So here we are with the first post finally being put down on a rainy afternoon. I have to admit it took a lot of 'thinking about' to get to this point, although I know that there is a lot we'd like to share with our readers. I'm the writer but this blog is truly authored by the subject - my Lhasa Apso dogs. Just one wasn't enough for me so I had to get them to multiply of course! But I still have to introduce my babies to you, so beginning with the first who special for obvious reasons - Simba. His name is really Simha but as a pup he became so popular with the children in my locality that he could be nothing else but Simba the Lion King. Seriously, I've had kids from the end of the lane calling out to him while we're taking a walk!
Growing up with pets at home is not the same thing as getting a pet on your own; they come with a tremendous amount of responsibility. While I was mentally prepared for this I was also working long hours and wasn't sure if it was a good idea to leave the pet alone at home. And yet, I was fixated on the Pekingese breed as my very first puppy as a teenager was a Peke/Pom mix and at the back of my mind I was really looking to replace her in my life. I researched dog breeds on the Internet with the intention of understanding Pekes better and that's when I came across the Lhasa Apso - and instantly fell in love. It took me about three months to make up my mind, since I really would have to leave the baby alone while I was at work.
Then began the search for a dog breeder who could provide me with a Lhasa pup. I have to say, my first experience with a breeder left me wary for quite a while. I'd asked for an 8-weeks-old female pup having researched that this was the right age for it to be separated from the mother or dam. First of all, I got a male pup which the breeder told me was 7-weeks-old and he convinced me that a week really didn't make that much difference. As for the gender, apparently he had misheard and then he urged me to take a look at the pup, swearing that I'd fall in love. Naturally he didn't want to lose out on a buyer and of course I would fall in love. Who wouldn't fall in love with a furry little pup who stepped out of his carrier with a sleepy yawn and then stepped on your toes to pee!
He's going to be 5-years-old on 31st August, which is pretty young for a Lhasa as they're known to live longer than other dog breeds. How Simba and I fared in the first three months is a story for another day...
Growing up with pets at home is not the same thing as getting a pet on your own; they come with a tremendous amount of responsibility. While I was mentally prepared for this I was also working long hours and wasn't sure if it was a good idea to leave the pet alone at home. And yet, I was fixated on the Pekingese breed as my very first puppy as a teenager was a Peke/Pom mix and at the back of my mind I was really looking to replace her in my life. I researched dog breeds on the Internet with the intention of understanding Pekes better and that's when I came across the Lhasa Apso - and instantly fell in love. It took me about three months to make up my mind, since I really would have to leave the baby alone while I was at work.
Then began the search for a dog breeder who could provide me with a Lhasa pup. I have to say, my first experience with a breeder left me wary for quite a while. I'd asked for an 8-weeks-old female pup having researched that this was the right age for it to be separated from the mother or dam. First of all, I got a male pup which the breeder told me was 7-weeks-old and he convinced me that a week really didn't make that much difference. As for the gender, apparently he had misheard and then he urged me to take a look at the pup, swearing that I'd fall in love. Naturally he didn't want to lose out on a buyer and of course I would fall in love. Who wouldn't fall in love with a furry little pup who stepped out of his carrier with a sleepy yawn and then stepped on your toes to pee!
He's going to be 5-years-old on 31st August, which is pretty young for a Lhasa as they're known to live longer than other dog breeds. How Simba and I fared in the first three months is a story for another day...
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