| DR ELLEN BROWN'S VIEW ON LHASA APSOS |
| Dr. Brown bred Lhasa Apsos to produce typey individuals which could also be shown. |
| She puts emphasis on the correct proportion of muzzle to head. She does not think that a Lhasa Apso should be down faced or have an overly long muzzle and she expects correct pigment. She likes dark tipped ears on light coloured dogs even though they often fade as the dog matures. She finds the look of a correct head as being important when she has chosen a youngster for showing but agrees that a great head alone doesn't make a great Lhasa Apso. She considers Augie's head to have been close to perfection. |
| Dr. Brown looks for a perfect head, with correctly shaped eyes giving a soft look. She likes the eye to fill the socket with as little white showing a possible. She refers to a quiet eye. She finds big, round eyes and light coloured eyes offensive in the breed. She is concerned if a Lhasa is grossly over or under shot and for herself prefers a tight reverse scissor for breeding and the show ring. |
| BODY SHAPE AND HEIGHT |
| Dr. Brown puts emphasize on a correct level topline, no roaching to be seen when moving. She likes sufficient length of neck to balance the body and to be reflected in the height of the tail carriage. |
| She expects the breed to be longer than tall and thinks that a square Lhasa Apso is not correct according to the standard. She looks for a solid dog that is well muscled. She doesn't like big Lhasa Apsos and says that Augie's ten and five eighths inches were perfect. She might accept a male of eleven inches but likes females from ten to ten and a half inches. Her comment was, "Why would you want them any bigger than they should be?" As she wants a good mover, she likes a nice lay back |
| of shoulder but doesn't want a great length of stifle as it can negatively affect the rear movement. Overall balance is very important. |
| COAT, TEXTURE AND COLOUR |
| Her ideal coat is the harsh outer coat which is straight and heavy and a softer undercoat. She finds this coat the easiest to keep. She remembers that Augie was never crated but followed Doc where ever she went, without the correct coat she feels that she would never have been able to keep him in show coat as he was underfoot continually. She has experienced the soft coats and dislikes them immensely. She feels that certain colours often have different coat texture, her blacks were often softer coated. She doesn't feel that a good dog should be penalized because of the length of its coat. |
| Once she had the correct texture, she would then consider colours. Doc feels that solid colours are the most attractive. She likes to see a good deep colour of any tone. She is not partial to parti-colours as many times they give the illusion of being unbalanced and the different colours can have different coat textures. It is also very difficult to breed symmetrical patterning.
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| TAIL SET AND CARRIAGE |
| Doc feels that a good tail carriage is imperative for a show Lhasa as a tail dropper does not reflect an out-going personality. |
| The dog should move effortlessly. It has to be able to move at its own correct speed with its four feet on the floor not pulled or chased to run faster by the handler. The topline is important while moving as the wrong speed can cause the dog to roach. Doc considers a rear kick up incorrect for the breed. |
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| HEAD, EYES, BITE |
| TWO GRIZZLES, AUGIE AND HIS SON,CH BALRENE SIMON SAYS |
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| CH BALRENE VAJRADHARA |
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| CH BALRENE NONSUCH POLA |
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| CH BALRENE AMITHABA OF DORJE as a puppy. |
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| CH BALRENE HIMALAYAN HANNAH |
| She never considered a black Lhasa for the show ring as she feels that the colour is lost on the black mats. She mentions that Augie's coat took a long time growing but the texture was excellent and his coat had a deep grizzle overlay. |
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| CH BALRENE AUGIE'S KID AS A YOUNGSTER |
| JUDGE STAN WHITMORE,
ELLEN BROWN AND AUGIE |