Joyslyn's Lhasa Apsos
Helpful Resources About the Lhasa Apso
Hardcover Books:
Your Lhasa Apso (1983) by R. Berndt
This Is the Lhasa Apso by J. Brearly
All About The Lhasa Apso (1990) by J. Cunliffe
The Lhasa Apso: An Owner's Guide to A Happy, Healthy Pet(1998) by C. Herbel
The Complete Lhasa Apso (1979) by N. Herbel & C. Herbel
The New Complete Lhasa Apso (1992) by N. Herbel & C. Herbel
Lhasa Apso(1995) by D. McCarty
The Lhasa Apso by A. Nicholas
An Owner's Guide To The Lhasa Apso (1999) by N. Plunkett
Lhasa Apso: The Complete Owner's Handbook by S. Vervaeke-Helf
Lhasa Lore by S. Vervaeke-Helf
Paperback Books:
How to Raise and Train a Lhasa Apso by P. Chenoweth & T. Chenoweth
Lhasa Apsos (Dog Set IV) (for children 9-12) (2005) by N. Furstinger
Guide to Owning A Lhasa Apso (1996) by S. Kennedy and J. Zeppi
Lhasa Apso Champions 1952 - 1980(1981) by J. Pata
Lhasa Apso Champions 1981 - 1986 (1988) by J. Pata
Lhasa Apsos: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nuitrition, Breeding, and Diseases (1990) by S. Wehrmann and M.M. Vriends
Lhasa Apsos (2002)by S. Wehrmann and S. Vanderslip
Guide to Owning a Lhasa Apso(1996) by J. Zeppi
Lhasa Apsos: All About America's Favorite Dogs(2004), published by the Editors of Dog Fancy Magazine
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Lhasa Apso Health Issues
Find information about Lhasa Apso health issues at the American Lhasa Apso Club's Lhasa Apso Health and Genetics website. Topics include general health issues, eye health, genetics, skin diseases, infectious diseases, and kidney disease.
Read about Renal Dysplasia research. The results are in! A test is now available for Renal Dysplasia in Lhasa Apsos. All Lhasa Apso breeders should have their breeding stock tested as a way to irradicate this terrible disease. Visit the Dogenes website to order the DNA kits for the test.
Breed Rescue
Interested in Breed Rescue or in adopting rescued Lhasa Apso? go to www.lhasaapsorescue.org/ to find out what is available and whom to contact.
Interested in supporting Lhasa Apso rescue efforts? Donations are tax deductible. Find information at www.lhasaapsorescue.org/.
Check out the Lhasa merchandise available at Cafepress.com. You can help Lhasa rescue efforts by purchasing stamps, adult and children's clothing, housewares, hats, bags, stickers, buttons, magnets. Prices are reasonable and proceeds go to ALAC Rescue. Click here for other Lhasa items whose sales support rescue.
Housetraining A Lhasa Apso
Need some good advice on housetraining your Lhasa Apso? Click here to read some great advice on the subject by Vickie Kuhlmann.
Lhasa Articles by Joyce Johanson
Articles about Grooming, Showing, and Other Things
Many of these articles, written by Joyslyn's own Joyce Johanson (!), first appeared in Dog World Magazine, where Joyce had a monthly column from 1976 - 1996.
Breed Magazines
Currently, the only breed magazine being published is published by the American Lhasa Apso Club. It is free with membership in the organization.
Breed Club
Visit The American Lhasa Apso Club (ALAC) website to download a membership application.
The ALAC application fee is $25. Dues are $35 for a single membership and $45 for a couple membership. Applicants must have two ALAC members (from separate households) sign their applications as sponsors.
Sponsors must have been ALAC members for at least a year. Membership includes a subscription to the magazine The Lhasa Apso Bulletin, which is published quarterly.
Interested? Contact Joyce Johanson, Membership Chairperson, for a membership application or print the application from the ALAC web site.
Joyce Johanson
126 Kurlene Drive
Macomb, IL 61455
309/837-1665
lhasas@joyslynslhasaapsos.com
Links to Other Lhasa Apso Resources
on the World Wide Web
- Lhasa Apso FAQ
- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Lhasa Apso.
- Articles Relating to Lhasa Apsos
- This site contains at articles relating to the Lhasa Apso. Some relate to the breed's orgins; some to its confirmation; some to health-related issues.
- Moose: The Story of A Lhasa Apso
- This article, by Gene Maddox, was named winner of the 1998 Maxwell Medallion as "Best Feature Article in a Single-Breed Magazine" by the Dog Writers Association of America.
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