… for the year and, yet, here we sit, still trying to figure out what happened to March! The last four months of 2016 were a whirlwind with dog shows in Minnesota, more shows in Colorado, the American Lhasa Apso Club’s National specialty held in Loveland, Colorado the end of October, yet another dog show and then the holidays. Whew! No wonder I didn’t get my usual holiday preparations and cards done.
Unfortunately, I also received word that two of our fosters passed away in December. Dinky, the little dog that blew kisses and Mae-Mae, our little puppy mill survivor. That on top of Boo passing away in September. All had long lives in loving homes and one certainly can’t ask for more than that in the grand scheme. Still, the loss is felt deeply.
We have a page on Facebook … https://www.facebook.com/LhasaApsoRescueColorado/ … it’s a public page so one does not have to have a Facebook account to access it. A large variety of content there for the fancier. Visit, like and get updated postings!
Bringing this post up again … Night Tigers … to remind everyone that raptors pose a real and deadly threat to our little ones. A cat was taken in a neighboring subdivision a couple weeks ago by a large hawk. Last night, something woke me up at 2:30 a.m. Not sure if it was one of the dogs stirring in its crate or the house settling with a creak. What I heard after that, however, was the hooting of a Great Horned Owl (GHO). It was either on the roof above our bedroom or in the tree right outside the bedroom. December/January is mating season for the GHO with February/March being the hatch … which means they will be looking for easy prey to feed the baby owls. It is estimated that up to 40% of raptors’ diets are household pets, depending on the area. Check out this information … Great Horned Owl. Fair warning!
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So sorry for the losses of your sweet little rescues. It’s never easy to lose them, no matter how long we’ve loved them. God bless all those who foster and adopt these needy little ones. And thanks for continuing to educate about the dangers posed by the Great Horned Owl to our little dogs and all outside cats. Great link in your post! I heard from a woman in ABQ recently who lost all her koi in a newly-made pond to GHOwls, one every night until they were all gone. Wishing you the very best in 2017!