Have You Ever Opt For Your Second Choice Breed First?

[mita]

After always owning working dog breeds, we wanted to try a small dog. I did some research in breed books and settled on Papillons. So I went to the Brisbane Royal Show when the toy breeds were on.

When I was making my way to the Papillons, I came across a row of little dogs I'd never seen before.

But they were so, so different. None of them were twitching all over the place....they just calmly sat there & looked me straight in the eye. As if they wanted to know me, so they could make up their minds.

I asked what they were....'Tibetan Spaniels.' Never heard of them! After some more research & talking to the registered breeders....& we adopted an adult retired Tibbie show-girl.

I found that owning a p/b Tibbie from a good registered breeder, is like having the Dalai Lama on 4 legs, in the family. With a happy, loving, very centred personality. Sort of like mixing a dog with a cat. And a touch of a monkey, too, as they love their playtime. Only breed for us now....

Here's a row of Tibbies, much like I stumbled upon at the Show, while looking for Papillons.

Edited November 15, 2011 by mita