More Pictures and Little Else

"When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated." ~ Sara Paretsky


 Are you ready for your latest Lhasa Apso puppy fix? Duncan and Windy's puppies are growing and getting cuter by the day -- certainly becoming more photogenic. They are now three and a half weeks old. They are exploring, wagging their tails, trying to play with each other, and doing their favorite thing at nap time -- lying in a puppy pile, some on their backs, some on their bellies, some with heads cradled on a littermate's belly or back. All in all, they are a pleasure to watch and cuddle with.

Last weekend our granddaughter, Klara, came to spend the night. She wanted to name the puppies, so we did. I rejected some of the stranger ideas she had for names. In the end, she named most of them after her third grade classmates.

So let me introduce you first to the two boys, Liam and Noah:

 And here are Cora and Abby:

And the two black and tan girls, Mysti and Lacy:

And last but never least, little Coco (I got to name her!):

Today is Duncan's birthday. He is two years old! In honor of the occasion, we took some pictures. He has such a pretty face and eyes. I hope the puppies inherited that from him. It's hard to tell at this point.

Not to be left out, Josh thought he needed his picture taken again too. Remember that his birthday was last week. He was a year old then. So here are some "Faces of Josh."

With the weather as damp as it was earlier in the week, Josh would come in from outdoors all wet and stinky. He had a lot of foot baths! I want to remind those of you who are trying to keep your Lhasas in coat that one sure way to break off hair is to groom a dirty coat. Before they are groomed, we wash our dogs with a rinseless shampoo diluted with some water. Faces, feet, butts, and bellies (mostly on the boys) get washed. It takes some time but saves coat.

I should mention our "granddog" here. His name is Henri and he's been staying with us since the end of April 2014. Henri is an Affenpinscher.  Formerly an only dog, he has struggled to make a place for himself in our multi-dog (plus a cat) household. A bit jealous of the attention Duncan and Josh were getting during their photo sessions, then refusing his own photo session by hopping off the grooming table and onto the sofa, Henri opted for a pout in the recliner. I took his picture anyway! LOL

I received a short video of Belle from Mary. Belle was videoed during her agility training. Belle is still in full coat and her training is going well. She doesn't like the teeter though! I don't blame her. That thing smacking down could be scary until a dog gets used to the feeling and the sound.

The Johnson family wrote a nice email about their boy Snickers and sent me a picture of him: "Here is our Snickers!!! We can't thank you enough again for him. He is just such a wonderful dog. We love him so much and yes he's totally spoiled!!! All of us say almost everyday how perfect he is and how lucky we are to have him. You have such wonderful Lhasa's. He brings us such life and laughter. He has such a perfect personality. And yes slowly he is getting better with his haircuts. Lol.
Thank you again."

Snickers is the son of Rafe and Maggie. Here he is, fresh from the groomer!

"The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.”~ M.K. Clinton



Life is better when you have a Lhasa to love you!
~ Joyce Johanson

(and you can quote me on that!)



Joyce