Hi! My name is Buffie. I was born in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland on Wednesday 12th of November 2003. 

I am one of the boys in a litter of 6 puppies and have another four brothers and one sister and am also a Lhasa Apso a wee Tibetan Mountain dog.

When I first saw my new mum and dad, I was five weeks and three days old  Mum was holding me when this strange guy with a silver mask and one eye, approached me. I'm not very sure about him, guess I better give a warning look too, with just one eye. 
Suddenly there was a flash of light from his mask, when I looked again there was no mask, it was my new dad.

I saw him with this mask again, seemingly it's called a camera. He was taking photos of two of my brothers with my sister in the middle. They were looking to see what I was doing. 
Really nosy they are, I was only giving my new mum kisses.

Mum and her husband had three names for me, their new puppy, Buffie, Fern or Skye.
However my mistress Bunny, called me Buffie, not the same name as the TV vampire. 
I'm actually named after a street in Dunfermline, which is called Buffie's Brae. The name Brae means a small hill or incline in Scotland. 

This is my mum "Minny" with a worried look, guarding the six of us when my new master and mistress first came to visit. Mum's coat was trimmed short for our birth. 
I did not realise that I first met my new mum and dad when I was only 2 days old and they chose me, from all my other brothers and sister. 
Mum chose me because she liked my face markings and dad liked the markings on my body.
My official Kennel Club name is "Kalantor Celebration" and it is true that my new owners did celebrate after choosing me.

 Here we all are, six beautiful puppies.

They were very kind and affectionate and I learned a little bit more about them. 
Seemingly five days after their Lhasa Apso called Kizzie had died, they missed her so much, their house was so empty without her that they chose to have another wee Lhasa from a reputable breeder. 
They had not picked me just on this one visit, but had ordered a puppy from Anne my breeder on the 30th August 2003, before I was even born. 
My dad was looking for a pup with gold and white colours and took a photo of  Tootz and Wiglet with him, these are two of Askja girls. The link to all their beautiful dogs is at the bottom of the page.
Anne said that she would be breeding from dogs of this colour, during the intervening period my new owners were preparing for my arrival. 
Although I was sad about their loss I was pleased to be going to a home that understood us Lhasa Apsos, as we can be very determined little dogs. 

However my new owners had seen a Lhasa Apso who was looking for a loving home, called Daisy, at a rescue centre in Aberdeen on the Internet in October, they were lucky enough to have her. 
I do hope Daisy likes me.

Here I am trying to reach my dad's fingers to have a nice chew. However I will stay with my brothers and sister until the 2nd January 2004  before I can join them as I still have to be with my mum as she has to teach us doggie habits. 

My new owners were very pleased with me and the socializing my breeder Anne has given me with people, cats, other big dogs as well as Lhasa grown ups and all the noises in the kitchen and around the house.

I think I should be happy with my new folks as my owners recommend these two books. The Perfect Puppy by Gwen Bailey and the RSPCA Dog Training Manual by Bruce Fogle the vet on BBC Radio 2 and both books are available in local libraries.  Click on the books to find out more.