Who we are
Meet the pack.
A UK team of Lhasa Apso enthusiasts writing about the breed we know, live with, and love. LhasaLife is where we share the hard-won practical stuff: grooming, training, health, and the everyday wins and dramas of owning one of these magnificent little dogs.
Editor
James
Editor of LhasaLife and the person steering the site. UK-based, a longstanding fan of the breed, and the one making sure the content on here stays true to what Lhasa ownership actually looks like.
Handles the editorial side, keeps the lights on, and occasionally writes pieces on training, gear, and everything else that happens when you let a small opinionated dog into your life.
Writer & Lhasa owner
Eric Armstrong
Eric is the voice behind most of LhasaLife’s first-hand writing, and he’s also Poppy’s owner. Almost every story, grooming notes, training wobble, and midnight zoomie anecdote is rooted in their life together since Christmas Eve 2015.
Eric is also the novelist behind A Dangerous Time for Dogs, the thriller featured in our Stories section. You can read the full book through the site.
Mascot & Chief Diva
Poppy
Born Christmas Eve 2015, reigning queen of Eric’s sofa, and the single most important member of the pack. Poppy is the star of the Poppy’s Tails column, the model for every illustration you see across the site, and the reason LhasaLife exists at all.
If it worked for Poppy, we tend to write about it. If it didn’t, we say so.
Why we do this
Good breed-specific advice for Lhasa Apso owners is surprisingly hard to find. A lot of the guidance you meet online is generic small-dog filler that could apply to any breed with a pulse.
LhasaLife is our answer to that. Everything we publish is written from lived experience with the breed: what actually works, what costs what, and what nobody warns you about when you bring one of these dogs home.
We write it the way we’d talk to a friend over a cup of tea, because that’s usually the most useful way to hear it.
Get in touch
For editorial queries, corrections, or a hello to Poppy: contact@lhasalife.com
You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram, where we post photos, stories, and the occasional video of a Lhasa doing something inexplicable.