Tantra Lhasa Apso

New At Tantra

2011-01-25T23:55:00.003Z

The litter of six is out of my wonderful black BISS Ch Polielins Whitney with Tantra JW and by Ch Kutani Secret Agent.

Tantra's Waldo(the gold brindle) and Tantra's Winston are by our Terendak Supa Luque for Polielin ex Dimara Aunt Edna. Winston is staying and Waldo is for sale.

WHITNEY’S PUPPIES 4 dogs 3 bitches born 07 01 2011

2011-01-08T22:33:00.001Z

EDNA'S BOYS AT 41 Days

2010-12-19T17:36:00.004Z

EDNA'S BOYS 15th day

2010-11-30T11:20:00.003Z

THE QUEEN AND SECRET AGENT BETROTHED

2010-11-28T22:08:00.000Z

BREAKING NEWS

It is announced today that the nuptials of BISS Ch Polielin’s Whitney with Tantra JWand Kutani Secret Agent (James)

has been successful. The issue of this exciting pairing are due on January 12th, 2011.

ENDA'S BOYS AT 1 WEEK - OVER 1LB!

2010-11-23T00:36:00.001Z

NECHUNG 06/12/1997 - 11/10.2010

2010-10-15T13:24:00.000+01:00

NECHUNG DE KOEMPFER WITH TANTRA (IMPORTED FRANCE)

Nechung came to live with us in December of 2003. She had been used to living in kennels but she settled into living in our house from the first day. She did pee on the floor and I yelled no at her which she clearly did not like, and she ran outside into the garden. She never did anything in the house again.

She produced me to puppies that I kept to show, Tantra’s Moonlight Serenade and her brother Tantra’s Micah. Both did very well in the show ring although neither were quite up to the champion mark. Micah was the father of Shameless who in turn is the mother of Carly and Mary Grace. Carly may be pregnant. She produced champions on the continent, at least one of which is a multi-best in show champion male.

Nechung spent each night sleeping on our bed. I had to start wearing earplugs because she snored very loudly. In typical Apso fashion she was highly independent and although she was pleased to see me when I came home from being out she was not a very demonstrative dog. Except with John. She decided that he was hers and when he wasn’t at home she slept on his armchair until it was time to go up to bed where she slept on his side of the bed. If she knew that I was going to groom her or bathe her and John was home she would immediately go and lay behind his legs or jump on his lap!

Last December I took her to the vet because I was concerned about her health. Firstly she had a lump on her shoulder and secondly I wondered if dogs got Alzheimer’s disease because she certainly had started to behave as if she wasn’t quite all there. I knew that she was not blind or deaf.

She also got it into her head that we ought to go to bed at 10 o’clock every night. When 10 o’clock came she would go to the foot of the stairs and do a sort of more moaning sound. She would then come back into the lounge look at us and moan again and then she would go back to the foot of the stairs. She would do this until we went to bed. If we opened the stair gate she would go off up to bed on her own but if we didn’t follow soon afterwards she would come back down and moan. I kept telling her I did not need another mother!

My vet confirmed that indeed dogs do go senile and that the lump on her shoulder was a tumour and that she could feel smaller ones in her mammaries. The ones in her mammaries never did grow but the tumour on her shoulder did. Recently it got very much bigger.

Yesterday I decided was the day that I needed to bathe her and clip her coat off again. I was not looking forward to doing this as the last time I had done it she was not very cooperative. This time it was a pretty awful experience for us both. She clearly was distressed by it but I had no choice but continue what she was wet. It was one she was wet that I noticed that not only was her tumour very much bigger but that it was now black and purple with some scabbing and as I bathed her I noticed some fresh blood.

I spoke with our vets last evening and I took so long this morning knowing that I would not be bringing home. My vet confirmed my fear that the tumour, a vascular tumour, was likely to burst and this would be extremely painful for Nechung and she would likely bleed to death. I could not allow this to happen and so we did what I knew we would do.

I found it a difficult decision to make not because I wanted to keep her with me but because of wondering whether I was doing the right thing or not. I was very worried that I might be acting too soon and that she still had a good life left in her. However, I do know that I have made the right decision now. I could not have borne her suffering had the tumour burst.

Right up until this weekend she seemed a perfectly happy dog and certainly never appeared to be in pain. She got very excited at mealtimes when she would run to her bed and if I hadn’t followed her with her food she run back and bark at me. She even did this last night. True, she often behaved as if she’d had a joint or two and a lot of the time appeared not to be with us at all. Over this weekend she was very quiet and really didn’t seem to be bothered.

Lhasa Apso the are highly individual dogs. Over the last 40 years none of those that I have kept have been like each other. They have all been their own characters. Rumour has it that they house the souls of departed humans who are waiting to be reincarnated. Having lived with them for this length of time this would not surprise me.

Nechung passed away at 11:25 this morning painlessly and at ease as I stroked her and spoke soothingly to her. I wish we could all pass the same way and that the law did not insist that we must suffer.

MEET ADA

2010-09-26T22:15:00.004+01:00

our new addition: Ada

Puppies at 14 days

2010-05-26T07:18:00.003+01:00

NECHUNG

2009-12-15T12:30:00.002Z

This is Nechung. She was 12 years old on the 6th of this month, 10 days before me, though I won't be 12.
She is the mother of Micah and grandmother of Shameless and great grandmother to Carly, Bridget and James.

I have sensed that something is not right with her so I took her to the vet. My fears were confirmed. She has cancer. She has two tumours in her breasts and possibly one on her shoulder and possibly higher up inside her ribcage. Surgery could remove the small ones in her breasts. I have elected not to operate. I think it is far kinder to leave her be and judge the right time to let her go. She is fine now. She still gets excited about food time. She doesn't cry or yelp when touched. She is happy within herself. I am sure it will become obvious when she is no longer fine.

Nechung is John's favourite. She sleeps on the bed every night though that is becoming a problem because she isn't so good at getting down the stairs and whilst I carry her, it is dangerous for me as I can't manage the stairs that well either, especially when I have first woken. I can't bring myself to leave her downstairs though. John doesn't know this news yet.

Nechung came to me from France, 6 years ago, to introduce fresh genes into the Lhasa Apso population here. Her children were bred with the children of our other import form Denmark and all those genes are in Bridget and Carly and James.

WHITNEY'S JUDGES

2009-08-25T12:01:00.012+01:00

Ellis Hulme G3
Andrew Brace G4
Steve Hall Puppy G 4
Final 7 in all Groups so far( to november 09)

Sally Pointon CC BOB
Ken Warrington CC BOB
Stuart Keaye CC BOB
Albert Wight CC RBIS
Mark James CC
Pauline Torrance CC BOB

Jan McIntyre BOB

Jane Lilley RCC
Jack Bispham RCC
Roger Bayliss RCC
Derek Dungate RCC
Geoff Luscott RCC

David Mathias RCC

Paul Harding BPIB
Glynnis Dolphin BPIB
Tim Minton BPIB
Sue Bird RBB
Beryl Bradford RBB

Barry Croft 1
Bruce Watson 1
Beverley Drake 1
Chris Blaber 1
Hazel Gaye 1

Sue Roberts 2
Diana Spavin 2
Margaret Jennings 2
Jaquie Chalmers 3

Geoff Corish 4
Jaqui Waghorn 4
Janet Brown 4
Sue Swatkins 4

Bob Gaye 5
Graham Holmes 5
Peter diment 5

Ida Watts 0
Jim Outerside 0
Ann Arch 0
Keith Nathan 0
John Carter 0

Edna - the new girl at Tantra

2009-07-29T18:31:00.003+01:00

This is DIMARA AUNT EDNA, the new arrival at Tantra. Thanks to John and Mandy (Dimara). Her dad is Dimara Gorgeous George (2cc's) and her mum is Ch Dimara Misstical. She is 10 weeks on August 1st.

CAHMPION POLIELINS' WHITNEY WITH TANTRA

2009-07-28T10:24:00.003+01:00

Whitney became a champion at Leeds. Her 3 CC's have all been with Best of Breed and she also went on the final 7 in the group the first time, g4 the second time and g3 the third time. Her cc's and BOB have all been from breed specialists.

Whitney BOB AT WELKS 24/04/09

2009-04-30T12:06:00.003+01:00

JB (8,1) 1 Andersson’s Polielins Whitney with Tantra, shapely 17 months black, exudes true Tibetan type from head to toe, pleasing head of correct shape and proportions, arrogant yet soft expression, lovely arch neck, well laid shoulders, good rib shape and length, well set and carried tail, free sound jaunty mover without exaggeration, all topped off with a gleaming well presented coat, could not take my eyes off her. BCC and BOB, and delighted to see her short listed in the strong group

TIBETAN DELIGHT

2009-03-03T23:05:00.000Z

Carly: What's that thing you are pointing at me?

Little Dorrit caught mid stretch as she wakes up.

Little Dorrit knows how to turn it on.

puppies 8 weeks

2009-03-01T17:57:00.000Z

MR AND MR WEST (legally married) the new carers of Phoebe.
CLAIRE - the new carer of Dexy.
CARLY
LITTLE DORRIT
DUDLEY-waiting for a new home
JAMES
LET US IN!

Yes, Daniel has also gone, and is now called Paddy. I am not keeping Dudley so he is not James any more and Peter is now James and Bridget is now Little Dorrit.

36 Days

2009-02-05T18:36:00.001Z

Whitney wanted to join in.

Boy-to keep

Boy

Boy to keep.

Boy

Female-sold to the first legally married gay men we have met.

Female - to keep.

Female - to keep.

One of the other boys is also sold, but do not know which one.

27 Days (Shameless x William)

2009-01-25T19:45:00.000Z

Female 1

Female 2

Female 3

Male 1

Male 2

Male 3

Male 4

25 days

2009-01-23T14:06:00.001Z

They are just beginning to be interested in food and Mum is beginning to get the hump with them. I think these will eating well in another couple of days and Mum will start to stay away from them for long periods. Fortunately she eats really well so is not skinny and only her swinging tits give away that she has puppies.

TOP PUPPY 2008

2009-01-10T16:13:00.003Z

Whitney has won the Our Dogs Top Puppy in Breed competition for 2008.

12 Days

2009-01-10T11:01:00.001Z

Not a care in the world.

Dinner Time

2009-01-04T18:18:00.001Z

Feeding time at the trough.

Shameless looking like the most patient mother in the world.

Shameless/Chip n Pin Litter

2009-01-01T11:10:00.003Z

Born 29th December, 4 boys and 3 girls.

Two of the Girls

2008-09-29T20:20:00.000+01:00

7 weeks

2008-07-25T15:13:00.003+01:00

LUI at 9 mths approx.

FIVE WEEKS

2008-07-13T10:32:00.000+01:00

Possible keeper
Possible keeper.

James the boy. Possible keeper.Millie at just over 6 months.

4 weeks

2008-07-06T21:27:00.001+01:00

For now, I am interested in boy, girl 1, 3 and 4 as possible keepers.
Girl 1
Girl 2
Girl 3
Girl 4
girl 5
boy

Pups

2008-06-28T11:16:00.001+01:00

Group at 20 days
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl
Girl

BoyLife is such a bore......

13 Days

2008-06-21T18:13:00.001+01:00

13 days old today. Just couldn't resist this picture. the boy is the one with his head the opposite way to all the girls.

One week

2008-06-15T22:28:00.000+01:00

Puppies Born Today

2008-06-08T12:02:00.001+01:00

This is Shameless and her first litter. Five girls and one boy, born between 9.15 am and 10.45am. She made no fuss and delivered these very quickly. She and they have settled down now. They were due on Wednesday.

We Had Snow

2008-03-24T09:21:00.000Z

The dogs thought the snow was great fun. They charged about and played. Millie the Dax was a little uncertain at first but soon loved it.

The Apso all had to have their undercarriages and legs bathed in warm water though as the snow formed large ice balls in their coats. I had forgotten about that! It soon became obvious when they needed to come in as they stopped playing and started to move strangely.

Puppies Today

2008-02-08T17:15:00.001Z

Whitney - 12 weeks on Monday11th Feb.
Lui-18 weeks tomorrow(9th Feb). He is staying here.
Lia , Lui's sister,-still looking for a home. Her mum Luna is the adult behind.
Liam-the other brother.

Introducing...

2008-01-06T13:36:00.000Z

Polielin Whitney with Tantra

12 . 5 weeks

2008-01-02T10:49:00.001Z

Douglas
Lia

Lui

Introducing.....

2007-12-07T17:06:00.000Z

Tantra's Lia above and Tantra's Lui below, at 9 weeks. Named after Lia Kushner Nord and her husband , Lui whom we met in August in Germany and will be visiting again this Xmas. Lia is on the Socknitters list.

Lia 's picture was very hard to get as she did not want it taken. Lia like nothing better than to beat up her brothers.

Lui asks to go out and then asks to come in. When he comes in he rushes straight back to his pen even though he is allowed to stay out and play. He took to the lad right off and walks well where as Lia made a song and dance of it and took 3 days to walk. She must have read my mind cos I was thinking 'if this bitch doesn't walk....' and suddenly off she trotted, showing herself off to all and sundry even though the street was deserted. she stops dead to stare at cars that move by as she seems to think they have a nerve being anywhere near her. If she could make the cars wither with her look, she would.

Pups At 6 Weeks

2007-11-19T12:56:00.000Z

The pictures were taken on Saturday, the day they were 6weeks old, with the help of Jane (Needles of Steel).

BOY
BOY
GIRL
GIRL
BOY
BOY

GIRL

Five Weeks

2007-11-09T21:19:00.000Z

All looking a little uptight to be out in the big world for the first time.

Puppies at 4 weeks

2007-11-02T23:20:00.000Z

adults

2007-11-02T23:08:00.000Z

Luna-mother of puppies

Micah - uncle to puppies
Shameless - aunt to puppies

Nechung-Micah's mother and Shameless' grandmother, no relation to pups.

4 and 10 days old

2007-10-16T13:28:00.001+01:00

4 days old.
10 days old.

Juderrys' Yankee

2007-10-07T13:23:00.001+01:00

This is Juderry's Yankee, the father of Luna's seven puppies.

He has a wonderful temper, is built as an Apso ought to be and moves just like they ought to as well. He has a good head and expression and excellent bite. I have seen several of his offspring to different bitches and decided I had to use him myself.

In the photo he is still a puppy but you can see his elegant shape.

They're Here Oct 6th

2007-10-06T12:21:00.001+01:00

4 boy sand 3 girls born between 4.50am and 8am.

Tummy Flash

2007-09-28T10:46:00.001+01:00

Luna has 10 days to go. I think she will last another week before this lot are out. She is eating well but now has 4 small meals a day instead of two larger ones as she can't fit it in. She is being very loving and stares at me most of the time.

I think she will have 6 - 8 puppies.

Puppies Due

2007-08-31T19:17:00.000+01:00

Tantra's Luna Lovegood went on honeymoon with Juderry's Yankee.

It was successful and their puppies are due on or around October 6th.

Poor Luna has morning sickness.

Puppies

2007-08-08T21:39:00.000+01:00

Luna has had three successful visits to her beau, Yankee.

Puppies due 5th October or thereabouts.

Micah and Shameless

2007-07-18T19:12:00.000+01:00

Micah pictured above winning his class at the Lhasa Apso Club Open Show on July 8th. His daughter, Shameless, was 3rd in her class.

On July 18th, at East Of England Championship Show, Micah again won his class and his daughter, Shameless, was 2nd in hers.

Tantra's Shilpa at 6 weeks 5 days

2007-05-26T21:57:00.001+01:00

This is Tantra's Shilpa. I am keeping her. She will be 7 weeks old on Monday(28th May).

4 weeks and 3 days

2007-05-10T19:12:00.000+01:00

Shilpa - my favourite at the moment.
Jade
Holly-2nd favourite.
Flynn
Harvey

Sausages!

2007-04-30T19:38:00.001+01:00

Three weeks old today. I rushed to get my camera when I saw them sleeping like this and prayed they would not move until I got the picture. They moved within seconds of me getting the shot.

15 Days

2007-04-24T10:39:00.000+01:00

The puppies are 15 days old today. Fat slugs doing very well.

Luna and Her Puppies

2007-04-14T16:44:00.001+01:00

Luna and her 5 day old puppies.
Sable girl.
Brindle girl.
Brindle boy.
Sable and white particolour boy.
Brindle girl.

New Puppies

2007-04-12T18:33:00.000+01:00

Luna and her 5 pups born lst night between 10pm and midnight. 2 boys and 3 girls. Her first litter. Micah is the father (Shameless' dad)
Shameless at 18 weeks. Still hates the camera being pointed at her.

Dog Days

2007-03-25T15:44:00.001+01:00

Micah
Micah
Micah
Shameless - Micah's daughter at 17 weeks.
Nechung - mother of Micah and Moon, 9years and 3 mths.
Luna.
Luna showing her 6.5 weeks pregnant tummy. Micah is the father of forthcoming littter.
Moon smiling for the camera. Moon might be pregnant as a the result of her Northern Honeymoon.

5 weeks

2006-12-29T14:13:00.001Z

28 days

2006-12-22T22:57:00.000Z

Puppy Pile
PETER
AUNT PURL
Shameless
Bertrum
FINTE

16 Days

2006-12-10T21:48:00.001Z

Boy 1

Boy 2

Girl 1

Girl 2

Girl 3

He is MY puppy!

And they are MY grandpuppies!

7 Days

2006-12-01T10:50:00.001Z

Puppies at 7 days(01/12/06). Note that the two brindle pups and the brindle and white pups will be silver and silver and white as adults. The gold pup will be a paler gold as adult.

They are all doing very well and more than doubled their birth weight.

New Puppies

2006-11-25T13:05:00.001Z

New puppies born 24th November 2006. 3 bitches, 2 dogs. 1 gold dog, 1 gold brindle dog, 1 gold brindle bitch and two brindle/white parti bitches.

My Dogs

2006-10-29T00:54:00.000+01:00

This is Moon. Her full name is Tantra's Moonlight Serenade. I have been showing her since the end of June and she has done very well, being place 2nd 3 times and 3rd 4 times in classes ranging from 10 to 18 in entries. This has been at Chamionship shows.
Her father is of the best of old English lines and her mother is a French import of American and French breeding.
This is Micah. He is the litter brother of Moonlight.
Above and below is Finty. She has a Finnish bred Multi Champion father. She is pregnant to Micah and is due to have her puppies November 26th 2006.

These two pictures are of one of my 2005 puppies. He has a German Champion father. His mother is a half sister of Finty.