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Our History
We are just a couple of old eccentric docs living in the hills of Carmel Valley. We have 8 1/2 acres of
land next to the Los Padres forest. Bill is a Ph.D. Psychologist who works for the Department of
Corrections. I am a retired Internist who does a little consulting once in awhile.
I first became interested in Shih Tzus as a teenager living in Okinawa with my parents. I had an
Okinawan teenage girl as a friend. We spent a great deal of time together and learned about each
other's culture. She gave me a pair of little dog statues that she called Shih Shih dogs. I was told that
every household must have these statues to keep the evil forces away. These statues were of Shih
Tzus.
In the Spring of 1971 I acquired my first Shih Tzu. We named him Charlie, because he reminded us of
Charlie Chaplin when he walked. He was a black and white parti with a little mustache. Ours was a love
affair that lasted almost nineteen years. When we had to let him go, I was in medical school and unable
to take on a new baby.
In August of 1996 Bill and I adopted Mosey, a beautiful little black and white parti female. Officially with
the American Kennel Club, she was Empress Mo Huilan. Bill named her after the beautiful little Chinese
gymnast from the then recent Olympics. A year later we returned to California from Nebraska and
brought Mosey with us. Everywhere that we went with Mosey people were taken with her and begged
us to breed her. In January 1998 we adopted Sumi, a brindle and white male. With the American Kennel
Club he was known as Emperor Suma Yen, but he was always Sumi to us. We kept two females from that
pair. We still have them, Hillary and Betty. We were not familiar with all the intricacies of the AKC at that
time. When we went to try and register Hillary and Betty, we found that the breeder had given us the
wrong papers for Sumi and we were never able to register them. No! We were unable to get him to
correct the problem. They are beautiful dogs that are part of our family and have produced many
wonderful puppies.
For several years we just had one or two litters a year. I was in private practice in Salinas, California.
About three years ago, my health began to fail. I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. I began to cut
down the number of days that I practiced. I was down to two days a week when two years ago I decided
to go completely to the dogs. It was a great excuse to get more Shih Tzus. LOL. When I have a bad day
I can rest in between chores. That didn't work too well in the medical office, and the days were never
less than fourteen hours.
This last several months I have added six Chihuahuas and three toy Australian Shepherds to my brood.
You will find more about them on
We love all of our babies. They are like our children. They are not in kennels, but in our home. Most of
the time the females are in the main house with us and the males are in the guest house across the
deck. Our grandchildren, all twenty-one of them are not close by; so, the pitter patter of all these little
feet soothes our souls. I might add, that it also keeps the evil forces away!
land next to the Los Padres forest. Bill is a Ph.D. Psychologist who works for the Department of
Corrections. I am a retired Internist who does a little consulting once in awhile.
I first became interested in Shih Tzus as a teenager living in Okinawa with my parents. I had an
Okinawan teenage girl as a friend. We spent a great deal of time together and learned about each
other's culture. She gave me a pair of little dog statues that she called Shih Shih dogs. I was told that
every household must have these statues to keep the evil forces away. These statues were of Shih
Tzus.
In the Spring of 1971 I acquired my first Shih Tzu. We named him Charlie, because he reminded us of
Charlie Chaplin when he walked. He was a black and white parti with a little mustache. Ours was a love
affair that lasted almost nineteen years. When we had to let him go, I was in medical school and unable
to take on a new baby.
In August of 1996 Bill and I adopted Mosey, a beautiful little black and white parti female. Officially with
the American Kennel Club, she was Empress Mo Huilan. Bill named her after the beautiful little Chinese
gymnast from the then recent Olympics. A year later we returned to California from Nebraska and
brought Mosey with us. Everywhere that we went with Mosey people were taken with her and begged
us to breed her. In January 1998 we adopted Sumi, a brindle and white male. With the American Kennel
Club he was known as Emperor Suma Yen, but he was always Sumi to us. We kept two females from that
pair. We still have them, Hillary and Betty. We were not familiar with all the intricacies of the AKC at that
time. When we went to try and register Hillary and Betty, we found that the breeder had given us the
wrong papers for Sumi and we were never able to register them. No! We were unable to get him to
correct the problem. They are beautiful dogs that are part of our family and have produced many
wonderful puppies.
For several years we just had one or two litters a year. I was in private practice in Salinas, California.
About three years ago, my health began to fail. I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. I began to cut
down the number of days that I practiced. I was down to two days a week when two years ago I decided
to go completely to the dogs. It was a great excuse to get more Shih Tzus. LOL. When I have a bad day
I can rest in between chores. That didn't work too well in the medical office, and the days were never
less than fourteen hours.
This last several months I have added six Chihuahuas and three toy Australian Shepherds to my brood.
You will find more about them on
We love all of our babies. They are like our children. They are not in kennels, but in our home. Most of
the time the females are in the main house with us and the males are in the guest house across the
deck. Our grandchildren, all twenty-one of them are not close by; so, the pitter patter of all these little
feet soothes our souls. I might add, that it also keeps the evil forces away!
