NEXT LITTERS DUE AROUND MARCH, 2009
All puppies are immunized, wormed, registered with the Victorian
Canine Council, vet checked and come with their vet card and a
Diet Sheet. Follow up advice is always available.
*When choosing a puppy do not listen to breeders who run other
breeders or showers down, by word or innuendo.
*Do not buy a puppy simply because it has a string of Champions
in its lines or because they have a lot of show dogs - this does
not reflect the health or temperament of your puppy.
*Make sure you have a good rapport with the breeder and that they
are willing to answer your questions.
*Do not be overawed by a beautifully groomed dog, look carefully
at how it responds to the breeder and what sort of relationship
they have with their dogs.
*Your puppy will be TINY and totally dependent upon you - your
breeder should tell you how to handle the puppy, train it, feed
it and so on.
*Good breeders do not accept a "cash in hand" attitude
and sell their puppies off to the first person who comes along,
which is why they SHOULD ask you to book your puppy and get to
know you well! This also enables the breeder to know what sort
of temperament you need in a puppy for your personal situation.
Remember that a good Breeder will be around their puppies and
handling them from birth and will get to know each one's temperament
much better than you can in a few hours in the breeder's home.
If they do NOT know their puppy's personalities, they are not
good breeders!
*DO NOT expect a good breeder to allow you to go to their home
and "see all their dogs" when they have a pregnant female!
A good breeder should be more concerned about the security and
feelings of the pregnant female at this stage.
*GOOD BREEDERS CANNOT allow people in to see their puppies until
they are covered for Parvo Virus - around 7 weeks of age. Parvo
can be carried on shoes, clothing or hands and no good breeder
would allow any contact with their litter until they have had
their first shots.
*The breeder will ask you questions and want to know about you.
*The Breeder should be breeding to meet the STANDARD set down
for a Lhasa Apso and should be able to explain this to you - whether
it is for pet or show.
*Good Breeders will be sure of each mating and will know there
are no health or temperament problems in their lines.
SOME PREVIOUS TUSHITA PUPPIES!
PUPPIES AT 6 WEEKS OF AGE
Our puppies enjoy a wonderful reputation by all those who own
them and will continue to do so, but never at the expense of our
beloved dogs! We place LOVE AND CARE above all else to ensure
that puppies will be healthy, of good temperament and well socialised
from birth! All puppies are born and reared inside the
home - our
dogs are not kenneled and are part of our
family.
The mothers are fed the best quality and variety of raw foods
with no additives, colourings or toxins, along with all supplements
needed for a healthy mother and puppies! The life expectancy and
health of both mother and puppies are of prime importance to us,
as a pup's health depends on how well the mother was treated during
her pregnancy and throughout her life.
Tushita puppies only go to responsible, caring people only.
The variety of colours that come from our dogs is fascinating
Here are some of the girls running and playing at
7 months of age!
If you want a Lhasa Apsos puppy, there is no need to worry if
you have other pets, provided of course that your other pets are
not going to harm or attack a puppy! Lhasa Apsos tend to include
all living and non-living things as part of their job to look after
and care for, consequently I have many puppies who have gone to
wonderful homes where there are cats, dogs, children of all ages
(who are responsible and not allowed to mishandle a puppy!) and
even the very elderly who live by themselves! Your Lhasa puppy
will adopt and adore everything.
**BUT THEY ARE PUPPIES WHEN YOU RECEIVE THEM AND NEED YOUR PROTECTION
AND CARE! TRAIN THE FAMILY WELL IN HOW TO TREAT A PUPPY WITH RESPECT.**
I have included this old photo
to show how well Lhasa Apsos, be they adult or pup, include 'everyone'
and 'everything' as part of their 'family'. As you can see,
the Lhasas felt it was their job to look after our baby St. Bernard!
In answer to a lot of queries, we do not breed St. Bernards, but
have owned them and Bernese Mountain dogs as pets over the years
as well as Burmese cats.
There is nothing more that I could ask for than to see all my
puppies in excellent homes, bringing happiness to their new owners
and being treated beautifully.
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