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» Kramers_mom - Lhasas and their companions

I am so glad to have found this site. I helps me realize that I am not going crazy, Lhasas are very special and unpredictable.

I got my Lhasa from the pound. She was approximately six weeks old when we adopted each other. At first, she suffered from a severe case of kennel cough and I thought I would lose her. I spent most of her first three weeks checking to see if she were still breathing. Naturally, thanks to Lhasa stamina, she recovered fully.

She was named after the Seinfeld character because she would [and still does] run into the room and really makes an entrance often leaving as quickly as she arrives.

Kramer has developed her own games and she decides when they are to be played. She has over 20 toys and it is a real treat to watch her go through her toys trying to decide which one is appropriate at that particular moment. She does test squeaks and tosses before she finds the right one. Her next step is to decide which human she wishes to engage in play. With chosen toy in mouth, she finds an advantage point to check out her options and then approaches the human she has chosen.

Once the human player has been chosen, she is relentless in her attempts to engage them in play.
With my roommate Dave she plays keep away. She drop the toy near him and when he tries to reach for it she runs at near light speed and snatches it from him only to take it across the room and squeak it. She also will head butt him to get his attention and then gets him all riled up to play only to take his place on the couch. If he doesn't want to play with her she comes over to me and butts my leg and then sits up like a squirrel glaring at Dave. I tell him to play with her and he usually gives in.

With me her games take on a totally different tone. She likes to play tug of war. Although her favorite game seems to be doing figure eights around the furniture making sure to step on as many toys as possible creating her own symphony of squeaks as she makes her rounds.

When she is with her cousins she lets them know who is boss and then engages them in chases. While they are busy chasing each other around she eats their food.

She knows instinctively who she can jump on and who she should not when company comes by. Of course, with company, she is the sweetest little puppy and so well mannered that I can't believe it is the same dog.

She likes to hid in the lilac bush in the backyard and wait for the birds to land so she can chase them off. A variant of this game is to stick her head out of her doggie door and wait for the appropriate moment.

When Dave tries to scold her, she comes over to me, climbs on my lap and turns her back to him.

I guess what I am saying is nothing new to other Lhasa companions. Kramer is definitely a member of the family. She has strong likes and dislikes. She creates new games and has the patience to teach them to humans. She's remarkable and I can't imagine life without her.

-- posted by Kramers_mom

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» Lhasa_Love - Kramer

One of the things that Lhasa people learn first is the indiduality of the Lhasa, the seconed it that they are in charge, at least if they have anything to say about it. I laughed at your descripton of Kramer's antics. I will have to remember to write an article on this behavior in Lhasas.

-- posted by Lhasa_Love

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