Our love of these wonderful dogs can lead us to finding out more about their background in Tibet:

Life:
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

""Life does not wait:

Whether we spend our lives meaningfully or not,
the time will be used up moment by moment."

Responsibility lies with each of us:
"Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually.
Peace, for example, starts within each one of us.
When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.
When our community is in a state of peace, it can share that peace with neighboring communities and so on.
When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. And there are ways in which we can consciously work to develop feelings of love and kindness.
For some of us, the most effective way to do this is through religious practice. For others it may be non-religious practices. What is important is that we each make a sincere effort to take seriously our responsibility for each other and for the natural environment."
(Nobel Peace Price Lecture)

The Tibetan cause,
why so special?
"In past, Tibet was the
rooftop of the world, isolated,
so it's something special for the outside world."

Perhaps this partly explains
our love of Lhasas too!

Learn more about Tibet:

• Himalayan Art - a comprehensive research archive of Himalayan and Tibetan art
• A Brief History of Tibet from the Lhasa Apso Information Source.

• Tibet Online - providing information on the plight of Tibet
• The Government of Tibet in Exile - status, culture, how you can help
• International campaign for Tibet - promotes human rights and self-determination for Tibetans and to protect their culture and environment
• Free Tibet campaign - stands for the Tibetans' right to decide their own future. It campaigns for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet and for the Tibetans' fundamental human rights to be respected

Life in the new millennium:

• Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
• When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
• Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others responsibility for all your actions.
• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
• Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
• Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
• Spend some time alone every day.
• Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
• Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
• A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
• In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
• Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
• Be gentle with the earth.
• Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
• Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
• Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon