Tales of a Lhasa Apso

If you ask my humans what it’s like to look after a Lhasa Apso puppy in the first few weeks they’ll probably tell you that it’s hard work. They’ll say I was very naughty, messy and time consuming. But they’ll also tell you that the experience brought some very happy, comical and loving emotions…

Humans are always tricky and us dogs have to be one jump ahead of them all the time. I knew something was up when my mum and dad started talking quietly to each other while looking directly at me. Later on, mum got my harness and lead and called me…

Catch up on part one here What happened next In my story last week, you will recall that my mum and dad  handed me over to a total stranger and then left me all alone in a locked cage. I was frightened because I had never been left alone like…

After last week’s story about the Little White Cottage, today I’ll tell you a different tale. It concerns a little bit of daring and a great deal of loyalty. It happened at the beginning of June on a nice summer’s day. I had been in the garden looking after my…

Check out part one of the story first Last week I told you of my efforts to break up a fight between my good friend Barney and another bigger dog who had stolen his ball. I thought I could break up the fight by jumping in and stealing the ball…

Late one afternoon, I was perfecting my stair climbing technique which I had only just mastered. This was a very important step forward for me because when combined with my other new skills such as jumping onto the settee and leaping on mum and dad’s bed, the whole house was…

It was early evening and mum and dad had been invited to the little house next door. Of course, the invitation also included yours truly. You will remember from The Big Adventure how Lewie, that very naughty fox terrier, got me into loads of trouble. After going through the small…

It was the end of our first week in the little house and I had been on my own for most of the day. Mum had taken me for a long walk to the river quite early in the morning but after that I had been mostly left alone. Our…

The night had descended quickly. The two little houses were very isolated and when darkness fell it  became very difficult to see ahead. It started to rain. I was fearful for little Lewie the Terrier who had been missing now for almost two hours, trapped in a concealed place. It…

I was dreaming. My family had been saved yet again by their devoted Lhasa Apso guard dog. My parents were so happy they had a dog like me to look after them. Treats were dropping onto me from above and then…I woke up. My concealed position at the bottom of…

What a beautiful day. The sun was high in the sky and far too hot for a Lhasa Apso who hadn’t had a haircut for ages. I retreated to my favourite spot in the little garden and stretched out in the long grass. Lovely! Shortly afterwards, Mum emerged from the house…

“Poppy…” It was very dark but I heard mum whispering my name. I rolled over onto my back and looked around. My parents were not asleep in bed which is where I expected them to be. Then mum called me again. What a liberty! It was far too early to…

It was getting dark but the evening air remained hot and humid. The patio door of our house was open and so I slipped through without being noticed. After walking down to the fence at the very bottom of our garden, I decided to have a nose around. Trixie, the…

Wow! One moment I was having an early morning stretch on the bed and the next I was sitting in the car with my little seat belt on. Next to me on the back seat was a large box containing something that had a beautiful smell and two smaller boxes…

It was late summer and the nights were drawing in. My mum and dad had taken me for a long walk on the beach in the afternoon which had really knocked me out but after a short snooze on my favourite rug, I was ready for my evening guard dog…

Sitting in dad’s vegetable patch, peering out between two large potato plants, I was enjoying the serenity of the garden. It had been a very quiet week with no real excitement at all. Nothing much had happened since I rescued Harry the hedgehog from the owl. Yes, now I know what…

Now that summer was coming to a close, I had started to notice a chill in the evening air. Even Trixie the cat was nowhere to be seen these days. After all the excitement of the mouse at the garden party, it was really nice to have a relaxing week…

Autumn had arrived bringing with it cooler air and blustery showers. If the sun was out, it still had some warmth and today was no exception.  I am a Lhasa Apso and it was a great day for a walk. Dad had decided on a country walk not far from…

Great! It was a beautiful autumn morning with only a slight breeze. For today’s walk mum drove us back to the same spot as last week. Mum’s car was blue and I liked it a lot better than the red car we normally travel in. You will remember that our…

Dad was in the red car waiting. Mum was in the house getting ready. I had already heard beach mentioned a number of times and had a good idea what was going on. It was time for our next autumn walk and, this time, we were going back to my…

As early evening approached, the darkness descended. It was my opportunity to quietly slip out of the patio door into the garden. All of my humans had fallen asleep in front of the television and would not be waking up any time soon. I strolled down the path towards the…

Curled up in my bed, I was blissfully sleeping when dawn broke. There was a chill in the air this morning with frost covering the whole garden. It was so cold that even Trixie the cat hadn’t risked an appearance. When I trotted downstairs, my parents were already up and…

I was just getting over last week’s excitement in the forest. Freddy the German Shepherd was reunited with his human parents and went home. He had been really happy to see them but was a little sad when he had to say goodbye to me. To make matters worse, Trixie…

I woke up with a start! I’d heard a loud crashing noise. It was the early hours of the morning and still very dark outside. The crash turned into a low rumbling sound which gradually faded until the night was silent again. Seconds later, the whole room was bathed in…

Something very suspicious was happening! It was early on a November morning, and my dad had taken me to the beach for a good run. I had met quite a few of my dog friends. My mood should have been really happy but I am a Lhasa Apso and we…

As I woke up my Lhasa Apso senses were on high alert. I had absolutely no idea what time it was but the bedroom curtains were drawn back and there was an eerie glow outside. When I talk about time, I don’t mean clocks and things because I just wouldn’t…