfxY6lV9xn7jYG6U9JsbLWC_AxToq1STfe4vRELc3q8Bc15MlHr/w621-h138/Border%20Xmas.png" width="621" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"You will find the road to Christmas where all your hopes and dreams come true, </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and your heart will know the magic that the season brings to you.</span></i></span></b><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">~ Ann Garnet Schultz</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzD0mWr8AMIcwcWBoRZCIPI_-WH9SAPYnC55_c21Ci9f532Gyvg_-KahhFPO4To-fqCsmpFcgL5h0SmMwXf2kIveug6Hnru9zbAVUbTKnIlyJUfOkMeXTZYwVkuxh1yR5asxR9dTaBLChzNeqj4Rj0nYJilTxm84ay_JDXAcsJeKzs_bQs7WS0KoVB/s567/Snow%20Globe%20Puppy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzD0mWr8AMIcwcWBoRZCIPI_-WH9SAPYnC55_c21Ci9f532Gyvg_-KahhFPO4To-fqCsmpFcgL5h0SmMwXf2kIveug6Hnru9zbAVUbTKnIlyJUfOkMeXTZYwVkuxh1yR5asxR9dTaBLChzNeqj4Rj0nYJilTxm84ay_JDXAcsJeKzs_bQs7WS0KoVB/w333-h400/Snow%20Globe%20Puppy.png" width="333" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, November sped by fast enough, and here we are, preparing for the Christmas holiday season. I have to tell you that I already received the gift I have been wishing for -- a new AKC champion! We attended a show in Grayslake, IL, on November 19 and 20. Pearl won Winners Bitch both days, earning 2 points and bringing her total to 13. Fifteen points are needed for a championship.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hurray for Miss Pearl, who, on the final day of the shows last weekend in Belleville, IL, won Winners Bitch for 3 points and then went on to beat the Specials Bitch for the Best of Opposite Sex award, which gave her yet another point! And, we went into the weekend needing 2 points. The extra two were the gravy! So Pearl is now officially known as "CH Joyslyn's Satin and Pearls."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKO7NP4PpLvClKvygZFVcJcP6SCXyKstK33ZGf9hQqhetPjyiAITXwmMov2AWCPaT7GBulRXfWbUd1t3U37gx-KEKn_05E9sAsE2ss3bE0IIBkfgnjMTHggK8sHKaP4cJGDQc1tU9fPWZCyceCDH3ForyBBhpbDjP-_7Eb7bLvkDFk-rVA8sHESjG/s1831/Pearl-CH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="1831" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKO7NP4PpLvClKvygZFVcJcP6SCXyKstK33ZGf9hQqhetPjyiAITXwmMov2AWCPaT7GBulRXfWbUd1t3U37gx-KEKn_05E9sAsE2ss3bE0IIBkfgnjMTHggK8sHKaP4cJGDQc1tU9fPWZCyceCDH3ForyBBhpbDjP-_7Eb7bLvkDFk-rVA8sHESjG/w400-h291/Pearl-CH.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Notes and Photos</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So many of you have been kind enough to send me notes and photos that I am going to go straight to sharing them! They are all wonderful and I am so grateful that you took the time to think of me and send updates and pictures.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Debi sent photos of Lacey and Lacey with her new kitten friends. She wrote about adopting a cat that turned out to be pregnant. Now Lacey has lots of friends! Debi wrote,"</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lacey is just wonderful! She is always a joy! She still loves to steal things, especially reading glasses and dryer softener sheets, but she gives them up a </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">little easier than before, lol. She also loves all critters. There was a guinea pig at the pet shop, so every time we went there, she remembered where it was and </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">had to go see it first thing when we walked in, lol. She was very bummed when it was not there anymore. She was looking everywhere for it..." </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Later in her message Debi wrote about the new kitten. "</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When it was finally okay to properly introduce the kitten (we named her Luna) to Lacey, they got along great. Lacey just loves Luna and Luna really likes Lacey. She rams </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">her head into Lacey and Lacey loves to groom her. When Lacey gives us kisses, she always sneaks in a gentle "love bite" especially on our eye brows, lol. So she does the same to Luna. They really like to lay next to each other." </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Debi also wrote about Lacey's reaction when she (Debi) was recovering from a surgery: "</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lacey would not leave my side! Not even to eat or go potty! We had to convince her that It was okay to go with daddy </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">to eat and go outside, lol. She finally did, but came right back to me afterward. She now sleeps in bed with us and is loving that!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbacfkvQdsd6e2haZ0KAT8Gh8JErwk15zTEsA7db3b-NQG2Mn7KtknfnEEN9pLgpshmbf-bZrZ1libRQwqNYVvhejwVvUUzvVOmMLSNmQiH_7h9ObKDyCZsE-v4B9DorsuNc2YmSiG6XvrqUuQST5PgNELJ7CCo2xjfCJPUeL8jP_N7avt21joJo0/s861/Lacy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="861" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbacfkvQdsd6e2haZ0KAT8Gh8JErwk15zTEsA7db3b-NQG2Mn7KtknfnEEN9pLgpshmbf-bZrZ1libRQwqNYVvhejwVvUUzvVOmMLSNmQiH_7h9ObKDyCZsE-v4B9DorsuNc2YmSiG6XvrqUuQST5PgNELJ7CCo2xjfCJPUeL8jP_N7avt21joJo0/s320/Lacy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNOWP8AQKWMS0y2GFuXEQRVMDcluYvKag1ZLGK6tKgHFsGvLdq5KTAETD2InUOFl_DBonjgWT-XCvrJBwRTx6XTnm1eWDmwYvhbdYK0MUHNBFHcTAlTI5ZEIAtXtZx0W05OAHBo_zXdQnJQ27-DAUXVh8v8RVywNDz_RfTP7ysDhxrgP8DzJWxgEs/s768/Lacywithkittens.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="615" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNOWP8AQKWMS0y2GFuXEQRVMDcluYvKag1ZLGK6tKgHFsGvLdq5KTAETD2InUOFl_DBonjgWT-XCvrJBwRTx6XTnm1eWDmwYvhbdYK0MUHNBFHcTAlTI5ZEIAtXtZx0W05OAHBo_zXdQnJQ27-DAUXVh8v8RVywNDz_RfTP7ysDhxrgP8DzJWxgEs/w320-h400/Lacywithkittens.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lacey watching over the kittens</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Maria wrote about Ella: "</span><span class="ContentPasted14" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She’s now 10 years old! So hard to believe. She is our 3rd Lhasa Apso for us. Dan and I talk about how they have all had different personalities but all have had what we call that Lhasa strong. Ella is a very sweet pup and Lhasa strong! </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We like that! She insists on and loves her long walks. And she travels with us. She’s always the first ready to go. Loves it when her suitcase comes out of the closet! Ella is very compassionate and gives lots of hugs and kisses. Even during Covid while visiting our parents through a window. She joined us every time. And sent her puppy love right through the window. She gives such joy!</span><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">We think of you often and are happy to have Ella with us!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicYYVm2n5TUR32aihKB7duZw4U4Z7WYExhQBVTLoa1TmrrUIl4iJtpFPg9_MjNgJcaGoBQ0sLXaNI8L5Vky1AlJlCM8L7MwOAv5ocV7lmQTGRKM26nNuiqWJhYz_qn6B0GcU_EAkQzfS2cllChABztqq1s8Y4KQVRn2rg0mGn04nF9ESP9A3XUZ2-/s288/Ella.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicYYVm2n5TUR32aihKB7duZw4U4Z7WYExhQBVTLoa1TmrrUIl4iJtpFPg9_MjNgJcaGoBQ0sLXaNI8L5Vky1AlJlCM8L7MwOAv5ocV7lmQTGRKM26nNuiqWJhYz_qn6B0GcU_EAkQzfS2cllChABztqq1s8Y4KQVRn2rg0mGn04nF9ESP9A3XUZ2-/w400-h400/Ella.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cathy said that Willow has taken over her heart and house. Willow's favorite morning romp is running laps up and down the hallway.</span><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjY_0qhn5WEC2Hjlb7wyr7OSE3o9Qd4VCUFsSe_cTehesWDW1m93LGfq5lLIRNROvDsc7Qmu5Y2LNUqNumfKUXh19RQxwT-qyhjwEcXI2CZax9QrtbrDto7TXFyuFCZw_wd8GnOCNlpiEq26fwqNdJfduhzElixqP9ohX3mRAaaOqeqwSFYIPUwFgJ/s1000/Willow9wks.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="935" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjY_0qhn5WEC2Hjlb7wyr7OSE3o9Qd4VCUFsSe_cTehesWDW1m93LGfq5lLIRNROvDsc7Qmu5Y2LNUqNumfKUXh19RQxwT-qyhjwEcXI2CZax9QrtbrDto7TXFyuFCZw_wd8GnOCNlpiEq26fwqNdJfduhzElixqP9ohX3mRAaaOqeqwSFYIPUwFgJ/w374-h400/Willow9wks.jpeg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vicki wrote to let us know what they named their puppy. "<span class="ContentPasted9" color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Quincy is his name, and Joyslyn’s Quizzical Quincy is his registered name. He was a dream traveler and has already given us many kisses. </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Best Christmas present ever! Thanks again." </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6lQvEQLF0nFGyyN0k-_l5EwHkb8UohV7QFFmdbEXH4jvR3qiu-ivuKg1JxmGBHQD4-qGbo6jO0vgxd78YD22FjD9oJepieQbmbozAjXkJst3EVyEMzTZ2nax5U0EWXGC8FXJfLGhU3f-I7A9GDQHR5Mnyr8QKBIXb8ajLieCYeyXAInQ4moFMBOp/s1000/Quincy9wks.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="714" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6lQvEQLF0nFGyyN0k-_l5EwHkb8UohV7QFFmdbEXH4jvR3qiu-ivuKg1JxmGBHQD4-qGbo6jO0vgxd78YD22FjD9oJepieQbmbozAjXkJst3EVyEMzTZ2nax5U0EWXGC8FXJfLGhU3f-I7A9GDQHR5Mnyr8QKBIXb8ajLieCYeyXAInQ4moFMBOp/s320/Quincy9wks.jpeg" width="228" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP9oSzt3U2qV1kn72xf3bBRkEup434VQDVh330GuxnACs5xGm_TIMrpraMLgKFF90FcsuSypp9SvVR8P0mdxOGfHcW7HcHqpp49T1TPAQ9q-9VmtMjhEJkK_JCYK8MXOoz6oUlzBC0v_0gP1wKctDljyNV40picAPUuxFQ2xYvw2u4Lsww3c00LyY/s600/Quincy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="600" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP9oSzt3U2qV1kn72xf3bBRkEup434VQDVh330GuxnACs5xGm_TIMrpraMLgKFF90FcsuSypp9SvVR8P0mdxOGfHcW7HcHqpp49T1TPAQ9q-9VmtMjhEJkK_JCYK8MXOoz6oUlzBC0v_0gP1wKctDljyNV40picAPUuxFQ2xYvw2u4Lsww3c00LyY/s320/Quincy.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted8" color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div>Shannon sent photos and an update on her Minnie. "Happy Holidays! I hope you are doing well and had a wonderful Thanksgiving! </span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I wanted to send a few updated photos of Minnie- I truly can’t believe it’s been almost 2 years since bringing her home. She is sassy, talkative, SO cuddly, and follows me everywhere! She isn’t a big fan of meeting new people/dogs but loves her “core people” fiercely! Her favorite things are ice cubes, treats, and being held by mommy! (she is spoiled rotten, I can’t help it! 🤣) I just can’t thank you enough for bringing us together. She is truly my best friend and greatest blessing ❤️"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkLUFF6--_pRpR0wiI-JkdEfwUhMNpg2uVtXEf79-i2xkIKyaAvKDIZL6HDwUzQrEjC86d1ZJCbPDwkBYR8h4Z3FkNPtZwqZqNT9_8rWDkCFxcMM5v-_StplR0hj5_HbFv-KZQSBxCFzRbJdcPvRq1AWCAMV3ahQWofhWAQ8AKcrgj3Tv3DvIW9nJ/s686/ShannonsMinnie2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="573" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkLUFF6--_pRpR0wiI-JkdEfwUhMNpg2uVtXEf79-i2xkIKyaAvKDIZL6HDwUzQrEjC86d1ZJCbPDwkBYR8h4Z3FkNPtZwqZqNT9_8rWDkCFxcMM5v-_StplR0hj5_HbFv-KZQSBxCFzRbJdcPvRq1AWCAMV3ahQWofhWAQ8AKcrgj3Tv3DvIW9nJ/w334-h400/ShannonsMinnie2.jpg" width="334" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf76wOjWLRuwiRGeW1gLW5FyKtdPFeGsWbQHnPpCyc6NMWx_PFyxdmsbsjKpQRxI3k2YrjEw6ONehGgYOFcGgQPHmp2_kYLLyZSs2i37vFhZUk3t-7qo2nNYWV42FHcHFjvolGkUCv9sYMgOzZk2McqwUbs5VR989C-69i4tc0cGBmkSaMbikaQ_k/s672/shannonsMinnie!.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="504" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf76wOjWLRuwiRGeW1gLW5FyKtdPFeGsWbQHnPpCyc6NMWx_PFyxdmsbsjKpQRxI3k2YrjEw6ONehGgYOFcGgQPHmp2_kYLLyZSs2i37vFhZUk3t-7qo2nNYWV42FHcHFjvolGkUCv9sYMgOzZk2McqwUbs5VR989C-69i4tc0cGBmkSaMbikaQ_k/w300-h400/shannonsMinnie!.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Doreen wrote about how her puppy (Henry) and her Augie are getting along. "<span class="ContentPasted12" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Took a couple of days, but I think these guys might actually like each other 👍</span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Henry is not intimidated by Auggie’s size-he walked up this morning and pulled a bone away from him. Anyway, lot of compliments on how beautiful Henry is and his sweet disposition. Thanks for such a great guy." </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtN0YpYB3CnAEglB3bQIHDwdEfZ7BRHdNRpLYNw27j8iOKjHeJPu3fz5muV9CY2MeqGswwYJ0ck5JGRbNmkCf4BchIm4aVy8TK1TwFks-wnYKtAtpb-PvBaKa4BeHcDbx5uy5MN_ZC7ipjGn--eoFmNM4hlXuGrebmAhO9DRljuoYFXpFQoI46T7e/s442/Augie&Henry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="390" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtN0YpYB3CnAEglB3bQIHDwdEfZ7BRHdNRpLYNw27j8iOKjHeJPu3fz5muV9CY2MeqGswwYJ0ck5JGRbNmkCf4BchIm4aVy8TK1TwFks-wnYKtAtpb-PvBaKa4BeHcDbx5uy5MN_ZC7ipjGn--eoFmNM4hlXuGrebmAhO9DRljuoYFXpFQoI46T7e/w353-h400/Augie&Henry.jpg" width="353" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Connie sent a picture of Kiara.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3-0jIRkmsGqeeT-qZyJLM8pRUcGDee8xxijeEDQN-Szz6AqASO1t0vIb2pBQ4t2GrjMeL5bPygWdN2ls60XSqYQ2x7Mg2RnJuzIS2ISTGm0uTqvHDppgsvxP01ui5TRZ4B-nz-10qRzTPXcHyC8BA6z-M2VhrGxjlym8NzP87CLZxB5QTMPz_d39/s576/Kiara.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3-0jIRkmsGqeeT-qZyJLM8pRUcGDee8xxijeEDQN-Szz6AqASO1t0vIb2pBQ4t2GrjMeL5bPygWdN2ls60XSqYQ2x7Mg2RnJuzIS2ISTGm0uTqvHDppgsvxP01ui5TRZ4B-nz-10qRzTPXcHyC8BA6z-M2VhrGxjlym8NzP87CLZxB5QTMPz_d39/w400-h300/Kiara.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted0 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frank wrote about "Goldie." <span class="ContentPasted11" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is beautiful and a very happy puppy. She ran around a little and followed everyone around whenever they walked. Ultimately, she cuddled with my daughter until she fell asleep. No whimpering, whining, or barking all night. We can't believe we were so fortunate in your selection and there is immediate love in the air. Everyone is so happy! </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Providing this puppy has changed our family environment and filled our hearts with love once again. She reminds us of our Lola is so many ways, but definitely has her own distinct personality. We look forward to learning about each other and creating new and exciting memories. </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I don't know how to express my gratitude for all that you have done, other than to say, thank you and we will love and care for her always."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgYVR0w1rc6eOfAC-0yD9_f_qDIU9fK6kL0gPVYAql0lGmQWa_tFIHLNTnJ7hsS-VmZgq_otf8AER0Q5F5Fxr_jylz2PMCFu2qz_nYIFVgQFetFjgCPlfTbkEfLIERW4byb__RsejjooCTYr4KhwXdlytsyFtzK6-OFNf5EHSNrVNjroq4u1uw_s0/s1000/Goldie.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="812" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgYVR0w1rc6eOfAC-0yD9_f_qDIU9fK6kL0gPVYAql0lGmQWa_tFIHLNTnJ7hsS-VmZgq_otf8AER0Q5F5Fxr_jylz2PMCFu2qz_nYIFVgQFetFjgCPlfTbkEfLIERW4byb__RsejjooCTYr4KhwXdlytsyFtzK6-OFNf5EHSNrVNjroq4u1uw_s0/w325-h400/Goldie.jpeg" width="325" /></a></div><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Debbie wrote about Sparkles: "</span><span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is just wonderful. Great temperament. Beautiful coat. Prances on a leash and loves to cuddle in my lap. My sweetie."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Victoria wrote about Honey: "<span class="ContentPasted6" color="inherit" style="border: 0px; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are grateful to have Honey apart of our family! </span></span><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Honey’s thanksgiving recipe:</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1-1/2 years of love, natural sweetness, play, cuddles, and a tad of spoiled.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSmoAEQbk5Oxz24mtxM_z97_a17IeSmWjFxUAcUsYj1xbCtUvmMN1aI0p19jHXszbV68FYIOHPda62Tt96YQhD7lxbdBVT88MFlDauBVojN1KS725jiB0olJ9VCcach6SLPnjoRfgB1C0A6kqRWyB6u75RI-vl7f1zaq-qvGRarEDQxeZEBxtbUQC/s1280/Honey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1280" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSmoAEQbk5Oxz24mtxM_z97_a17IeSmWjFxUAcUsYj1xbCtUvmMN1aI0p19jHXszbV68FYIOHPda62Tt96YQhD7lxbdBVT88MFlDauBVojN1KS725jiB0olJ9VCcach6SLPnjoRfgB1C0A6kqRWyB6u75RI-vl7f1zaq-qvGRarEDQxeZEBxtbUQC/w400-h338/Honey.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Gwen posted this photo of Mozart, fresh from the groomer.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAPOBRwsrW-CMHKJnKr3hIZAJaygjwLVBkGYdbdbMDUi8GR0bCMKhM0j_J7lo0kwRvj5gSN0KWWhYyUhryG-Gx-XQ1A5Mbuq2tnZDRiJU5-fdonCvUtDwi28lHnBuAoAV6nF_146Hi-X-cERLbOh_Ax38f7ucu5nO0wZ0cGLzLgVHxY-E7ga9l1H_/s960/MOZART.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="960" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAPOBRwsrW-CMHKJnKr3hIZAJaygjwLVBkGYdbdbMDUi8GR0bCMKhM0j_J7lo0kwRvj5gSN0KWWhYyUhryG-Gx-XQ1A5Mbuq2tnZDRiJU5-fdonCvUtDwi28lHnBuAoAV6nF_146Hi-X-cERLbOh_Ax38f7ucu5nO0wZ0cGLzLgVHxY-E7ga9l1H_/w400-h363/MOZART.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LaVonne sent this picture of her Cooper doing some window gazing. Cooper is the son of our (now Mary R's Rafe) and the sire of our Archie.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuSgOqNV-voGb-Vviqe-CCo1VU_aUYbC_0f8TU65t_dJ1egfiewOqKAkYgiwN87mjpzlJWtI6wSuEzIJVKm1x0R9CPSh8cTk8UR2h_ttzd65uVbxoYSGwimLFM3_kskTVrE4OA3ZZ__UPkxRb479z6BAX8tC0avO0C6ylfEWKL6lBWqoqZJR3apk2/s542/Cooper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="542" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuSgOqNV-voGb-Vviqe-CCo1VU_aUYbC_0f8TU65t_dJ1egfiewOqKAkYgiwN87mjpzlJWtI6wSuEzIJVKm1x0R9CPSh8cTk8UR2h_ttzd65uVbxoYSGwimLFM3_kskTVrE4OA3ZZ__UPkxRb479z6BAX8tC0avO0C6ylfEWKL6lBWqoqZJR3apk2/w400-h334/Cooper.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Snickers' mom wrote: I thought this picture shows he is so adorable with his toys. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I bought new slippers and they have bells and he was “mommy bought me a new toy” </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh9uxvUEYYSg40nvvw_rRfNo_8Wm_49UXuN5gT-m1_sYq-dC4SK27k38DhEns8hWzHCV0HiDB21au_1YnMN77AzC0fdOPy-qlkVWNSmK-gvX2bs1vf69q8_H2subvxEhRSjgCNrJQdKOJ_30vxO01P9GoinzBq50vKJdyEDtQOdSc_vp5quF9RRvz/s919/Snickers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="769" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh9uxvUEYYSg40nvvw_rRfNo_8Wm_49UXuN5gT-m1_sYq-dC4SK27k38DhEns8hWzHCV0HiDB21au_1YnMN77AzC0fdOPy-qlkVWNSmK-gvX2bs1vf69q8_H2subvxEhRSjgCNrJQdKOJ_30vxO01P9GoinzBq50vKJdyEDtQOdSc_vp5quF9RRvz/w335-h400/Snickers.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted3" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #222222; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy wrote, "I picked up Lippy's rabies license tag at the post office this afternoon. A few minutes ago, I removed Lippy's collar and proceeded to attach his license to the ring that hold his ID tag. </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #222222; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lippy was so excited! Seriously. He was joyful and leaping up and down, as if the most exciting thing in the world was happening. I guess he felt like an outsider without the jingle-jangle of the ID tag and license together. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #222222; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Funny boy!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoseQScbdYs5ZepmerKOs_yFKjDlKncCl0jsTVWpqSzE-50bqZj-wfUAebyYaUNHH2B5g8hSvp-Wi5D7XmVmjqeflT2onf_Lr5eWWRkIWFGlTnWfzhtA4ynE3ZE0THZPC0ZTrSyIBJ0fb7wAk7TvTZADSAO8dH558dW2iiZiVNgD1kc9rEoAo6pZuh/s421/Lippy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="421" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoseQScbdYs5ZepmerKOs_yFKjDlKncCl0jsTVWpqSzE-50bqZj-wfUAebyYaUNHH2B5g8hSvp-Wi5D7XmVmjqeflT2onf_Lr5eWWRkIWFGlTnWfzhtA4ynE3ZE0THZPC0ZTrSyIBJ0fb7wAk7TvTZADSAO8dH558dW2iiZiVNgD1kc9rEoAo6pZuh/s320/Lippy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Here is a nice picture of Judy's Gus and Lippy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zLbPW7RaiKTnIEf2bsYwlihnXXH39UIwspTUWOjK1RR7SPtK9pzOZezVBmYiNeV7-6QJne3hFY8Bc9aFFV2gda3Ot0vWbUviTVgY3PrpmrXikHXW50QpAieOBVGaZ3IirZ5r16AEPvX2_Rj7_QnVv82kQw8WK4jqSdj6j7cZyo-2XWhks4hTgLO-/s960/Gus&Lippy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="960" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3zLbPW7RaiKTnIEf2bsYwlihnXXH39UIwspTUWOjK1RR7SPtK9pzOZezVBmYiNeV7-6QJne3hFY8Bc9aFFV2gda3Ot0vWbUviTVgY3PrpmrXikHXW50QpAieOBVGaZ3IirZ5r16AEPvX2_Rj7_QnVv82kQw8WK4jqSdj6j7cZyo-2XWhks4hTgLO-/w400-h336/Gus&Lippy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Larry wrote about Marco's first experience with snow, "</span><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wasn't too sure at first, but loved it now. We have booties for him when it really gets cold." And sent a Christmas photo of him. Marco is an Archie kid.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK076_H1fGsmpVA2TPQizDLWoOdW1pawSyHIpSKjD4CpfpAd6KgMd4SWa1S7x4KVlNxAUHOcLUVMUulC1vIYyjnRdIR3OEC5ZdJ3gvOHkjh7seIokmbYH86kwLaJc6qYfR-o0tJr64saVSNcKy0NwpmKIVOPIqeY0U2lgeF7Hrp9yED7cTD062cP2/s648/Marco%20first%20snow.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK076_H1fGsmpVA2TPQizDLWoOdW1pawSyHIpSKjD4CpfpAd6KgMd4SWa1S7x4KVlNxAUHOcLUVMUulC1vIYyjnRdIR3OEC5ZdJ3gvOHkjh7seIokmbYH86kwLaJc6qYfR-o0tJr64saVSNcKy0NwpmKIVOPIqeY0U2lgeF7Hrp9yED7cTD062cP2/s320/Marco%20first%20snow.jpeg" width="260" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1L3ReM2M44XEnzf8v8zuuQQQsQrYwcCNTRPA4jEI0bms2_P3DjUusPowPb9Fd8vePDjlvBQTti3zHWESrksvNadD70uihEf-mUi9sthV_LDWpDm9DqltMqoq4p-mX7kCCr96x8yLDwJaW7LaD7HI3e-cp5i6NrYUqUxvnxsTc5iYZ4eBV0_z93S9U/s1280/Marco%20Xmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1L3ReM2M44XEnzf8v8zuuQQQsQrYwcCNTRPA4jEI0bms2_P3DjUusPowPb9Fd8vePDjlvBQTti3zHWESrksvNadD70uihEf-mUi9sthV_LDWpDm9DqltMqoq4p-mX7kCCr96x8yLDwJaW7LaD7HI3e-cp5i6NrYUqUxvnxsTc5iYZ4eBV0_z93S9U/w266-h400/Marco%20Xmas.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted4" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Michelle wrote. "I just wanted to thank you for our beautiful boy on his 3rd birthday! It’s been a good day except he’s been stuck inside all day except for potty time because of the cold and snow. So I got some of his interactive toys out, the snuffle mat is always something he likes. Unfortunately his birthday toy didn’t last long, he got the hat off and it’s tearing open in the back! Maybe I can sew it back together to see if it will last a bit longer. I hope all is well with you and your family and the dogs and puppies as well! I still really enjoy reading your blog, it always makes me smile to read about the shows and puppies and of course all the other Joyslyn’s Lhasa’s out there that we are lucky to have to love!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKtenBMSOBqaN9mAr1Ayk5lrPhNl_HanHdDDvRisbxHpskkPvSafwbLBtb6M4AWbmUapkocXF1H7lRXpUxKAI5vMPrippFjxIQCP40stT506SFbdYDlyV8L2UFw8zaYo0hhQkKup0AsvMWOr6Z4EM2cwrzWlsi_MpgYehmC-po8T0Hm_ZSKVProGb/s640/Sunny.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKtenBMSOBqaN9mAr1Ayk5lrPhNl_HanHdDDvRisbxHpskkPvSafwbLBtb6M4AWbmUapkocXF1H7lRXpUxKAI5vMPrippFjxIQCP40stT506SFbdYDlyV8L2UFw8zaYo0hhQkKup0AsvMWOr6Z4EM2cwrzWlsi_MpgYehmC-po8T0Hm_ZSKVProGb/w301-h400/Sunny.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sally sent pictures of Jaxon looking so regal and of Ginger after her romp in the snow.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWK_tDRb3R6HdNeOjkQ-w6QTJBmkikKvmbxal0n-xa5dSX50DLRXX33hZ3HZd5QyI3k0iWoh_sEb3SBBFl8UWdEBAjS7ENNS5bLROgvEPmxuGy0VN50CxOlU4RTpZsW3w8dpo052Pldtgi_fikDdAlUZz2M3vT3YKDmZE7I_THx0fjsSDzrS51Sr0/s1280/Ginger.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1280" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWK_tDRb3R6HdNeOjkQ-w6QTJBmkikKvmbxal0n-xa5dSX50DLRXX33hZ3HZd5QyI3k0iWoh_sEb3SBBFl8UWdEBAjS7ENNS5bLROgvEPmxuGy0VN50CxOlU4RTpZsW3w8dpo052Pldtgi_fikDdAlUZz2M3vT3YKDmZE7I_THx0fjsSDzrS51Sr0/s320/Ginger.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcq4EevhLbFpq3vSEWSXs1PnkQ-tqZZC1LyfJQLfPlOIEsO5XiZp2pD7HSUB--weN-hQi1ORqHPly7wJbIPmh2xn8CXNFN-j7GklRDdzR1t9fm1sJ0E7sUV3ABsByUwytfL3AMtkNaRurbkyZ5q4HXCSMqCyh5F4c7ByUAwn7Z0MS-Onmih0AUabHb/s1280/Jaxon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcq4EevhLbFpq3vSEWSXs1PnkQ-tqZZC1LyfJQLfPlOIEsO5XiZp2pD7HSUB--weN-hQi1ORqHPly7wJbIPmh2xn8CXNFN-j7GklRDdzR1t9fm1sJ0E7sUV3ABsByUwytfL3AMtkNaRurbkyZ5q4HXCSMqCyh5F4c7ByUAwn7Z0MS-Onmih0AUabHb/w300-h400/Jaxon.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_Entity _EType_OWALinkPreview _EId_OWALinkPreview _EReadonly_1" contenteditable="false" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Becka sent pictures of Karma and an up-date. "Karma is blossoming into a sweet girl with lots of attitude and spunk. She loves playing with Donnie(AND waiting to try to steal his food...). 'Leave it' seems to mean lay really close to brother and stare longingly at his bowl while he slowly eats his food. It's a work in progress."</span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG25B6nVOHpQtIssJIMGHnNVHtLR9kh1OQ3xqrdO6j0t9Te8oJXVGyl1bOC0UhWYD59fAc8DIIlndDCxV0f666ZO_MGBi5ZbOOTY9VzzZnmETsFbXBBQCMKOwpYapJ19WXyee9nW8A26NkFeKqJ6uN_P_zBmoqA2vBIifaaOii8Gz6MUxZnY745RLT/s831/Karma.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="623" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG25B6nVOHpQtIssJIMGHnNVHtLR9kh1OQ3xqrdO6j0t9Te8oJXVGyl1bOC0UhWYD59fAc8DIIlndDCxV0f666ZO_MGBi5ZbOOTY9VzzZnmETsFbXBBQCMKOwpYapJ19WXyee9nW8A26NkFeKqJ6uN_P_zBmoqA2vBIifaaOii8Gz6MUxZnY745RLT/w300-h400/Karma.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Nanda sent this photo of Ty.</span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBEKKsfK0frYLezccIq2dga_wgIXk-pZX3jZYCA4JKlBMoaEG-qc4COnO3qWZrAUm497kMvsj4a-dbAZkWUF_af_3dGAe4l5wpzf3pJ9oJREh1qm4Xnj4XcwH8bJWI4sF96QYc8WHaW5Poq7zd8olEtYogXli7DGEvg_NcOSScd6w-ItQw6Ay24F2/s640/Ty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="598" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBEKKsfK0frYLezccIq2dga_wgIXk-pZX3jZYCA4JKlBMoaEG-qc4COnO3qWZrAUm497kMvsj4a-dbAZkWUF_af_3dGAe4l5wpzf3pJ9oJREh1qm4Xnj4XcwH8bJWI4sF96QYc8WHaW5Poq7zd8olEtYogXli7DGEvg_NcOSScd6w-ItQw6Ay24F2/w374-h400/Ty.jpg" width="374" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Remember our tiny girl Minnie, who weighed just a bit over 2 ounces at birth. Owner Raquel says she now is just 7.9 lbs. Here is a photo of her.</span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBbEzL-oLo-SJGRYWJBs1Dd-jz2AofKc1PVOnW5YRZDAXmk1LPbRG01Gjzh8fpUtyUolywdKVfN9sU12X0nwTy7n43WIZUWLSAr_LjLxR7hGCbhcSg4p9ovF9GmlPiXTy-_BKnVC3AAxIJQ8GIeUYwRr0fBU9PPj6-MmkseDAUWaQOo5PlszxQmNf/s964/Minnie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="881" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBbEzL-oLo-SJGRYWJBs1Dd-jz2AofKc1PVOnW5YRZDAXmk1LPbRG01Gjzh8fpUtyUolywdKVfN9sU12X0nwTy7n43WIZUWLSAr_LjLxR7hGCbhcSg4p9ovF9GmlPiXTy-_BKnVC3AAxIJQ8GIeUYwRr0fBU9PPj6-MmkseDAUWaQOo5PlszxQmNf/s320/Minnie.jpg" width="292" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Jill sent this picture of Shadow (the black dog in the background) and Breaker. She got them both from us as adults. </span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5KBPqustL12MK1_2gNMYCWYs77kCyPPB6BuNIO-A9z5ZiX14H0NXXH5XrOhHu-SntYGt1tGq_tNLWtrP55ABJTIRTYAhDuhhix4KeMoGkQyoEvTEb__B1KAsIHUswx4K6B14Klstw1pkKVY7yFueX24GVlu6Q4Pa36TYtPNRerUzRnoXJEQemmt3/s831/breakerandshadow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="623" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5KBPqustL12MK1_2gNMYCWYs77kCyPPB6BuNIO-A9z5ZiX14H0NXXH5XrOhHu-SntYGt1tGq_tNLWtrP55ABJTIRTYAhDuhhix4KeMoGkQyoEvTEb__B1KAsIHUswx4K6B14Klstw1pkKVY7yFueX24GVlu6Q4Pa36TYtPNRerUzRnoXJEQemmt3/w300-h400/breakerandshadow.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Here are photos of Duncan, who will soon be leaving for his new home and of his sister, Ebony, who will (I hope) be our next show dog. Both are black and tan. Both are now 10 weeks old. Their sire is Archie, and Emmy is their mom.</span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk9Roy5SbRNsRjtUJsAtgqJJ6eXYrBV3io2X37Fv0GwCtNotsaZ1WFOCige3t07TDok7VkQS16tcsfikmoub5dA6H--_HjlXyRkC5sMd12QBZCjSv2Fw8-jbrZNpESgPC8w-3kNtWcuBnnJy_EcN12KocAkduLDPo973x17oi9ZYLIoMJzL3R77X_/s1304/Duncan8.5wks.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1304" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk9Roy5SbRNsRjtUJsAtgqJJ6eXYrBV3io2X37Fv0GwCtNotsaZ1WFOCige3t07TDok7VkQS16tcsfikmoub5dA6H--_HjlXyRkC5sMd12QBZCjSv2Fw8-jbrZNpESgPC8w-3kNtWcuBnnJy_EcN12KocAkduLDPo973x17oi9ZYLIoMJzL3R77X_/s320/Duncan8.5wks.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-eQ4119dvq8Qr-t90XwlTuHGZLohhttnCQh72HfGMoUsD-vQ2SYmVsGlPwuZrVDCwfYRvdsddZnnwMsD0c24uTiBYSCI4GBDC_jmoJPBOkAzM0tJ_4CsogqAdjV0cqzYEnPavLrCp8QVlmAaLjKGV2fkuYBoyRZ39RcKRvpKRncAQmatwxhhAmEI/s1268/Ebony9wks.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1057" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-eQ4119dvq8Qr-t90XwlTuHGZLohhttnCQh72HfGMoUsD-vQ2SYmVsGlPwuZrVDCwfYRvdsddZnnwMsD0c24uTiBYSCI4GBDC_jmoJPBOkAzM0tJ_4CsogqAdjV0cqzYEnPavLrCp8QVlmAaLjKGV2fkuYBoyRZ39RcKRvpKRncAQmatwxhhAmEI/s320/Ebony9wks.jpeg" width="267" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />And here is a picture of something I bought myself for Christmas:</span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WfgIRpE7yA_FRslRQTWm_tipMFygEh_fv4PqXV7Ih-0kjF2wdWXWJl_wFyTrvVQY6-yMt_CjUuSRsy3F1PUPUVZmFv6r9GBVsofawrH6sCqqeC9zjxhWHDR43XrcHjlRAd6_JTlAoIPoWIRKbbHv4hlI8MFj285Yk-jh3LG2_OPAPpaxYlQ1Hwi3/s1865/OnceUpon.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WfgIRpE7yA_FRslRQTWm_tipMFygEh_fv4PqXV7Ih-0kjF2wdWXWJl_wFyTrvVQY6-yMt_CjUuSRsy3F1PUPUVZmFv6r9GBVsofawrH6sCqqeC9zjxhWHDR43XrcHjlRAd6_JTlAoIPoWIRKbbHv4hlI8MFj285Yk-jh3LG2_OPAPpaxYlQ1Hwi3/w432-h640/OnceUpon.jpeg" width="432" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Got it from Amazon. I think it cost $10.</span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">---------------------------------------------------</span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">From the Lhasa Apso Standard:</b><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Hindquarters: Well-developed rear assembly. Angulation of hindquarters should be in balance with forequarters to provide equal reach and drive. Legs - Heavily furnished with hair. Hocks - Well let down, set slightly behind the point of buttocks, perpendicular to the ground and turn neither in nor out. Feet - Same as forefeet.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Speaking of the Lhasa Standard, Jan Graunke and I will soon be on our way to Orlando during the AKC National week to give the Lhasa Apso seminar for 29 (at last count) people who would like to someday judge the breed. It is a long trip at a very inconvenient time of the year, but judges' education is really important, so we do it.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">--------------------------------------------------------</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXbK5NDBfilHc_NDNW7VyOp-PmnWhLJPNx51ZD9SQKNotedmew8tgCgUsOP8y68wlP4x3sMVocyeTGRzZa8zolqenuIYy9RRcGncTYZhKyCGugb_0hSYoye_Rm56FRzy_jsWA65TtS_VByidRnUlU0JNUuvuy8xGuLPYe7d3jus5PUMNiiq1gJ3Yu/s1120/LhasaChristmas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="956" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXbK5NDBfilHc_NDNW7VyOp-PmnWhLJPNx51ZD9SQKNotedmew8tgCgUsOP8y68wlP4x3sMVocyeTGRzZa8zolqenuIYy9RRcGncTYZhKyCGugb_0hSYoye_Rm56FRzy_jsWA65TtS_VByidRnUlU0JNUuvuy8xGuLPYe7d3jus5PUMNiiq1gJ3Yu/w341-h400/LhasaChristmas.jpg" width="341" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The America Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has information on pet safety during the busy holidays. 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Greenery, lights and Christmas trees can make the holidays festive, but they also pose risky temptations for our pets. Christmas trees can tip over if pets climb on them or try to play with the lights and ornaments. 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Greenery, lights and Christmas trees can make the holidays festive, but they also pose risky temptations for our pets. Christmas trees can tip over if pets climb on them or try to play with the lights and ornaments. 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Thanks for reading the blog. A special thanks to those of you who own our Lhasas (or maybe they own you?). We appreciate your trust in us!</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas. 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font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6667px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.6667px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-2481067679300241772022-11-01T09:40:00.004-07:002022-11-01T09:40:43.850-07:00November -- National Gratitude Month!<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFpaQ0lGmlb2bSbALPm6WUVQE0ndPp3BsJMPp12lC5Kd80lBxLN6j-nIFjQqp6RsQPujlzwrW8jaO4Sr6UHGUAdR4An7r7gtkX90fjNRa1G_qYTrqR6bumSgERerl9gVU8_t1eHfyIq0HzUnzG7DqnhDYmTjSwI2GSmA45tDQDWIklmb8Xd-xffa3/s613/November.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="613" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFpaQ0lGmlb2bSbALPm6WUVQE0ndPp3BsJMPp12lC5Kd80lBxLN6j-nIFjQqp6RsQPujlzwrW8jaO4Sr6UHGUAdR4An7r7gtkX90fjNRa1G_qYTrqR6bumSgERerl9gVU8_t1eHfyIq0HzUnzG7DqnhDYmTjSwI2GSmA45tDQDWIklmb8Xd-xffa3/w400-h261/November.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, another month gone. I hope October was a good month for you all. It was a gorgeous month here as the trees were sporting and showing off their leaves in all their glory. I did not take as many pictures as I should have to capture the bright reds, oranges, and yellows.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am glad I took the pictures I did because the next day it rained and the leaves lost all their vibrant colors.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFl7pMNBEnG-Q24ajO2jHKEeoesIJeZpTyLaV7WPIQ24IfL02sUCppDhT4TnZ7krnBEIzd7BUIvq3O3tjFH8ZrisqMx5Nnz4ufaVtl_zsH5xX36vnLofZHDRZHx7ns1JcaO_DYWXY4IDJvQf07f-QKIsJ0pEeD6NEjMlSalnbnqzFQmeWEG-iuNOl/s640/0-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFl7pMNBEnG-Q24ajO2jHKEeoesIJeZpTyLaV7WPIQ24IfL02sUCppDhT4TnZ7krnBEIzd7BUIvq3O3tjFH8ZrisqMx5Nnz4ufaVtl_zsH5xX36vnLofZHDRZHx7ns1JcaO_DYWXY4IDJvQf07f-QKIsJ0pEeD6NEjMlSalnbnqzFQmeWEG-iuNOl/w300-h400/0-1.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DSUUSTMQQTMECK1bSs2MjsN7BxhFsAFYLGTrpU6MwfjUhlecOr1yOEguLgtmqUBezWYwjZmJL1piShV46zghP2sjtuEYUrUcp6ujlHBO956RhNcdD0AnzcULjrrDfccao2_jAgc-CfBevUGg7BFQzBT7Myq_RIBJY2TPpjmony7hsefNc_Skwrs2/s640/0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DSUUSTMQQTMECK1bSs2MjsN7BxhFsAFYLGTrpU6MwfjUhlecOr1yOEguLgtmqUBezWYwjZmJL1piShV46zghP2sjtuEYUrUcp6ujlHBO956RhNcdD0AnzcULjrrDfccao2_jAgc-CfBevUGg7BFQzBT7Myq_RIBJY2TPpjmony7hsefNc_Skwrs2/w300-h400/0.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We spent a lot of time taking care of puppies (pictures toward the end of the blog) and I spent time at shows with Pearl. She and I went to a show in Freeport, IL where she earned two more points toward her championship (now she just needs 4 more points) and she also took a National Owner Handled Series Group 2. Here is a picture taken of her with her pretty rosette. (I know I posted it last month!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kd3c6_Rj2vsRD2op0VKtv_41rkQqEpOYVAjdvsUJkWoOHtQOTdeC2d36ojL8cwHkrlBYQMBo-SAWeKsxf4MdKX0hsACUrv2WQIEJ4ZvWwpdMV_PLxyxXew7POAh2Zbm_LzGhHaxLZXCEMfuheOfJ2BfygeYaw2mAtOckLxvjqynMnUlP5yHqPoYP/s2399/PearlG2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="2399" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kd3c6_Rj2vsRD2op0VKtv_41rkQqEpOYVAjdvsUJkWoOHtQOTdeC2d36ojL8cwHkrlBYQMBo-SAWeKsxf4MdKX0hsACUrv2WQIEJ4ZvWwpdMV_PLxyxXew7POAh2Zbm_LzGhHaxLZXCEMfuheOfJ2BfygeYaw2mAtOckLxvjqynMnUlP5yHqPoYP/w400-h297/PearlG2.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Of course, a lot of planning and packing went into the preparations for going to the American Lhasa Apso Club National Specialty, held this year in St. Louis. It was really nice not to have to drive very far for a change!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My friend LaVonne shared the ride with me to the National. Here is a picture of some of the things we had to find room for in my back seat and trunk. The trunk was already full of crates, exercise pens, ringside tables, a grooming table, and other things Pearl might need! We got it all in though!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGDgP5-js46wyHk1Bdk2RO5PHkuNefdKSoapAAtXZGsYmvHHFs8pv57nBjEMXJqUiIQlmILpYyKAAMPaBOaPVzGUgmOPHqTFts_1a_fqMfRLPgFszrMHqMl_smMh0NBo8i1d0sqLS4Zt3vYpMx_2Rurw0OvCcAqweCKtXbRFddVu5aUc_QQ6Is4Ih/s4128/packed%20for%20nat'l.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGDgP5-js46wyHk1Bdk2RO5PHkuNefdKSoapAAtXZGsYmvHHFs8pv57nBjEMXJqUiIQlmILpYyKAAMPaBOaPVzGUgmOPHqTFts_1a_fqMfRLPgFszrMHqMl_smMh0NBo8i1d0sqLS4Zt3vYpMx_2Rurw0OvCcAqweCKtXbRFddVu5aUc_QQ6Is4Ih/w300-h400/packed%20for%20nat'l.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />I had "don't forget" notes all over the place and still managed to leave a couple things behind!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, Pearl did not win any points during that week. We had fun anyway. It was great to see friends and their Lhasas from around the country again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Gwen came to show Mozart, a daughter of Archie and Millie, who showed in the 6-9 puppy class. They did a good job and Mozart did better and better each day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was happy to see my friend Marsha, who lives in North Dakota. We only get to see each other during National Week and this year she was not sure she was going to attend. Fortunately, she did!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Friends and former puppy buyers Kathy, Marilyn, Janet and Mike <span class="ContentPasted6" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">visited us when we were showing at the Lhasa National Specialty. It was great to see them again!</span> Kathy and Marilyn have come to the National in the past when it was near to their homes. It was a first time for Janet and Mike. Many thanks to the four of them for being there to support us <span class="ContentPasted7" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and to watch all the Lhasas show</span>. To see that many Lhasas together in one place is indeed a grand sight! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Janet and Mike own Pebbles Grace, a litter sister to our Millie. Janet wrote, "<span class="ContentPasted3" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just wanted to tell you again how much we enjoyed the show today… You are such a wonderful person and it seems like everyone else is warm and friendly. (OH how could they not be they all love LHASAS). </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You and Pearl both looked so beautiful today while showing. I hope you finished your day with WINS." </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">(Well, we didn't win anything but we still had fun!) Here is a photo she took of us.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I4iRJJ0-_liTkGxBKx-NAkNHd-eERBlu6kJ0QE8E2OgC23fMoxNfd_5gfX_eA6Vvpr1MzjeP0Wsq-2Hbg1NkLoebHqT6VMENNtbO4XKfx2K_ue8Ekka0EKsZjti4dgUcN_BrREL1wlUeyaSdwwlwJv89e66-m9jUQs90BVdaDkj6pTUZMg733QRx/s1214/Pearl&me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="806" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I4iRJJ0-_liTkGxBKx-NAkNHd-eERBlu6kJ0QE8E2OgC23fMoxNfd_5gfX_eA6Vvpr1MzjeP0Wsq-2Hbg1NkLoebHqT6VMENNtbO4XKfx2K_ue8Ekka0EKsZjti4dgUcN_BrREL1wlUeyaSdwwlwJv89e66-m9jUQs90BVdaDkj6pTUZMg733QRx/w265-h400/Pearl&me.jpg" width="265" /></a></div></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here we are in the line-up for Winners Bitch (3rd from the left.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdpZLWr2OkuGeNRIafEjbcNpxkH82oXdOqedza5mtN06lj9kp_LkzAvX2EHDV2TZ2bI5V2-mp0CZaXN6oQnBdYwXtFvuNmgEv1WOF9n7hXoNG5aXC5sKunZWjYOmW7V_Ces5Wl0tSQHBLrjBrsH33V8oxlN20DYWPZGh-HvBooKf3qFbMFjvWXxty/s1000/ThelineupforWB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="1000" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdpZLWr2OkuGeNRIafEjbcNpxkH82oXdOqedza5mtN06lj9kp_LkzAvX2EHDV2TZ2bI5V2-mp0CZaXN6oQnBdYwXtFvuNmgEv1WOF9n7hXoNG5aXC5sKunZWjYOmW7V_Ces5Wl0tSQHBLrjBrsH33V8oxlN20DYWPZGh-HvBooKf3qFbMFjvWXxty/w640-h304/ThelineupforWB.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At the Awards Banquet, pins were presented to members who had been members for ALAC for 25 years or more. Below is the picture of those of us who received the 45 year pins.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ULLDye_5Mj1GjkIzeRzDlSdFDiUdgjZf8eEwyI5jEcXev_y8UjIHiaS9al2cK2A-JEO1HZgi0ur-nabttwXrzezE-3cjEFoPFB0Mx0xpTaK8rbZSmai3M2VXz9HibiNTkW8XrEI2uzWdl8VKnBcXeYfxrTfdaxj-PXMOOimBzmuRb5jqULqIkmgr/s960/45%20yr%20pin%20recipients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="960" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ULLDye_5Mj1GjkIzeRzDlSdFDiUdgjZf8eEwyI5jEcXev_y8UjIHiaS9al2cK2A-JEO1HZgi0ur-nabttwXrzezE-3cjEFoPFB0Mx0xpTaK8rbZSmai3M2VXz9HibiNTkW8XrEI2uzWdl8VKnBcXeYfxrTfdaxj-PXMOOimBzmuRb5jqULqIkmgr/w400-h345/45%20yr%20pin%20recipients.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Next year our National will be at Purina Farms, Gray Summit, MO, in September.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As</span><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> usual, I want to share the many notes and photos I have received from our puppy buyers.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stephanie wrote about Auggie at Halloween: "Auggie, my little lobster, just wanted to drop in and say hello! The photo is a little out of focus, but he was an ever-moving target. I have to say, he's the cutest little lobster I've ever seen!"</span><br class="ContentPasted11" /></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted11" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo2U8CB72kcJkX-RasL0rvC_eOqNFIltNI7tRMCo46GeIFEqJx19zmvfRIqNapxONKVA_I38G6zp4xaLUTaSLKb11LPKm6g_i2cdDXoAHYlDSMmm-fkIxmRrOhl9mZlbT99AOv8IobkU/s1280/AuggieHalloween.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="827" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo2U8CB72kcJkX-RasL0rvC_eOqNFIltNI7tRMCo46GeIFEqJx19zmvfRIqNapxONKVA_I38G6zp4xaLUTaSLKb11LPKm6g_i2cdDXoAHYlDSMmm-fkIxmRrOhl9mZlbT99AOv8IobkU/w259-h400/AuggieHalloween.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted10 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div>The Johnson family sent this note and photos of Snickers. "Hope you and your family are well. Also your amazing Lhasa’s. </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I walked in the door from the garage and was calling Snickers but didn’t see him as he comes running. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I walked thru the kitchen and nothing then I turned around and there he was with his toy. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is just the most amazing and such a loving dog to each of us. I’m sure your ears ring as they say as we think of you and say how lucky we are to have you and him in our lives. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We wanted to send you these pictures!! He loves caring his toys around."</span></div></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QhRlWGjZmJCYNNCGMGl43pTjUXzionCOI0bsEwLuj4dGqgrUd3gnO0hW5FEt6VW4JpM-1B3dZCOez-EGjam6fiiz9HO493YxZDVHxEw90sTdb_StOlXGxTUlIJpbADuswAkQACFnt-cRhfCeOKkR7fPUL5XLE27-80SdnO1GgRaXTLmx6EFdgF1j/s1280/Snickers2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1280" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QhRlWGjZmJCYNNCGMGl43pTjUXzionCOI0bsEwLuj4dGqgrUd3gnO0hW5FEt6VW4JpM-1B3dZCOez-EGjam6fiiz9HO493YxZDVHxEw90sTdb_StOlXGxTUlIJpbADuswAkQACFnt-cRhfCeOKkR7fPUL5XLE27-80SdnO1GgRaXTLmx6EFdgF1j/s320/Snickers2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAvwyJ-gB_VOsLQZVi-bMJl64vKt0Z78kpT8WyrWSIi-walQPblaoKRGv-5vA73EARZYm3RSf9L_7c7VO13GOSyi1IlPjr3UQDcoW5RnhIBStggaAbNOdFQiaQKM2sjeEwtAfmQIFcmczk4829Ycv-aSgQ12rrU6RMvtpmGje6qrrwahha79c6BGA/s751/Snickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAvwyJ-gB_VOsLQZVi-bMJl64vKt0Z78kpT8WyrWSIi-walQPblaoKRGv-5vA73EARZYm3RSf9L_7c7VO13GOSyi1IlPjr3UQDcoW5RnhIBStggaAbNOdFQiaQKM2sjeEwtAfmQIFcmczk4829Ycv-aSgQ12rrU6RMvtpmGje6qrrwahha79c6BGA/w339-h400/Snickers.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Paula wrote about Eleanor: "She's so smart, sassy and literally perfect</span><span id="❤️" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">❤️...Thankful for you Joyce. We love her so much"</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ir7khjZZBOn_Dfknt-JwKHM9IORg_nFXBXcdgB5tzTCycQIWdtcFi6qgyQeIw3wpE8Bi3NVnEZcM_G8v67A4nupVDmeEAoUKCDYkqtrfbUD_HcrIeq3Fk9HEOG6IA4Wj5IGpKmsccSrySmAS9TRqrLtAoKSldiy5ynnQb5k8EfmwdzEKzRIP9j4Q/s640/Eleanor1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ir7khjZZBOn_Dfknt-JwKHM9IORg_nFXBXcdgB5tzTCycQIWdtcFi6qgyQeIw3wpE8Bi3NVnEZcM_G8v67A4nupVDmeEAoUKCDYkqtrfbUD_HcrIeq3Fk9HEOG6IA4Wj5IGpKmsccSrySmAS9TRqrLtAoKSldiy5ynnQb5k8EfmwdzEKzRIP9j4Q/w300-h400/Eleanor1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJzWup_ssPrUcxXsWH6DabpfkvpBBwuWGbHVw3mV9NaPRfEl20eyH29cATi221QKqyCKmU22b3fJpD04V0HKoKdFvtWAe04nlTYgWmx7TWCtw-jRgoMenYsN1e-TGqiYB3OSZOhjacvqGWRSpe9zsEyOTMqnogXobiKE79rlx4nWzKke4M_Aq6Cs8/s640/Eleanor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJzWup_ssPrUcxXsWH6DabpfkvpBBwuWGbHVw3mV9NaPRfEl20eyH29cATi221QKqyCKmU22b3fJpD04V0HKoKdFvtWAe04nlTYgWmx7TWCtw-jRgoMenYsN1e-TGqiYB3OSZOhjacvqGWRSpe9zsEyOTMqnogXobiKE79rlx4nWzKke4M_Aq6Cs8/w300-h400/Eleanor.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #242424; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Sheila wrote about Bogey and sent photos. "</span><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Still loving him, the best dog ever. He went to training for a month and is now even better behaved than before." "<span class="ContentPasted8" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are so thankful for you and lucky he is part of our family."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MOCENIFKhCChTmWd3NH40WsV_qgPCrNMvTUKxPstbi4CAdmGuwjhkH3W7KIMofHvHEezH_7l-jHleWogJGeP8V9xrlUbSZ_f-wm4WWKDPa69zjdzepXU2fWKQR85RKoaA3cZHamasIAh1p7_sph-Z3dMsvBGoComHj_cLyTTOPVInsJ4462jPorA/s640/Bogie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MOCENIFKhCChTmWd3NH40WsV_qgPCrNMvTUKxPstbi4CAdmGuwjhkH3W7KIMofHvHEezH_7l-jHleWogJGeP8V9xrlUbSZ_f-wm4WWKDPa69zjdzepXU2fWKQR85RKoaA3cZHamasIAh1p7_sph-Z3dMsvBGoComHj_cLyTTOPVInsJ4462jPorA/s320/Bogie.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="ContentPasted2 elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michele wrote, "I thought I would share a recent photo of Trinket straight from the groom shop. She always feels so silky and soft plus the hair is nice and straight.</span><span class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are both fine and looking forward to some cooler weather especially with the longer coat. We always receive lots of compliments from people when we leave the groom shop as to how beautiful she is. We always read your blog end enjoy comments and photos from your customers and especially love how they embrace this wonderful breed. Stay well."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGi9l0K2RvxSzjs5FKT5SSpZhxNiusCSKQIAtjP2PGHIMKx1I6pJH52oeDm3joSc_VEkXupGInxKfz2hdqFbtKO75CBBnT8ewVWCi_qR5ODYG8Hg0PraBPtjeVcpqSQZ9Y6IbD7jEYoaPBlaLcP07VxVao9AhWtPlYxYWaicvX-iX0DFO58LkQ3G4/s320/Trinket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGi9l0K2RvxSzjs5FKT5SSpZhxNiusCSKQIAtjP2PGHIMKx1I6pJH52oeDm3joSc_VEkXupGInxKfz2hdqFbtKO75CBBnT8ewVWCi_qR5ODYG8Hg0PraBPtjeVcpqSQZ9Y6IbD7jEYoaPBlaLcP07VxVao9AhWtPlYxYWaicvX-iX0DFO58LkQ3G4/w300-h400/Trinket.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Jacob and Alexa sent these photos of their Harley.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KR5xiBVSiLlqQ-FdHnhNRhAfizZUjUyvW7dYW4eU0X5UBDWl01DbXY-9Y5aQqUBe4GpB1W-TSlNohwWmpuWG5UpCZvZtMQjc2l213skN5XXjfu2eLKq4kGC7w0uaDnGUW5-_Q2dltcLQKhqKLAf0VCvjtmGJI0FjJ8PT_LZbXRkQDONor17EcLgO/s627/Harley1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="590" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KR5xiBVSiLlqQ-FdHnhNRhAfizZUjUyvW7dYW4eU0X5UBDWl01DbXY-9Y5aQqUBe4GpB1W-TSlNohwWmpuWG5UpCZvZtMQjc2l213skN5XXjfu2eLKq4kGC7w0uaDnGUW5-_Q2dltcLQKhqKLAf0VCvjtmGJI0FjJ8PT_LZbXRkQDONor17EcLgO/s320/Harley1.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOb1niB717qPHqu7Kg8A5t3n9fklNsc8m5YrGJGZwihfQiO-GxUfhZvgFn09qL4Q89DWMrhLrNNJ7YC_GnFVLlVImEdezagKoWZUK_VCwFNI_TcAMI0rVm-_nH1Avq4t6ZoCgGTVe1mMILoYKPAAnv9nFesfgFPRDG91AXf8J64Dsutk9Zv7i135Y/s776/Harley2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="776" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOb1niB717qPHqu7Kg8A5t3n9fklNsc8m5YrGJGZwihfQiO-GxUfhZvgFn09qL4Q89DWMrhLrNNJ7YC_GnFVLlVImEdezagKoWZUK_VCwFNI_TcAMI0rVm-_nH1Avq4t6ZoCgGTVe1mMILoYKPAAnv9nFesfgFPRDG91AXf8J64Dsutk9Zv7i135Y/w400-h399/Harley2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span class="ContentPasted5" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ginny sent this photo and wrote, "<span class="ContentPasted1" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Buddies❤️Maple and Cayenne, our rescue, who deals with blindness and health issues. Living their best life together."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGORz4eSUJIPrQz3j6YHtpJAgv_R93kvXt_u5LcrpoCiVWAuvsOcmjqZctgUglhmPpslmqlmgPljJB63rvupeq8sVuPcjga1MR_Hg2gvK6bWFJ-lGMyQu-ISMPvcEy0yzelDGW8_YSRfSNI1_DZZnNRt5hU3VM3nfBYHxShKbHmF-O0yzae-VAXQs/s751/Maple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGORz4eSUJIPrQz3j6YHtpJAgv_R93kvXt_u5LcrpoCiVWAuvsOcmjqZctgUglhmPpslmqlmgPljJB63rvupeq8sVuPcjga1MR_Hg2gvK6bWFJ-lGMyQu-ISMPvcEy0yzelDGW8_YSRfSNI1_DZZnNRt5hU3VM3nfBYHxShKbHmF-O0yzae-VAXQs/w335-h400/Maple.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>And another of Maple exploring the fall decor on the deck.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kt3eX6zDXiOv9APsbbRqq7xfU0I8jYZgizAyGqhvUbWKL04czl3XuHWOLV4uYAkYwfminzKOJ0gECrdHGq6b_8wlDZdA9qlWvPV15nAlH8p1Vxaz4X3S-5hlpDI86Q-5tMt145rW0xxT19lQ0DA_oO8piZuCjtex0h7EyxtCdIoLYvoN3ymbVSQR/s1280/MapleHalloween.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1280" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kt3eX6zDXiOv9APsbbRqq7xfU0I8jYZgizAyGqhvUbWKL04czl3XuHWOLV4uYAkYwfminzKOJ0gECrdHGq6b_8wlDZdA9qlWvPV15nAlH8p1Vxaz4X3S-5hlpDI86Q-5tMt145rW0xxT19lQ0DA_oO8piZuCjtex0h7EyxtCdIoLYvoN3ymbVSQR/s320/MapleHalloween.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Sally wrote, "<span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I'm including a couple photos of my doggies.... they are doing wonderful. The best dogs ever ❤️I'm so thankful for them every day."</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3td3OrtTTXa8CxIlK289o-i-L7VWZqUiXHXeVX2BgNdCAtaA-PTDaKUFRUeIiIbpKpK4p0FlznM09FtvW06q57GCW_3w6AEt3cBHAqfHHVXodOea8J-SlBJvPpF7ATZgiGvZlsaXR5eDl9WVWjex0jNbCvbfcD9AZsY6nEQPi5Q0xAXQ4uNZ0ujNG/s1280/Jaxon%20and%20Ginger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3td3OrtTTXa8CxIlK289o-i-L7VWZqUiXHXeVX2BgNdCAtaA-PTDaKUFRUeIiIbpKpK4p0FlznM09FtvW06q57GCW_3w6AEt3cBHAqfHHVXodOea8J-SlBJvPpF7ATZgiGvZlsaXR5eDl9WVWjex0jNbCvbfcD9AZsY6nEQPi5Q0xAXQ4uNZ0ujNG/w300-h400/Jaxon%20and%20Ginger.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jill owns two dogs she got from us as adults. She wrote, "Have had Shadow 5 years and Breaker 1 year. They are the gifts that keep on giving."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruth wrote this about Dani: "<span class="ContentPasted9" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She has really turned into a sweet dog. If she wants something and your back is to her she taps you on the leg with her paw. </span>One night she tapped me on the leg. I turned around and she was standing there with the little blanket you had made. I always </span></span>held her on my lap with that blanket when she was small so I put her on that blanket on my lap and she was happy! She lets me know when she wants to go to bed every night and goes into her crate with her snuggle puppy and the pink elephant you gave her. She was so afraid of the crate when I got her I never thought I would see the day she wanted to go in it. It definitely is her safe place."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #242424; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Nanda sent a photo of Ty, who is evidently a fan of my husband's books!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelqGAVb8YPFGRyv7J5HpbY6mUmRGE3KyeT4JQPne1CNIgHwMigUXIOpE7pkkWRlR1C2NJH5spImp3T5OWdnvtxFUZq5h6bKWjmY38Y4_4iRpEiAX6d142Ct0T980M6XFpwN3GfpPhD93i5VC7wfH4Mz6mJc_pkNNWVb7g0MRFo7BGr6Kbg1oJLIM1/s1280/Ty%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelqGAVb8YPFGRyv7J5HpbY6mUmRGE3KyeT4JQPne1CNIgHwMigUXIOpE7pkkWRlR1C2NJH5spImp3T5OWdnvtxFUZq5h6bKWjmY38Y4_4iRpEiAX6d142Ct0T980M6XFpwN3GfpPhD93i5VC7wfH4Mz6mJc_pkNNWVb7g0MRFo7BGr6Kbg1oJLIM1/w317-h320/Ty%20.jpg" width="317" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #201f1e;">Celina wrote: "Hello from Dora! She also wants to send her littermates, including Emmy, a happy belated birthday! She celebrated with a cupcake on the 8th. This was her yesterday on Halloween. A little scruffy from the humidity and drizzling after walking, but happy to be celebrating the day! It wasn’t easy to get a pic of her with the hat, but my mother Teresa captured her beautifully. </span><span style="color: #201f1e;">Hope everybody is enjoying autumn and happy holidays ahead!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2bAxMfMPVHFzBCy9Mo38mFZAbfw_i0dfyIlY32wz2wm1btYVkDg85eeGuLUcty9TEOwdP1zCfUt9R1w18anieH6b2eeiCwfFPer0zh2XNEu6uc1U9eSenUN5bqMjLT_hqCJa2donR2aGtliEO8yaA0nNEfjiVZvRCDIhxWfCVIhFcOLHRz-P8jeY/s1280/Dora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2bAxMfMPVHFzBCy9Mo38mFZAbfw_i0dfyIlY32wz2wm1btYVkDg85eeGuLUcty9TEOwdP1zCfUt9R1w18anieH6b2eeiCwfFPer0zh2XNEu6uc1U9eSenUN5bqMjLT_hqCJa2donR2aGtliEO8yaA0nNEfjiVZvRCDIhxWfCVIhFcOLHRz-P8jeY/w225-h400/Dora.jpg" width="225" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Many thanks to all who sent notes and pictures. We enjoy getting them and seeing how the dogs have grown. And I love sharing them on the blog. Here are photos of our puppies.<br aria-hidden="true" style="color: #201f1e;" /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcfYcqnPl4xFgQS4ixby9-dNmBcz3IpV9CchXWrji8_XJlwCb4Pp6rnLV9RUrBN6DOJkpSo5m86Rh4dPsEYSkVlsFislRl_ZD7AuZ8Lv3ALHCfdVodfPsggj1dBfgbVQyyaT9cxUvOG4nPRevb4AOOHf38hOIXU3azPxDBgRXGUDWSCvPMCWHL2F3/s952/%20AxAFemale5.5wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="952" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcfYcqnPl4xFgQS4ixby9-dNmBcz3IpV9CchXWrji8_XJlwCb4Pp6rnLV9RUrBN6DOJkpSo5m86Rh4dPsEYSkVlsFislRl_ZD7AuZ8Lv3ALHCfdVodfPsggj1dBfgbVQyyaT9cxUvOG4nPRevb4AOOHf38hOIXU3azPxDBgRXGUDWSCvPMCWHL2F3/s320/%20AxAFemale5.5wks.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrw--IGdexwF_qTcQSn5yfUYeMHHV6qGypeibJOARS5Gku59tSmRZ2xFYbV765jRZhEK5lmlMMH2fj0h_w88eToYPoYfVWg60HhUL25XkAZZ5ynqyxe2PFF10BevPB8KQOR_vaHesTTAJQrP_H-O_yBVlNDxKaEh7rV1PY2B_4JoxtNKqnzZvtlZC/s906/%20Gold%20FemaleAlmost5wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="773" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrw--IGdexwF_qTcQSn5yfUYeMHHV6qGypeibJOARS5Gku59tSmRZ2xFYbV765jRZhEK5lmlMMH2fj0h_w88eToYPoYfVWg60HhUL25XkAZZ5ynqyxe2PFF10BevPB8KQOR_vaHesTTAJQrP_H-O_yBVlNDxKaEh7rV1PY2B_4JoxtNKqnzZvtlZC/w273-h320/%20Gold%20FemaleAlmost5wks.jpeg" width="273" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Other Stuff</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1. Dog showing is not the only thing AKC supports. Here is a new AKC title you and your dog can achieve,<span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-family-dog-program/akc-fit-dog/akc-fit-dog-titles/">https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-family-dog-program/akc-fit-dog/akc-fit-dog-titles/</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">2. From the Lhasa Apso Standard regarding Hindquarters: "Well-developed rear assembly. Angulation of hindquarters should be in balance with forequarters to provide equal reach and drive. Legs - Heavily furnished with hair. Hocks - Well let down, set slightly behind the point of buttocks, perpendicular to the ground and turn neither in nor out. Feet - Same as forefeet."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">3. Celebrate this month of gratitude by counting your blessings and reaching out in kindness to others.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">4."<span style="color: #242424;">What if they are not stars but holes poked in the top of the container so we can breathe?" </span></span><span style="color: #242424; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">(Seen on a T-shirt!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12AF_4E4fJl-oF-9aDQxGx25GAyrGTeKawxB_-tjtohEqC1XDYBbZEYT1a-fg-kpXejI-arT-HxmwJIoZV9YJLaziaXnAYmgpMuouvJRWvd6Pab4EFmldOm2ew7G9rZBQpbdP20zduShr5s-nvPoModlhhMerA8qa6k6HXYmfKckYrWptS8gMC316/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12AF_4E4fJl-oF-9aDQxGx25GAyrGTeKawxB_-tjtohEqC1XDYBbZEYT1a-fg-kpXejI-arT-HxmwJIoZV9YJLaziaXnAYmgpMuouvJRWvd6Pab4EFmldOm2ew7G9rZBQpbdP20zduShr5s-nvPoModlhhMerA8qa6k6HXYmfKckYrWptS8gMC316/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks for reading the blog!</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Regards,</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal elementToProof ContentPasted4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Joyce</b></span></div></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-36614887226693976262022-10-04T12:46:00.000-07:002022-10-04T12:46:41.277-07:00Autumn Leaves! October Is Here!<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Dt_ofCQiMr6DMxhtIIIaIe2T7657YhEYh4ze_vs2npvCuaK9cMMhvpVdUGsjHjRX3-gkFu_XwW8YGKV0s0j_u2s4zEuM9HZPdXMW6o0H4cGRsLCVZbJ5zdxB0K8tU1ILJci_6tvVCAgO08hEsHGjR08wKIyrEjZ3dvVaAO59xfBMbRTzZipGPLxe/s406/leaves.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="406" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Dt_ofCQiMr6DMxhtIIIaIe2T7657YhEYh4ze_vs2npvCuaK9cMMhvpVdUGsjHjRX3-gkFu_XwW8YGKV0s0j_u2s4zEuM9HZPdXMW6o0H4cGRsLCVZbJ5zdxB0K8tU1ILJci_6tvVCAgO08hEsHGjR08wKIyrEjZ3dvVaAO59xfBMbRTzZipGPLxe/w200-h192/leaves.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><p></p><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>"O hushed October morning mild,</i></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Thy leaves have ripened to the fall:</i></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild;</i></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Should waste them all."</i></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">~Robert Frost, "October"</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Well, we've said good-bye to September, another busy month around here. Highlights included:</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1) a 4-day outdoor dog show over the Labor Day weekend in Amana, IA, where the weather was perfect and Pearl won all four days and came home with 9 points toward her championship and a lot of pretty ribbons! Here are some photos taken of her at the show.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxCXP7wOhJCEMtJQ-aKTovIX1fNgf7Mcf_rvPQSaZ81yk6P_wxR5BsuG4tFj1yixu0TX5yPCUWYa5bQKmzUJq124NhB3VHC2XZNN7Sj9I4pXyNYjNxRXmjEi8P9Y4VQfxnSzCIXbLluOAJa4D5HmrPfSrS3aWioiLH8ogaQv4oXE_jBn2hoktY1l9/s993/PEARL%20MOVING.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="993" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxCXP7wOhJCEMtJQ-aKTovIX1fNgf7Mcf_rvPQSaZ81yk6P_wxR5BsuG4tFj1yixu0TX5yPCUWYa5bQKmzUJq124NhB3VHC2XZNN7Sj9I4pXyNYjNxRXmjEi8P9Y4VQfxnSzCIXbLluOAJa4D5HmrPfSrS3aWioiLH8ogaQv4oXE_jBn2hoktY1l9/s320/PEARL%20MOVING.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXjL5CJWLTcpAXSxCk3U3EWHfBlJ9OBp-sIomamGc4zEZJHx2ek0W_-zM-NXCeDJXhsoCzxjlM-t-iAI3EUmm7qNJFJgEbbtLDgBudVcNJyAVxc47oJlTqAOthtIlcfwZ_ClSxzIsdIoJL99ZHDiLr8GPqHTikLjTZn1bWF-_GK2uytLWHL9H_ljg/s1222/PEARLMOVING2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1222" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXjL5CJWLTcpAXSxCk3U3EWHfBlJ9OBp-sIomamGc4zEZJHx2ek0W_-zM-NXCeDJXhsoCzxjlM-t-iAI3EUmm7qNJFJgEbbtLDgBudVcNJyAVxc47oJlTqAOthtIlcfwZ_ClSxzIsdIoJL99ZHDiLr8GPqHTikLjTZn1bWF-_GK2uytLWHL9H_ljg/s320/PEARLMOVING2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q98AYorRqt00oqDFDf3yTzd1jrWp-TYK9H9f6-cGq7Ie5sPCgfaEoEmIbIDuM--XLjxcznWKRqzjfWgkFlU0NbFJ7YOe4bbbJjayxPdsSAuGZubYS00Z7Q9T7MxNJqZ1Kd1OoSpgGQo3dBkOansUCL5ZP1x8pgQi7b8lIp72YvyKEJa8e0kqzsP0/s808/20220904_123559.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3q98AYorRqt00oqDFDf3yTzd1jrWp-TYK9H9f6-cGq7Ie5sPCgfaEoEmIbIDuM--XLjxcznWKRqzjfWgkFlU0NbFJ7YOe4bbbJjayxPdsSAuGZubYS00Z7Q9T7MxNJqZ1Kd1OoSpgGQo3dBkOansUCL5ZP1x8pgQi7b8lIp72YvyKEJa8e0kqzsP0/s320/20220904_123559.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>2) The week following the show, I drove to Indiana to pick up a puppy. This cute little guy is named Marco.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h_hU-49VBGm4-xUX-QLQQoMSsluGRAFPa-ix3z_sSVbdH6Bp3h4M17xFyg8t-vA7FvDb7pEv2q3wtpe0FFs4eaBe6kLDrzajyKD60rd9N7noUVEKxjoGw5IwQtbSzZcYnlm-LVhFFqOpChGWI6b3YMT7EW3I3mR9Qh45Lp9DyQdg3rJp19dyGNwk/s1306/Marco.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h_hU-49VBGm4-xUX-QLQQoMSsluGRAFPa-ix3z_sSVbdH6Bp3h4M17xFyg8t-vA7FvDb7pEv2q3wtpe0FFs4eaBe6kLDrzajyKD60rd9N7noUVEKxjoGw5IwQtbSzZcYnlm-LVhFFqOpChGWI6b3YMT7EW3I3mR9Qh45Lp9DyQdg3rJp19dyGNwk/s320/Marco.jpeg" width="227" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #201f1e;">3) We had puppies!! There are 8 of them. Some pictures will be posted next month. Looks like reddish golds, golds, blacks, and a black and tan.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">4) We traveled to Nebraska to celebrate my mom's 90th birthday. Actually, the first celebration was hosted by the Boone County Health Center, where Mom worked in admitting for 46 years. Her last day at work was the day before her retirement party. On Saturday, my sister and I hosted an Open House, which was overwhelmingly attended by family and Mom's many, many friends. </span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXo3ezZJLRJGRxzAN3xdrKkYc_gzs4W1aRbsZR81E0QqDJWaYwsktDyA4SM18CDycSfYy4-nRWhUQtw5HkdnylED9YMBnxKYrVgeOQieM-4Wg2B5kjWq4xhg2IwLJqwCF85ekBYI92SEgcvmoB8v3AFnPknpmSPszvCsXMQj7D1z_ruykdKdIV3svX/s720/DSC_1802.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="720" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXo3ezZJLRJGRxzAN3xdrKkYc_gzs4W1aRbsZR81E0QqDJWaYwsktDyA4SM18CDycSfYy4-nRWhUQtw5HkdnylED9YMBnxKYrVgeOQieM-4Wg2B5kjWq4xhg2IwLJqwCF85ekBYI92SEgcvmoB8v3AFnPknpmSPszvCsXMQj7D1z_ruykdKdIV3svX/w400-h268/DSC_1802.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Left to right: Me, Mom, My Sister<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDTVZOqcnJPGTCtDtNXKIHlaqBaOZM2nWM-FBMzX3WtGfWBlb4d69PNo5vDBvcFMBbvv43UrBPhMgPovZuS_95PfTOycmk-H7n0Fxhnw7Pss0LafRv9jpodQBz5dYLX8DU0ur8yPlpSirIjzF-8-FMotg3G7WGIWqgvFogVir-9UtzES2t_VRcnp1/s997/DSC_1799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="997" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDTVZOqcnJPGTCtDtNXKIHlaqBaOZM2nWM-FBMzX3WtGfWBlb4d69PNo5vDBvcFMBbvv43UrBPhMgPovZuS_95PfTOycmk-H7n0Fxhnw7Pss0LafRv9jpodQBz5dYLX8DU0ur8yPlpSirIjzF-8-FMotg3G7WGIWqgvFogVir-9UtzES2t_VRcnp1/w640-h428/DSC_1799.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mom surrounded by grandkids and 4 of her 6 great grandkids</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In one sense that trip was difficult for us. Because of the dogs, my husband and I seldom go on any overnight trips together. One of us stays home with the dogs. Nine years ago we went to FL for our daughter's wedding and the next trip together was the one to NE for Mom's birthday. We hired a dog sitter and left the poor woman with copious notes! (I am notorious for being a worrier!) She did a fine job, as did my friend Jane, who served as her backup! All was well when we arrived back home.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And before we knew it, October arrived!</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Did you know October has designated holidays for each day? Before we even get to Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day and Halloween, some of the holidays include National Homemade Cookies Day, National Cinnamon Rolls Day, National No Bra Day, National Grouch Day, National I Care About You Day, Black Cat Day, National Caramel Apple Day...and the list goes on!</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">October began with another dog show, this one only 2 days, in Freeport, IL. Again, we had beautiful weather during the day (but chilly mornings and nights - Brrr!)</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pearl again showed well and earned a point each day. She is now up to 11 points, has both major wins, and just needs 4 single points to finish. I showed her in the NOHS (National Owner Handled Series) and she won second place in the Non-Sporting NOHS group. Here she is with her ribbon. We took this photo of her yesterday afternoon. </span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCDn8kWBNCiJFmF9uIzDasAImq7sm9eBu1elT9S9M7lTltYy0MQVIIGoxxsmKTwZ-wk12IusXQwJplrdiUuDhqMYozHIkV8z18ryqDppYksAzBtcUT1v-yq5AqQS_N_1k2vjcGHWcsahcl3rfu7o8Wql6-iWPw48gMqyhULTw5REqpudR_rLAt0Cd/s800/PearlG2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="800" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCDn8kWBNCiJFmF9uIzDasAImq7sm9eBu1elT9S9M7lTltYy0MQVIIGoxxsmKTwZ-wk12IusXQwJplrdiUuDhqMYozHIkV8z18ryqDppYksAzBtcUT1v-yq5AqQS_N_1k2vjcGHWcsahcl3rfu7o8Wql6-iWPw48gMqyhULTw5REqpudR_rLAt0Cd/w400-h297/PearlG2.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #201f1e;">What's next? Why, the National Lhasa Apso Specialty of course! This year it is being held in St. Louis on October 18 - 21 at the Holiday Inn St Louis SW, Route 66, 10709 Watson Rd. The shows are held on the 18th, 19th, and 21st. The 20th is set aside for meetings. If you live near by, you should come to watch. There are 42 Lhasas entered from across the country, so you'll be able to get a big "Lhasa fix" that week. Go to lhasaapso.org for information about each day's schedule. As of this writing, the times for the competitions are not available.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos</b></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jessie sent this photo of San.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2pTwNwzSREJ0_-Q-Fx0iid01itJB4SUqSlo63qs1wfFPYjUa11FIh2IRDmdMQc0wXS6qb42oEvsUSUcJ-0-zmsLw4D3yt1FZaytL-qz5W2Mpk5mQTK81FNWHnBiH4Iq0xWNHmnLPyOsMoRB1-j8KNpvAZgjCmhL0y_Zgwu2b5XYsCPQv2uwIeD0Z/s720/San.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2pTwNwzSREJ0_-Q-Fx0iid01itJB4SUqSlo63qs1wfFPYjUa11FIh2IRDmdMQc0wXS6qb42oEvsUSUcJ-0-zmsLw4D3yt1FZaytL-qz5W2Mpk5mQTK81FNWHnBiH4Iq0xWNHmnLPyOsMoRB1-j8KNpvAZgjCmhL0y_Zgwu2b5XYsCPQv2uwIeD0Z/w400-h300/San.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Sally wrote, "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I sent you these 2 pictures of Jaxon so you can see his colors. My niece asked if I highlighted his hair which of course I didn’t. It’s a mixture that’s for sure and so thick dear lord 😂" Here is one of the pictures she sent. What a beautiful combination of colors!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zIyz7BkKqSuCP5tyLXwjp0O-dAGc9Q3nJVKUOUQQkkpOPPEctMM15ZpNv3_bGANDmu0lxExFzzntrABAAKzyA_Xb6faRd8VddXf2w932sc8wpIyAXugHfij-UXK80mwt9ycmkWBwEV5iqQ_Qjj0AnNByuNuzc7skolA0YfQxo0QguLY4uFJWk3uO/s1280/Jaxon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1280" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zIyz7BkKqSuCP5tyLXwjp0O-dAGc9Q3nJVKUOUQQkkpOPPEctMM15ZpNv3_bGANDmu0lxExFzzntrABAAKzyA_Xb6faRd8VddXf2w932sc8wpIyAXugHfij-UXK80mwt9ycmkWBwEV5iqQ_Qjj0AnNByuNuzc7skolA0YfQxo0QguLY4uFJWk3uO/w400-h363/Jaxon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stephanie wrote to let me know Auggie had been neutered. "<span data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">His discharge paperwork said that "Auggie is a very sweet and absolutely gorgeous boy!" Of course, I agree with that professional assessment. And when I went to pick him up, the vet told me that one of the staff members said he is so cute & perfect that he should be on a shelf in a toy store!..</span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is full of personality and is such a happy-go-lucky little fella...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I love this picture of Auggie and LadyBug playing "mind tug-of-war" with the ball. They have plenty of balls, but they always seem to want the same one. Auggie ended up winning this stare down. They play really well together and I believe they are thankful to have each other." </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFQiaG82hCiWawz6BlWXTAQWsxWsiRrzbrl1qdM091ugx2gqgX4WYxGOnIbnqCxggXnwgX7aF5NNAgM7OUz5B2RTyur9Sj0Enft7TpZZ9n4XWkhKxOw8J9ItMOGM7ceFl1PLkWUAyc9oZmzyXY3AaM5NEhVKPJZk62AH9PLBZydCe7PzLFhNOItev/s1280/Auggie%20and%20LB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFQiaG82hCiWawz6BlWXTAQWsxWsiRrzbrl1qdM091ugx2gqgX4WYxGOnIbnqCxggXnwgX7aF5NNAgM7OUz5B2RTyur9Sj0Enft7TpZZ9n4XWkhKxOw8J9ItMOGM7ceFl1PLkWUAyc9oZmzyXY3AaM5NEhVKPJZk62AH9PLBZydCe7PzLFhNOItev/w400-h300/Auggie%20and%20LB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdQTTE26WhD0-2Bm9FwuojuE9kJYMSLOpx8qqonnESsAxJrrdKh1amtGqbpJZC20FtQ99E044b_wf_eH_QSzgLCo1BE2Vq6VVs3LQ3bGauveuJUHOBvnFEdluOIye9-Qku6mqpULfGMq1cX9bqJ5YuMZ9iokGME_bTRUmIN3RLS5kfoMzS19tgzA4/s1280/Auggie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdQTTE26WhD0-2Bm9FwuojuE9kJYMSLOpx8qqonnESsAxJrrdKh1amtGqbpJZC20FtQ99E044b_wf_eH_QSzgLCo1BE2Vq6VVs3LQ3bGauveuJUHOBvnFEdluOIye9-Qku6mqpULfGMq1cX9bqJ5YuMZ9iokGME_bTRUmIN3RLS5kfoMzS19tgzA4/w300-h400/Auggie.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Paul wrote, "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is what happens when you pay too much attention to your phone and not your daughter."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNjIU5s58wpy5hwxQGXXnefpFDmnvRKy3EecWfGNA_MqLKG77mmtL9kNj1H-enf9pvyqTw3FQiVInpVZHKfWH2C__tI74Hlt2VrD89DthHQAaJqvOxl2X6VmXb4Yz2LbUHTkkkdkrMtiHAaivc7WgM_konUoUm9bM1_MKyQyfvJLsrPAMNfIlB-zj/s1280/Josie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNjIU5s58wpy5hwxQGXXnefpFDmnvRKy3EecWfGNA_MqLKG77mmtL9kNj1H-enf9pvyqTw3FQiVInpVZHKfWH2C__tI74Hlt2VrD89DthHQAaJqvOxl2X6VmXb4Yz2LbUHTkkkdkrMtiHAaivc7WgM_konUoUm9bM1_MKyQyfvJLsrPAMNfIlB-zj/w300-h400/Josie.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Marianne about Kaiju: "...</span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thank you once again for him he is just such a good puppy. He recently realized that the window behind the couch is the best place to watch the neighborhood. Now I catch both my guys checking out what is going on. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He is just such a happy cuddly little guy... well not so little he is 17.2 lb now. We love him dearly and he is not spoiled at all."</span></span></div><div><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF2knGJgS4M-IQf9ntRX6etD80SY7Tr2SqyHss2V8ZDysYBLWM1NbLMBv8AbZbGfXP4Udd2tbYPKExPijGAEypvuzuuNPPRdH_2jGg9rGk9ONcyx8r1760O662Zlxo0kVVH0tDzu5j9rR7DZhavWZ46DZw7Bno3g1apeRuf2bbGAmqNLuHcMEEl-R/s576/Kaiju.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="576" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLF2knGJgS4M-IQf9ntRX6etD80SY7Tr2SqyHss2V8ZDysYBLWM1NbLMBv8AbZbGfXP4Udd2tbYPKExPijGAEypvuzuuNPPRdH_2jGg9rGk9ONcyx8r1760O662Zlxo0kVVH0tDzu5j9rR7DZhavWZ46DZw7Bno3g1apeRuf2bbGAmqNLuHcMEEl-R/w400-h389/Kaiju.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><br />Priscilla wrote about Trixie: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Trixie has been a delight. She is so happy, sweet, and serene (most of the time, LOL). She tells Ozzie when she wants him to play with her, so she is starting to boss him around a bit. She is walking outside fairly well while wearing her harness. She knows how to ‘sit’ but is pretending not to understand other commands. Training with treats has commenced!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She is into interior decorating with the dog beds, which she drags onto a pile—like a fort. And after she has finished, she smiles proudly at us! I’ve attached a somewhat recent pic of her—she’s up to 10 1/2 pounds now."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAf2KQic3p48rYEGxzrp8S449fKof88osSE1bvPltmG1R6kfqC96-NbvpxVg3xKrYSnqKBFil-p-WpuPxaJMvDPvx7SolO3XQbiTjmy6tE0y4L9MSBH3PFFFc_7IQwZtHtEzlnXkoG92OuqfldoNxhHvANtcKc9VeJHcLmLsvmg09GO-i3VyTRSXM/s793/Trixie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAf2KQic3p48rYEGxzrp8S449fKof88osSE1bvPltmG1R6kfqC96-NbvpxVg3xKrYSnqKBFil-p-WpuPxaJMvDPvx7SolO3XQbiTjmy6tE0y4L9MSBH3PFFFc_7IQwZtHtEzlnXkoG92OuqfldoNxhHvANtcKc9VeJHcLmLsvmg09GO-i3VyTRSXM/w363-h400/Trixie.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Paula sent this photo of Eleanor helping with homework.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXD0acfsPhmDOkivFfKDruOGfuv8tImyXNoavelUJcFrggYVaAaPb08o82GyOi-MWDsZoGAEgyF_22_9WBURxHD25fu9fNx_A-Inasy3UWEO8vF7RXjnWpniLlwf1Epa9ia3M6cifSPHVwfFCf6ykVVWJHLNL3YDoEDVWQQAHWIT3Gl9iRCfxOf8o/s640/Eleanor.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXD0acfsPhmDOkivFfKDruOGfuv8tImyXNoavelUJcFrggYVaAaPb08o82GyOi-MWDsZoGAEgyF_22_9WBURxHD25fu9fNx_A-Inasy3UWEO8vF7RXjnWpniLlwf1Epa9ia3M6cifSPHVwfFCf6ykVVWJHLNL3YDoEDVWQQAHWIT3Gl9iRCfxOf8o/w300-h400/Eleanor.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Nanda sent these photos of Ty.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="593" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPD5B5RZMFT-LXaxh57U8Ym8S1KZnfSooWmqrfm13t0xZ4DLkxgDF-5dra84iF5YjPGJqI59bULtwnStQziJs_aY4N6xYcKhuk14s52TrCFl9D2f_LhB1oT_x4pFfkXmQvj2v_0geFNCATP4OrRZXhWmQYKgIxDdpJlE5qXYvXnO8uDnvBKMkb0zz/w254-h400/TyGlasses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="254" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sporting his new shades!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3rk46j1nzkopBWZ54SCB4OIcozV4sNmc1F4BzfagTd5cUQt5qSkW2jJNmcMNKEMP2seLcVGl9U75SvGyemnOvv_vBrmgASTE1rTjvmd5xhXiPbzbUQq0Ib-cQ2NjWNHy-QgT7-2X9MvcNRdSbao9Ck8qNGFAbsk7EjcO8nLe6Vwoog3P4_V7i4LJ/s583/Tyface.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="579" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3rk46j1nzkopBWZ54SCB4OIcozV4sNmc1F4BzfagTd5cUQt5qSkW2jJNmcMNKEMP2seLcVGl9U75SvGyemnOvv_vBrmgASTE1rTjvmd5xhXiPbzbUQq0Ib-cQ2NjWNHy-QgT7-2X9MvcNRdSbao9Ck8qNGFAbsk7EjcO8nLe6Vwoog3P4_V7i4LJ/s320/Tyface.jpg" width="318" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Resources</b></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">AKC has many good resources available on its website.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is one that might come in handy:</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">AKC: </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Introducing AKC GoodDog! Helpline Video Cha</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">t</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/advice/introducing-akc-gooddog-helpline-video-chat/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20201027-nibble-breeder" id="LPlnk973637" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/advice/introducing-akc-gooddog-helpline-video-chat/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20201027-nibble-breeder</a><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://link.akc.org/click/29197104.69505/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWtjLm9yZy9leHBlcnQtYWR2aWNlL2FkdmljZS9pbnRyb2R1Y2luZy1ha2MtZ29vZGRvZy1oZWxwbGluZS12aWRlby1jaGF0Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MjAyMDEwMjctbmliYmxlLWJyZWVkZXI/5b58b97724c17c17c65812bdD04494369&source=gmail&ust=1664460362996000&usg=AOvVaw3yOYJOGhKpFraXOv_e38MD" href="https://link.akc.org/click/29197104.69505/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWtjLm9yZy9leHBlcnQtYWR2aWNlL2FkdmljZS9pbnRyb2R1Y2luZy1ha2MtZ29vZGRvZy1oZWxwbGluZS12aWRlby1jaGF0Lz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MjAyMDEwMjctbmliYmxlLWJyZWVkZXI/5b58b97724c17c17c65812bdD04494369" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Let Our Trainers Help Your Puppy Buyers Face to Face!</strong></span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The AKC GoodDog! Helpline is excited to announce our new video training service. Sometimes having a trainer’s eyes on a dog can help to identify the best solution to a training issue. Owners can schedule a video session with one of our trainers who can help them understand what their dog’s actions signify as well as advise them on how to get the desired response.</span></span></a></span></div></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Also, I recently received a copy of a new book about the Lhasa Apso: <i>The Complete Guide to The Lhasa</i> Apso by Vanessa Richie.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was immediately put off when in the Introduction she wrote, "At just a foot in height at the shoulders..."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That is so wrong, which makes me wonder if she referred to the Standard at all when she wrote about our breed! </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From the Standard: "Size: Variable, ideally between 10 and 11 inches at the shoulder."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is a case where size does matter!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I skimmed through the book and noticed it had a lot of general knowledge in it that applies to any breed, and like similar books of its kind, just sort of plugs in the word "Lhasa" and provides Lhasa photos in those sections. It contains some nice pictures and quotes from Lhasa owners and exhibitors.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are 18 Chapters in the book. Chapters include Is the Lhasa Apso Right for You? Breed History of the Lhasa Apso, Lhasa Apso Attributes and Temperament, Finding Your Lhasa Apso, Preparing Your Budget and Family for Your New Lhasa Apso, Preparing Your Home and Schedule, Bringing Your Lhasa Apso Home, Introducing Your Lhasa Apso to Your Other Dogs, etc. </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The book sells for $19.95. Publisher is LP Media</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Speaking of the Lhasa Apso Standard, here is the section on the forequarters and shoulders: </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Forequarters: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shoulders - Well laid back. Elbows close to the body. Shoulder blade and upper arm are ideally equal in length (i.e., length from point of withers to point of shoulder and point of shoulder to point of elbow should be equal.) Viewed from the front, the rib cage is oval in shape. Legs - Heavily furnished with hair. The legs are straight from elbow to pastern. The vertical distance from the withers to the elbow equals the distance from the elbows to the ground. Pasterns - Strong, perpendicular. </span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dew claws - may be removed. </span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Feet - Well feathered/</span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">heavily furnished</span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, should be round and catlike, with good pads. </span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The hair may be trimmed for neatness.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With that said, remember that <b>Life is better when you have a Lhasa to love you!</b> Indeed it is!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'Til next time -- thanks for reading!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201e1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Joyce</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-88840375833574670922022-08-31T14:27:00.005-07:002022-09-01T10:57:50.771-07:00Hello September!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi067LvokWs3G7F7OA86O7nS5yKfHU2M1H7AXl5ke0hOI5Z7oP7rZTZhMB40-DVwUwQrEIQ6HcYNCUzauYMWnb94ExTnr9BqrFe1RyWWaBp36P2O43LTOvbL4wg46bDIxS8CMhnHKWpRge2QlOz1SqipAfuU3ZHa49PJRGUbulk2ycGw_K24_NFkDTb/s530/sept.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="530" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi067LvokWs3G7F7OA86O7nS5yKfHU2M1H7AXl5ke0hOI5Z7oP7rZTZhMB40-DVwUwQrEIQ6HcYNCUzauYMWnb94ExTnr9BqrFe1RyWWaBp36P2O43LTOvbL4wg46bDIxS8CMhnHKWpRge2QlOz1SqipAfuU3ZHa49PJRGUbulk2ycGw_K24_NFkDTb/s320/sept.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.” ~</i> Helen Keller</span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First, I want to thank everyone who sent texts, emails, and cards to wish me happy birthday!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">August has been a crazy month. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Have you ever had one of those weeks (or months) when, looking back, you wondered what you did and where the hours/days/weeks went? That is what happened to me in August. I visited family in Florida to help with our two grandsons while our daughter recovered from a surgery. The boys were a lot of fun and then it was time to go home and when I got here, all I could think was the half the month was gone and I had accomplished nothing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I had escaped from the terrible reality and trauma surrounding the birth of Winter's puppy. He was born on the Friday before I had to leave for my trip. Winter's labor was hard and not much was happening. The puppy was stuck in the birth canal. I called our vet's office at 1:00 to ask for help and was told by the person answering the phone that she was out to lunch and they were very busy but she could get me in at 4:30 if I wanted an appointment. I still get hot even remembering that call! 4:30 was hours away.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The puppy was finally born, a male, but he died. Oh the hot tears of sorrow, frustration, and anger all mixed together!! He was a huge puppy - over 9 ounces. He was a beautiful boy with gold color and white markings on his feet and face. I Knew we should have had a C section earlier in the week, but Winter's progesterone was at 8 and, for that reason, the vet thought we should wait. As traumatic as it was, I am glad I was there. It would have been awful for Lynn to face that alone.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you are one of those people who think breeding and raising puppies is easy, think again. There are constant worries from pre-breeding through whelping. Then different worries crop up as the puppies grow. Are they all eating? Is their mom taking care of them? Is their mom eating well enough? Is the smallest puppy getting pushed away from the nipple? Will I be able to find good homes for each puppy? The list goes on.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And some might say, "Well, look at the money you make off those puppies!" To that I say, "Let me show you my vet bills!"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>From the Lhasa Apso Standard:</b><span style="font-weight: inherit;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 6pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Neck </span></i></b><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">- Moderate in length, blending smoothly into the shoulders. </span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 6pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><i><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Body </span></i></b><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">– Rectangular when viewed in profile, with the length from point of shoulder to point of buttocks being longer than the height at withers. Chest of good depth extending to or slightly below the elbow.</span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prosternum well developed. Well ribbed up with the ribs extending well back towards hindquarters, strong loin, well-developed quarters and thighs.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 6pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="line-height: normal;"><i style="line-height: normal;">Topline </i></b></span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">- level from withers to croup, whether standing or moving. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 6pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="line-height: normal;"><i style="line-height: normal;">Tail </i></b></span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">- Well feathered and set sufficiently high to enable the tail to be carried well over the back in a curl lying to the side; there may be a kink at the end. Low carriage of stern is a serious</span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">fault. This means that when the Lhasa is moving, the tail is carried well over the back. A dropped tail while standing is not to be penalized.</span></span></p></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Just an FYI:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;">If you have traveled lately with your dog, you know that most hotels/motels are charging ridiculous amounts </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;">for your dog to stay with you,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"> in addition to their already high prices. Isn't inflation wonderful??! Anyway, if you feel like staying at a Red Roof Inn, here is some information that will save you some money. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K7pG-v0Putm2RqV3IVL6i7EjqmycZXm-sRYWkTBJL2BRg1lb7C5PNfe3-TYNx8kko6836ujEjSB4Nn-GqNtHbMH0labKzpmkGdz48yoaVaHtv5DWsQWSBHVVTvV8bAZy9lqJRVQIdtsdvnE0zork84OoBRvI2MQQozbngU5oKzFQy3GViriCcMdw/s711/red%20roof%20ad.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="711" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5K7pG-v0Putm2RqV3IVL6i7EjqmycZXm-sRYWkTBJL2BRg1lb7C5PNfe3-TYNx8kko6836ujEjSB4Nn-GqNtHbMH0labKzpmkGdz48yoaVaHtv5DWsQWSBHVVTvV8bAZy9lqJRVQIdtsdvnE0zork84OoBRvI2MQQozbngU5oKzFQy3GViriCcMdw/w400-h258/red%20roof%20ad.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>My Favorite Part of This Blog: Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Ginny: "<span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Maple is turning a yr old on August 5th! Happy birthday to our sweet, goofy, lovable, little lady. She is everything we had hoped she would be and more. We can’t imagine our family without her. Here’s to a lifetime of birthdays together!🙏Thank you Joyce❤️"</span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvrhh_KW50uqrWmvUrTqBEs7t-X8w57vB6CMEZyLnRTDgEoRBN7hw49ThoLl8v6aBj13bUeO0QedxAq-HnVLDlferbLR4XUQqhgAdTalG9mE4rRljY4C__tYjn3MnpRb-fqo8zv8gnO18emY3x1DJ6JklfM2YveGCu8eSysp8uG0xbPQDOaycLhLy/s527/Maple.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvrhh_KW50uqrWmvUrTqBEs7t-X8w57vB6CMEZyLnRTDgEoRBN7hw49ThoLl8v6aBj13bUeO0QedxAq-HnVLDlferbLR4XUQqhgAdTalG9mE4rRljY4C__tYjn3MnpRb-fqo8zv8gnO18emY3x1DJ6JklfM2YveGCu8eSysp8uG0xbPQDOaycLhLy/s320/Maple.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ginny with Maple</td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #201f1e;">Debra wrote, "Joyslyns Golden Seng Kye is now four years old. He gets more beautiful every day."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOClhUGXodhZjttVnDUglkyx6ui9hnERQJ20Vth7BWaoFfMhYSfVf4UpX9QKo3FqTxQD06dihAbsSqnLuHDyJA5w7YQrkJbLiHqKXZ9RO0DBoypNCDJ-Yij7XD2y-oaljzOBKd3O0YtRz6V68IhJbNXS7avWR_twjdLCx6la2AA9dO-aZNUOkYCjS/s768/SengKye.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOClhUGXodhZjttVnDUglkyx6ui9hnERQJ20Vth7BWaoFfMhYSfVf4UpX9QKo3FqTxQD06dihAbsSqnLuHDyJA5w7YQrkJbLiHqKXZ9RO0DBoypNCDJ-Yij7XD2y-oaljzOBKd3O0YtRz6V68IhJbNXS7avWR_twjdLCx6la2AA9dO-aZNUOkYCjS/w300-h400/SengKye.png" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seng Kye</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Maggie wrote, "</span><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here’s a picture of my mom and Finley. We love her SO much. She is the sweetest puppy. I hope you’re having a great summer!"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2hCrHAgz4aM3ymvezJESvF_Y6Hl77E9vFWP32gvxVtMhpwbT5OihyiZc0ybVe65zjM8L5LDBFTm-3cX47Y3hDFbmrIsmga2D_EBabsUowWyxrQCmWObN84za7AKkRSn7m2XqQJS6a1aiZQt2lkopFvxCwkzm0bA2_PKOD-CFYhXnFIWIwgLV0mlh/s861/Finley.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2hCrHAgz4aM3ymvezJESvF_Y6Hl77E9vFWP32gvxVtMhpwbT5OihyiZc0ybVe65zjM8L5LDBFTm-3cX47Y3hDFbmrIsmga2D_EBabsUowWyxrQCmWObN84za7AKkRSn7m2XqQJS6a1aiZQt2lkopFvxCwkzm0bA2_PKOD-CFYhXnFIWIwgLV0mlh/w326-h400/Finley.jpg" width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;">Nanda wrote about a recent frightening experience and I wanted to share it because we all need to be reminded that something like this could happen to any of us. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.5333px; margin: 18.75pt 0.5in 18.75pt 31.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;">She wrote. "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Let me start by saying that Ty is doing great! But on Monday I decided to make a fruit salad and while I was cutting the grapes I managed to drop ONE SINGLE GRAPE on the floor. Ty was so much faster than me and ate it. So, knowing grapes are toxic to dogs, I immediately called both our vets - traditional and holistic - and both told me to go straight to the ER since we didn’t have Hydrogen Peroxide on hand. Even with all the experience we have owning and fostering dogs our knowledge was outdated. We were under the impression that it takes a certain number of grapes to harm dogs. We now know that for the small Lhasa even a single grape is harmful. My poor little guy arrived at the hospital so happy to see pets and people, completely unaware of the horrible induced vomiting awaiting for him. The grape came out and my heart broke. I feel so guilty. Here’s this titanium healthy dog whose never been sick and only goes to the vet for routine happy times having to endure all this...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He loves his food and the 12 hour fasting required for after the procedure wasn’t any better. My little “Will Work For Food” begged to eat. There goes the rest of my heart. We counted the seconds to feed him again and he’s back to his normal life."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSq_1OgNryXY2EJOkoNn3g0m4nnQ1AcY_lgNvSErleqlugihAdsPl0-FEDYHgqi9vxIr0uxmWL1D2D34jvsn11vDQbmSpH0cmIyQiMzCF0Vrd4ydQZNiLYaqP5jo2Sm3XZNys6QZutquPFe2NV8GTVrls_mN3snKHxfD9sgESubVqc7zgFuZxAvFi/s697/TY.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSq_1OgNryXY2EJOkoNn3g0m4nnQ1AcY_lgNvSErleqlugihAdsPl0-FEDYHgqi9vxIr0uxmWL1D2D34jvsn11vDQbmSpH0cmIyQiMzCF0Vrd4ydQZNiLYaqP5jo2Sm3XZNys6QZutquPFe2NV8GTVrls_mN3snKHxfD9sgESubVqc7zgFuZxAvFi/w346-h400/TY.jpg" width="346" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Debi wrote about Lacey: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I cannot believe Lacey is one year old! We shared the same birthday week which was fun. She got a lot more toys and treats, lol, I think she is </span></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">competing with Ty for how many toys they have. She loves her new birthday lamb! We even gave out goodie bags for all her dog friends in daycare. </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are very happy that the weather has cooled down a bit so we can take mare walks. We have spent most of the summer in the swimming pool, she </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">still loves her boat. </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is just the perfect dog and so sweet! She is my little shadow. We enjoy her every day!" </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGujN5uJI2e6K__dGNkmyBid-aR0B1w3vEFs7kmGvBX9IZIEqKAQrdzNmk_oixC8WvmwZjaUbxty5pbLmp56T8qPvfPhyyh4qky773elM1yGWfK29lRwyaunAWIwFbLT9I_t7vB6tDSA1-Rsa7_eBdjTpvbjwMXs2s05mth9BiaUhJQjtWMwtapMmi/s933/Lacey.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGujN5uJI2e6K__dGNkmyBid-aR0B1w3vEFs7kmGvBX9IZIEqKAQrdzNmk_oixC8WvmwZjaUbxty5pbLmp56T8qPvfPhyyh4qky773elM1yGWfK29lRwyaunAWIwFbLT9I_t7vB6tDSA1-Rsa7_eBdjTpvbjwMXs2s05mth9BiaUhJQjtWMwtapMmi/w249-h400/Lacey.jpg" width="249" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lacey</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Sally sent birthday greetings and photos of Ginger and Jaxon.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwhEDBZlsEl1G78BC_NBrLLEYRFBiXmKAWZUlHgmrBc-Z_FntHircZNmFUrX95Eq_fXfC6T6zmuVAUtydsNjuV2UyZC0whlY06zyOnTR0rRKb820gX8YL3l99GEq4-jKtRjJjcpo0o3xHf3_6DjB_IFC3R0K07txFwXSoowXjSMmCV2ZZK1dU97M_/s922/Ginger.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwhEDBZlsEl1G78BC_NBrLLEYRFBiXmKAWZUlHgmrBc-Z_FntHircZNmFUrX95Eq_fXfC6T6zmuVAUtydsNjuV2UyZC0whlY06zyOnTR0rRKb820gX8YL3l99GEq4-jKtRjJjcpo0o3xHf3_6DjB_IFC3R0K07txFwXSoowXjSMmCV2ZZK1dU97M_/s320/Ginger.jpg" width="220" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ginger - the little lady</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfcg34EZcErwcIyg85xIf5jU-e_CrpcWTxG6PMcUuy0p-dfEDaVlYG3JEbWt30h7tYq0gUmgBf9D1cDS_gHn6jAzz6I3vcsFth75VNCRzETe_U1l_vZG7hno_oZzdqzXyW_feOa57I_194WDvER9JF7u2FwmvqdeQ970yY8elu1NLv9kGxuNr3_sr/s1280/Gingercelebratingbday.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1135" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfcg34EZcErwcIyg85xIf5jU-e_CrpcWTxG6PMcUuy0p-dfEDaVlYG3JEbWt30h7tYq0gUmgBf9D1cDS_gHn6jAzz6I3vcsFth75VNCRzETe_U1l_vZG7hno_oZzdqzXyW_feOa57I_194WDvER9JF7u2FwmvqdeQ970yY8elu1NLv9kGxuNr3_sr/s320/Gingercelebratingbday.jpg" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ginger rolling in the grass to celebrate her birthday</td></tr></tbody></table></span><span dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sally wrote, "I can't believe she's already 4! Just a couple pictures- the ones of her outside yesterday..... that is her favorite thing to do is roll in the grass! Or dirt.... or sand😂</span><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><div class="elementToProof" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She is perfect of course ❤️ <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hope all is well! How is little Pearl? I hope she's getting in some shows!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jaxon is really good! He and I are going to a little obedience class so he can be around more people and dogs he is very shy. Everyone loved him of course."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here is Jaxon</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-zGRN12WpgdgqYVBTIxzZRp6G0OqFhSuoaz7C-B_n5k5tuvpwwfg0_Og8kUF0jTqhHHc9uwN9lM1efmPFj4pBr1P8mYBHGc-WYbL-3Tazaslysmi3CNf-cVe0M_0bmlZQ886rxRM0rGlDKNry1kGoAuH-bzfv33czeIvBST3byXahgchkwqXfOee/s874/Jaxon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-zGRN12WpgdgqYVBTIxzZRp6G0OqFhSuoaz7C-B_n5k5tuvpwwfg0_Og8kUF0jTqhHHc9uwN9lM1efmPFj4pBr1P8mYBHGc-WYbL-3Tazaslysmi3CNf-cVe0M_0bmlZQ886rxRM0rGlDKNry1kGoAuH-bzfv33czeIvBST3byXahgchkwqXfOee/w285-h400/Jaxon.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's a lot of coat to brush!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Other birthday greetings and photos came from: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lori and Finn</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c1kk8XD4phPBUMN8NGHah_ku85CfqivwIHrtOXqX1ozZQiicDwSVtziwjcx5xuJkMVvXsyUXAPNF_I3XAGXVXwa_CJa1T0QzDvM_jwQDGyBU-oL7mLwudNnXLfqc0ooUGsnSwUyfrMfo93UkCcEMWCSn7YVnUpYkPAhYXbE607ripY8haR9t329Z/s1124/Finn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1c1kk8XD4phPBUMN8NGHah_ku85CfqivwIHrtOXqX1ozZQiicDwSVtziwjcx5xuJkMVvXsyUXAPNF_I3XAGXVXwa_CJa1T0QzDvM_jwQDGyBU-oL7mLwudNnXLfqc0ooUGsnSwUyfrMfo93UkCcEMWCSn7YVnUpYkPAhYXbE607ripY8haR9t329Z/w300-h400/Finn.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Finn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Michelle and Sunny</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93Dg_4ll9F29Kio_AYBR_329UM7tiOgg6Ykh7vTTEOjqdBCkiDan5O4MVkR9-p3EvLcTXfd3W8opHVJWfhsaTIz6igdmx86N6xCLVF6IoHkguywZs4xUggVhtkAaYhJFmXvpWeTcllJAjI4fmbpWpfu9lvcoQI-mjogOPqbOqxLUx1tuFgHIeLbIR/s543/Sunny.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="543" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93Dg_4ll9F29Kio_AYBR_329UM7tiOgg6Ykh7vTTEOjqdBCkiDan5O4MVkR9-p3EvLcTXfd3W8opHVJWfhsaTIz6igdmx86N6xCLVF6IoHkguywZs4xUggVhtkAaYhJFmXvpWeTcllJAjI4fmbpWpfu9lvcoQI-mjogOPqbOqxLUx1tuFgHIeLbIR/w400-h303/Sunny.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sunny</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Judy, Gus, and Lippy</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjST1UmdfZ-e720X9fpHBPrDfKA4-GYEVROogHUe6-kpdm8ASHZ-DcYR2WNf1Wbb75vr55qWU2NsP1hx2042evEX5s-ePf5J6kCCgk5CVqiVaUQ514cQz-th4QsCkS2OuL5qZUD-w4e4vVHoeC1pLToWX6qatohR4g1I1YgUJz_SI2alcsYxFrDJUvg/s1080/Gus%20and%20Lippy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1080" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjST1UmdfZ-e720X9fpHBPrDfKA4-GYEVROogHUe6-kpdm8ASHZ-DcYR2WNf1Wbb75vr55qWU2NsP1hx2042evEX5s-ePf5J6kCCgk5CVqiVaUQ514cQz-th4QsCkS2OuL5qZUD-w4e4vVHoeC1pLToWX6qatohR4g1I1YgUJz_SI2alcsYxFrDJUvg/w400-h309/Gus%20and%20Lippy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Janice, Gigi, Cinder, and the Scotties: "<span style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Happy Birthday to the best Lhasa lady we know! May the coming year be filled with joy, laughter and many blue ribbons!"</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJygLgwrNDXN5slOxwEEgD9CtONotlocnKBiamSJLdPSGW157w2XMuOYlcrYhr8ZLxTTSo26rM869HxciTRVyrObhWsvOvyoKOmcVl-wH-f_uInw_Fl3-ioQsM7134RmbJprse5lqe6mSchrKfPnzm-EPZnFbcBDkinQGFP5Mgrv4nuytFcTX2I1JP/s1009/CinderandFriends.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1009" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJygLgwrNDXN5slOxwEEgD9CtONotlocnKBiamSJLdPSGW157w2XMuOYlcrYhr8ZLxTTSo26rM869HxciTRVyrObhWsvOvyoKOmcVl-wH-f_uInw_Fl3-ioQsM7134RmbJprse5lqe6mSchrKfPnzm-EPZnFbcBDkinQGFP5Mgrv4nuytFcTX2I1JP/w400-h300/CinderandFriends.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Cinder (Right) with her Scottie "sisters"</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 7px 0in 25px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="d2hqwtrz r227ecj6 gt60zsk1 o9wcebwi" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 4px 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="alzwoclg cqf1kptm siwo0mpr gu5uzgus" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: flex; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="jroqu855 nthtkgg5" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf tb6i94ri gupuyl1y i2onq4tn b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas f5mw3jnl hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.3333; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Catherine: "Happy Birthday, Joyce, from Maggie, Mallory, Magoo and the whole Fields family! We hope you have a (p)awesome day and this next year is full of happiness, good health and many blessings!"</span></span></div><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Judy posted "<span style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lippy Maverick Jones ready to leave Sandy Paws Pet Grooming after his Spa morning."</span></span></span></div><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApfDf_0oyXIrxlE0l4wVk6iwoVHZGBBHAXUMIxzyHnNvrvQkOnTSvcdFc3Nnbd1sjmpPGHn6xMDO9CTKHZd9PfuxpqoWprD22pTpZLjwSY4GUNaUpNwEXrdGa6hbgirgmuzHZfk19Yaih3m1Yw3KEmcLqSayu0eSEqccsdPJzGQdX4Zty8sDRZGl1/s315/Lippy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="156" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApfDf_0oyXIrxlE0l4wVk6iwoVHZGBBHAXUMIxzyHnNvrvQkOnTSvcdFc3Nnbd1sjmpPGHn6xMDO9CTKHZd9PfuxpqoWprD22pTpZLjwSY4GUNaUpNwEXrdGa6hbgirgmuzHZfk19Yaih3m1Yw3KEmcLqSayu0eSEqccsdPJzGQdX4Zty8sDRZGl1/w198-h400/Lippy.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #050505;">Jim sent a photo of Daisy and her new bed and wrote, "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Daisy’s grandma is spoiling her and got her a new bed. She loves it!"</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OFowf9aE16k-uTX52Zqr3_ks60KSi7NSC8AnImfsQ8osdEtfAJV39kyGBf6cIeToG8lLQE8uTpZjS571ghu65AdVPA07-UVhMWnBCDS12ZQkee3JlpyLGiEpuOBKnG3um5lWfjlCuT8vrInDDzoxOstVdzczV2U_9gS3me-W623-RmyVNfnh4JTf/s1280/Daisy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OFowf9aE16k-uTX52Zqr3_ks60KSi7NSC8AnImfsQ8osdEtfAJV39kyGBf6cIeToG8lLQE8uTpZjS571ghu65AdVPA07-UVhMWnBCDS12ZQkee3JlpyLGiEpuOBKnG3um5lWfjlCuT8vrInDDzoxOstVdzczV2U_9gS3me-W623-RmyVNfnh4JTf/w225-h400/Daisy.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: inherit;"><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>Maryann wrote, "<span style="background-color: #f0f2f5; border: 0px; color: #050505; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Minako is the only Lhasa that scoots up beside us, looks at us, then FLOPS her head on us like a person cuddling up. She has a sweet personality!</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoIfJ383iXxBYw46SZnE6eF5DHwObrslUP2CZn3rI2h0xRmcnH-x7oPisqQWJ2oDAA3JP66fBc8-sAJGkr-iRfoZ0AsUIOjywIYsz9VKfTFD53mKz_2DBDsLpup7ZKIfG_REF2iqXGSm1hhB9kWa3d9VuqVxh7HRCM_VU4DRyy87KSLBHcL7UklSm/s275/Minako.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="275" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoIfJ383iXxBYw46SZnE6eF5DHwObrslUP2CZn3rI2h0xRmcnH-x7oPisqQWJ2oDAA3JP66fBc8-sAJGkr-iRfoZ0AsUIOjywIYsz9VKfTFD53mKz_2DBDsLpup7ZKIfG_REF2iqXGSm1hhB9kWa3d9VuqVxh7HRCM_VU4DRyy87KSLBHcL7UklSm/w400-h300/Minako.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kasia sent this photo of Leeloo and her best friend.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVJVWEOG70EjqprimGVBvpxMfY8r4XICrHbg2nmo3lj0lOXZ-vaHquQxGEjb3oRS9832H4fbe58Ig_UON1-4_7j1kvi5EVXulaG-hFoG7ZYFGNoW08uwdFdTB6d13-U2XpY4_2Ay4-QwBBxHkJBKO8Sbw2O5eIkLGckJZvHzpJHlLCN4oI9hQxNRD/s803/leelooand%20best%20friend.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="803" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVJVWEOG70EjqprimGVBvpxMfY8r4XICrHbg2nmo3lj0lOXZ-vaHquQxGEjb3oRS9832H4fbe58Ig_UON1-4_7j1kvi5EVXulaG-hFoG7ZYFGNoW08uwdFdTB6d13-U2XpY4_2Ay4-QwBBxHkJBKO8Sbw2O5eIkLGckJZvHzpJHlLCN4oI9hQxNRD/w400-h325/leelooand%20best%20friend.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Stacey sent this photo of Enzo and Lola. She wrote, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lola is 11 and she’s tiny (10 pounds) but mighty! Lola and Enzo play every morning and she’s usually on top!!"</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoUWpZE8QLM32VNBdjPNrLksbAYRMFgRxhonsGaWInFiba1w5hLEfB021xdXWTSFhiMeagLXRaed7rGVbfBlHovGNcP-hLb6u0ebc2SwX8IQ8wCtjpCIJHz8stz0dgIoyJiNLqgF-bqvs5MiGMHdmCJDmbdW6BhFHQrK1xbA09TstEbSBlPOHJft1/s1024/Enzo&Lola.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyoUWpZE8QLM32VNBdjPNrLksbAYRMFgRxhonsGaWInFiba1w5hLEfB021xdXWTSFhiMeagLXRaed7rGVbfBlHovGNcP-hLb6u0ebc2SwX8IQ8wCtjpCIJHz8stz0dgIoyJiNLqgF-bqvs5MiGMHdmCJDmbdW6BhFHQrK1xbA09TstEbSBlPOHJft1/w300-h400/Enzo&Lola.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enzo on left, Lola on right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jodie sent a video of Bernie (and his blanket) and wrote "He is a joy!"</div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KeUB9Y4inA6kntQlCq3rqY6DhGr4CLDryAmzgeorMXVK0vcxAqhv4SWGF0cevw29mQgTJcmKaE9upxh49Joyu4LR6huI4pOy8O_jyms-RjNY02KALXuNTVAEMznBeWU6zw591SfsVaJRSGEQsbOnchzwcdCMhLsDhvZdrGrZ-xELODcewT-YRgs4/s618/Bernie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="567" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KeUB9Y4inA6kntQlCq3rqY6DhGr4CLDryAmzgeorMXVK0vcxAqhv4SWGF0cevw29mQgTJcmKaE9upxh49Joyu4LR6huI4pOy8O_jyms-RjNY02KALXuNTVAEMznBeWU6zw591SfsVaJRSGEQsbOnchzwcdCMhLsDhvZdrGrZ-xELODcewT-YRgs4/s320/Bernie.png" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruth wrote about Dani: "<span data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She has really grown. I can't believe she is 10 pounds already. She has had 3 hours of one-on-one obedience training at home </span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and we both learned a lot. When this is all over I am going to get her into a class so that she can be around other dogs."</span><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Stephanie sent an update on Auggie: "</span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I hope you & Lynn have been enjoying your summer. I thought I'd let you know that my sweet Auggie is being neutered tomorrow (I'll send you the paperwork when I get it from the vet). He is such a bundle of joy. He still bounces around like a Tigger, loves to play with the other pups, gives lots of kisses, and likes to "bump" you with his nose when he wants your attention. He mastered going up and down the steps - down took alot longer than up; he can now jump up on the couch - so the other dogs can no longer escape him; and he is such a "big boy" that he can do just about everything the other dogs do. When he drinks, he dunks his entire chin in the bowl and proceeds to completely soak the floor, the other dogs, and any human he subsequently greets! haha. He had his first haircut - I really, really didn't want to cut his hair, but the poor fella was so hot that he was spending way too much time laying on the air vents. I've never had a pup with hair so thick - and I've learned to sleep with the ceiling fan on! :) He's so soft and fluffy and just absolutely adorable. My mom guilted me in to having his hair cut for his comfort, but he was still quite fluffy even after the haircut (I told her to cut about half off) and he's about ready for another trip to the groomer to have it done again. The groomer absolutely loves him and he was very well behaved. I would give anything if my hair would grow as thick and fast as Auggie's! Maybe I can transplant some to my head! haha. I thought you might enjoy a few pics from the last month or so. <span data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We absoutely love Auggie and just can't imagine our lives without him. Thank you for blessing us with him!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Good luck with all of your upcoming shows and seminars!</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span><br /></div></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">She sent so many super cute pictures that it was difficult to choose, but I chose these two.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cDOfnRxfmpFJAT5x1udtHZMhX4Ykc-8OlobEnZF30rctTROMn6t0zKF2RnlBITc1UHhuzXyfxobRFUBuN12BEz6muttDGPsWSTefQTW4tB5zUtFI8KvkAunt2b4B_yjI16c-max5lEgTHTiEXnGPsMq_QqmLVgDee0FatQ7p7xgKD9T9QaqIWWvh/s1280/Auggie1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cDOfnRxfmpFJAT5x1udtHZMhX4Ykc-8OlobEnZF30rctTROMn6t0zKF2RnlBITc1UHhuzXyfxobRFUBuN12BEz6muttDGPsWSTefQTW4tB5zUtFI8KvkAunt2b4B_yjI16c-max5lEgTHTiEXnGPsMq_QqmLVgDee0FatQ7p7xgKD9T9QaqIWWvh/w300-h400/Auggie1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>Look closely at this one! how did he manage to do that?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixM45whF-stUk96zJ85sRCclhkYqDQeDW806qq78EJ74Arfe2UeskL358xepEjwPLe62CzpFM204eA5UPR98R2XF3wUulgiXeN1i0u9i7y85NtkPS6oXR_i0TtwwP7Zs_wr_CZTHmi6kxeNrdbmhrHdBOn13y6U8ul8dGwSHHYShbJH0DrIPMbKmO6/s1280/Auggie2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixM45whF-stUk96zJ85sRCclhkYqDQeDW806qq78EJ74Arfe2UeskL358xepEjwPLe62CzpFM204eA5UPR98R2XF3wUulgiXeN1i0u9i7y85NtkPS6oXR_i0TtwwP7Zs_wr_CZTHmi6kxeNrdbmhrHdBOn13y6U8ul8dGwSHHYShbJH0DrIPMbKmO6/w400-h300/Auggie2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mickey posted, "Biddy-Boo aka Bad-Biddy-Boo turned 6 years old today. She chews on this bone every bedtime & still hasn't needed her teeth cleaned. It wasn't a perfect day because she went to the groomer."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ubGmvWBPT6mZT1o0hLX6ePGewa8puSR5aobAdppEWiA83mCTzl9-SDULo6MBfb0eQQo2zGZ6AdeZW_qG20Yl9IwTZeUt2D0sTfOmewnNHtfcyD1rjMRZ8XYw2JFpMhSdOPvCAJSJ8EAdrRqjyyOnZjVhFuNY7yy6Puhya-97M0se2eRxfaDZdy5j/s748/Biddy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="748" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ubGmvWBPT6mZT1o0hLX6ePGewa8puSR5aobAdppEWiA83mCTzl9-SDULo6MBfb0eQQo2zGZ6AdeZW_qG20Yl9IwTZeUt2D0sTfOmewnNHtfcyD1rjMRZ8XYw2JFpMhSdOPvCAJSJ8EAdrRqjyyOnZjVhFuNY7yy6Puhya-97M0se2eRxfaDZdy5j/w400-h355/Biddy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #050505; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here is Gwen's Mozart</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeFBTh2joAn367b98PRSWjP7SqZ3-paKUqz1i2Syv7EJ-teIi9AZT3DRs9wX7ven4D87xRKvIooSQdYDgfeJYneRPNsUPdQhk2hpSSgJ1BHUcMvQz7w57a1q8odvREV8Cs8liYVmZXTLFfnBKF5NEL4D8BoN44H02sCvK0WDHqoAd1ndJAlF_iCl8/s1124/Mosart%20Mop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeFBTh2joAn367b98PRSWjP7SqZ3-paKUqz1i2Syv7EJ-teIi9AZT3DRs9wX7ven4D87xRKvIooSQdYDgfeJYneRPNsUPdQhk2hpSSgJ1BHUcMvQz7w57a1q8odvREV8Cs8liYVmZXTLFfnBKF5NEL4D8BoN44H02sCvK0WDHqoAd1ndJAlF_iCl8/w300-h400/Mosart%20Mop.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Pam and Paul's Lil 1 and Josie<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrf_rpwbFVMa81KKToHx6kEfiCzPqIUWjMT6VT1LOAvTcwzrijVKkFjke3eKqRN_FzS71ieXAmUbtJTcYT7O6k3ZYop7hX1aG3huDRt1KloWww176_0ejOWmdKvQNg0k93cSlJ9PjhDc0YOZf5zrgrQ-YSjtyreCqPleGENfsS8Yzy5X-utyt1EOE8/s1080/Lil%201%20and%20Josie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrf_rpwbFVMa81KKToHx6kEfiCzPqIUWjMT6VT1LOAvTcwzrijVKkFjke3eKqRN_FzS71ieXAmUbtJTcYT7O6k3ZYop7hX1aG3huDRt1KloWww176_0ejOWmdKvQNg0k93cSlJ9PjhDc0YOZf5zrgrQ-YSjtyreCqPleGENfsS8Yzy5X-utyt1EOE8/w400-h300/Lil%201%20and%20Josie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div>Little Minnie went to her new home last Sunday. Her new owners had a Lhasa from us previously (Hilo). He recently passed away. Here is a photo of Hilo (Left) in his bed and Minnie (Right) cuddled in the same bed.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ui_Kjoq3s8luv0KxuX27RezhrGgxsqkEo4chFBVXnOkN1Rh1OGZCLMAwi0Tf0LSDa65yVkfiJs4njsGT-WxSmWNEfHeblXLVFph6nwD_dEC2q8VBuD5iDVAHR38KC3tDY3kA9guCPWP9R1maOJczssnBiKrfxZRUpsKg7ISB-mQzqi9p6UKBz8tn/s959/Hilo%20Minnie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="446" data-original-width="959" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ui_Kjoq3s8luv0KxuX27RezhrGgxsqkEo4chFBVXnOkN1Rh1OGZCLMAwi0Tf0LSDa65yVkfiJs4njsGT-WxSmWNEfHeblXLVFph6nwD_dEC2q8VBuD5iDVAHR38KC3tDY3kA9guCPWP9R1maOJczssnBiKrfxZRUpsKg7ISB-mQzqi9p6UKBz8tn/w400-h186/Hilo%20Minnie.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>And this is Minnie with her new owner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vDzkphgoBZualLGhICvNqPG50HFZAC4yNXbsM5NXnEX83ZKhl2G4JOu-SByVm_rhvEDZHBJG2M4rSeJM5S2U3CIhp9IYIwX2JaHn13a3LQdzIrhBE4vQmYih2rObgGUYVPJoRyXTsr6MlbRMpxgIUPgGBN2XEGo66BXBof9oochZaqo88vTN92RO/s1920/Minnie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vDzkphgoBZualLGhICvNqPG50HFZAC4yNXbsM5NXnEX83ZKhl2G4JOu-SByVm_rhvEDZHBJG2M4rSeJM5S2U3CIhp9IYIwX2JaHn13a3LQdzIrhBE4vQmYih2rObgGUYVPJoRyXTsr6MlbRMpxgIUPgGBN2XEGo66BXBof9oochZaqo88vTN92RO/w225-h400/Minnie.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Ty wrote, "</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mommy needs to read for mental health hygiene. Starting today: "</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbZlLSnpXQdN32B59ytSjx6RfFtWqJX7fvg0KhZtKqUUjObUakd7MDgZHC3mjPbqsgx8MwXUhCK2jl0YUvyLg-mMjLBpb3xGqyTUyIsFJRfzMtUupqZ-1LTSkr-ooVlfVWav0YOh38QGbJ4KzUazQNPQlKb0EvsWNwUxJI-onrbnSMVN4CuFXa4TJ/s1280/TY%20and%20Lynns%20books.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbZlLSnpXQdN32B59ytSjx6RfFtWqJX7fvg0KhZtKqUUjObUakd7MDgZHC3mjPbqsgx8MwXUhCK2jl0YUvyLg-mMjLBpb3xGqyTUyIsFJRfzMtUupqZ-1LTSkr-ooVlfVWav0YOh38QGbJ4KzUazQNPQlKb0EvsWNwUxJI-onrbnSMVN4CuFXa4TJ/s320/TY%20and%20Lynns%20books.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ty with Lynn's first 3 books</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nanda read my husband's novel, <i>Havana Brown</i>, and sent me this review: "<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Delicious! I started reading around 8:40PM last night and read right through to 3:30AM until I had devoured every single and absolutely wonderful last drop. It’s very fast moving and very easy to get quickly lost in. I am glad this is the start of the series, because I want more. I was so happy when Ann Meyer came from the hallway carrying a Lhasa Apso Puppy in her arms! And when Joe and Sam accidently met Michael Fleming (David Burton) at Maria Martinez’s funeral, I had to stop to get a glass of water because my heart was beating too fast. At that point I was convinced that Lynn was trying to kill me. I got attached to Carl, Monte and Anita and I cannot believe that they died. I also cannot believe this is not on Netflix yet. I am planning on starting Rose’s Thorn tonight." </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">About <i>Rose's Thorn</i>, she wrote. "<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">OMG. Loved it! Even better. My poor heart rate! From the time Joe and Destiny found Melissa Kinkaid’s car to her exhilarating rescue I probably lost 500 calories. No need to go to the gym tonight. How adorable is Deputy Will Tucker? Joe’s marriage counseling “session” with Dwayne Greene…AMAZING. I cannot stop thinking about Sheriff Pollock’s wife (Georgia). I feel so bad she has pancreatic cancer and lost her husband. I get attached. I have issues. I will start Corrupted Souls tonight. What else can possibly happen?????"</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Time for a commercial (because I want everyone to read Lynn's books!). </b></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So far three books have been published. The first, <i>Rose's Thorn</i>, started out as a screen play. (Lynn has been writing plays since I met him during our college days and has won awards for many of them.) I read the screenplay and commented that it would make a good novel and suggested he should turn it into a novel. After much thought, he did. He has no agent so was fortunate indeed that he found a publisher (Level Best Books) and was given a contract for three books, which has now extended to five. <span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The series features a Chicago homicide detective, Joe Erickson.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(My role is to read and edit, read and edit...)</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The second book, <i>Havana Brown</i>, is a prequel to the first. The third, <i>Corrupted Souls</i>, won<span style="border: 0px; color: #0f1111; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> a Literary Titan Gold Book Award in May of this year, shortly following its publication</span>. All have received great reviews and high praise from readers and reviewers alike. <span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">YouTube has a promo video for Corrupted Souls at <a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbRB4XPg5qQ" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbRB4XPg5qQ</a></span></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The fourth book, <i>One of Our Own</i>, is supposed to be published in the spring. Lynn is currently working on a fifth in the series. Author is Lynn-Steven Johanson and the books are available from Amazon in soft cover and Kindle forms. Amazon, of course, offers reviews of each book. Your local bookstore can also order them, as can libraries.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">End of commercial! </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Training Information</b></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One common complaint of puppy owners is puppy biting. Often after new owners pick up their puppy and send me n update, two things are usually mentioned: how the potty training is coming along and how do we stop the puppy from biting. I always suggest they read <a href="http://http://www.canismajor.com/dog/bite2.html" target="_blank">"</a></span></span><span color="inherit" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: -webkit-center;"><a href="http://http://www.canismajor.com/dog/bite2.html" target="_blank">Angel days and devil days: teaching bite inhibition to puppies,</a>" by Vicky DeGray.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">YouTube has many puppy training videos. Here is one of them: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfcxapE9DHQ">How to Stop Puppy biting in Seconds</a>. It offers some good ideas about what to do.</span></span></div><br /><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks for taking time to read the blog -- and special thanks to those who sent texts, emails, and photos. I enjoy them all.</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSk93Hy_wPGK76r_ExwaojRgHEaZfCgUHGjzsbsevcEzTtOw-lGok756sDMDXWh3C4JSo-azbsC4nR1ZK6rdLSbadUEYsN0IEj9SKARrxpdcxs1g8s-v08fcorDKRKHvxW2eIqn7DgWUqB2CgkSUWSqWUHAtsaNPtVFNqgUj1YejV1SsvR_NLHD-n7/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSk93Hy_wPGK76r_ExwaojRgHEaZfCgUHGjzsbsevcEzTtOw-lGok756sDMDXWh3C4JSo-azbsC4nR1ZK6rdLSbadUEYsN0IEj9SKARrxpdcxs1g8s-v08fcorDKRKHvxW2eIqn7DgWUqB2CgkSUWSqWUHAtsaNPtVFNqgUj1YejV1SsvR_NLHD-n7/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Joyce<br /><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: inherit;"><br /></div></span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-73185897979735087122022-07-29T09:24:00.004-07:002022-07-29T09:24:54.294-07:00ALMOST AUGUST<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_eUm5moepjh3UYV3phtGEZbujCG6XeQ4WETBnL_fKnzeAZHtRW97vBgVIAua1syNolz9Pu2I7YscLPFgnC5P1-emvXqFrq_4Q1mJgPNOAfpj9UZVadmbZTvO8gITk6rH4N3nEwWfOKpBSF5y7PKVc-FZ8ibhlkpmxnBO-gFCRHwU954Od_OKLO1b/s486/August.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="486" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_eUm5moepjh3UYV3phtGEZbujCG6XeQ4WETBnL_fKnzeAZHtRW97vBgVIAua1syNolz9Pu2I7YscLPFgnC5P1-emvXqFrq_4Q1mJgPNOAfpj9UZVadmbZTvO8gITk6rH4N3nEwWfOKpBSF5y7PKVc-FZ8ibhlkpmxnBO-gFCRHwU954Od_OKLO1b/w400-h238/August.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> I have always thought of August as "my month," evidently because it is my birthday month. I like being a Leo. Why? Well, first of all I have no choice so I might as well like it! But look at all the great things they say about Leos: <span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000;">Compassion and big-heartedness, consciousness, drive, and natural leadership</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> are the four main characteristics of the Leo personality. Leos are known for their generosity of time, energy, respect, and money. </span>There's some negative stuff too, but we won't go into that here...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I realize August is not quite here, but I was up most of the night with Winter who was acting as if she was going to have her puppy (yes, singular), but she did not, so I am sitting in my home office, which frequently, as now, doubles as a whelping room and nursery. Anyway, I decided to write the blog while I wait and keep an eye on Winter.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiKHS2S7WtHS6tIsld8-s48dDkNkby1JfgD7oOxz7pHSQP5b1TP5jA0d4E0a1Nvi5aZpJ5B-StK9KyCvTeOBscwmvBxrKue8jsE1CpNaQZgi7SMaKcxpqFTtOh-7NEEcuYw7ncLB5siccaPuoIFHo840QfYEnOKs6HWcTKEKvmc7J4zXa0_N8ph6C/s1567/WinterCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1567" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdiKHS2S7WtHS6tIsld8-s48dDkNkby1JfgD7oOxz7pHSQP5b1TP5jA0d4E0a1Nvi5aZpJ5B-StK9KyCvTeOBscwmvBxrKue8jsE1CpNaQZgi7SMaKcxpqFTtOh-7NEEcuYw7ncLB5siccaPuoIFHo840QfYEnOKs6HWcTKEKvmc7J4zXa0_N8ph6C/w400-h294/WinterCopy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Winter on the day she earned her championship</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If all goes as planned, our next litter will be born at the end of September. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was recently surprised and very humbled when the </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ALAC Online July issue came and, as I was browsing through it, I noticed a 2-page ad from ALAC members who evidently wanted to be anonymous. They were congratulating me for my years of owning, showing, breeding, and promoting/preserving Lhasas. That was a super gesture and, whoever you are, thanks for doing that. It was just the lift I needed that day! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Notes and Photos From Others</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lynne and Robert sent birthday pictures of Amie celebrating her 6th birthday and wrote, "<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here’s the star of our show! We all celebrated her birthday yesterday with no rain or thunder….which was a miracle considering the amazing monsoon season we’ve been having in New Mexico…..she was happy😍 Thank you, thank you, thank you for this wonderful little character! She gets more beautiful & lovely with each passing year….love her to pieces💕🐾</span></span></div><p></p><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1O-OdJQdnPZMIOxGhn4-ZH3Oax4yqYq0YG5uWg3ibURknOS0x6i9g3hTXkPZyV5VGD_6iRsHWUyzK5HqIQXjZXdaZ-XcX0hYY9ocIlUKnEJDKqqW-man8C-hs1-g1D_Lm-KXEIW_jZL5So-2obebrgjmwYVBxANvzgOHNs7yxmrbdzyx_IADqs98N/s1137/Amie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1O-OdJQdnPZMIOxGhn4-ZH3Oax4yqYq0YG5uWg3ibURknOS0x6i9g3hTXkPZyV5VGD_6iRsHWUyzK5HqIQXjZXdaZ-XcX0hYY9ocIlUKnEJDKqqW-man8C-hs1-g1D_Lm-KXEIW_jZL5So-2obebrgjmwYVBxANvzgOHNs7yxmrbdzyx_IADqs98N/w216-h400/Amie.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWTUhKFoHVLGVTnuJjBnkfdadpOMXYe2jLlEEAbtvzVL7n9wsoNShUqW6Kq4Yfzj4X_8QHWDDDm8vwQD4SmSTMmNgg5Gn7uMdUR3tau0Qog1pFkvvaybn2VROKQU478VcRvm5cxXcFAMOtjIDbTZpQy-fPLbfPYvHv5sqVx-wsLj3fNlXksXq7WqV/s1280/Amie2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="959" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWTUhKFoHVLGVTnuJjBnkfdadpOMXYe2jLlEEAbtvzVL7n9wsoNShUqW6Kq4Yfzj4X_8QHWDDDm8vwQD4SmSTMmNgg5Gn7uMdUR3tau0Qog1pFkvvaybn2VROKQU478VcRvm5cxXcFAMOtjIDbTZpQy-fPLbfPYvHv5sqVx-wsLj3fNlXksXq7WqV/s320/Amie2.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mary R sent pictures of Rafe and Belle and wrote, "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Attached individual pics of the dogs.The first, Rafe with his favorite toy in front, Sloth. Behind sloth is his next favorite, no arm turkey. We call NAT. The next is Miss Belle. Every groom, I think of cutting her coat down to be easier. I don’t think short hair dos are always the easiest. I just can’t cut her locks off. I can trim her coat shorter so she doesn’t trip, band the mouth so she doesn’t swallow coat, just can’t cut it down.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrpd6pLDoHNjimR3o9mJE7XCoK0DgJcr2welog4lkdB-MmE_Mu0IYrunnIe-dq5iNlSdA7T-ur4SMlfvfU50KtMvqgK846gFBBFCbx80uqo-FPHu2SkdmGpR8TxWRrT_FiRJAypRcnWMoRaxpiajgP4GGlx0Lt7LZdMheDgFRKZHQ9IfPwejhpCHd/s1000/rafe%20with%20fav%20toy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1000" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrpd6pLDoHNjimR3o9mJE7XCoK0DgJcr2welog4lkdB-MmE_Mu0IYrunnIe-dq5iNlSdA7T-ur4SMlfvfU50KtMvqgK846gFBBFCbx80uqo-FPHu2SkdmGpR8TxWRrT_FiRJAypRcnWMoRaxpiajgP4GGlx0Lt7LZdMheDgFRKZHQ9IfPwejhpCHd/w400-h329/rafe%20with%20fav%20toy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPR9AGRyeBGJ3b9Ckz3XimT4zkD_HO85sKAbFJw4EQCBERqoDEJoUGn19vPWi5jTg29NGLj5KviRStQgL0fkvaahAnWQpLXObu0FlltpB4vX8om-G5EJ1s4CAH_LtxwNsQs6azhpa5lfubUc6Mw8S-D_HDZVKfeAjIzwChuxYhY5_XSZPdZP8f9kU/s981/Belle.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPR9AGRyeBGJ3b9Ckz3XimT4zkD_HO85sKAbFJw4EQCBERqoDEJoUGn19vPWi5jTg29NGLj5KviRStQgL0fkvaahAnWQpLXObu0FlltpB4vX8om-G5EJ1s4CAH_LtxwNsQs6azhpa5lfubUc6Mw8S-D_HDZVKfeAjIzwChuxYhY5_XSZPdZP8f9kU/w326-h400/Belle.jpeg" width="326" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Debbie wrote about Sparkles: "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is adorable and amazing. She is such a sweetie. Walks well on leash, good with the grandkids and LOVES to cuddle. Good eater but has nice body proportions and beautiful coat. Very friendly little dog. Thanks so much for making it possible."</span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Priscilla about Trixie: "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She and Ozzie are getting along well—they play well together, are becoming great pals and I am glad that he is here for her (she loves to play!) and she is here for him (he loves her company)."</span><b> </b></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Raquel posted a photo of Hilo. He has such a sweet face.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8btT_mP2He7RlIeMBkj4EMFQVkCl92zfy83D2jsFVIxb7ojBWgfEXdgbApoexf3ZMAtXJwdoezAMV-57yf287mXwdvGcz6CwQXhysVKcWQUeuBa7wp7f5toAOY5JUfFjj5wu8YB8XP5Av0HHWvjrdCPNDacbUs_COQh5OrI-lu1lJm7a8QIVrz64/s515/Hilo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="515" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8btT_mP2He7RlIeMBkj4EMFQVkCl92zfy83D2jsFVIxb7ojBWgfEXdgbApoexf3ZMAtXJwdoezAMV-57yf287mXwdvGcz6CwQXhysVKcWQUeuBa7wp7f5toAOY5JUfFjj5wu8YB8XP5Av0HHWvjrdCPNDacbUs_COQh5OrI-lu1lJm7a8QIVrz64/s320/Hilo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Molly Anne wrote about Luna, "</span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">You may add a CGC to Luna’s CH. Needless to say, she made it easy. </span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">The original plan was to do therapy work, but post-covid there is no group here, and only one TDI evaluator in the state, and she is unavailable until November. Luna has already experienced what they test for (plus small neighborhood children) so I anticipate it should go well.</span></span></div></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> As you have probably seen on the news our summer is turning especially hot and humid this year- fit only for “mad dogs and Englishmen”. Every other morning I get up at 6 , and “breakfast” is peanut butter with Benadryl. By 6:45 we are on a trail walk lasting about 45 min to an hour. When Luna stops and sits down she is telling me it’s time go back to the car. Predictably, it is the humidity which is hard on her. The rest of the day is spent quietly in the house (thank goodness for A/C), except for quick “necessary “ trips outside: I carry her where the asphalt is too hot. Our car excursions are limited, even tho she has iced water, a frozen chill mat under the pad, and a fan in her crate. </div><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> She prefers evenings with television, when she lounges across my lap. Dog TV did not impress her one iota. Looking back, it is amazing to realize she will be 8 in October!"</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Sally wrote: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Today marks the one year anniversary of me adding Jaxon to my home. He is just the best puppy! He makes me laugh every day as he loves to play all the time. He and Ginger are pals although there are still those times.... but that's ok she has to remain #1.😂. So a few pictures.... the one of Ginger and Bob shows how much those two love each other. The one of Jaxon laying on the grooming table, do you think his hair will stay that way? It's so puffy! He looks like a bear😄 He isn't fat he's nice and lean but he's a big guy. I really enjoyed your blog and Pearl is so pretty, I love her eyes."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6tdwXwMA6l_6HPR0tUfCVGW7jLtqjCsbU5uTqdrdSFDpR-iZyIq4L0FPVUuZgoxht1e6Kbj__hoR8cLUB4QUGmnG2D_p-aDOSjZC78hypOooWWK9c6gSDYtBoLA9CEU6xbccGlSHgkNlkjoRMMzt04eGIrnkHg7-Su-iDiJxck7WBnExcH_cgjUN/s960/Jaxon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6tdwXwMA6l_6HPR0tUfCVGW7jLtqjCsbU5uTqdrdSFDpR-iZyIq4L0FPVUuZgoxht1e6Kbj__hoR8cLUB4QUGmnG2D_p-aDOSjZC78hypOooWWK9c6gSDYtBoLA9CEU6xbccGlSHgkNlkjoRMMzt04eGIrnkHg7-Su-iDiJxck7WBnExcH_cgjUN/w400-h300/Jaxon.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl8o65zlptowoWNhMpp_E1fxJKw4qp_kXKMXhUqFdMOn5gcNriD0crkTVKR08kpt41Pmmiq-rPuzGAbq_bc_bBrJDvCSYd1VsrB3RFNAxfmyUoW8pjovdA5ec9VVNri4Ye3VDcdcM281dc7D2gJlt2SUvH5HBovkGvcol4U_hJsYM7RoRUT-fu8B5/s1280/Ginger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl8o65zlptowoWNhMpp_E1fxJKw4qp_kXKMXhUqFdMOn5gcNriD0crkTVKR08kpt41Pmmiq-rPuzGAbq_bc_bBrJDvCSYd1VsrB3RFNAxfmyUoW8pjovdA5ec9VVNri4Ye3VDcdcM281dc7D2gJlt2SUvH5HBovkGvcol4U_hJsYM7RoRUT-fu8B5/w300-h400/Ginger.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy G wrote this about TY: "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ty earned his first leg in Novice Rally last night. I am so proud of him!!. He started in rally in January so he has come a long way. He is very proud of himself. He knows he did well. I have registered him at UKC also. Their trials are only 45 minutes away, and the group has many people working to keep it afloat. He will start there in November. They have a trial in the middle of August, but his down isn't perfect yet. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Little miss queen, Nyx, should be ready for agility in late fall. She is the boss now. The boys don't care so that's good."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">From Michele P about her Trinket: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Just thought you might enjoy seeing some very recent photos of Trinket, fresh out of the groom shop. This is the first Summer that we have been able to keep the coat long which is a mighty challenge. Apparently with age (3 yrs. old as of March) her colors seem to change to more of a golden hue. I know you had mentioned those Labradoodle dogs (non pedigreed). Evidently, people are buying those dogs in my area and definitely overpaying. The groom shop that I patronize is also seeing an upsurge and quite honestly the shop doesn’t want to take them in for grooming. The coat is basically difficult and most people don’t do the required grooming at home. In addition to that the groomers claim that those dogs lack manners on the grooming table and can be quite difficult. Trinket was groomed at an early age like you suggested and is well adjusted to grooming. She is such an amazing pet and seems to be able to understand everything you say to her. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Also, Chris Christianson has a wonderful selection of Butter combs for drop coats. I recently invested in their most recent comb which is a heavy, weighted metal, wide double toothed comb. This comb pulls through the tangles effortlessly without tearing the coat. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">I enjoy reading your blog and seeing the photos of those gorgeous puppies. Hope you have a wonderful Summer."</span></span></div></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkbvTebVeOpBctZkQAw1EMDsdlYPT4kxMbvzARVZQc-FtMrfXJVXoqevLWyYdd77DUVtHao9GxsGec8sommrWJtUKL0TFIoIMEXOLvNT1a2BUiek3XwEa3hNKOQhzqb638tsrgnlugcIpJBqcxi2wzV5bmDpdTfr3gQLDT81UMTdGSnGhGzWO09S/s320/Trinket2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJkbvTebVeOpBctZkQAw1EMDsdlYPT4kxMbvzARVZQc-FtMrfXJVXoqevLWyYdd77DUVtHao9GxsGec8sommrWJtUKL0TFIoIMEXOLvNT1a2BUiek3XwEa3hNKOQhzqb638tsrgnlugcIpJBqcxi2wzV5bmDpdTfr3gQLDT81UMTdGSnGhGzWO09S/s1600/Trinket2.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3q6XeekKS81H8d50JaGoh50P0ZDQ3e-C-AODPOsuBmmu59aTs5W_GXpBnmnXuBtWs_rkzQBl-TkQqWCARzMqJHUaS2M2hr8uMaKs2TShXe8Tx1TGP10_1LRWaMP6Wt3-S-Fs6DcJlSYJFyLBq6eMYXjZZFRVFvcQhuWINwgpr0_tbpD1VPVrGPGA/s320/Trinket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3q6XeekKS81H8d50JaGoh50P0ZDQ3e-C-AODPOsuBmmu59aTs5W_GXpBnmnXuBtWs_rkzQBl-TkQqWCARzMqJHUaS2M2hr8uMaKs2TShXe8Tx1TGP10_1LRWaMP6Wt3-S-Fs6DcJlSYJFyLBq6eMYXjZZFRVFvcQhuWINwgpr0_tbpD1VPVrGPGA/s1600/Trinket.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Ruth wrote about Dani: "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;">She is still a bundle of energy but is getting sweeter and more loving."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNsGGMqr2_6lHfCiKwusp2K8fCc5upECd7zKNk9X_9xsx-_5lsL06knACRZ-XL69olFQl4uLHOhO_s3z3zgg-x8SPsXUArrWxyFg9AfuZZ3CU7MKBEy28_gAt35FGYhW_5OLCEH1rflQc_BDCnKTP6yVHsp5rRNzoO_43I-TN0cnSjut27u5z-Xvh/s675/Dani.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="675" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNsGGMqr2_6lHfCiKwusp2K8fCc5upECd7zKNk9X_9xsx-_5lsL06knACRZ-XL69olFQl4uLHOhO_s3z3zgg-x8SPsXUArrWxyFg9AfuZZ3CU7MKBEy28_gAt35FGYhW_5OLCEH1rflQc_BDCnKTP6yVHsp5rRNzoO_43I-TN0cnSjut27u5z-Xvh/s320/Dani.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Paula sent this photo of Eleanor:</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTZUeLjOoazJUSh52FC5utik1NCkfIkrwu4F4zqpZ06MuhNWjPFegjk5HexP1tfI1asTOwb3o65vCPgsjEndDT9xCXDLgutibX-Kgdzuqf9ZBxUJVw-aa1xCnMspIaPMyeIiI-NT8d9W86Bn2-P6xxyvbRkb18RcqOQBV_bGUO_gzk5d_9tuBO-0p/s432/Eleanor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="432" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTZUeLjOoazJUSh52FC5utik1NCkfIkrwu4F4zqpZ06MuhNWjPFegjk5HexP1tfI1asTOwb3o65vCPgsjEndDT9xCXDLgutibX-Kgdzuqf9ZBxUJVw-aa1xCnMspIaPMyeIiI-NT8d9W86Bn2-P6xxyvbRkb18RcqOQBV_bGUO_gzk5d_9tuBO-0p/s320/Eleanor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />And here are pictures of Gwen's Mozart:</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS7z1wo9tn6_OeRKUJ3MmY64OhSEuxJvyoEj3CDN4LM8WfOITa6uzdw2HNjp9kMCCzdid1QIVNC1FC5RAzTKbsxw3z5uEM8FLf82tf1y1UHVVQJfKmGDmRrIgTvg9M2cp-nRT17KD8fi538wHwFnogcdfFMS3hIXNj2CyKB3DwvAJh5evBlKaJ-WC/s506/Mozart1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="506" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS7z1wo9tn6_OeRKUJ3MmY64OhSEuxJvyoEj3CDN4LM8WfOITa6uzdw2HNjp9kMCCzdid1QIVNC1FC5RAzTKbsxw3z5uEM8FLf82tf1y1UHVVQJfKmGDmRrIgTvg9M2cp-nRT17KD8fi538wHwFnogcdfFMS3hIXNj2CyKB3DwvAJh5evBlKaJ-WC/s320/Mozart1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gsmuh0z3sqpggL1D3puNEfjHb1jhhu5z8nOgokQDpTR_43GTRnKymVZrGDbjXpmvssm-_q2yfuALQyfvI6t6NkiDQ4TjjkM2tStImKvRJ1zgKulgg74fnq6KEZoct-74byAQymuOrU7MWgq6uvvXBSkq6pCVHMBeRdWMLdT025nVF_0H891lT-uc/s1188/Mozart3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gsmuh0z3sqpggL1D3puNEfjHb1jhhu5z8nOgokQDpTR_43GTRnKymVZrGDbjXpmvssm-_q2yfuALQyfvI6t6NkiDQ4TjjkM2tStImKvRJ1zgKulgg74fnq6KEZoct-74byAQymuOrU7MWgq6uvvXBSkq6pCVHMBeRdWMLdT025nVF_0H891lT-uc/s320/Mozart3.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />Thanks to all who took time out of your daily lives to write and to send/post photos of your Joyslyn's Lhasas. I enjoy reading about them and seeing how they have grown. Readers also tell me they look forward to seeing the photos and reading about their own Lhasa's relatives.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Other Stuff</b></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Michele mentioned the Butter comb. If you are interested, here is a link. </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://chrischristensen.com/buttercombs">https://chrischristensen.com/buttercombs</a>/</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And AKC has this helpful information:<a href="https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/emergencies-first-aid/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=20220721_nibble_health&utm_content=Final&utm_term=Nibble_Health_Send_List" style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" target="_blank">Medical Emergency Care Tips for Your Dog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From the Lhasa Apso Standard:</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white;"><span lang="EN" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Head: <i>Expression - </i></span></b><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alert, thoughtful, intelligent. Heavy head furnishings enhance the proper Lhasa expression with good fall over eyes, good whiskers, and beard. Full depth of dark pigmentation on eye rims and lips is essential to achieve the desired softness of expression. <b><i>Eyes </i>- </b>Dark brown, almond shaped. Round full eyes and very small sunken eyes are undesirable. <b><i>Ears </i>- </b>Pendant, set slightly above eye level and carried close to the cheeks, heavily feathered. <b><i>Skull </i>- </b>Narrow, falling away behind the eyes in a marked degree, not quite flat, but not domed or apple-shaped. <b><i>Stop </i>- </b>Moderate. <b><i>Muzzle </i>- </b>Straight foreface of fair length with the length from tip of nose to eye to be roughly one-third the total length from nose to back of skull. A square muzzle is objectionable. <b><i>Nose </i>– </b>Black. <b><i>Bite </i>- </b>The preferred bite is either level or slightly undershot.”</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That's It For Now! Enjoy the rest of your July and have a great August! </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUu3_P4i5mBDLrf0pFnbuM9Rw3jTQI8MqSkAwuEPYO02K2kI-H34zYkhv5VHsV-bHkT65sFIJuLHYsrIIbY2zRHfrl06fPc--GfEdTzErW7XsNX6Nw0STWpZ65h2KaX61F3LtzrfTQx5xnAmmA59xZYiyBHtWWWVHPYzDh9ltc0m8NAlX-p02A47r/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUu3_P4i5mBDLrf0pFnbuM9Rw3jTQI8MqSkAwuEPYO02K2kI-H34zYkhv5VHsV-bHkT65sFIJuLHYsrIIbY2zRHfrl06fPc--GfEdTzErW7XsNX6Nw0STWpZ65h2KaX61F3LtzrfTQx5xnAmmA59xZYiyBHtWWWVHPYzDh9ltc0m8NAlX-p02A47r/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Joyce</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">P.S. I was hoping the puppy would be born before I finished this post so I could tell you if we had a male or female. No such luck!<br /><span lang="EN" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-84770975116497590212022-07-04T09:28:00.000-07:002022-07-04T09:28:03.637-07:00It's Summertime and the Living Is...HOT!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3__8Qtoa_oYawd5mU_T0snSrljvkGnMwJEY6Jd7B-24JGCPWBNU9FkYAttxC_K_1Rk9mNMHB89MnMsvbIrOq43tXSnput-GlzjHW8xC3HQmVYSTFQ46uIxN-QqzveBqcm0bO1LDcF38zhFirYzckW8KD-mdI5sKamGThhwa0fieRPseTvAG-sTiL/s366/july.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="366" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3__8Qtoa_oYawd5mU_T0snSrljvkGnMwJEY6Jd7B-24JGCPWBNU9FkYAttxC_K_1Rk9mNMHB89MnMsvbIrOq43tXSnput-GlzjHW8xC3HQmVYSTFQ46uIxN-QqzveBqcm0bO1LDcF38zhFirYzckW8KD-mdI5sKamGThhwa0fieRPseTvAG-sTiL/s320/july.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;">“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.” ~ Erma Bombeck</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All of our puppies are now in new homes, except little Minnie. She is now up to 4 lbs. and is doing well. She has a vet appointment coming soon and if she passes all the health tests will be leaving for a new home in August or September.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Speaking of puppies, I know a number of you are waiting for word of new litters. We did have an accidental (unplanned for) breeding that, according to the ultrasound, resulted in one puppy. Otherwise, we have 2 breedings planned for late summer/early fall which should give us puppies available by the end of the year or beginning of 2023. I know many are waiting for puppies, but I cannot hurry the process!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As I wrote in June, the dog showing this year has been a disappointment. The majority of shows Pearl and I have attended have been just us, basically expensive practice sessions. This past weekend we were in West Bend, WI. The Greater Milwaukee Lhasa Apso Club hosted a designated specialty there as part of the Kettle Moraine dog show. There was a nice Lhasa entry for a change! We had a chance at some points. But no luck getting them! Pearl showed okay - not super well, but not terrible! She was awarded Reserve Winners Bitch on Saturday. And, being the only puppy entered was automatically awarded Best Puppy. Here is a photo of her and her Reserve ribbon by a fountain in one of the show buildings.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlDNzEtVZ2xr38F8kjQeNmbFYzgculRFVm7ZZC8sZ9RtkvfJQ9CHV3XfdKHhcZA0QMgU7iBxxCoRYlAF6Gu6rbaBpNjiDyH6Z6mO3IF-4cqcHPZ_aAaZz7dh2tuJ4c6hy6RWyE2bvdgeCTUikuRbK7n8E9zIgesE3lZtUHb7mdcrOxeRnKdN6vpod/s471/Pearl%20RWB1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="370" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlDNzEtVZ2xr38F8kjQeNmbFYzgculRFVm7ZZC8sZ9RtkvfJQ9CHV3XfdKHhcZA0QMgU7iBxxCoRYlAF6Gu6rbaBpNjiDyH6Z6mO3IF-4cqcHPZ_aAaZz7dh2tuJ4c6hy6RWyE2bvdgeCTUikuRbK7n8E9zIgesE3lZtUHb7mdcrOxeRnKdN6vpod/w314-h400/Pearl%20RWB1.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For as much as the dogs and I travel, I am always grateful for safe homecomings. We have been very fortunate in the past and I hope that good fortune continues. Yesterday as I was coming home, we were almost involved in an accident. Thank goodness my guardian angel was on duty! I was driving in the left lane on an expressway, just passing a car to my right. Then that car was in the right lane basically keeping pace with mine. No other cars in sight. Suddenly, the other driver decided to change lanes and began <b>drifting</b> into my lane. There was no reason for it. We each had no cars ahead of us and none behind us. If there had been an animal or something else on the highway, the other car would have moved quickly, not have drifted into the lane. Maybe the driver went to sleep. Whatever the reason, I had to step on the brake and take to the shoulder to avoid being hit. And he (or she) continued driving in the left lane as if nothing had happened. (And, yes, I honked the horn--loud and long!) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Now, onto happier things: here are some recent photos of our two of our Lhasas.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">These are of Minnie.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qTCnYkvLx6BMRXL3keeULGk_QjxbplsjabWx8nF65KL8J8rQVOmdBTmoMb3UPyhpzZrgsy2MZAJniC_HLGFlBPZ2y3cogIoV5KYonf65ZJhX9FRCTbMLiqkzuzgE0uhv9gzHpJOESv8AFEb7dk4uuQ1xDr0J-cW18jOLvtB-854RyTY6rjVRb9wf/s800/Minnie2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="800" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qTCnYkvLx6BMRXL3keeULGk_QjxbplsjabWx8nF65KL8J8rQVOmdBTmoMb3UPyhpzZrgsy2MZAJniC_HLGFlBPZ2y3cogIoV5KYonf65ZJhX9FRCTbMLiqkzuzgE0uhv9gzHpJOESv8AFEb7dk4uuQ1xDr0J-cW18jOLvtB-854RyTY6rjVRb9wf/s320/Minnie2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfSEI2Ie9MFeRbfc0OzbNWQabzfM_fOr6IkHf_eeGR6qJG6yOHOvq78CUaSVSVyMKDpNBGuv87J1HMdkihfXVyneszoTEbtGFTexA49rx0BhUIRbREQGoPZ6ikqve0nJgPXhqAe1ZvLffRrGSSnNCmGdTIU98tN_gQmeigpJSI52eyBZDsQu-8ywH/s432/Minnie1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="432" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfSEI2Ie9MFeRbfc0OzbNWQabzfM_fOr6IkHf_eeGR6qJG6yOHOvq78CUaSVSVyMKDpNBGuv87J1HMdkihfXVyneszoTEbtGFTexA49rx0BhUIRbREQGoPZ6ikqve0nJgPXhqAe1ZvLffRrGSSnNCmGdTIU98tN_gQmeigpJSI52eyBZDsQu-8ywH/s320/Minnie1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><br /></span></div>These are of Rusty. (I cannot keep his headfall out of his eyes for any decent length of time! I guess he enjoys the eye cover.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp2PX58Mg8_P3kAVKxOVTRBhDJokzmrsYWuCcJlBogdFGw4YFcXqbKgdiUI6i5VqRhbjxAzTdplPlnZW_zX_JpUMeDrKOWeOH_wIeFRzFXdLGz2ueT11SLJ2v8PFN0cnVYY0vcZrS6z3JLb8YIxrzdU4BA2p3tgIChDvbIb8kVkxmGsUmq1YqXc5r/s600/Rusty1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXp2PX58Mg8_P3kAVKxOVTRBhDJokzmrsYWuCcJlBogdFGw4YFcXqbKgdiUI6i5VqRhbjxAzTdplPlnZW_zX_JpUMeDrKOWeOH_wIeFRzFXdLGz2ueT11SLJ2v8PFN0cnVYY0vcZrS6z3JLb8YIxrzdU4BA2p3tgIChDvbIb8kVkxmGsUmq1YqXc5r/s320/Rusty1.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qj0Fknz9T7o-DaKVq1vORqFnMcpsBIOzDcVFPFlwGWH5nJx_omv1Kjm_bt9_vJvb7LEBGzt87NhS33ggCh8eF71vmOJx5JWBi4UzwKmIc_bbU8oADSuszxOnUpwJyaF9I58i4tlGu3JXCbVcwQxgYlfO3ZFFyoxhzlUf7dOeL5TiLgVUeneYXhOk/s576/Rusty2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="576" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qj0Fknz9T7o-DaKVq1vORqFnMcpsBIOzDcVFPFlwGWH5nJx_omv1Kjm_bt9_vJvb7LEBGzt87NhS33ggCh8eF71vmOJx5JWBi4UzwKmIc_bbU8oADSuszxOnUpwJyaF9I58i4tlGu3JXCbVcwQxgYlfO3ZFFyoxhzlUf7dOeL5TiLgVUeneYXhOk/w400-h278/Rusty2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><br /></span></div><b>A Tip For Summertime Cooling</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Debi likes to be <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">over-prepared on hot days when she takes her Lhasa for a car ride because, as she says, "you just never know if your car will break down." She </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">has a tip to pass on to those who are worried about having their dog in the car with them on a hot day, even for short rides to the vet or training class. She said that it can sometimes take a car's air conditioning a while to cool down when you first get in it, so she </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">freezes </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>either one liter soda bottles or figi water bottles and puts them in a large 2 gallon zip-lock bag that goes in the dog's car carrier to keep her cool for the trip. She said it <span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">works really well as extra air conditioning. She added that "Lacey gets a little wet from the condensation but does not seem to mind."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Photos and Notes from Others</b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">People send me email saying they enjoy seeing and reading about other's Joyslyn's Lhasas, most that are somehow related to their own. So, here are the notes and photos sent since the June post. Thanks again to all who keep in touch, even if it is only occasionally. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From the Johnson family: "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We wanted to send you Snickers picture. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Again we love him so much!! He recently had a eye ulcer that needed a mini surgery but he did great and the whole family took off to care for him! </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We love him so much!!! </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hope your doing great!! We love your blog and puppies!❤️❤️❤️"</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj914O8mxHZG3THpa31meQOYzugKhg5EejQkkHWS-YQg2b7z0-543VzT1DpUJxWl7r7CdsDfzDoS3qRFsXMOUvgGHBKu_UsL2P5rFWXv-ZRuC57Fl3UpX6_MaehauuA3KwzWKMmBr4UlnMWROkPuoetXPld-AHR7-Wu2HpFsgkKaR7Lh8nrRk3-xhBm/s576/Snickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj914O8mxHZG3THpa31meQOYzugKhg5EejQkkHWS-YQg2b7z0-543VzT1DpUJxWl7r7CdsDfzDoS3qRFsXMOUvgGHBKu_UsL2P5rFWXv-ZRuC57Fl3UpX6_MaehauuA3KwzWKMmBr4UlnMWROkPuoetXPld-AHR7-Wu2HpFsgkKaR7Lh8nrRk3-xhBm/w400-h300/Snickers.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Betsy, "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #141823; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We celebrated Willow’s 2nd Birthday! We love her to pieces and she has such a fun personality!"</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #666666; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ATnB6PllSsvzCEeiSrRUOtibQESJ5qLUpkeLoCaP0Z0BHR8gjcyqKrQGf1FkMoDWDBppq69h9BdjLBbnfZy3aUSKmClisivKKtQqarWXYcPydg4VhjSgeZF2SUWYiIyRiDb6YoEUJdO5T3JKhpQ8fRHGjmhNgN41N48NKGJdhXtGCDodS-SHTRPI/s960/Willow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ATnB6PllSsvzCEeiSrRUOtibQESJ5qLUpkeLoCaP0Z0BHR8gjcyqKrQGf1FkMoDWDBppq69h9BdjLBbnfZy3aUSKmClisivKKtQqarWXYcPydg4VhjSgeZF2SUWYiIyRiDb6YoEUJdO5T3JKhpQ8fRHGjmhNgN41N48NKGJdhXtGCDodS-SHTRPI/w300-h400/Willow1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttW1iAKSJfxA27vt7azqzsFAZjkEhNsHNmShaChefs0GIAN0HaNWheTowF90RT_9wPyAfz0t__R7U-7tBr3rneWyDv6tYwk_4_JPO5rzHsRSJLIEPO5pcAR28G79F438hw5vry1qZTGG7Y6rN7hnYTJPAddh-MOZHx6jp1MDbJDr4z483EM5-xcLJ/s960/Willow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttW1iAKSJfxA27vt7azqzsFAZjkEhNsHNmShaChefs0GIAN0HaNWheTowF90RT_9wPyAfz0t__R7U-7tBr3rneWyDv6tYwk_4_JPO5rzHsRSJLIEPO5pcAR28G79F438hw5vry1qZTGG7Y6rN7hnYTJPAddh-MOZHx6jp1MDbJDr4z483EM5-xcLJ/w300-h400/Willow2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Judy sent photos of Gus and Lippy at their Blue Barn Ranch training center. She also called with an update to tell me how quickly Lippy is catching on to everything with his training and to assure me that Gus is being a good big brother and helping Lippy learn the ropes both at home and at the Blue Barn Ranch.<br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She wrote, "Lippy Maverick Jones successfully completed his Basic Obedience Training at Blue Barn Ranch this afternoon. Mr. Jones is one smart little Lhasa Apso! He learns very quickly to perform what the new command is and what is expected of him. Treats are required for his smartness to kick in. He is extremely food motivated, which is a good thing when you are training a dog. <span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Next session we start Intermediate Obedience."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_VxeKdeUYiF05tfgbOAHTOrsV4cNcBLJF7rmkPx9hECGHno-mW3i9T2aa08-FtUcm49ZHlVJN38cKWipDwoI9tw_lhKJEUY4WLF663RSILWqy2VYkQtajktNWz1YH59Uq3Vex48UkA4SEsflFebFmKALzCge4uGPlQsr9Pyah3J6-YSXdt3lgFW_/s576/GusandLippy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="576" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_VxeKdeUYiF05tfgbOAHTOrsV4cNcBLJF7rmkPx9hECGHno-mW3i9T2aa08-FtUcm49ZHlVJN38cKWipDwoI9tw_lhKJEUY4WLF663RSILWqy2VYkQtajktNWz1YH59Uq3Vex48UkA4SEsflFebFmKALzCge4uGPlQsr9Pyah3J6-YSXdt3lgFW_/w400-h391/GusandLippy.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipH1f99SIwWCOm1sdzqWNN_csQZamoLVW_XjhTc8ne7LvAsNDKKUsOFt14RBeLUHz-pOd4vfRm4-Rw-lQyWE0WZgk0DIIKI9tA9-MjX3O6UAAaR9eWnuL5A1AOQlSLfDnIXN5Mcd3koRbMxzdlYD4ngaOhmEruMPnJQ4zcfgA8aGEFetkjKYKT2btN/s574/289828416_7703978083006572_8835527696430344281_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipH1f99SIwWCOm1sdzqWNN_csQZamoLVW_XjhTc8ne7LvAsNDKKUsOFt14RBeLUHz-pOd4vfRm4-Rw-lQyWE0WZgk0DIIKI9tA9-MjX3O6UAAaR9eWnuL5A1AOQlSLfDnIXN5Mcd3koRbMxzdlYD4ngaOhmEruMPnJQ4zcfgA8aGEFetkjKYKT2btN/w301-h400/289828416_7703978083006572_8835527696430344281_n.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Michelle wrote, "<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thank you for your blog Joyce, it is something I really look forward to reading because it’s positive and makes me smile to hear about and see all the beautiful Lhasa’s from your breedings. Sunny is doing great! We have started fully grooming him ourselves, I did most of it anyway all along, we are just trimming him now, he still gets anxious and doesn’t like the clippers when we have to use them but I think he’s doing better for us than the groomer we had come to our home. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pearl is so beautiful! She has really grown the last few months since I saw her!I understand your frustration with the shows being so limited with Lhasa entries. I’m happy our show was one you were able to get Rusty his championship."</span></span></div></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZYBjJx1VB3u0Mg6vajGQ32WfMHq7Iy4ZDpk9k4bMP8qt-7fn7AaGMWX0Dni6SgVQpqolmmnmHIBU7TjvpntykJ-MlW7v5n9urL5W5iVGBDA2v5WO76AsvR_nhMBZrgR7v77R1iw7_LXizo-iadE5XZRF8SF-28KNsrN2AP94mhq9_lye6Pq6Vf5T/s640/sunny.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="509" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZYBjJx1VB3u0Mg6vajGQ32WfMHq7Iy4ZDpk9k4bMP8qt-7fn7AaGMWX0Dni6SgVQpqolmmnmHIBU7TjvpntykJ-MlW7v5n9urL5W5iVGBDA2v5WO76AsvR_nhMBZrgR7v77R1iw7_LXizo-iadE5XZRF8SF-28KNsrN2AP94mhq9_lye6Pq6Vf5T/w319-h400/sunny.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br />Kathleen wrote, "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Today is Beau Jangles 2nd birthday. He continues to be a sweet lovable Lhasa and I contuse to adore him. I want to thank you again for giving him to me." </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_CBvrp5Lu-U94RrqVzKwR5QWrCIyEZZ5QydF2as4dXPI3DK4ciit0zO20k82nzPc7-k882TLnakwgajMT-xAsqEw1KAdGbumzc0jhFMCBq-Yh13-Oikcrmz1_nDHMztiwOAxQTL6D6cmqj9CXsWuvd4iJXZqJG27-cCzkjllShZWugE2MO5o62M5/s1280/Beau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1111" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_CBvrp5Lu-U94RrqVzKwR5QWrCIyEZZ5QydF2as4dXPI3DK4ciit0zO20k82nzPc7-k882TLnakwgajMT-xAsqEw1KAdGbumzc0jhFMCBq-Yh13-Oikcrmz1_nDHMztiwOAxQTL6D6cmqj9CXsWuvd4iJXZqJG27-cCzkjllShZWugE2MO5o62M5/w348-h400/Beau.jpg" width="348" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Note: Beau, Willow, and LeeLu (pictured last week) are siblings. Greta is their mom and Chance their sire.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jody wrote, "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bernie’s getting so big! He is such a delight!! He has quite a few puppy friends in the neighborhood-a Borzoi, German Shepherd and a terrier mix. He doesn’t seem to be intimidated by size and is friendly to all. We just love him-thanks!"</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g59w6iw2JmcJf7pygni1OCmzd-I_-ERzlEgsM7wsr2lqCzxC3y2vYZTM0NpsT4Ndbd3u3naECXLpp-n32_OS0O7DrPAkvzA_DBMMwoQn8GNEuxxjcOWwTLc35izF-eq5VsOqYsyMFt6qtRt6yloSvbGVDF9BZ5dCd5x2mjK3slI3wj03YPQ7zKRv/s768/Bernie.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g59w6iw2JmcJf7pygni1OCmzd-I_-ERzlEgsM7wsr2lqCzxC3y2vYZTM0NpsT4Ndbd3u3naECXLpp-n32_OS0O7DrPAkvzA_DBMMwoQn8GNEuxxjcOWwTLc35izF-eq5VsOqYsyMFt6qtRt6yloSvbGVDF9BZ5dCd5x2mjK3slI3wj03YPQ7zKRv/w300-h400/Bernie.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Jan: "<span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thought maybe you would like to see a few pictures of Pebbles. I can’t believe she is THREE years old🎉🎉. We love and enjoy every minute of the past three years.. Not a day goes by that she doesn’t make us smile or laugh so hard. Example the last picture is the next day after grooming.. 🥰 you have to laugh!! </span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike and I have enjoyed your blogs. We so appreciate all the hard work you have put into preserving this VERY SPECIAL BREED OF DOG."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nsbdzLo1gG1rRX5J2U3XAPLGWLX0KnUfCddBH4qtgIux4NYX_b_1UO10GhwHIQR8amKX5InFb0aSQAAkFGzcdBBTyEA7rcIltkYTLB542kYwxymYjU12R7gTBBunFnlqQStJUB9pjte_g9U8NdQl6UUgdkBu4FWUZR-JiPMrEbku5jdOH1r-gihh/s576/Pebbles1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="576" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nsbdzLo1gG1rRX5J2U3XAPLGWLX0KnUfCddBH4qtgIux4NYX_b_1UO10GhwHIQR8amKX5InFb0aSQAAkFGzcdBBTyEA7rcIltkYTLB542kYwxymYjU12R7gTBBunFnlqQStJUB9pjte_g9U8NdQl6UUgdkBu4FWUZR-JiPMrEbku5jdOH1r-gihh/w400-h334/Pebbles1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHUtPjFypaiKWJeg7jwcugFeOtCgPP95j2QZ9VOAVs8DNtSNlxH6QoQlSA6X58Zj1UOsvJmA4l6rG34_E-pdzr8Md34aJ9KCYv8UmBicA-MPve__YRAlpc54KOlyp9uxoUCjg336bpofiXE86drTXO4Gn_T8WkEkLFqZAs2TVAeQs28uv90g7wKJ8/s252/Pebbles2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="216" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHUtPjFypaiKWJeg7jwcugFeOtCgPP95j2QZ9VOAVs8DNtSNlxH6QoQlSA6X58Zj1UOsvJmA4l6rG34_E-pdzr8Md34aJ9KCYv8UmBicA-MPve__YRAlpc54KOlyp9uxoUCjg336bpofiXE86drTXO4Gn_T8WkEkLFqZAs2TVAeQs28uv90g7wKJ8/w343-h400/Pebbles2.png" width="343" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Jim wrote, "Daisy thinks she's cute. </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She got groomed for her summer cut and our groomer sent us this."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZEZvqD8xXaaC1jvwkqvg4OB_-4FV9Wdz2WqDaShOEPzPh3P-a5vVVZxt3-ZTYQOViJCACK4smQNLchpxYVz5mAsn2TgnZaC14hAGixP5J-xVj1EU8TkgOBBlZQCBGU4p8I5l16ypbUFZftzaQ18bWIYL-V9l3d_cAYs3nYynrnmrLEsl27rAAblf/s1280/Daisy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="962" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZEZvqD8xXaaC1jvwkqvg4OB_-4FV9Wdz2WqDaShOEPzPh3P-a5vVVZxt3-ZTYQOViJCACK4smQNLchpxYVz5mAsn2TgnZaC14hAGixP5J-xVj1EU8TkgOBBlZQCBGU4p8I5l16ypbUFZftzaQ18bWIYL-V9l3d_cAYs3nYynrnmrLEsl27rAAblf/w301-h400/Daisy.jpg" width="301" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">From Stephanie, "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Auggie got his next round of boosters today. He weighed in at 9.2 lbs! He’s growing like a weed! He’s gotten longer & taller - and he’s just as feisty. I’m sending to you a few pics (with captions) so you can see how he’s enjoying life. He’s doing fairly well on his house breaking - when he wants to! He & Lady Bug are playing together some, but mom’s pug Lucy Lou is his best friend. They play constantly when they’re together!!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed reading your blog this month (as always) and it was fun to see some of Auggie’s siblings. My heart hurts that this wonderful breed is in jeopardy!! If people only knew how wonderful these little pups are, they would be one of the most popular breeds I’m sure!!"</span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmbgiQkS8F42CEjGSes5RWsgnILMVmKoh8fQxm6Xg1LYGqgwTspWgHDLMYpvIdI6dsZOYt0tWvTQJX3pJ7fx9ej99n-hFynGngKQupYJOCGaenZmN3OMlc91kz5cY1q4eMIACVvTajgyxlklnZfp1wRU9M0R4AQmlsAwGE0OKBoNvCOaX8E9wAFxf/s640/Auggieoncoolingpad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmbgiQkS8F42CEjGSes5RWsgnILMVmKoh8fQxm6Xg1LYGqgwTspWgHDLMYpvIdI6dsZOYt0tWvTQJX3pJ7fx9ej99n-hFynGngKQupYJOCGaenZmN3OMlc91kz5cY1q4eMIACVvTajgyxlklnZfp1wRU9M0R4AQmlsAwGE0OKBoNvCOaX8E9wAFxf/w400-h300/Auggieoncoolingpad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qYdCfHipc4NFaE0v5WwMGgqS9N6Plb0jCIMF07hjZ10q_6ffLJU1PCTQkiQeW5SFvOT6sY4epgHUM52sszo33UqQsKXxlsB4mJ39CsFLOX6GJTgOKvLbMYhCVeinef2M0OvI00LHqgQ8Ozg6v-qOA9cyyzW4ZXRXMU6N1ibR5QHmobvX8wb7M2oN/s690/Auggiewith%20stick1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qYdCfHipc4NFaE0v5WwMGgqS9N6Plb0jCIMF07hjZ10q_6ffLJU1PCTQkiQeW5SFvOT6sY4epgHUM52sszo33UqQsKXxlsB4mJ39CsFLOX6GJTgOKvLbMYhCVeinef2M0OvI00LHqgQ8Ozg6v-qOA9cyyzW4ZXRXMU6N1ibR5QHmobvX8wb7M2oN/s320/Auggiewith%20stick1.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;">caption: </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Look mom! Another stick for our collection!!! <br />(One of his favorite pastimes is finding new sticks!)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gwen wrote about Mozart: "</span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">should have named her Devil Went Down to Georgia vs Mozart based on current mood, She's all full of energy very playful or asleep nothing in between. But she is a sweetheart."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSKm2e11vfST6PgsThzWuKaUfmLxBC9LAzIU7bN4hu1AM4dhDzWqoT51z5shezGzktwKlYUaAh2YT5nGjYkyvLCTzqkJQm3KNv7XIiD8Py0na4LfK-hfywSTdY2XohEl9HvK1EySBEAgfn35_iEvcERwaFkrQvN8Ar0tSpWCP9GOu5pRp2h1EyWVK/s1247/Mozart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSKm2e11vfST6PgsThzWuKaUfmLxBC9LAzIU7bN4hu1AM4dhDzWqoT51z5shezGzktwKlYUaAh2YT5nGjYkyvLCTzqkJQm3KNv7XIiD8Py0na4LfK-hfywSTdY2XohEl9HvK1EySBEAgfn35_iEvcERwaFkrQvN8Ar0tSpWCP9GOu5pRp2h1EyWVK/w321-h400/Mozart.png" width="321" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From Sheila: "<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi there, just checking in , love love our new family addition Bogey. [FKA Griffin]</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Got his hair cut so looks a little different. It has been 95+ degrees and we could not see his eyes so decided it was time ...<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Training going well, a few accidents but getting through it. He is going to go to dog school in September. Just wanted to THANK YOU, we love him and he is a perfect addition to our family.</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_O6UyFmPHxPXmanMeh6TXAmrptbNqmTNRnWQkq6RBE9qE9y4KGfvkedNwH713Q66oIXU4jc4Tfnpwv5i2qJgsaxV_IfsQS9OVKywQljNlL0qSZbbw0MwOJG9Xu28KAzpUZjTIItbxI3pvToflcEcOjqW7RXjOI-zQhDkuUgEDVr22qV4bHLbM6tx/s589/Bogey.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_O6UyFmPHxPXmanMeh6TXAmrptbNqmTNRnWQkq6RBE9qE9y4KGfvkedNwH713Q66oIXU4jc4Tfnpwv5i2qJgsaxV_IfsQS9OVKywQljNlL0qSZbbw0MwOJG9Xu28KAzpUZjTIItbxI3pvToflcEcOjqW7RXjOI-zQhDkuUgEDVr22qV4bHLbM6tx/w391-h400/Bogey.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Priscilla let me know that "<span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Trixie had her vet visit on Friday. She was perfect and everyone just loved her sweet disposition and person." You can certainly tell that Trixie and Minnie are sisters!</span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-edARfosEtx7qcp_XuuJHhDGabUfMnKyDJDkX9vGcryLV8-6PSqxUhmen4R6jk6pTcLT_jm1CdhY5_KTYFIL-Jx0gdsyqnRulOwG9Nk3cZD9EFdnrxa3ogObvVg8bGDIzkfZMwedhnEDsTqWcN6T-jdqK5BAfxaUSxGtxe3_OVJ2xyrDI4wQiLe0/s640/Trixie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-edARfosEtx7qcp_XuuJHhDGabUfMnKyDJDkX9vGcryLV8-6PSqxUhmen4R6jk6pTcLT_jm1CdhY5_KTYFIL-Jx0gdsyqnRulOwG9Nk3cZD9EFdnrxa3ogObvVg8bGDIzkfZMwedhnEDsTqWcN6T-jdqK5BAfxaUSxGtxe3_OVJ2xyrDI4wQiLe0/w300-h400/Trixie.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></p>Maggie wrote about Finley: </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are in love with Finley! She is the sweetest dog. She is playful, sweet, and full of spunk. She just had her 2nd vet appointment with our vet and got a glowing report of good health. I will send you pictures soon! (We're up north for the summer, so the wifi can be a bit spotty). She's getting along well with my sister's shihtzu and my lhasa, Skylar. Finley's favorite thing to do is cuddle and she loves, loves, loves all of her toys. I can't believe we've only had her for 5 weeks, it feels like forever already! </span></span><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnTFTslTd2SnUR5JBPWd3HahM--ttnxg5sSklQ17SFF-HLoQ0i1cgAoRbrmweg32SAOcM98ZobuBM5RBH_L0M2ImNVA25Y1-edZ-hK_ATjgBHHqUiPaMxwiJtEQ8ak52hpBC_HYuU5pmTl7wBZ1kWTf22h4QJhb5DwcvDt74qTB1eU1vhtQq0viSe/s693/Finley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYnTFTslTd2SnUR5JBPWd3HahM--ttnxg5sSklQ17SFF-HLoQ0i1cgAoRbrmweg32SAOcM98ZobuBM5RBH_L0M2ImNVA25Y1-edZ-hK_ATjgBHHqUiPaMxwiJtEQ8ak52hpBC_HYuU5pmTl7wBZ1kWTf22h4QJhb5DwcvDt74qTB1eU1vhtQq0viSe/w333-h400/Finley.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p></div><div class="_Entity _EType_OWALinkPreview _EId_OWALinkPreview_1 _EReadonly_1" contenteditable="false" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Debi sent an update on Lacey, who will be a year old in August: "<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lacey is doing well. I can't believe she will be one year old already in August! We had her cut short for the summer. She started dipping </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">her front paws and face in her water bowl when she got too hot from playing, even indoors with air conditioning. I picked her up from daycare </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and she was all wet. They told me that she went swimming in her water bowl. She started doing the same thing at home, lol. she hasn't done it since </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">she was groomed, so we think she is more comfortable. We will probably let her coat grow longer again in the winter.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She has her own boat to ride in when we are in the pool. It took a few tries before she started liking it, but she even lays down and takes a nap in it now.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have an umbrella set up so she is in the shade most of the time and keep her on a leash in case she decides to jump out of the boat. She hasn't</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">yet, lol....<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is such a happy and playful girl! She likes my daughter's cat's toys so much, we had to buy her some (those little balls with the bell inside).</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She loves to toss them in the air with her mouth and then move them around the house with her paws. It is so funny watching her play with them! <span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is just such a wonderful dog! We have so much fun with her. We can't imagine a day without her!"</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W-Kv765b6sqidiFbH-eglQUNmU29jGwTAdP_-GA00jcgp8tIeTdh5hpKy25UeOxbaquetX6zXcJF6grEv9CW_yEwlu1-TMZXfnEhni-CRu_8Yo6lPqgAw1nAAiBGX7w-tgnAXrVRgKlz7rtu0ajhJzKM1yfyawi6itV-WD6KWDEPqo57q8oG2AZY/s301/Lacey2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1W-Kv765b6sqidiFbH-eglQUNmU29jGwTAdP_-GA00jcgp8tIeTdh5hpKy25UeOxbaquetX6zXcJF6grEv9CW_yEwlu1-TMZXfnEhni-CRu_8Yo6lPqgAw1nAAiBGX7w-tgnAXrVRgKlz7rtu0ajhJzKM1yfyawi6itV-WD6KWDEPqo57q8oG2AZY/w317-h320/Lacey2.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosas72kCfqfYkVN7k7uewApeEtacApzrJawIQql508xpwlT7GrHSwNHD8rWtbZroGSJ9Z-_EQUFcGm4alTqJ1GuC8Y0jantQtAzfU__7j0cGlP3bQvT_MLYzJlobTfXXuuVqBaW34e3m4fXZDD4J-tLY3gCPizMD7b0JWoLlMS5Sr88XytniA-PO8/s360/Lacey1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="360" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosas72kCfqfYkVN7k7uewApeEtacApzrJawIQql508xpwlT7GrHSwNHD8rWtbZroGSJ9Z-_EQUFcGm4alTqJ1GuC8Y0jantQtAzfU__7j0cGlP3bQvT_MLYzJlobTfXXuuVqBaW34e3m4fXZDD4J-tLY3gCPizMD7b0JWoLlMS5Sr88XytniA-PO8/w400-h244/Lacey1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kim sent this photo of Olivia, looking like a princess.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56PI2TlMn5xSdK3oD7W0ega8JfSbgSE5rZhTWhd_trP29-1fYbL4w--BSaikRM5kxC6BE3-Eb9SBu_JTXrw_Wl6wFevGUKBvYStuXzcesrAC9ElOkcPAtlDgSka_xJF_qSuwjjMq-aLD7W_E-fv6XQgcn-n4NQGBridGc9YIyMIxpdg2pz6gm-7XM/s596/Olivia.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="487" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56PI2TlMn5xSdK3oD7W0ega8JfSbgSE5rZhTWhd_trP29-1fYbL4w--BSaikRM5kxC6BE3-Eb9SBu_JTXrw_Wl6wFevGUKBvYStuXzcesrAC9ElOkcPAtlDgSka_xJF_qSuwjjMq-aLD7W_E-fv6XQgcn-n4NQGBridGc9YIyMIxpdg2pz6gm-7XM/w326-h400/Olivia.png" width="326" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pam and Paul sent this one of their Josie making sure the refrigerator is well stocked.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU5zAGDc4xe6IvqM6NerwE42M2b1epaY_Pk5qFsj_KkNIQ4imgNj4Mg5f6OPWni4bLmBy2lTAsPRb3ZIdgJSVB3BTF-EELLwmid_W94xC4hApSQbI4mtewmhKxteQ2XeCwBvYmm8P4qkdcIxZacwebXc5F1ZEMOlPUh0j90nhksjD5vDXmDxI8nTj/s808/Josie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU5zAGDc4xe6IvqM6NerwE42M2b1epaY_Pk5qFsj_KkNIQ4imgNj4Mg5f6OPWni4bLmBy2lTAsPRb3ZIdgJSVB3BTF-EELLwmid_W94xC4hApSQbI4mtewmhKxteQ2XeCwBvYmm8P4qkdcIxZacwebXc5F1ZEMOlPUh0j90nhksjD5vDXmDxI8nTj/w313-h400/Josie.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Other Random Things</b></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1. Of course, we all need to keep in mind during this hot weather to never leave our dogs in the car, even with the windows cracked for air. That is not enough to protect them from heat stroke!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_62w6MIGZLM2omLec6ENC1C0QvG9c5OeNUcTgKHc9wSW6FWVDqUbUumQSAcLqiBU8L7NrYaqe12B6aoBhp7SYrtUlRliBrJKvn16gven1V_7MTr-ez5rMLQoTiCYk2k85cag08lLA7gqtU0kDVC8K14v_7MsqlSJPeLMIZNN9iIZKReg8gF8G1Ix2/s407/heat%20chart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_62w6MIGZLM2omLec6ENC1C0QvG9c5OeNUcTgKHc9wSW6FWVDqUbUumQSAcLqiBU8L7NrYaqe12B6aoBhp7SYrtUlRliBrJKvn16gven1V_7MTr-ez5rMLQoTiCYk2k85cag08lLA7gqtU0kDVC8K14v_7MsqlSJPeLMIZNN9iIZKReg8gF8G1Ix2/w408-h640/heat%20chart.png" width="408" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On the many long drives I have to take to get to shows, it is often necessary to stop at a gas station or rest stop for a quick break. I am fortunate that my car system allows me to lock the car</span><span style="color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"> yet keep it running and the air conditioner on while I am gone for a few minutes.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Nothing In Life Is Free (NILIF) is a program that helps people teach dogs how to live in harmony with humans. NILIF will improve your dog’s behavior and teach him to trust and accept you as his leader in a non-confrontational way. NILIF builds your dog’s confidence by providing clear rules and enjoyable outcomes for good behavior. Soon, your dog will voluntarily be following your commands more and more of the time. The program can be used by all people, regardless of age, size, or personality type. It is a non-confrontational technique, designed never to put the people or dogs involved at risk.<br /></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://www.sfspca.org/sites/default/files/dog_commands_nothing-in-life-is-free.pdf" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">https://www.sfspca.org/sites/default/files/dog_commands_nothing-in-life-is-free.pdf</a><br /></span></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">3. The YouTube promo for Lynn's novel,</span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><i style="color: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Corrupted Souls can be seen at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbRB4XPg5qQ." target="_blank"><span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbRB4XPg5qQ</span>.</a></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> 4. If you want to see a lot of Lhasas from all over the country all in one place, the Lhasa Apso National Specialty in St. Louis in October is the place to be. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are regional specialties on Tuesday and Wednesday, but if you can make it on Friday, that would be the day to come. The tentative schedule is below. (</span></span></span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Note that Thursday is set aside for meetings. No showing that day.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfviFJ8PPo8I1xLTtg5zkh3fsuGfidzMOfUsZPW1Emtyi30hpwnpf7W51dqvvU786HmDuJuSKhEkCzxMjODHYGbtINs7WKWctCtP42XfPkrh01HKWLkjIin7ivcHeZr8geutuuV_FvdLicmq-EXPKOA2HFbt8XniVmAkwo_O_EFUMX1WyW9NOlR3GE/s830/ALACNational.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfviFJ8PPo8I1xLTtg5zkh3fsuGfidzMOfUsZPW1Emtyi30hpwnpf7W51dqvvU786HmDuJuSKhEkCzxMjODHYGbtINs7WKWctCtP42XfPkrh01HKWLkjIin7ivcHeZr8geutuuV_FvdLicmq-EXPKOA2HFbt8XniVmAkwo_O_EFUMX1WyW9NOlR3GE/s16000/ALACNational.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div>That's it for now. Thanks for reading the blog and for sending me updates and photos. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PGfCzNJZUqsUaFPDaJZz9P3IAuHblIEP2HI5x1JQ4Hp_th-oGlIY6GnIM1PeFjeiDbbLuScIsp9MxXDwNarMQccMOZK9dLDJP9O_dzdA6PQdFiofj3TObWb2y28mEL_I71MPkkUrPgNWDqOq8fPwL78NzRRZXSIwrPKKOVs6065Q8PBIsEBoV5D_/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6PGfCzNJZUqsUaFPDaJZz9P3IAuHblIEP2HI5x1JQ4Hp_th-oGlIY6GnIM1PeFjeiDbbLuScIsp9MxXDwNarMQccMOZK9dLDJP9O_dzdA6PQdFiofj3TObWb2y28mEL_I71MPkkUrPgNWDqOq8fPwL78NzRRZXSIwrPKKOVs6065Q8PBIsEBoV5D_/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Keep yourself and your dogs cool and safe in this hot weather, and if you are flying anywhere this summer, good luck! I hope your flight is not cancelled! We live in crazy times!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Joyce</div></span></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-81201323529747433912022-06-05T09:59:00.000-07:002022-06-05T09:59:24.074-07:00How Can We Preserve Our Beloved Breed?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EFJcSIEDBonUpdGu5lUqBam9dXDYyDL-g2QFQTLV0eFfrSg8Ygw38tc0sDAXJy6DuO2r_JBMu_V0WBUPU3i8pwsX7QUDsY7iD-td5ur28y-56u0lBQTuAYuQLFnFvyhwmz4H4mxd7MeAyf1J9Sm6EEKPjZdcbwPX34O5TtJzfyYp4V-dYJxt-zQM/s495/JUNE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="495" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EFJcSIEDBonUpdGu5lUqBam9dXDYyDL-g2QFQTLV0eFfrSg8Ygw38tc0sDAXJy6DuO2r_JBMu_V0WBUPU3i8pwsX7QUDsY7iD-td5ur28y-56u0lBQTuAYuQLFnFvyhwmz4H4mxd7MeAyf1J9Sm6EEKPjZdcbwPX34O5TtJzfyYp4V-dYJxt-zQM/s320/JUNE.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” ~ Al Bernstein</b></span></span><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Now the title of this blog post may have set you back a bit. "What is she talking about?"</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As a preservation breeder for quite a long time, I have a deep love for the Lhasa Apso breed -- as do most, if not all of you who read this blog. Here is what I find worrisome: </span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First, from an exhibitor perspective, AKC has designated the Lhasa as a "low entry breed." That's no lie ... we have more and more low entries at our shows. Sometimes only one or two Lhasas show up at shows that used to have entries in the teens or twenties. This makes it very difficult to show a dog to its championship.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now those of you who do not show your Lhasas may wonder why low entries are bad for the breed. Dog shows are not intended to be beauty pageants, even though the dogs you see in the ring are well groomed and lovely. Dog shows were intended to be proving grounds for each breed. The judges study each breed's Standard (a blueprint for the ideal structure, appearance, and movement). Each dog is to be judged with that Standard in mind</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> and, as determined by the judge, the one who best fits that Standard is the one who wins. (Yes, it is subjective. I will not address the politics of showing in this article)</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Low entry means that judges see so few dogs of the breed that they are unable to make comparisons and, unless ribbons are withheld because the judges consider an entry as not deserving, sub-standard dogs are able to earn a championship title. This weakens the breed because those dogs are then bred and sub-standard progeny continue.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Another reason I worry about the breed is that there are fewer breeders. I get calls all the time from people complaining that they are having trouble finding breeders. They want a Lhasa because they have always had a Lhasa, but they also <u>need</u> to have a dog (often because their Lhasa has recently passed away and they are now ready for another) and if they cannot find a Lhasa and don't want to wait to get a dog, they get another breed instead.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">(For those of you who have Lhasas that are getting older, here is some advice: Get your name on a breeder's waiting list NOW. If you are not ready when the breeder says he/she has puppies available, just ask to be moved down the list. That is much better than having to wait and wait when you are finally ready for a puppy.)</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Why are there fewer Lhasa breeders? Public disinterest in the breed is one reason. No breeder wants to find him/herself with a litter of puppies that they are unable to find homes for. Another is the current vogue of "designer dogs" and the teriffic amount of money some people are willing to spend on a mutt! (I try to be nice when people call and ask if I breed Lhasa-poos, but it is difficult to hold my tongue.)</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Another reason is that many long-time Lhasa breeders, like me, are getting older and just no longer can handle the work that comes with raising a litter. It takes a lot of time, energy, and money. Oh the vet bills!! Another reason is that many states, counties, and towns/cities have, as a result of legislation pushed by Animal Rights Activists, passed laws that make it difficult, if not impossible, to breed dogs. I have one friend who told me she quit breeding and placed all but her older dogs in pet homes because her city passed a law that meant she could not breed unless she sold her home and moved to the country.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As membership chair of our American Lhasa Apso Club, I notice not only a decline in membership due to people not renewing membership because they have stopped showing or breeding, but I also notice that we have fewer and fewer people applying for membership. Some Lhasa lovers who don't show but who very much love and enjoy their Lhasa think that the club is just for those who show. The club supports the breed and, yes, most of us joined because we show dogs but, again, that goes to what I wrote about in the beginning -- showing is a proving ground for improving the breed by breeding puppies whose attributes adhere to the Standard for the breed. By supporting the club, members support the breed and the work of its officers, board members and committee members who are tasked with their various jobs.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back in 1973 when we bought our first Lhasa, people would ask "what kind of dog is that?" When we'd tell them, they'd remark, "A whata what?" or "never heard of it." That ended in the 80's and 90's when Lhasas increased in popularity. Then we'd here, "Oh what a pretty Lhasa" or "Where did you get your Lhasa?" Nowadays, we're back to "is that a ShihTzu? a Havanese? a Pomeranian? a Maltese?" When told it's a Lhasa Apso, we're back to "a what?" or "oh, my grandma had one."</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">How sad when you think that this marvelous breed that dates back to 800 BC and is known to be one of the descendants of the ancestral wolf, may one day be considered a "rare breed."</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, I refer back to the title of the blog: How can we preserve our beloved breed so it's around many more hundred years for others to enjoy and love? Any ideas??</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">-------------------------------------------------------------</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I referred to myself as a "preservation breeder." What does that mean? If you are interested in knowing here is an excerpt from and article and a link to the entire article.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"The term “preservation breeder” is a somewhat recent designation. It is used with increasing frequency among dedicated fanciers to reinforce a commitment to produce dogs of quality as described by the breed standards. This new designation is a direct response to an AR campaign determined to eliminate the controlled breeding and ownership of all companion animals. To a growing number of serious fanciers, the stakes have never been higher and the use of “purebred” seems out of touch these days, if not entirely obsolete. “Preservation” may best describe the work required of today’s breeders who wish to live in a world where Schipperkes and Rottweilers coexist alongside “service dogs” and “rescues.”</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><p class="elementToProof" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">To read the entire article, <u>What Does It Mean To Be a Preservation Breeder</u>, go to <span style="border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><a href="https://showsightmagazine.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-preservation-breeder/">https://showsightmagazine.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-preservation-breeder/</a></span></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Show Results</b></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pearl and I have been to two show weekends since my last post. I have absolutely nothing to brag about! We went to the 4 Mississippi Valley shows in Davenport, IA, because I was a member of one of the show-giving clubs and wanted to support both clubs. There were 3 Lhasas there: Pearl in the puppy class and two champions. Needless to say, we had four training classes for Pearl!</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">We also went to 2 of the 4 shows in Bloomington, IL. Four Lhasas were there: one champion and 3 puppies. We came home with 2 red ribbons (2nd place). Pearl gets crazy ideas. For example, the first day she was in the ring ahead of another puppy. She showed very well! The second day the line-up was the same - Pearl in the lead. Only that day, she decided she did not like the puppy behind her and kept whirling around to make sure the other dog kept its distance. She even looked behind her when she was on the exam table! Go figure!</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here are a couple pictures I took of Pearl that day at our grooming set up.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM_kr1h6t7tiVqQm_hT3mF7whjKKnsWl0b1OnxddA6ptBYF8X8z4SUvACLKaa6O5khCxCx56KAMF9ZxDebUMl933n7ae6NMjnwdMlbD7_Y9ynTjNi0aoH47_Otz2evCWEUMdhSqeLgMtQm00XF3avA13eZ9kBVbulxcp9s26BFQe1eg7u9b61bAEX/s804/Pearl1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="804" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM_kr1h6t7tiVqQm_hT3mF7whjKKnsWl0b1OnxddA6ptBYF8X8z4SUvACLKaa6O5khCxCx56KAMF9ZxDebUMl933n7ae6NMjnwdMlbD7_Y9ynTjNi0aoH47_Otz2evCWEUMdhSqeLgMtQm00XF3avA13eZ9kBVbulxcp9s26BFQe1eg7u9b61bAEX/w400-h349/Pearl1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ESv6en7G36TO6fJnqm7qsCcGC2l4-mZftGUknPUEw1ORtYlpX8PPmDX2wuYeSOkJloHYI4DIpP0PixnUEGxOXsOJJIIUm3BH6xaRxoJ9gqvYG82RFmBNjpC4kDAEU_I_Mk3m_XXQzn9tmBRkF0jVZs-r460EiMCcPt7DKsGlDc4IZzo-uG1g3zKr/s421/Pearl2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="421" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ESv6en7G36TO6fJnqm7qsCcGC2l4-mZftGUknPUEw1ORtYlpX8PPmDX2wuYeSOkJloHYI4DIpP0PixnUEGxOXsOJJIIUm3BH6xaRxoJ9gqvYG82RFmBNjpC4kDAEU_I_Mk3m_XXQzn9tmBRkF0jVZs-r460EiMCcPt7DKsGlDc4IZzo-uG1g3zKr/w400-h339/Pearl2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: left;">Minnie Update</b></div></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So many have commented about our little Minnie girl, born weighing 2.7 ounces, hand fed, and now up to 3 lbs. at age 13 weeks. She is thriving - eating well, playing, and learning to have good potty habits. She is very cute and thinks highly of herself! All is well.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Are we planning to keep her? I'm not, but Lynn might be. Time will tell...</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Recent Puppy Buyers</b></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With the exception of Minnie, the other puppies from the two litters are now in their new homes. Below are some photos and comments from the new owners.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Before he was Auggie, he was Flynn! His new owner Stephanie wrote, "</span><span dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We had a good drive home yesterday. Little Flynn was such a trooper for the long ride!...Our first night was good - you were right, he's a cuddler! He didn't want to stay alone in his crate, so I put his bed on my bed and that seemed to work well. Lady Bug is still ignoring him (and me), but he's approached her a few times. She escapes by jumping up on something high that he can't reach! I'm sure it won't be long before they are running through the house playing chase and wrestling! Thank you again for blessing me with this little fella. He is just precious! It was such a pleasure meeting you and Lynn."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Later she added, "<span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So, what does a little fella do after his first dip in the doggie pool? Lay out to dry, of course!! <img alt="Emoji" class="x_yahoo-emoji-wrapper" data-imagetype="External" height="16" loadstarttime="1654439565754" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f601.png" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 2px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Emoji" width="16" />Auggie (f/k/a Flynn) has been so much fun and is such a delight. Thank you so much for this little fella. We love him so much!!!"</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pfYlIn5S_iWaOptfaFawBJ7I5MZDOy2J526CnfKmXoakUZbqWcHZFYFI2avte5EuOsnY2IwiGUpJrKV_53Lep0QUAVxYD6UJmVY8viVV_rz4tSya1lICxAWdC_GVcxZFxDVjuwwJLJQkK3xJxUSyVmCoAZjGEIl2E8yPfDiAfcnAIkF2c8qOQxrq/s800/Auggie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pfYlIn5S_iWaOptfaFawBJ7I5MZDOy2J526CnfKmXoakUZbqWcHZFYFI2avte5EuOsnY2IwiGUpJrKV_53Lep0QUAVxYD6UJmVY8viVV_rz4tSya1lICxAWdC_GVcxZFxDVjuwwJLJQkK3xJxUSyVmCoAZjGEIl2E8yPfDiAfcnAIkF2c8qOQxrq/w300-h400/Auggie.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">DJ wrote that Charlie (FKA "Max") <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">is "fitting in great. Completely potty trained from day 1."</span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHcuQqQ2z6A4Dwn7cSNRpWTbk0V_VBz8v68RR7bI9EzjncSxDv7uCgJjK0Mao7w3zItxAjVC3-XaUJp4eZatMyAQEw_3eCHo2-a_l2APii4OoBc-_xgnKnaOjfnh4vibI6RW8dpPJ4IzVTEy1rFjXt6_MZ6HDLVYwpZuhJV6uUWULa0GZ3gnAjloa/s470/charlie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="470" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHcuQqQ2z6A4Dwn7cSNRpWTbk0V_VBz8v68RR7bI9EzjncSxDv7uCgJjK0Mao7w3zItxAjVC3-XaUJp4eZatMyAQEw_3eCHo2-a_l2APii4OoBc-_xgnKnaOjfnh4vibI6RW8dpPJ4IzVTEy1rFjXt6_MZ6HDLVYwpZuhJV6uUWULa0GZ3gnAjloa/w400-h245/charlie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Gwen chose Nellie, now Mozart, as her show prospect puppy. This is a picture of Mozart resting on the exam table at the vet's office. </span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX399lYT4QDNL5gCDit5b9Kw2kbyz6nr5jYI8LMEmp_xLTIafAncbizX_jSeCaC6JVQ6OMTU30f_4tqhrxtN_UkMoCu1Dd6fwz0PxxgUEW9v2rEXCBo4WElCZhjEvzM0lDIK9YDiOyUr8TZUcfFtF3ek6oZKeSW2LGXCPDZF5hUqljP2zJf3jiIXWN/s652/Mozart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="652" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX399lYT4QDNL5gCDit5b9Kw2kbyz6nr5jYI8LMEmp_xLTIafAncbizX_jSeCaC6JVQ6OMTU30f_4tqhrxtN_UkMoCu1Dd6fwz0PxxgUEW9v2rEXCBo4WElCZhjEvzM0lDIK9YDiOyUr8TZUcfFtF3ek6oZKeSW2LGXCPDZF5hUqljP2zJf3jiIXWN/w400-h321/Mozart.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Paula sent this picture of Eleanor (FKA "Echo")</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6K2prBdJdqtDOZSXAa0R6nLbgLi7UbSooKYLmb1rdqQQLRk9NsQedR_dWJjisR8V--4ue2S06BVuTRIlHCfW_BHog7_ncVR0bJsh_W9wEqYuVOQRUn4HZRPxkfgGfnj_8TitzvGAFu6wd_qcAnqi2L5XMJHPV7MxYqCZVl3XuNULg_pDmE5roLUh/s656/Elenore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6K2prBdJdqtDOZSXAa0R6nLbgLi7UbSooKYLmb1rdqQQLRk9NsQedR_dWJjisR8V--4ue2S06BVuTRIlHCfW_BHog7_ncVR0bJsh_W9wEqYuVOQRUn4HZRPxkfgGfnj_8TitzvGAFu6wd_qcAnqi2L5XMJHPV7MxYqCZVl3XuNULg_pDmE5roLUh/w210-h400/Elenore.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Marianne wrote, "<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It has been such a great week with Kaiju we are all in love!</span> <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kaiju is doing great! He is a feisty happy guy who loves romping with our ferret Doodle." (Kaiju was FKA "Mick" at our house.)</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jacob wrote, "Harley already made a friend out of one of my parents lhasas (Minnie - in the picture) - still working on the other one (Coco)." At our house, Harley was called "Elsa."</span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuQ9rSZ6il5Yt1OkliNA6F91mH7naOO70eH2Ql3g96UBesaRGH_rUFkfZtvFD4lNJb0TsNlgpylpAygZsc6xYOweTBSzBl4tVArwPU1BxnH5GA4CEB7SGhtkaXXJPlba-yCJ7eY0hHQHL0l4ozn3Gb5hq_c8S58rhBCo6f6QMT1b0D4A47TpX54ak/s1280/Harley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuQ9rSZ6il5Yt1OkliNA6F91mH7naOO70eH2Ql3g96UBesaRGH_rUFkfZtvFD4lNJb0TsNlgpylpAygZsc6xYOweTBSzBl4tVArwPU1BxnH5GA4CEB7SGhtkaXXJPlba-yCJ7eY0hHQHL0l4ozn3Gb5hq_c8S58rhBCo6f6QMT1b0D4A47TpX54ak/w320-h400/Harley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sometimes it is hard to come up with a name. Rebekah, who now owns the puppy we called "Carma" wrote, "<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We thought the idea of Karma was good and assumed it might fit her, but after spending this time with her, she is quite “saucy” and now we’re not so sure. She is also very talkative and we’ve toyed with several names, including “Karen,” because when she “yells” at us, we laugh that she wants to speak to our manager ;-)<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> "</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruth wrote about Dani, <span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is very sweet and has learned to come when I call her and has learned to sit. The biting is an issue and she doesn't </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">always respond to the loud ouch. I can take anything out of her mouth and have used a washcloth to clean her teeth and she </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">doesn't try to bite. I think it is when she gets excited." Ruth registered Dani with AKC as "Joyslyn's Devil in Disguise." </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Maggie wrote about the puppy we called Kenzi, "<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We made it home safe and sound. The whole family is already in love with her! She is so sweet and spunky." Her new name is Lil Finn, short for Finley.</span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh2XFJQ1mjQjKZYsyLeL2I857faYeun4l_ZhfFeciLEohkZGzj3u1i5Jsjs-R2pfk0xXbYmIuFXHTZ4K-iwmgznCvy1jidB67jkaidY4_S7uvjPAtL8ECL5LG7Hu9fW3Ch5fOfl9yWfxEaPMStvC49eIbGP95_3hQH170Xlor_KppPN6M5KwLaAMf/s432/Lil%20Finn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="432" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrh2XFJQ1mjQjKZYsyLeL2I857faYeun4l_ZhfFeciLEohkZGzj3u1i5Jsjs-R2pfk0xXbYmIuFXHTZ4K-iwmgznCvy1jidB67jkaidY4_S7uvjPAtL8ECL5LG7Hu9fW3Ch5fOfl9yWfxEaPMStvC49eIbGP95_3hQH170Xlor_KppPN6M5KwLaAMf/w400-h300/Lil%20Finn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve wrote about Bogey (FKA "Griffin") "<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanx for checking in. We named him Bogey. He is doing great. Has an awesome personality. Thanks for sending some tips in training. So far so good. He is in a good home and will be taken care of very well."</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Judy L. now has her 4<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> Joyslyn's Lhasa. She flew in from CA to pick up Maverick, now named Lippy Jones. She called to tell me that he is super smart, catches on to things quickly, and fits right in with the pack that includes Raven, Gus, and Whisper -- and Little G (not a Lhasa). She says everyone who meets him loves him.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdcCcgwCvr6ic1Wj7YHJt1JlkNa143fQMj5RxV7gjxDZSLdYVAfhky3mYYqO-0n99-EueudDBg0i60Td5y7bTB6oLKuqkTBo-grKcqdUVUmd10ApXr4tly87lsLf4l8y9XVSW5R7-T-BAG3XzQTkqvOjbJpzL52tylMvwnqfLZEIG6KQJBvrNfbO8/s640/JudyLippyAirport.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdcCcgwCvr6ic1Wj7YHJt1JlkNa143fQMj5RxV7gjxDZSLdYVAfhky3mYYqO-0n99-EueudDBg0i60Td5y7bTB6oLKuqkTBo-grKcqdUVUmd10ApXr4tly87lsLf4l8y9XVSW5R7-T-BAG3XzQTkqvOjbJpzL52tylMvwnqfLZEIG6KQJBvrNfbO8/w300-h400/JudyLippyAirport.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She recently wrote, "<span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This little boy continues to crack me up. He is pretty danged smart for the number of weeks he is old. Seriously. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tonight, I put him in his ex-pen with his kibble. Then I started fixing the feed dishes for the others. Kibble didn't get Lippy's attention at all. Then I dished out a bit of stinky [wet] food. Lippy pitched a FIT. He didn't have any stinky food with HIS kibble. So he got a pinch or two of stinky food. Then I got out the green beans. Once again, Lippy pitched a FIT. So I gave him a green bean. He gobbled it down. When I was handing out feed dishes, Lippy protested again, so I snagged 3 green beans from Gus' feed dish. Lippy practically ripped them from my fingers. He's all about the green beans now."</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="ltr" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I swear, he's an adult in puppy clothing. Where is his innocence? He doesn't even have puppy breath. He swaggers around the regular yard like it belongs to him.<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaZUWh9O0Jf8yGdf0j3TfGNDY-OkJLE7Y7ZTmlKCPYFpLrGsrRCw6I-fzoXLUvgEDmQgiFnCAgoOVqhETIVTdCnDjD1AUOeTB_NpGF4AdT2gNGGIu15alx_lWvJ-urRpm-ffDuTQhiNmrmjeYPqvhd2x76rr5cRF9hAUfP0X6KXSRRPoVRh3z4bzc/s949/Lippy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="949" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaZUWh9O0Jf8yGdf0j3TfGNDY-OkJLE7Y7ZTmlKCPYFpLrGsrRCw6I-fzoXLUvgEDmQgiFnCAgoOVqhETIVTdCnDjD1AUOeTB_NpGF4AdT2gNGGIu15alx_lWvJ-urRpm-ffDuTQhiNmrmjeYPqvhd2x76rr5cRF9hAUfP0X6KXSRRPoVRh3z4bzc/s320/Lippy.jpg" width="320" /></a>‹</div><br /><b>Notes and Photos from Others With Joyslyn Lhasas</b></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fernanda wrote, "</span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Happy Belated Mother’s Day!</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are a mess!!! The entire family got COVID-19 for the first time. Most of us had mild symptoms. Except for myself- Fernanda- who had all of the symptoms ever related to the virus!!! Not fun! But Ty kept all of us company! He would rotate from one to another almost like he knew it! One time I woke up from what felt like a coma and he was laying under my lazy boy looking at me with these eyes. I had to take a picture. You can tell he’s sad for his humans. Heck sometimes it feels like he’s the human! Thank God he never got sick! This dog is a healthy beast! He has a happy playful titanium energy and a heart of gold! Thank you for allowing us to share our lives with the most precious dog! ❤️ </span><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4MpjSyKRKYqGo75s9PQA4OqW7ZhtfhZdBihE8dBGUg2u5VjREziAOp4DkGqMRPsOdAiuNJ39CrBS75PcXJG24PpFBMJQteln-aDLUH3jMhwlN2QTrB3ya2gFbL_TUAm4LXgl54rR-KzypJ3hxX8ihCixTl7__sV4QykVtj2CltFpsL301WbNGrZ_/s1280/Ty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="857" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4MpjSyKRKYqGo75s9PQA4OqW7ZhtfhZdBihE8dBGUg2u5VjREziAOp4DkGqMRPsOdAiuNJ39CrBS75PcXJG24PpFBMJQteln-aDLUH3jMhwlN2QTrB3ya2gFbL_TUAm4LXgl54rR-KzypJ3hxX8ihCixTl7__sV4QykVtj2CltFpsL301WbNGrZ_/w268-h400/Ty.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Karen sent this photo of Cooper and wrote, "Cooper is a fine dog and spoiled rotten."</span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh321ObGpw9ONACafBK30EtH20xaYOFWMZJzpxRZqkcOaiWug7pRfWNTQr7WeGuljM7rGp09t2KO4yff95XvNn_OuGdp_mE-_c2M4vp-NBw2j8SP-MTdoCg314R-P97odh2i4QwlPpE3MmV3fk_rwcjKCeyicUxDGio4mAN1XTzZymoJEE55iAsTX4P/s640/Cooper.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh321ObGpw9ONACafBK30EtH20xaYOFWMZJzpxRZqkcOaiWug7pRfWNTQr7WeGuljM7rGp09t2KO4yff95XvNn_OuGdp_mE-_c2M4vp-NBw2j8SP-MTdoCg314R-P97odh2i4QwlPpE3MmV3fk_rwcjKCeyicUxDGio4mAN1XTzZymoJEE55iAsTX4P/w300-h400/Cooper.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kim sent this photo of Olivia, who is a daughter of Raven. She wrote, "She is soooo tiny!!! [so is Raven] She is only tiny in size. She has really enjoyed becoming Alpha since Finley passed. She's been a great comfort...Olivia loves to be the center of everyone's world."</span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCRDqwxJIvu-PUObz2k3TzYl_jw836dQZcm7kx-uKDDVk8cImopZkEc_u-DJ74ulGuoe4G4B6BoivD9BCqFidOuKf5EoYWKKaoWXjuxn2_DHFkoJVUuZJNavt0NFLV0t7oTljLmNi-vkstIWk9KDB1II9dnUZp-KBZHkSyBuYkCqipwuLP8RN5wU_/s1500/Olivia.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCRDqwxJIvu-PUObz2k3TzYl_jw836dQZcm7kx-uKDDVk8cImopZkEc_u-DJ74ulGuoe4G4B6BoivD9BCqFidOuKf5EoYWKKaoWXjuxn2_DHFkoJVUuZJNavt0NFLV0t7oTljLmNi-vkstIWk9KDB1II9dnUZp-KBZHkSyBuYkCqipwuLP8RN5wU_/w300-h400/Olivia.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kassia wrote about Leelu, "Still the best girl ever. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coming up on our birthday and all is well in Iowa. Please let me know if you are coming over to show this year."<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1eGGSO9e-Jcj2zRjfjUh9pghQriPY2H7HI93QG3d9q1qzbXWlg-8UxNpDsJjESKSml8F9z7rS-d3RtnNcK1l-p-Z4pMTrNZ5omDU2v0uRvItkSrppptrBlgSzg31vwRzWhiS1Hl2aP84oWSprfKyz2flKZJGKiPwt9SIzRKpaXPiIIhmbQNub_gY/s449/LEELU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1eGGSO9e-Jcj2zRjfjUh9pghQriPY2H7HI93QG3d9q1qzbXWlg-8UxNpDsJjESKSml8F9z7rS-d3RtnNcK1l-p-Z4pMTrNZ5omDU2v0uRvItkSrppptrBlgSzg31vwRzWhiS1Hl2aP84oWSprfKyz2flKZJGKiPwt9SIzRKpaXPiIIhmbQNub_gY/w385-h400/LEELU.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Sally on the occasion of Jaxon's first birthday: "</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I wanted to say Jaxon is a wonderful pup and he and Ginger get along almost all the time. They make every day better and like everyone else who has a Lhasa from you I’m very thankful. I get a lot of compliments on how beautiful these two are!"</span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRhSYKqhp4PFV759RNFwOZdONpaA2azKdaKC11-ifeNt_7E8A0WNy0my9BVzNIwu9vasWi0eM_P5PdTeV98G5PaneW2YHre-H21nEp0isVLpWZMis5QJKxo1NzAgsGHaHSQXerSM0jIYwWtAww-MreQZeqZ__MQtFnYeFBUPBX5Wjhj3UhtwDGe-Y/s1280/GingerandJaxon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRhSYKqhp4PFV759RNFwOZdONpaA2azKdaKC11-ifeNt_7E8A0WNy0my9BVzNIwu9vasWi0eM_P5PdTeV98G5PaneW2YHre-H21nEp0isVLpWZMis5QJKxo1NzAgsGHaHSQXerSM0jIYwWtAww-MreQZeqZ__MQtFnYeFBUPBX5Wjhj3UhtwDGe-Y/s320/GingerandJaxon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_g-YLaP-94i1iv8Vm-4JOn1u2oSaOMsH763P6nhTvQWY76mi_Ic1CdjRXS6hiX42NZ2j5pNH8WIc0x6bALZFG7UEH1VR3HQsanoR3kdjZELBrrWWGjGf1v3PyXfaG06XUVumiwSpV3fyFxRiYuLJ6zoxCCx4ngSolMz0DKC80PBH0vP3VcVVtqza/s1280/Jaxon2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_g-YLaP-94i1iv8Vm-4JOn1u2oSaOMsH763P6nhTvQWY76mi_Ic1CdjRXS6hiX42NZ2j5pNH8WIc0x6bALZFG7UEH1VR3HQsanoR3kdjZELBrrWWGjGf1v3PyXfaG06XUVumiwSpV3fyFxRiYuLJ6zoxCCx4ngSolMz0DKC80PBH0vP3VcVVtqza/w300-h400/Jaxon2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>Ted wrote, "</span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's hard to believe that we visited you 10 years ago to pick up Lucky---Mr. Energy and he hasn’t lost a step---just getting more intelligent---as a matter of fact he listens to commands---all right not always but a few times which is surprising to us. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He recently celebrated his 10th</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Birthday and the <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">following picture was taken before the actual date </span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QarARDNceJtfEpsq9t-tkujur5eMHb6KwGXsgtcw90cqgBEdxta_CWWk6Nwidp5EXQhkx03XgYblcizkPpjdbibTvygeYX_pJy_GAIjJJLWFx84bIZpCZn_lYY8b0R6Rc2m0rvkbB8hClJDjkVC7e7mc8k--JtJSLwFA39gqKaogSinv92XvNfbn/s1280/Lucky1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QarARDNceJtfEpsq9t-tkujur5eMHb6KwGXsgtcw90cqgBEdxta_CWWk6Nwidp5EXQhkx03XgYblcizkPpjdbibTvygeYX_pJy_GAIjJJLWFx84bIZpCZn_lYY8b0R6Rc2m0rvkbB8hClJDjkVC7e7mc8k--JtJSLwFA39gqKaogSinv92XvNfbn/s320/Lucky1.jpg" width="253" /></a></div></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-weight: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-weight: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">THEN WE TOLD HIM HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS HIS REACTION</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-weight: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">WHAT……… TEN??????</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-weight: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhT3bG8r92uQHKmICL6breaO3o4NNhEUCwg1nsfpnHhmzVCoFWPfpMLD7WCj4z02ipkdjn7IGr7gC6mb9qKt0_ZGNhrZnuod7-0XEfipNdrk10rqKG2VnP19HxBPq9H_o3a5n-X1dLtntfRoyPASvaJVBh92QJzPfwnHqAawpBK8U9FKfh_dK4O2M/s1280/Lucky2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhT3bG8r92uQHKmICL6breaO3o4NNhEUCwg1nsfpnHhmzVCoFWPfpMLD7WCj4z02ipkdjn7IGr7gC6mb9qKt0_ZGNhrZnuod7-0XEfipNdrk10rqKG2VnP19HxBPq9H_o3a5n-X1dLtntfRoyPASvaJVBh92QJzPfwnHqAawpBK8U9FKfh_dK4O2M/w300-h400/Lucky2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-weight: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy G wrote about Onyx's attempt at Fast Cat in the wet grass! "Well Joyce, </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What an experience! It was raining and because of the wet weather the grass could not be cut short. The course was a little hilly, so dogs like Nyx couldn't see the 50 yard line where you could stand and call your dog. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A long-time friend who owns Westies held her at the start line and let her go, telling her "Go..go." Well, she ran about 10 FEET and turned around and went back to Don. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We could have stayed for our second run, but we were wet enough! I will try again sometime...</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-weight: inherit; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyone's fine here. </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Love the puppy pictures!!</span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mary R sent this photos of her 3 Lhasas enjoying the first nice spring day.</span><br /></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; 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font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathy notified me that Bandit had been neutered and sent this photo of him sporting his soft cone.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrxTCp9zrtTPnlZECpvgxlhxSPo7HTjGXOBk0chmSsujjFWmBqLko1fCr-ppxBaHPTGMpQsHd1b9kApquX-dfdm4rkDhDyfmqB7MN1axnSJICv5CCNJO9PIh6s4VU02jlzKHEpbA7akqnAtYcFKR3BtyJjfa6DIlaYktSGocnfxbnVk7xBsiZl1m1/s640/Bandit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrxTCp9zrtTPnlZECpvgxlhxSPo7HTjGXOBk0chmSsujjFWmBqLko1fCr-ppxBaHPTGMpQsHd1b9kApquX-dfdm4rkDhDyfmqB7MN1axnSJICv5CCNJO9PIh6s4VU02jlzKHEpbA7akqnAtYcFKR3BtyJjfa6DIlaYktSGocnfxbnVk7xBsiZl1m1/w301-h400/Bandit.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim wrote to remind me that it was Daisy's 4<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>birthday. Where does the time go!!?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Priscilla wrote to let me know her Rocky passed away. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Just a note to let you know that we lost our little boy Rocky on 4/26/22. He was just about 17 1/2 years old. He was such a good little boy—loving, obedient but independent, a real gentle soul, and a great companion. He was doing well until about 10 days before he died. He suddenly stopped eating, then drinking. Pam and I miss him so—and so does Ozzie (another of yours, born 12/30/2014)."</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Later she added, "<span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rocky was a little guy—about 13 1/2 pounds, but he had a big heart and was fearless. As I said, Pam and I (and Ozzie) miss him so much! </span></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Thank you for entrusting him to us. He was such a joy." </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VKnlXHys56-3BKxry0jGoMp-vX9vI31hhMgy_VDHpnj39eZxUREOYU8I0bfR5epRrei0uBQwOP_fUPWwJnIvYKhutU8ShoXufwgK6m5MKUZtdmVcm-W8GNdznLqgMhyFdgNhv_2wc7jUeUEq6c8VuAUOsgNc-iZM4ziLp2Gw1g0UtTa-bzEtxZ5R/s809/Rocky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="809" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VKnlXHys56-3BKxry0jGoMp-vX9vI31hhMgy_VDHpnj39eZxUREOYU8I0bfR5epRrei0uBQwOP_fUPWwJnIvYKhutU8ShoXufwgK6m5MKUZtdmVcm-W8GNdznLqgMhyFdgNhv_2wc7jUeUEq6c8VuAUOsgNc-iZM4ziLp2Gw1g0UtTa-bzEtxZ5R/w400-h335/Rocky.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Because Ozzie was so lost without Rocky, Priscilla came to visit and left with Aria (new name to be decided, but it might be Trixie). Aria is the 4</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> Joyslyn's Lhasa Priscilla has purchased. The first three were boys. If Aria is a typical Lhasa female, she will soon be informing Ozzie that she is the boss! Priscilla is in for a great ride with that puppy! What a character she is.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As all of us Lhasa lovers know;</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTbqOvuk19SXNt8gCFIZXAMKa33PEJ_yAgTaR_urzwYfp9BtYfvGpxtPVZ2KwyYV1KGFUHABa-On-Utf9P9jwtE50xn_5iTex7PhVp5ewvPch5LXPDbZZsjZipzrvOTTrlxhnK_5hL7qV-RVskAjSaSQesw3D81pks8D5qwtoTrBoYIkL80RElQHW/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTbqOvuk19SXNt8gCFIZXAMKa33PEJ_yAgTaR_urzwYfp9BtYfvGpxtPVZ2KwyYV1KGFUHABa-On-Utf9P9jwtE50xn_5iTex7PhVp5ewvPch5LXPDbZZsjZipzrvOTTrlxhnK_5hL7qV-RVskAjSaSQesw3D81pks8D5qwtoTrBoYIkL80RElQHW/w640-h222/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>'Til next time!</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Joyce</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>P.S. Love the bag! Thanks Stephanie!</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmgIbTNlZQ6OyWmkCqlu-IyFGmNR-mi_e-L_JvbPB4q5l8XUnjUJ3NSm0inGeRKZuaLB3D-pC3jMM8OtVbetvjyrEh0vaA461nrvBkLZlmLbw0oEGu4RmfqjK7YgskSdzt7pekAu5Njo3l1NzdAR9JTisA3UtuHPVhRUbo-CIn-evktsbBm4Dvvqv/s640/bag.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmgIbTNlZQ6OyWmkCqlu-IyFGmNR-mi_e-L_JvbPB4q5l8XUnjUJ3NSm0inGeRKZuaLB3D-pC3jMM8OtVbetvjyrEh0vaA461nrvBkLZlmLbw0oEGu4RmfqjK7YgskSdzt7pekAu5Njo3l1NzdAR9JTisA3UtuHPVhRUbo-CIn-evktsbBm4Dvvqv/s320/bag.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b>Love the shelf! Thanks Jill!</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvWwa9kxUzMNFrA8_pZNnrK3eOZsjWcs_Mp024XVBfI_L_DKu6ivdfsCEwxbPkt1emmastC2FS7MEWyo8b8qitQJTejQJYpJICLE81oVIzgOXhu1biEmcSnqLAm_dbLhfxXVwBoNW-YqM4zUmnmLdoQhcdAK1dgNS-0miWDesFF37v7srwoSeIZsj/s640/shelf.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvWwa9kxUzMNFrA8_pZNnrK3eOZsjWcs_Mp024XVBfI_L_DKu6ivdfsCEwxbPkt1emmastC2FS7MEWyo8b8qitQJTejQJYpJICLE81oVIzgOXhu1biEmcSnqLAm_dbLhfxXVwBoNW-YqM4zUmnmLdoQhcdAK1dgNS-0miWDesFF37v7srwoSeIZsj/s320/shelf.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div></span></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; 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border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-78805219103513915412022-05-07T09:37:00.000-07:002022-05-07T09:37:50.564-07:00April Showers Bring May Flowers!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtarCAlkki8VRu1_b5D7okPzv8T1MP7HqwH63cB2b88HKGQhJeyLEJY2R0-jzqxUVNv9qlBABHmXk8DZVlOK776idWDZrXwr63V4SqSNrfe2JMIzQvTcQUerNpvescx9nMct4-GSvVjPmLLTeFPrRs313Nr-t1dnAyNzUlDI6A2P-yJJnDrlMJ1oaL/s936/May.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="936" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtarCAlkki8VRu1_b5D7okPzv8T1MP7HqwH63cB2b88HKGQhJeyLEJY2R0-jzqxUVNv9qlBABHmXk8DZVlOK776idWDZrXwr63V4SqSNrfe2JMIzQvTcQUerNpvescx9nMct4-GSvVjPmLLTeFPrRs313Nr-t1dnAyNzUlDI6A2P-yJJnDrlMJ1oaL/w400-h138/May.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">“May, it’s full of all the things that make spring and the brighter part of the year so special. Flowers bud, the sun shines, and new seeds are sewn into the fabric of our lives. May is awesome.” – Jenna Danchuk</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First, thank you to all who sent email greetings and cards on the occasion of our 50th Anniversary. We had a nice day.</span></span></p><p><b style="color: #222222; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Puppy News and Photos</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last week, five of the puppies from the Archie and Millie litter left for their new homes. People came from IL, MI, NY, FL, and WA. As always, it was great to finally meet the people I'd been communicating with for so many weeks. The two puppies that are left will be leaving after mid-May. They are Flynn and Nellie.</span></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_TVH7g7tRao26X66m_YHs6f6mZMFTXtbYOQYXuunGlyRtPUvoeHGZnVm7T5GWBzg57YGhPqM2QAVGB7GUGihTl37oCbsCsVsEVumBVuF5uodZZ6Q2L-H_KLnbqJ_OUeBcaiLSddA4uGfgaIUlDfiZ8_FNhlADlFE8UWkvwcGM9ASMjcOzbe0_s2Z/s1200/Female.Nellie.10wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_TVH7g7tRao26X66m_YHs6f6mZMFTXtbYOQYXuunGlyRtPUvoeHGZnVm7T5GWBzg57YGhPqM2QAVGB7GUGihTl37oCbsCsVsEVumBVuF5uodZZ6Q2L-H_KLnbqJ_OUeBcaiLSddA4uGfgaIUlDfiZ8_FNhlADlFE8UWkvwcGM9ASMjcOzbe0_s2Z/s320/Female.Nellie.10wks.jpeg" width="271" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Nellie</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YqgZAyEhbw2as-OuC4Ab57ccqdYd3Ab3vV9WcT9uGCv6MW75mzFZF_FF-4_pzv6zA0eEVynZ7MrFV56tIWjxb3l96FlGiN04bJEb7rdH1pJJiijdQ96kDl0dOt9nkHkMLza-V22VcG86Tj1De6GqTs7kKss8QVV7WsfiutLN10tJ-62Jld2IR3UH/s1200/Male.Flynn.10wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1074" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YqgZAyEhbw2as-OuC4Ab57ccqdYd3Ab3vV9WcT9uGCv6MW75mzFZF_FF-4_pzv6zA0eEVynZ7MrFV56tIWjxb3l96FlGiN04bJEb7rdH1pJJiijdQ96kDl0dOt9nkHkMLza-V22VcG86Tj1De6GqTs7kKss8QVV7WsfiutLN10tJ-62Jld2IR3UH/s320/Male.Flynn.10wks.jpeg" width="286" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Flynn</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Puppies from the Josh and Autumn litter:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2WNZseddZ1-tngmr4PFa4_9ddLfV-PIP2gICUeYCH2ZPX-AiimC4hl0Iija7wuTf3G7hXR_2SHiva0kAKVJo9f7RpRhcu9J4fGMr7_gispBzoVCVbQK2tXD00ADPlVpf3OKjWQM-WAz9RH-8PzOidbY72O289WuPgNuPPJsyZyR4QXg0-bBfg_pS/s1200/Aria9wksA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="941" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2WNZseddZ1-tngmr4PFa4_9ddLfV-PIP2gICUeYCH2ZPX-AiimC4hl0Iija7wuTf3G7hXR_2SHiva0kAKVJo9f7RpRhcu9J4fGMr7_gispBzoVCVbQK2tXD00ADPlVpf3OKjWQM-WAz9RH-8PzOidbY72O289WuPgNuPPJsyZyR4QXg0-bBfg_pS/s320/Aria9wksA.jpeg" width="251" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aria</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqm-EUWyXrBAtykRz7l5otbXNUObOVwRE46yYfLPMtYla58cuUgWQ-bdhcBRgNVm1iWvfben9QDtkvrpJwqbQUnR4JA8zuNqNHYAQMJEbfBX8CdJjAVW1bqPNVRLzLHhg5TgDV27JBe-qlKSNQYlZjYnoAxO5_2m69YjD9EtFPTGCod5VeI6sbhKk/s1200/Elsa9wksA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqm-EUWyXrBAtykRz7l5otbXNUObOVwRE46yYfLPMtYla58cuUgWQ-bdhcBRgNVm1iWvfben9QDtkvrpJwqbQUnR4JA8zuNqNHYAQMJEbfBX8CdJjAVW1bqPNVRLzLHhg5TgDV27JBe-qlKSNQYlZjYnoAxO5_2m69YjD9EtFPTGCod5VeI6sbhKk/s320/Elsa9wksA.jpeg" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaA67vwwrHr7rFc38ykwAX-vfVueEg6UQoUoa5vADC8W8kIt4MIA2XEvmRhGJaYieLAfcM9gxb9PKNAH-spzDtRVrcNohyDB_Oqr_m1xu1BJEizjlWspE1eH68fZTOczjj-2zmjS2Zb77ycCcFfUDRZ8RbRz5icRbSR9_tEmGp5qAzblXsIhJIAhO/s1800/Griffin9wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaA67vwwrHr7rFc38ykwAX-vfVueEg6UQoUoa5vADC8W8kIt4MIA2XEvmRhGJaYieLAfcM9gxb9PKNAH-spzDtRVrcNohyDB_Oqr_m1xu1BJEizjlWspE1eH68fZTOczjj-2zmjS2Zb77ycCcFfUDRZ8RbRz5icRbSR9_tEmGp5qAzblXsIhJIAhO/s320/Griffin9wks.jpeg" width="257" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griffin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tiVamdriueWHzmVIMy2wHW9iX7yzFufmhOVCrfY01WwuKaO2kF50Yy-mKMyOspA97xd4DgWN3LARBWiCrHfuQGreBkLJI8DeozNa4v45mZBD834MT9yjNKv1C2tR9D1EH7vz09mn3uBJgOtb39lalQMI8fmjoJAeBCyhN5BU53LK0-2edSQTmWDk/s1250/Kenzi9wksA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1250" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tiVamdriueWHzmVIMy2wHW9iX7yzFufmhOVCrfY01WwuKaO2kF50Yy-mKMyOspA97xd4DgWN3LARBWiCrHfuQGreBkLJI8DeozNa4v45mZBD834MT9yjNKv1C2tR9D1EH7vz09mn3uBJgOtb39lalQMI8fmjoJAeBCyhN5BU53LK0-2edSQTmWDk/s320/Kenzi9wksA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kenzi</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8kk1g0NxQZ5RvwM2M6uBVSBzM_BKflAr3MBFO5wNYfuzzdUUpeaV0LzkR4mtMQ4aNUxx2cXMdD9qd6HXGLbbiUVlIUrbtRLIzz8h02iGpL8IplfmSZX5S5X0KHYVwpVbtoum0JnDRv9OadQcCJD_ShyWSP98s_Fw5z_JZaIQaBroJhZCW4pcAxxu/s1200/Maverick9wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1058" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8kk1g0NxQZ5RvwM2M6uBVSBzM_BKflAr3MBFO5wNYfuzzdUUpeaV0LzkR4mtMQ4aNUxx2cXMdD9qd6HXGLbbiUVlIUrbtRLIzz8h02iGpL8IplfmSZX5S5X0KHYVwpVbtoum0JnDRv9OadQcCJD_ShyWSP98s_Fw5z_JZaIQaBroJhZCW4pcAxxu/s320/Maverick9wks.jpeg" width="282" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maverick</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NZPlFIp5p0NONchouLOhXbrQFhbkO-qfgVO1K90D_MlQgxOrWPVSYIjBL6P-hbqe-ssq2Io8Mp4zeB5E5ZBeKxAPbXAl8m5zetjc4HIhELE_dy6R1BRlQbuqQOPNwi7sLgryPC2V5mQMlrUHbOku_k_MWiMs3CW16LWQJgSj2syi-6JnJH8SHOaR/s1200/Minnie9wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1108" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NZPlFIp5p0NONchouLOhXbrQFhbkO-qfgVO1K90D_MlQgxOrWPVSYIjBL6P-hbqe-ssq2Io8Mp4zeB5E5ZBeKxAPbXAl8m5zetjc4HIhELE_dy6R1BRlQbuqQOPNwi7sLgryPC2V5mQMlrUHbOku_k_MWiMs3CW16LWQJgSj2syi-6JnJH8SHOaR/s320/Minnie9wks.jpeg" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minnie</td></tr></tbody></table>You might recall me telling you about Minnie, the 2.7 ounce puppy that my husband has been bottle feeding since she was born. She has recently started eating from the communal feeding dish, but she still likes the milk and the bottle. At age 9 weeks, Minnie weighs 1 pound, 9 ounces.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a video I took of Minnie toddling around the family room.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzEnXMb3sYombupnToj6bmj4hbGr35HFS4Y1g-Qern2AZqBuXy1UN7WErYt9J1bGjiR3OhsUwCg41m5xVgiUA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><b style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #222222;"><br /></b></div>Which puppies are still available?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have a male, Griffin, who can leave here anytime now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">By the end of May, we will have one female (either Nellie or Aria) available. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>When Will We Have A New Litter?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have no idea! Late summer or fall, I guess.<br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Messages and Photos from Others</span></b></span></p><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span>From Debi: "Hi Joyce, </span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hope all is well and that you had a nice Easter! </span><span class="markvevkmdavc LMEtDboTwopWdh5S5P1E" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: var(--themeDark); font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CONGRATULATIONS</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">!!!! To you and Lynn on your 50th wedding anniversary! You both look just as happy today as you did on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">your wedding day. </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So glad to hear that Pearl did well at your dog show. All of the new puppies are adorable! We are so happy to hear your little "Minnie" is </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">still hanging in there! She must be a little fighter! Adorable of course. Lynn is doing a great job! Hope she continues to do well.</span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lacey is doing well. She is quite a picky eater though. She has mostly boycotted eating the Bill Jac adult blend since I switched her from </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the puppy blend. I bought another bag of the puppy blend and mixed it with the adult blend and she actually picks out, piece by piece, and </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">eats just the puppy blend. She will eat the rest eventually if she gets hungry, but I have to leave it out all day for her to pick at...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is also picky with treats. She loves freeze dried liver though, and will do almost anything for that. I cut it into tiny pieces so she isn't getting too much </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">liver. She will still toss up and play with other treats like she did with her siblings when we first met her, lol. She can be a goof ball sometimes... </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We still take her to doggie daycare once a week and she just loves playing with the other dogs...</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We have our last day of beginner training today. She is doing well and we have learned a lot. We are working on loose leash walking. She does very well with walking </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">at her pace, but we are learning to walk better at my pace, lol. She is also doing much better with the "wait" command. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everything is going well. We take her almost everywhere they allow dogs. She is very good when we take her anywhere. She is a perfect fit for us! </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We have so much fun with her! </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I sent a few new pictures. One is of her stealing one of my grandson's plastic Easter eggs, lol. </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I will send more updates soon.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BY9TdR0ULViSTGVzEkb_IWomFtYfTCYzzy2DbSg6-YoDqma-BikmTKfteEWkXQsilTuBUysTWvxVmoOhPkN2J3bPQfrfGo82V1g-aoaM2UUry-mOSmXEppwMMk12QTzA4n94VQ_0JV95kwfgjg2cJ_Ms9MDoNgJzg3HU18MoTzaENjYqZ34qYWP2/s1280/Lacey1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BY9TdR0ULViSTGVzEkb_IWomFtYfTCYzzy2DbSg6-YoDqma-BikmTKfteEWkXQsilTuBUysTWvxVmoOhPkN2J3bPQfrfGo82V1g-aoaM2UUry-mOSmXEppwMMk12QTzA4n94VQ_0JV95kwfgjg2cJ_Ms9MDoNgJzg3HU18MoTzaENjYqZ34qYWP2/s320/Lacey1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sFgbdsOr0noNXpB7pw32EKxaaFWHs-kJ88wGg4xJotqLRXdpJtvmMdGamPXiN9yExaaZa66H-xm9Az26RzqbZsjHKKIPvYX0OfGS_rLjbEafhP-AXuRnAdJxOlSCTF9xhjPAav30kQmH_QhJ-RGQbKFXYj8CGLYIVJTriuq_WlfHhwEx4nM_olsr/s533/Lacey2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sFgbdsOr0noNXpB7pw32EKxaaFWHs-kJ88wGg4xJotqLRXdpJtvmMdGamPXiN9yExaaZa66H-xm9Az26RzqbZsjHKKIPvYX0OfGS_rLjbEafhP-AXuRnAdJxOlSCTF9xhjPAav30kQmH_QhJ-RGQbKFXYj8CGLYIVJTriuq_WlfHhwEx4nM_olsr/w300-h400/Lacey2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></span><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="elementToProof" style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; display: inline !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ginny wrote, "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Joyce, I enjoyed reading your blog this month as always. It was good to hear of your adventures with Pearl. I remember how lovely she was the day we visited, as were all the puppies we got to meet. Our little Maple isn’t so little anymore! She is a sweet addition to our crew and as always, we are most grateful for her. She’s our baby❤️This Tuesday she will have her first grooming. I have taken care of her coat at home thus far, and have really enjoyed it, she has done well. I do think that we will choose a medium length coat at grooming however, as warmer weather is approaching and she will be outside for greater lengths of time. </span></span><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Including a photo of Maple on her perch along with one of our oldest daughter’s cats.</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take care."</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHbMmWTAhQLYTpIo831iy0zJq0tCHQTzfW2K1uBqc_LIG6l_0rH9gej_N0CejWS-25WunBSdgeCr9biQvchRSVoWrcSctjhIvHdlohI9FM_hRT4AtxjwC4DeUh4aR_cGouxbH8COOJS94cd_q2VCBP-a35a5BYaUV2c9q6cGFIBFK8cJym-zgTADu/s720/Maple.1jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHbMmWTAhQLYTpIo831iy0zJq0tCHQTzfW2K1uBqc_LIG6l_0rH9gej_N0CejWS-25WunBSdgeCr9biQvchRSVoWrcSctjhIvHdlohI9FM_hRT4AtxjwC4DeUh4aR_cGouxbH8COOJS94cd_q2VCBP-a35a5BYaUV2c9q6cGFIBFK8cJym-zgTADu/s320/Maple.1jpg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Ginny again: </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coming home from the groomer after her first visit. The sun through the window really brought out her golden tones.She did wonderfully!Maple🍁Eight months❤️</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYysrs_ky0sGzBKaJ5P913_mPFSeJHAKpnEnt3eH6zjPo7ymoXu0M3p_bl2_CSC9ndnZBU6GAtrIVVei_j1YTfbH2Sc_9c-aQfGGjkgulab8i2Eo9vPXos3suNUlfLYQtSVnk-FlPONAON3xZi4aqExkqzdPEQ-YrLduyMgF37QM_ZvaYhymt08c9Z/s1280/Maple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="1280" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYysrs_ky0sGzBKaJ5P913_mPFSeJHAKpnEnt3eH6zjPo7ymoXu0M3p_bl2_CSC9ndnZBU6GAtrIVVei_j1YTfbH2Sc_9c-aQfGGjkgulab8i2Eo9vPXos3suNUlfLYQtSVnk-FlPONAON3xZi4aqExkqzdPEQ-YrLduyMgF37QM_ZvaYhymt08c9Z/s320/Maple.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Stacey, who owns Lolo and Enzo, wrote, "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hope you are doing well. The pics of the Archie & Millie puppies are so cute! Lola and Enzo are both doing well. They are best buds now!<br /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I enrolled Enzo in the Dog Aging Project so we are now citizen scientists!</span> Here is the link. <a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://dogagingproject.org/" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">https://dogagingproject.org</a> if you are interested in being involved in the project also.</span></div><div class="_Entity _EType_OWALinkPreview _EId_OWALinkPreview _EReadonly_1" contenteditable="false" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="LPBorder739651" id="LPBorder_GTaHR0cHM6Ly9kb2dhZ2luZ3Byb2plY3Qub3JnLw.." style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 16px 0px; max-width: 800px; min-width: 424px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 424px;"><table id="LPContainer739651" role="presentation" style="border-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-radius: 2px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font: inherit; padding: 12px 36px 12px 12px; width: 436.25px;"><tbody><tr style="border-spacing: 0px;" valign="top"><td><div id="LPImageContainer739651" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; height: 136.875px; margin: 0px 12px 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 240px;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://dogagingproject.org/" id="LPImageAnchor739651" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" data-imagetype="External" height="136" id="LPThumbnailImageId739651" loadstarttime="1651937407959" src="https://dogagingproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-18-at-2.19.07-PM-1024x584.png" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; display: block; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="240" /></a></div></td><td style="width: 124.25px;"><div id="LPTitle739651" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_light, "Segoe UI Light", "Segoe WP Light", "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 8px 12px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://dogagingproject.org/" id="LPUrlAnchor739651" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Home - Dog Aging Project</a></div><div id="LPDescription739651" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 8px 12px 0px; max-height: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to understand how genes, lifestyle, and environment influence aging. We want to use that information to help dogs and people increase healthspan, the period of life spent free from disease.</div><div id="LPMetadata739651" style="border: 0px; color: #a6a6a6; font-family: wf_segoe-ui_normal, "Segoe UI", "Segoe WP", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">dogagingproject.org</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="BteeSi3mQkoPXfEW9ZaJ" id="LPCloseButtonContainer739651" role="button" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: all; position: absolute; right: 4px; text-align: center; top: 4px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 32px;" tabindex="0" title="Remove link preview"><span aria-hidden="true" class="w6wS4cX3EBIEHJB2nUAm root-251" data-icon-name="Cancel" id="LPCloseButton739651" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: var(--neutralSecondary); display: block; font-family: controlIcons; font-size: 17px; line-height: 32px; margin: auto; pointer-events: none; position: relative; speak: none;"></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>Mary sent a photo of Rafe and an update on the health of her Lhasas. (She has 2 Joyslyn's Lhasas -- Belle and Rafe.) Her two Lhasa girls are both getting up there in age, with Rafe trailing a few years behind. Rafe still loves his sloth toy and doesn't mind the girls coming by when he plays with it, but the cats are a different story! Mary ended by writing, "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am so glad your dogs learn to drink from bottles. I tried with Moka after seeing Belle using bottle—no way. She doesn't get her face soaked from water dish. it's ok but debris still gets in dish. Bottles are just so much cleaner....</span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Between puppies and showing....you are busy! Take care."</span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAm2AFrRoQ183UXJAGWoFiZnvNVlDlrDvomiT2SWss2ENcD8LrrrruIvBx1Mb287X81qoNJ2I4y5l6u_e3xx6z8dM2TaKllQOFSUthOMOPvrjdyXAyLk415-AIW67m9WKVGim0mgVYz_8GnOABnvyl0cJQq4pkht6bNJfQtWOVTnMsHBg2PQMjmYS/s320/Rafe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="148" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAm2AFrRoQ183UXJAGWoFiZnvNVlDlrDvomiT2SWss2ENcD8LrrrruIvBx1Mb287X81qoNJ2I4y5l6u_e3xx6z8dM2TaKllQOFSUthOMOPvrjdyXAyLk415-AIW67m9WKVGim0mgVYz_8GnOABnvyl0cJQq4pkht6bNJfQtWOVTnMsHBg2PQMjmYS/w185-h400/Rafe.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rebekah wrote about Karma. "The first night home she was barking a lot in her enclosure at bedtime. I got up around 2am and just rocked her a bit then put her back. The little stinker somehow figured out, between 2am and 4am, how to get out and Rick woke up to her curled up in his clothes next to his side of the bed."</span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-jyElkKBVmLxI-oPHSvJsOsGjtADtwT6GhEpIRUKtC28r_GDT1y-JcTaavKJqv-p-zRHiZ_8klzczJlcOOdbnZ0oCF6PaOTag2Gh6XqrKUBuFayMePyVByDSpsa4WLWqyMri9sJK-iNKraq57h0MoGGxllFq08O9a6dFKSB-RO6JAQrNgpQw4puT/s1000/Karma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-jyElkKBVmLxI-oPHSvJsOsGjtADtwT6GhEpIRUKtC28r_GDT1y-JcTaavKJqv-p-zRHiZ_8klzczJlcOOdbnZ0oCF6PaOTag2Gh6XqrKUBuFayMePyVByDSpsa4WLWqyMri9sJK-iNKraq57h0MoGGxllFq08O9a6dFKSB-RO6JAQrNgpQw4puT/s320/Karma.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Escape Artist Karma!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Paula wrote that Eleanore (formerly known as Echo) had her first vet appointment. "...all good they love her they say she is perfect."</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9UCmEzPFkeQxrV3BIlnTCHLShQWwcQHocvzeMhATRmYS1H6GDf5cOXIug3C8aWvW7BHMMg7EYLphmkFq64hic1KuQzs5lb0jltnZEnNnyj5DX2D4MEqEC3k9-1703wJ4o4OPqnEVtsy7opM44YNl_ebWCKHb0kqzYhTNfVtkAT3OA1mKpbSgpY5w/s640/Eleanore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9UCmEzPFkeQxrV3BIlnTCHLShQWwcQHocvzeMhATRmYS1H6GDf5cOXIug3C8aWvW7BHMMg7EYLphmkFq64hic1KuQzs5lb0jltnZEnNnyj5DX2D4MEqEC3k9-1703wJ4o4OPqnEVtsy7opM44YNl_ebWCKHb0kqzYhTNfVtkAT3OA1mKpbSgpY5w/s320/Eleanore.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eleanore<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DJ wrote about Charlie's (AKA Max) homecoming, "</span></span></span><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We arrived safely. Some pictures are attached. He’s a little stressed which I expected since the other dogs, especially the 8- and 4-year-old are all over him. He slept most of the car ride home. He was really anxiously initially. It just turned out he needed to pee outside of a Starbucks. He was a good boy with that long car ride. </span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I can’t thank you enough! We know we got a great addition to the family. You and Lynn are such great people. I will of course keep you posted and send you lots of photos over the months and years! I’m sure he still misses his original mommy."</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzSlEBGimHckP0GABdZovzFEQUaFGmasMrddrSBM1hMQTiySj-opjebV1s3XF4P4HiR0PZeSUqf1qd5-HW1Uk8VK62tw1GElGjok31uuUl3ISsGceXcU8PjNBu4dPb9k1coLCzqc0dto92gibugOm77pwkwTS_Z78hasT2qw-cXMqoNiMsmwEVHqc/s366/charlie2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="321" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzSlEBGimHckP0GABdZovzFEQUaFGmasMrddrSBM1hMQTiySj-opjebV1s3XF4P4HiR0PZeSUqf1qd5-HW1Uk8VK62tw1GElGjok31uuUl3ISsGceXcU8PjNBu4dPb9k1coLCzqc0dto92gibugOm77pwkwTS_Z78hasT2qw-cXMqoNiMsmwEVHqc/s320/charlie2.jpg" width="281" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Charlie meets one of his new brothers</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVTOaE4CAWWmmFHN7n78XmxHVDavxwLXHMADL6ZmahWgEwE_nbFYljqd42MPDHpuQExZ4pk0m4qXYpi3aU8E2xNsyFFRc17Nfaz1Zr9OU5TSTyyqBCoGUOiWt4CYtFupLfcw8Ba0P2TDY2_nS_lpMogaoboXPHMMXMDXb7Hqcr13LUhIXhW7eQ1lz/s640/Charlie1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="640" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVTOaE4CAWWmmFHN7n78XmxHVDavxwLXHMADL6ZmahWgEwE_nbFYljqd42MPDHpuQExZ4pk0m4qXYpi3aU8E2xNsyFFRc17Nfaz1Zr9OU5TSTyyqBCoGUOiWt4CYtFupLfcw8Ba0P2TDY2_nS_lpMogaoboXPHMMXMDXb7Hqcr13LUhIXhW7eQ1lz/s320/Charlie1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">One tired puppy!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Ruth wrote about Dani, "<span style="color: #201f1e;">I just wanted to let you know that everything went well at Dani's vet visit yesterday. She did very well and the vet said how </span><span style="color: #201f1e;">calm she was during the visit. She is doing much better with the crate and her snuggle puppy is her best friend. It really </span><span style="color: #201f1e;">helped her. She does growl at the dog she occasionally sees at the sliding glass door (her reflection). I am hoping we can go outdoors this weekend if the rain ever stops."</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #201f1e;">Marianne reported on her and Kaiju's (AKA Mick) trip home to NY. "</span><span style="color: #201f1e;">Kaiju made it home after a very long day. We had some weather related delays and didn't get home till 4 am. </span><span style="color: #201f1e;">He was such a good boy! Took your advice for a wee wee pad in the family bathroom and he did his business. Didn’t make a peep on the plane until after we landed and were lining up to get off. Then he barked and startled other passengers who had no idea there was a pup on the plane...</span><span style="color: #201f1e;">Now he is meeting the rest of the family and playing.</span><span style="color: #201f1e;">Thank you he is such a joy!"</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Debbie M. wrote, "</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #201f1e;">Hello. </span><span style="color: #201f1e;">Hope you are well. Just an update on Sparkles. She turns one on May 6 and we have an appt for her to be spayed in June. I will email the paperwork to you from the vet. She is absolutely fabulous!! I love this dog. So much fun So cuddly. She sleeps with me and has taken over the bed. Thank you so much!" </span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Victoria wrote about Honey, "</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #201f1e;">Greetings Joyce! I just wanted to share that today’s Honey's birthday and she got a haircut- the full spa treatment! Ha</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="color: #201f1e;" /><span style="color: #201f1e;">She continues to be such a good girl and is oh so playful. She is spoiled with love, enjoys playing with & fetching her toys when thrown by her family. She’s all about the fun. We just adore her!"</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifly4DdAyBykm-3obxNHzuYA5ffBSlcb59bW5EtVn34PUzYcGTD2Kp3MLw0kcKa1-T2XA13IWoJof6shOIIxq0-_yeQqIYDzJKB9yGvvw_jSVYtZV5MDWIFaeqjFiYKV47itLYYSuoADKWsTgCm44Qi4215XevFyRv_AasOToL26Mf82R2nbv2heTX/s640/Honey2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifly4DdAyBykm-3obxNHzuYA5ffBSlcb59bW5EtVn34PUzYcGTD2Kp3MLw0kcKa1-T2XA13IWoJof6shOIIxq0-_yeQqIYDzJKB9yGvvw_jSVYtZV5MDWIFaeqjFiYKV47itLYYSuoADKWsTgCm44Qi4215XevFyRv_AasOToL26Mf82R2nbv2heTX/s320/Honey2.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pUOoJfEU1Md3ZYiQfegxBrTtlbSTwg0engHkkVkiR1CnnMVkiYkczIhkAWBo3zRfvGc-HClGhQkVGjsdMiv3Q61xx9r_x52rMCUR0kPUnEEgHJj3giHwgpVp9-hjf85kEXSh0OcAOkeT_G4QFdfYAxUb9NXEVPCgH8DKQzENvrvoCEXGkW5OMhS9/s640/Honey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pUOoJfEU1Md3ZYiQfegxBrTtlbSTwg0engHkkVkiR1CnnMVkiYkczIhkAWBo3zRfvGc-HClGhQkVGjsdMiv3Q61xx9r_x52rMCUR0kPUnEEgHJj3giHwgpVp9-hjf85kEXSh0OcAOkeT_G4QFdfYAxUb9NXEVPCgH8DKQzENvrvoCEXGkW5OMhS9/s320/Honey.jpg" width="241" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #201f1e;">Judy G. wrote. "</span><span class="markrf6axmcxe LMEtDboTwopWdh5S5P1E" data-markjs="true" style="background-color: var(--themeLighter); border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; color: var(--themeDark); font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 1px; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Congratulations</span><span style="color: #201f1e;"> </span><span style="color: #201f1e;">on the wonderful article in the monthly magazine. You were very positive about the breed,but saddened for it's future. I especially liked the pictures by the decades.</span></span><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well little Nyx (Note from Joyce: that is Onyx, Pearl's mom) starts a new career in 2 weeks. We will be trying 'fast cat' the 100 yard dash.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She loves to run so I hope she will enjoy it. Last year only 3 Lhasa's had qualifying times, and in 2018 only one. We need 3 qualifying scores to get the title. If she is good on Saturday then we will go back on Sunday. The hard part will be me running the dash! It's only judged by qualifying time and by breed. She loves agility and hopefully this fall we will be ready to trial.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All the other Lhasas are doing fine. TY won't do a down in rally, but he can do everything else with his flair. He still thinks he is in agility class, so we move quickly through the obstacles."</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Violet sent this photo of Shadow enjoying a nap!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj-TlqDI_zhVkQyfPag8CqPCGVJkHZx0jaIMgKI2n2lXZuwtavM95jfCfNfoQa9IqtP3j3G1W4oZ24lZN2QCFOqHIF3bh2wkqMcV5ZYpsk56S6AdA8mQDGg4N_QNoUfJaNue4y-NUXd_jLK0pC7z2BaRgnrpT6FEvZ0aj3V7RCHeba52fqlkKnWRk/s320/Shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMj-TlqDI_zhVkQyfPag8CqPCGVJkHZx0jaIMgKI2n2lXZuwtavM95jfCfNfoQa9IqtP3j3G1W4oZ24lZN2QCFOqHIF3bh2wkqMcV5ZYpsk56S6AdA8mQDGg4N_QNoUfJaNue4y-NUXd_jLK0pC7z2BaRgnrpT6FEvZ0aj3V7RCHeba52fqlkKnWRk/w400-h300/Shadow.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And Rafe wrote a note asking why I had not included him on my list of favorites! Poor guy was overlooked! Talk about a dog easy to show and quick to finish! I started him at a show in early July as an older 6 mo. old, and he finished in mid-August, even taking a BOB over adults.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Apologies to Rafe. Here is the photo of his first Best of Breed!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsjpLVEn-_xk7bDUdFQKOuGpHWs7vZYDKz2szRP9he9lItyChDCmXt2ZFQT3rvl8ZZNX2f2YXaLQmtg1euKoeBDzSuUa4NzepuecV7I8gnQv-vH08Pi3nh5Aw292VU09aXBmiEQoo5dsnnsBMcOqKvIlylXIpnu5XAbc8NT9RmL3npMER2_kpeSLr/s2746/RafeBOB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="2746" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsjpLVEn-_xk7bDUdFQKOuGpHWs7vZYDKz2szRP9he9lItyChDCmXt2ZFQT3rvl8ZZNX2f2YXaLQmtg1euKoeBDzSuUa4NzepuecV7I8gnQv-vH08Pi3nh5Aw292VU09aXBmiEQoo5dsnnsBMcOqKvIlylXIpnu5XAbc8NT9RmL3npMER2_kpeSLr/w400-h333/RafeBOB.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />This is one of my favorite photos of the two of us, him because he looks so regal and me because I was young and slim then!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Some Explanation</b></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, you might be wondering what Judy and Rafe were referring to by mentioning "the article in the monthly magazine" and a "list of favorites."</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was invited to fill out an interview questionnaire for the monthly ALAC Online magazine. What follows are the pages from that interview.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkGYA4Ml5ZxWFd63WKG6UBFrmmpW3fSqHcfHLndWJkTi2OKDmzbHfh1IwDXR5rgNyFoSLD5esmbR0LY06-snhHK-LdqM-wDVOhSATCF7n_Jt1su6EefOeQTWlS3LqI-oDu28XoGzUeFIbJkOS4tFasOI6EYHNrtKuUOMmY56DP_SMHLUM4VtB4anJ/s876/p6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="672" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkGYA4Ml5ZxWFd63WKG6UBFrmmpW3fSqHcfHLndWJkTi2OKDmzbHfh1IwDXR5rgNyFoSLD5esmbR0LY06-snhHK-LdqM-wDVOhSATCF7n_Jt1su6EefOeQTWlS3LqI-oDu28XoGzUeFIbJkOS4tFasOI6EYHNrtKuUOMmY56DP_SMHLUM4VtB4anJ/s16000/p6.png" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8tlAjcAcAVZhBV-8PBxqKB1evOTjfrX_iVaX06dRoPrJdI8JqJdyfFIeZuCKFaHcrVMNToMQf26ARt2-Cc2BtPFfXw9i2OPcj3x41DrZ4LnSSFR3ppOPPdVQTfkUvpBt07jzTBKy4pWfnXe587KgOqCepJMQ3XECy00nDT_rPkxCJz2WwT3HHiI1/s876/p7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: left;">American Lhasa Apso Club National Specialty</b></div></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This year the ALAC National Specialty will be held in St. Louis. Here is the flyer that has the schedule for the 4 days of the National.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you love Lhasa Apsos and live anywhere near St. Louis - and even if you do not - you should mark these dates and plan to attend. You will see Lhasas from all over the U.S. as they compete in a "Lhasas Only" show!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'll be there!</span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJlHGCKFoMIamlQJ6eeOKpdxYChDHUARA8Y2QKLXOrLZEDhHwNiI0K3ydy7d1V41pTX71mOhBH--_Hk9PCbHMc10GKlD773ar6n1s0NDLe-cX7OeXh71HdVHQ1MOXgDw5cHT3FanEeqsmrB_rJT6EGMOAVnicjuEahkPLU92a7f1x0WU4O1XObZEK/s830/ALACNational.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJlHGCKFoMIamlQJ6eeOKpdxYChDHUARA8Y2QKLXOrLZEDhHwNiI0K3ydy7d1V41pTX71mOhBH--_Hk9PCbHMc10GKlD773ar6n1s0NDLe-cX7OeXh71HdVHQ1MOXgDw5cHT3FanEeqsmrB_rJT6EGMOAVnicjuEahkPLU92a7f1x0WU4O1XObZEK/s16000/ALACNational.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #201f1e;">Thanks for reading the blog and special thanks to those who wrote and sent pictures. Remember - I have some beautiful puppies left so if you or someone you know is looking, have them get in touch at joyslynslhasas@outlook.com</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RjI3F9uyue7ajGCgMEd5f3ZAzOHSe5eRav8ctfyhP6_qVJ2UpOzbGDUte0ku5AeOTl385H9f5cMO51HmXNvmARO1imR-X9J4TinsUohj5pkS3rmHxwzIJwsGA5zaTtCdAp7c8E03FwqTFcc-ZleLSxbNCd3hCYxSo-UzNEinw51oCtiwseRKAZKN/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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It's about Time!!<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I know, I know...It has been over a month since I posted anything except those puppy pictures. So...here we go with some news, some pictures, and some fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_y9G7Zt1VUNiDR2PwLHaZ6esTHsBAUa0hCZqhaTm25fJxVZDMX9twUHJxgRUxNNoogdwGXji0aF4CF9hj2RdpaPU9OtJ3j7b7Fw99lpwNqVBgqQc7oXGxAMcGSDlRgWp75RvnSPICl_71LUPMlf-2j3whf7xPzySEXUpazTIL62S3CHXwrP8BNrw/s558/April.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_y9G7Zt1VUNiDR2PwLHaZ6esTHsBAUa0hCZqhaTm25fJxVZDMX9twUHJxgRUxNNoogdwGXji0aF4CF9hj2RdpaPU9OtJ3j7b7Fw99lpwNqVBgqQc7oXGxAMcGSDlRgWp75RvnSPICl_71LUPMlf-2j3whf7xPzySEXUpazTIL62S3CHXwrP8BNrw/s320/April.png" width="232" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Indeed April does! Around here we have had rain, snow showers, and high winds. No flowers though. I think March came in a month late!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Today, April 10 is evidently National Hug Your Dog Day. Actually for all of us dog lovers, that's an everyday thing, but it's nice someone made it a national occasion.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I also noticed that today is the beginning of National Dog Bite Prevention Week. And, in honor of that, I am sharing a link to one of my favorite articles by Vicki DeGra: <a href="http://www.canismajor.com/dog/bite2.html" target="_blank">Angel Days and Devil Days - Teaching Bite Inhibition to Puppies.</a> I always recommend it to my puppy buyers and always hope they read it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Show News and Puppy Pictures</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been to two show weekends since I last wrote a blog update. Pearl and I went to a show in Maquoketa, IA. She was the only class entry of either sex so basically our weekend added up to an expensive training class, but it was worth it as she was prepared for the show in Manitowoc, WI, the following week. I got home on Sunday evening from IA and was repacked and on the road again Wednesday morning for WI.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The WI show was 4 days and for 3 of those days Pearl did well, taking Reserve Winners Bitch to the 4-point majors two of those 3 days over adult bitches. By Sunday, though, she was done! We walked into the ring, she took one side-long look at the judge, and I knew it was not going to be our day! It wasn't!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sally (dog mom of Ginger and Jaxon) came from her home in MI to Manitowoc to see Pearl and me do our thing in the show ring.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is what she wrote about the experience: "</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I wanted to </span><span style="background-color: white;">thank you</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> again for taking the time to show me around at the dog show and explain what was going on and how the judging goes. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">My main reason for going was to see you and Pearl in the show ring and the other Lhasas too. When I got there I couldn't believe all the beautiful dogs! The grooming area was great and it made me smile walking through and seeing all the dogs getting washed, dried, and brushed for their show. As I watched everyone I saw excited handlers and owners who were proud to show off their well-trained dogs. One thing I know for sure it is A LOT of work! And then after all that work you don't really know if the judge will see what you see! After I saw all the beautiful Lhasas I got mine to the groomer right away<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">🙂</span> I felt lucky to see the top Lhasa from Hawaii ~ so beautiful and perfect! <span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I honestly appreciate more than you know your generosity with your time while getting Pearl ready to show. My visit to the dog show turned out to be really fun experience! I'll be keeping track of how Pearl does in her future shows as she is so adorable and a winner in my book</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">🙂</span></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> I wouldn't rule out seeing another show at some poin</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">t."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm glad Sally had a good time and I was happy to see the grownup Ginger and Jaxon in person. I am proud to be their breeder!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you ever hear there is a dog show in your area, take time to go and watch the judging. There are so many beautiful breeds competing. I will try to let you know where I plan to go so you can visit if you live near and have time. I do know Pearl and I will be in Davenport, IA, from May 12-15. If any of you think you want to attend, let me know and I'll send information about where and when the Lhasas are showing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What is keeping both Lynn and me busy these days are our two litters totaling 13 puppies! It was not so bad until the moms decided to wean those puppies and turned the feeding and poop clean-up over to me. Also, the other day we had a toenail clipping "party." You do the math: 13 puppies each having 18 toenails. A good time was had by all (except one and she only cried once!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here are the latest photos of the Archie and Millie puppies at age 6 weeks. The first 3 are of the males, followed by their 4 sisters. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdAE8p0qKATkXbV7uoHl9HfY_zJAftaYdKgoq8FJ9hUlq926XoFy6KNiSfAPya2AEgwzNhzqayVldl--cla-TraQklnMJG2tM4p7UH6mBwf9zdBKWKeA3rEfLkRwalBkUSDPZJIJOAPcq3Gn__kPqqztJArEtgIio-lfWz-W3BlKq8wrv_OonyO5B/s1200/Female1CARMA6wkd.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1175" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdAE8p0qKATkXbV7uoHl9HfY_zJAftaYdKgoq8FJ9hUlq926XoFy6KNiSfAPya2AEgwzNhzqayVldl--cla-TraQklnMJG2tM4p7UH6mBwf9zdBKWKeA3rEfLkRwalBkUSDPZJIJOAPcq3Gn__kPqqztJArEtgIio-lfWz-W3BlKq8wrv_OonyO5B/s320/Female1CARMA6wkd.jpeg" width="313" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Josh x Autumn had 2 boys and 4 girls. This is a repeat breeding of the one that produced our CH Joyslyn's Embrace The Wind (Emmy), who earned her championship at age 10 months. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here are the puppy photos at age 5 weeks. Of these 5, one male and one female have not yet been reserved, so if you are reading this and longing for a puppy, get in touch. joyslynslhasas@outlook.com</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3BzO25e8DHj7bz4zVQ0vIshc0-NVikjtr8nyLTLqElyTnuHmldxPJjX_UD_in2KOiSTugi0h9xbXKLCqdOXujPU08BBifovHDIElEKl0mUOrWeXGNNMgVixGptXYEpkMY4HvSOAy0Kz2HF1S-jioC7xwtT4GjkOQVqJch21q7ST8pw5_6V4ezdez/s1200/Female1Kenzi5wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3BzO25e8DHj7bz4zVQ0vIshc0-NVikjtr8nyLTLqElyTnuHmldxPJjX_UD_in2KOiSTugi0h9xbXKLCqdOXujPU08BBifovHDIElEKl0mUOrWeXGNNMgVixGptXYEpkMY4HvSOAy0Kz2HF1S-jioC7xwtT4GjkOQVqJch21q7ST8pw5_6V4ezdez/s320/Female1Kenzi5wks.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGEtXPOjKwFN78AEq4LT86IuVQd_KPwlFEKtXF9Cyx9Gtai3tiMnpE4KKHjUX6tT16Zl_pKx2Ye3aeydRfvEiiOnbdpJRcgXc1RV2QomAm9u3LY-wxCEfP8og6sVRSYObtylBQNiOMZoSPspWmQOMt2lfc4AO3y5sVcV6nakvIeXO-93ICsHvGW6N/s1200/Female2Aria.5wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="977" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGEtXPOjKwFN78AEq4LT86IuVQd_KPwlFEKtXF9Cyx9Gtai3tiMnpE4KKHjUX6tT16Zl_pKx2Ye3aeydRfvEiiOnbdpJRcgXc1RV2QomAm9u3LY-wxCEfP8og6sVRSYObtylBQNiOMZoSPspWmQOMt2lfc4AO3y5sVcV6nakvIeXO-93ICsHvGW6N/s320/Female2Aria.5wks.jpeg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4KbXJA5SYoX19P8QfR8WSn_KBlAWztH6ib_BhXNXLgnuongVYSt-gnWbDqMFUBJaoi0SjSriLFgQwW6fuhyENRrzY21cRZ_uGvGHOs38WQVnhGNkdU6Y17vb3BbQprbJju_FrFs2jF1Px_NY5CuqNs04QdBO30kKLKVKisG71O1A9oQrrDelxeZM/s1200/Female3Elsa5wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1061" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4KbXJA5SYoX19P8QfR8WSn_KBlAWztH6ib_BhXNXLgnuongVYSt-gnWbDqMFUBJaoi0SjSriLFgQwW6fuhyENRrzY21cRZ_uGvGHOs38WQVnhGNkdU6Y17vb3BbQprbJju_FrFs2jF1Px_NY5CuqNs04QdBO30kKLKVKisG71O1A9oQrrDelxeZM/s320/Female3Elsa5wks.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgFx558Nh8m4SENj8n3ycaKCgqm1xKqDnmhN01HypYqOC6Je7yWgFdBx2-1wCO5IMLPs6mzJ6UZ5PmzpaTbM7Aq9jGiRxcCXThBM8bdYJtEHJydGTCAYS6Mkvv5uRkDJKJl9rwfB0NTqSTZKDgo-F7xdUTuYnWLvlAnTQvnlNlFKvEiVQySvThKy9/s1200/Male1Maverick5wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgFx558Nh8m4SENj8n3ycaKCgqm1xKqDnmhN01HypYqOC6Je7yWgFdBx2-1wCO5IMLPs6mzJ6UZ5PmzpaTbM7Aq9jGiRxcCXThBM8bdYJtEHJydGTCAYS6Mkvv5uRkDJKJl9rwfB0NTqSTZKDgo-F7xdUTuYnWLvlAnTQvnlNlFKvEiVQySvThKy9/s320/Male1Maverick5wks.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PX1MNqeL1ED_bPF86Wc14_v4Ede07VplT52ZMyUxuoUZQAmgTgM-kGO8dtpurPViBOYJQsuXbGyKSfaUgRLvq9IXqe05Qy8oaFMbS2YfWI6rGHg6m1fiIpEY4_-rzimnQuVSjL-qqGL_EzHnQ3LQbv5DER3biuFHFaJQIneh7sMasr4wPjt44f37/s1200/Male2Griffin5wks.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="971" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PX1MNqeL1ED_bPF86Wc14_v4Ede07VplT52ZMyUxuoUZQAmgTgM-kGO8dtpurPViBOYJQsuXbGyKSfaUgRLvq9IXqe05Qy8oaFMbS2YfWI6rGHg6m1fiIpEY4_-rzimnQuVSjL-qqGL_EzHnQ3LQbv5DER3biuFHFaJQIneh7sMasr4wPjt44f37/s320/Male2Griffin5wks.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you are counting, you know someone is missing! Some of you already know that there was one very very tiny puppy in the litter (Lynn named her Minnie for obvious reasons). Lynn has been bottle feeding every two hours for the last 5 weeks. She was born weighing 2.7 ounces. We thought for sure she would not make it, but so far she has been a surviver! This morning she was up to 9.7 ounces (still far, far behind her siblings). We are proud of her progress. She is not very photogenic yet, but here is her 5-week picture too. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZpBnQk31hGbCm_2934EKrD8sKMN-Tpu2S5Vr5SFQPk_x8E0nYeDePiXTE0A9POXv8Lb2W_QW7BxveI-YyrXvs-tKbi-UHeM8PCGtBIKiu0WH7nzcePWYrsZ0a9aZFu0cqeU7E5ZPHj1wyyOo209zE9g0Vefg1sFUQtuWJAXXCvRaq_Hd2QrlNYxv/s1200/Female4Minnie5wks8.8oz.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="962" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZpBnQk31hGbCm_2934EKrD8sKMN-Tpu2S5Vr5SFQPk_x8E0nYeDePiXTE0A9POXv8Lb2W_QW7BxveI-YyrXvs-tKbi-UHeM8PCGtBIKiu0WH7nzcePWYrsZ0a9aZFu0cqeU7E5ZPHj1wyyOo209zE9g0Vefg1sFUQtuWJAXXCvRaq_Hd2QrlNYxv/s320/Female4Minnie5wks8.8oz.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>These People Are Celebrating 50 Years </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>on April 15!</b></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimk6cO-Gp4xhsQAlwgShmq0GLQfXG3IUnREz4nBJtD90uheXCLGjLiQEikv5u27YAUGCe_xfeDk4uubahyj-C9V-4ZQ7LxpVH_1iz_E61M5eUsd8C3j9_VHtw5cUCDSMddRTdAyFxECQbJAJpt4tEXBn3EYQPS4rysJ4LkcRjDFK-hfzqnRj0cabP5/s1706/wedding%20pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="1706" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimk6cO-Gp4xhsQAlwgShmq0GLQfXG3IUnREz4nBJtD90uheXCLGjLiQEikv5u27YAUGCe_xfeDk4uubahyj-C9V-4ZQ7LxpVH_1iz_E61M5eUsd8C3j9_VHtw5cUCDSMddRTdAyFxECQbJAJpt4tEXBn3EYQPS4rysJ4LkcRjDFK-hfzqnRj0cabP5/w400-h334/wedding%20pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVLjz6MmiFFljENeFNCyobE6zXD18ywhL6LljGPctVeEriCFAM9q3RdZY-ZfGD3mV4Y-DnXeeYjyUSBK5N-AJ7okIOrFqMNojLlGaPm5tyqd7z0dy3QYh342trFqGDAk1IsgDfIfuy5Lg5AtS_Fekz4Io9QmWDdraJ7ljs25pCjmxSLzw1senI7u1/s1990/LynnJoyce2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="1990" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVLjz6MmiFFljENeFNCyobE6zXD18ywhL6LljGPctVeEriCFAM9q3RdZY-ZfGD3mV4Y-DnXeeYjyUSBK5N-AJ7okIOrFqMNojLlGaPm5tyqd7z0dy3QYh342trFqGDAk1IsgDfIfuy5Lg5AtS_Fekz4Io9QmWDdraJ7ljs25pCjmxSLzw1senI7u1/w400-h368/LynnJoyce2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Christmas 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Notes and Photos from Others</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Bob and Jody: "Hi Joyce & Lynn, "</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bernie is 6 months old today. We can’t thank you enough for him! He is a sweet little guy.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He has had two chiropractic adjustments (he loves them) and 3 grooming appts. He gets along well with all dogs and people he has met so far. He lives to play catch. And is over 15 pounds-fits into Buster’s harness now. </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He makes our day! </span><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I’m waiting on my copy of Corrupted Souls to arrive-can’t wait!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hope you are enjoying retirement. The dog shows must start up again soon."</span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;">From Debi: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi Joyce, "</span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hope all is well and hope you had a nice time at your dog show with Pearl. The new puppies are all adorable!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"></span></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lacey is doing well. I can't say enough how much of a joy she is! She is so sweet and makes us laugh every day! We call her </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">our little ferret because she still loves to steal anything she can. I am sending you a picture of her stealing my grandson's cup off</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">of his little table. It's the perfect height for her. At first we thought it was stuck on her face, but it wasn't. She just had it covering her nose, lol. <br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have to keep our bathroom doors closed or she will pull all of the toilet paper off the roll in a flash!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She was starting to show fear of other dogs, so we take her to doggie daycare once a week. Now she loves to play with other dogs, so much that </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">when I took her to her first obedience class she was disappointed she couldn't play with the other dogs. She did well though.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I think she is going through her coat change. She started getting mats almost out of the blue. I had just got the #1 systems spray I saw you had </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">posted about on your blog. It worked well. I felt so bad for her because it took me about an hour to get all the mats out, they were close to the skin </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and she was so patient! I brush her daily, but maybe I wasn't doing it well enough. Her coat is so thick and I have kept it quite long because it is</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">so beautiful! I am hoping I have a handle on it now, so far so good.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I sent some pictures with this e-mail. One is of when we took a walk with our grandchildren on the 1st 70 degree day of the year, and stopped </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">at the park. I was holding Lacey because she got a little afraid of some other children that were screaming. It got extremely windy toward the </span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">end of the day and both Lacey and my hair were blowing in our face</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">s."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7kYYr30Qmryk6DwEQqMrXCuj_WzdzyAoBZnnchobs_QxDVii8VcTQF1HDeCY0r9GRZsvciBjyTctIYz3fKhS_MnIJbX3jbT7VjFk4QF7jQUjb_NgaAOqKg5OCcDyLMampfE1Qxbkc29vmyLckAdbtPrJ9pm8KvUomd2ny-gKQOs0gDcFh7KQ0HTp/s400/Lacey1y.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7kYYr30Qmryk6DwEQqMrXCuj_WzdzyAoBZnnchobs_QxDVii8VcTQF1HDeCY0r9GRZsvciBjyTctIYz3fKhS_MnIJbX3jbT7VjFk4QF7jQUjb_NgaAOqKg5OCcDyLMampfE1Qxbkc29vmyLckAdbtPrJ9pm8KvUomd2ny-gKQOs0gDcFh7KQ0HTp/s320/Lacey1y.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB39neRtEme8k__Pzi_i1WWUA76V-DVJGD65Kx6oYvIPMBGE78xH4QJQHTFJpR8e4QVfT4pJWm5PJ5hmT5JlQ8uswRJmyU920wJAV01BMq9hl78Tkfa4RYHQHsc6CEc-yVSziHdtdq3L6BUPt9xB2Ej7G6Y7cejuKiWkrl2Te9CP95gMdKYk_JD3TO/s533/Lacey2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB39neRtEme8k__Pzi_i1WWUA76V-DVJGD65Kx6oYvIPMBGE78xH4QJQHTFJpR8e4QVfT4pJWm5PJ5hmT5JlQ8uswRJmyU920wJAV01BMq9hl78Tkfa4RYHQHsc6CEc-yVSziHdtdq3L6BUPt9xB2Ej7G6Y7cejuKiWkrl2Te9CP95gMdKYk_JD3TO/s320/Lacey2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTv19p5w8PqZ07_kDu-joOMq616zaEHLACNfufjLwoLKypGtVSyWyAztnWaaExsbwd8G5URPUfV79XVVL7IimVO0--vzrIiWlpcQGdP58i_XFjDe8Bwogc0qHotDOLmRMZuVeaDYPDafbjFl6aU4Z9I_t8Hv8ltQhH-N7P-HuHbFFWsMZ3_Dl6t2eq/s1280/Lacey3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTv19p5w8PqZ07_kDu-joOMq616zaEHLACNfufjLwoLKypGtVSyWyAztnWaaExsbwd8G5URPUfV79XVVL7IimVO0--vzrIiWlpcQGdP58i_XFjDe8Bwogc0qHotDOLmRMZuVeaDYPDafbjFl6aU4Z9I_t8Hv8ltQhH-N7P-HuHbFFWsMZ3_Dl6t2eq/s320/Lacey3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Nanda: "<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sometimes Ty likes to let us know how he feels about reality tv. 😂😍"</span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ahAufTL8bVlR_y_DvoM0UxZax6Kys8NGqaeNOKXVILf_N-A2T7mnpsr6DGEuz8i9Z9QbzGhAjEhDeIiZjIK4scc4eJi4OD6TrPOdQ2whVHnWCjHlSDejfzL9YiNuMieQm-uEfufZua5q6qLneunKeCPV2xomkCa5KUHpR5W1QNFKGvz2I1PP-dUB/s834/TY.TV.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="462" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ahAufTL8bVlR_y_DvoM0UxZax6Kys8NGqaeNOKXVILf_N-A2T7mnpsr6DGEuz8i9Z9QbzGhAjEhDeIiZjIK4scc4eJi4OD6TrPOdQ2whVHnWCjHlSDejfzL9YiNuMieQm-uEfufZua5q6qLneunKeCPV2xomkCa5KUHpR5W1QNFKGvz2I1PP-dUB/w221-h400/TY.TV.png" width="221" /></a></div></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>She also sent this photo. What a shame that boy has no toys! LOL</span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoCafu2KRBzoMoCqgd2qxvpfqqOp_DkChn88zih59gn74sC9Vc6O2Iz7PDJv9ropYF6q_7AsV-ZgwZvanBZESf8Mc_EyKWq1DGZZuAJ-8uO8Hhf5cHg9kMT4sQtCB8rV6kHsN_MXUs2LTyNEg6h5xq0MJGFobMQR5SxG07EzD48EWk7sXxodtDjJE/s1280/Ty's%20toys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="943" data-original-width="1280" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOoCafu2KRBzoMoCqgd2qxvpfqqOp_DkChn88zih59gn74sC9Vc6O2Iz7PDJv9ropYF6q_7AsV-ZgwZvanBZESf8Mc_EyKWq1DGZZuAJ-8uO8Hhf5cHg9kMT4sQtCB8rV6kHsN_MXUs2LTyNEg6h5xq0MJGFobMQR5SxG07EzD48EWk7sXxodtDjJE/s320/Ty's%20toys.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">From Michele P.: "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi Joyce and Lynn, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Apologies for not forwarding photos of Trinket in a timely fashion. Trinket was 3 on March 30th and celebrated her birthday at the Huntley Vet. Office on that day by having her annual physical. We always follow your blog and really enjoy the photos and comments from you and your clients. Trinket has such a wonderful personality and disposition and is loved by everyone. Thanks to you and you're long history as a prominent breeder and judge.I do promise to send more photos. She was just groomed and has an unusually thick coat therefore I have been trying to maintain a medium length coat in between the grooming appointments.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Thank you for helping me select the most perfect dog.</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Love your blog! "</span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpiLd50oOfk_popfTsDZ4rDMa8_tE1sO8jrSmyTtnOftUDbgFq-uuQu_IG15emzxMxjtw4xejB1wqGHqHE5gji3tIPMKgWaqP80cSxrFVl31GFb9-4yNA5AoVPabGqTpq_lDCHRYzURBYRW1RsITvrCl432I-iTbfuwqRV7IZADgjaC3DhVFHcDV7/s655/Trinket.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpiLd50oOfk_popfTsDZ4rDMa8_tE1sO8jrSmyTtnOftUDbgFq-uuQu_IG15emzxMxjtw4xejB1wqGHqHE5gji3tIPMKgWaqP80cSxrFVl31GFb9-4yNA5AoVPabGqTpq_lDCHRYzURBYRW1RsITvrCl432I-iTbfuwqRV7IZADgjaC3DhVFHcDV7/s320/Trinket.png" width="225" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">From Jim: "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi Joyce, daisy is going to be a big sis! We are expecting. I hope that daisy learns to love the baby quickly!"</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Congrats Jim, Christina, and Daisy!</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFT98E5Gx3m9urawA_KCgM-BKnS34XKW8o1Bv15iWwcvHWvhdK6Y1fE_6BX0TkQfLzh59MchoFqgo-yuShMYkoE5L9CmiWcjrqCPoFGNgVAX5gs9HkxKnvHUMp4aYRhfDd10DmRwfSHpG2bf8oTjUF9n7gYsmuZUuGUXerGzZQvW1P9nHbTnLcGULb/s1280/Daisy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="894" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFT98E5Gx3m9urawA_KCgM-BKnS34XKW8o1Bv15iWwcvHWvhdK6Y1fE_6BX0TkQfLzh59MchoFqgo-yuShMYkoE5L9CmiWcjrqCPoFGNgVAX5gs9HkxKnvHUMp4aYRhfDd10DmRwfSHpG2bf8oTjUF9n7gYsmuZUuGUXerGzZQvW1P9nHbTnLcGULb/s320/Daisy.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle H. wrote: "<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We bought a chair for our Grandson Connor but Sunny seems to think it’s pretty comfy!" </span></span></span></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NSAA2v6gkO99TFnpo9cgBQ4rqH8urFU8Ju-ieAz-249lPlkksFzfFBOTa8c0luSiJH_0rNnhhy1rBHVFTULg3__UYLbMpMk1CoVmm8V7Iz0GYJMtcvKIxeZ6HE1ofTuuLNA-7dM6aWmdh19PHCzuXn8MZqh53ekx3PvaQILvkzUK_VXt1JD5afrI/s1280/Sunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NSAA2v6gkO99TFnpo9cgBQ4rqH8urFU8Ju-ieAz-249lPlkksFzfFBOTa8c0luSiJH_0rNnhhy1rBHVFTULg3__UYLbMpMk1CoVmm8V7Iz0GYJMtcvKIxeZ6HE1ofTuuLNA-7dM6aWmdh19PHCzuXn8MZqh53ekx3PvaQILvkzUK_VXt1JD5afrI/s320/Sunny.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She also sent </span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">also a photo of Sunny watching over the baby Isla. Good boy, Sunny!</span></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikltMf9dz7lZW5yOiZRbSNx2AEVDi8xeT-g36NoVgzZz6ZhubaparaIFcLnZKL9iEUo3toXI6SL-Tlhu7h33FntM7gL7SBzFMknwd_WhPBR-qYrsicQ1zWDe5XknTPLEZqupjU1VOXbJdbj1Z_1OfVIx-kzo14Kk4M-KKyOVtfpE0RI-E8DUaUV-l-/s640/SunnyandbabyIsla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikltMf9dz7lZW5yOiZRbSNx2AEVDi8xeT-g36NoVgzZz6ZhubaparaIFcLnZKL9iEUo3toXI6SL-Tlhu7h33FntM7gL7SBzFMknwd_WhPBR-qYrsicQ1zWDe5XknTPLEZqupjU1VOXbJdbj1Z_1OfVIx-kzo14Kk4M-KKyOVtfpE0RI-E8DUaUV-l-/s320/SunnyandbabyIsla.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kathy wrote: "Hi Joyce, </span><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We wanted to let you see what Bandit looks like at 61/2 months. He’s had 1 puppy cut and two hair cuts so far. After the last groom he didn’t have much color left They cut it really short. He’s still a puppy, a bundle of energy....He’s not one to sit in our laps, not yet anyway. We are thinking he may need some training as he doesn’t want to come when called, especially if he’s outside. He’s been a great addition to our family, he’s keeping us young!😊 ...Have you had any new puppies? I notice that a lot of people are looking for that breed, so I’m sure you would have homes for all that are born. Hope all is well with you and your family."</span></span></span></span></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxY90PMiYNCo6jnt63PJrD47ChqDxYg2-Oaqhglfgn5SLSTg9YuHT7rBjtFHFI2B_DrsDGC3F5OJ5pHxbsRNL1ElNN9M75Hk20qXQAb16E6lMnhYu6ufwCjlOUw6DDn3bZtiEl3t-7YUIywI6435-o40wSOWIsxu2Pw18B2687fXREH5dX8GcDn4qI/s438/Bandit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="438" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxY90PMiYNCo6jnt63PJrD47ChqDxYg2-Oaqhglfgn5SLSTg9YuHT7rBjtFHFI2B_DrsDGC3F5OJ5pHxbsRNL1ElNN9M75Hk20qXQAb16E6lMnhYu6ufwCjlOUw6DDn3bZtiEl3t-7YUIywI6435-o40wSOWIsxu2Pw18B2687fXREH5dX8GcDn4qI/s320/Bandit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Larry sent this:</span></span></span></span></div><div class="x_elementToProof" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9WCy_6IdASmX4MaR_N-zy6j2WDAYU8z6t27p_0XVJVKd0gJCMF5OM-OuxH21BssK_Pp_MDKO57IADQIk-z_dfOkQnMOPg3Rn54ZY4ghcmJr8Pj-hxa8MXlzu0KNyctwVASnaitvDSzvuHp7rs2bLHjV-1nANK80Ll-01RSEsgCUEExy9e4hsG6T0/s1465/From%20Larry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1314" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9WCy_6IdASmX4MaR_N-zy6j2WDAYU8z6t27p_0XVJVKd0gJCMF5OM-OuxH21BssK_Pp_MDKO57IADQIk-z_dfOkQnMOPg3Rn54ZY4ghcmJr8Pj-hxa8MXlzu0KNyctwVASnaitvDSzvuHp7rs2bLHjV-1nANK80Ll-01RSEsgCUEExy9e4hsG6T0/w573-h640/From%20Larry.jpg" width="573" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Hippity Hoppity Easter's On Its Way!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlNqMNoPoyTQEZPkz4f1MSxs2cG2O5L7ssL13Q1RSQSa8M4uHzmeD78V2n1-_ivMJQA2eoCax7cg610-HdtTIB6UsUMY8O_f9T59ExaL3aUyUDLFo8XKgWrA6TZRSYJdvXAOBWSG0eRZPtMqP4ppfKSDKRK2pvhWwxiGbKGPvhtpbtQP9TdjtY-kf/s740/easter%20.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlNqMNoPoyTQEZPkz4f1MSxs2cG2O5L7ssL13Q1RSQSa8M4uHzmeD78V2n1-_ivMJQA2eoCax7cg610-HdtTIB6UsUMY8O_f9T59ExaL3aUyUDLFo8XKgWrA6TZRSYJdvXAOBWSG0eRZPtMqP4ppfKSDKRK2pvhWwxiGbKGPvhtpbtQP9TdjtY-kf/s320/easter%20.png" width="253" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">We have grandsons ages 7 and 5 so each holiday I try to find some cute kid-friendly jokes to send them. Here are a few that are going in their Easter cards (along with $ for treats).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Why shouldn't you tell an Easter egg a joke?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It might crack up!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What do you call a mischievous Easter egg?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A practical yolk-er!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Knock Knock!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Who's there?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sherwood</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sherwood who?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sherwood like to wish you Happy Easter!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That said, I hope you </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">and your loved ones have a blessed Easter!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs6ARee2Hz7fhB_ztzFq7P9qCtvI42IK1sJMoUlCnbXBh_61chOBlTn6szmevjj5OlS7rVNnj7OYsBWMISuWmM-p9ygL5J7YQG2UbHXEOMqTiwK1E2kVQdWjQ0_TtLIPlQIxoXH9kJGzHagfk9oUdIEYoh-N1SyWv-Z4yCIpseXNmV4PMfU3Q_yyK/s376/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="376" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs6ARee2Hz7fhB_ztzFq7P9qCtvI42IK1sJMoUlCnbXBh_61chOBlTn6szmevjj5OlS7rVNnj7OYsBWMISuWmM-p9ygL5J7YQG2UbHXEOMqTiwK1E2kVQdWjQ0_TtLIPlQIxoXH9kJGzHagfk9oUdIEYoh-N1SyWv-Z4yCIpseXNmV4PMfU3Q_yyK/w400-h139/%20LifeIsBetter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Until next time...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14124258579967375516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857852603930243468.post-48473064882832988132022-03-18T10:15:00.000-07:002022-03-18T10:15:06.202-07:00Nothing But Puppy Pictures - Cute, Cute, Cute!<p> </p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hi Everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We took pictures of the Archie and Millie puppies yesterday, and they were so cute that I just had to share them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What follows are the photos of the 3-week old puppies of Archie and Millie.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 4 girls:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrc8c-_IZf7a-tmiZovsunfTfqSNQOrSdqCES3LiMSml1-Kf6P1uEWZpyWzAWZL2cO5tf400TH2RXpzb3njWSi1fgCVsU14QpzM9N2-b7us_NYM1BI7WjCp5BvUx2DPXM9N6qtnIfj01_gXipVYeCzEsFK9rmkfrv2cM5fZ7UcSe7LoK-2h33XJ2kK=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLl-w87pVbPBN8QDrJccsC2kzBgHgmLtahrnm0Wx8kd_GSGdEc7Wnm-06iFs96-eU73QVahC3NbpiWglEFPI6EoQ0kmEtf9On0RFpyIIQ74lADRxZCHZBbh2PMSUQYbeixlUWJqGfXz0SN3mHWkrbeHK4EVoun_XRvWrz50W1A6j6rOjkCrdzLQcdM=s320" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 3 boys:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLI76ubFr0pP2A5bWPci3e_h42ygqiwiLBp1DC45_kmFimsXyQVl2ogMW8T2P2c3GHpM6ebp5CuM7Pk1K8VtfrKgyzHECNi2x7h_MwbPNnBBoAipUhZ05VetPO5I3kvWcf1ANfI5CWyUKE4Iqc3ymIbNzv9YQ5rGNJTydAcn-VUg_buPVm3uh4cmnD=s1260" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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