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My History
I am a disabled physician that lives in the hills of Carmel Valley. I live on 8 1/2 acres of land next to the Los Padres forest. There are
three houses on the property. My dogs and I live in one of the guest houses. I am married to a very eccentric Neuro-Psychologist that
occupies the main house with his seven dogs. The facts of the matter are that we get along much better if we each have our own house.
(Note: The main house and one of the guest houses burned down on September 8, 2009) Bill and I are doing very well. We are learning
to live together again, and enjoying it. September 9, 2009, 9/09/'09, has been touted as a time of new beginnings, and that is how we are
looking at this experience. We are committed to coming out of this as better people. None of my Shih Tzus were harmed or lost. We
have been very blessed.)
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. I named him Charlie, because he reminded me 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 I 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. I still have them, Hillary and Betty. I was not
familiar with all the intricacies of the AKC at that time. When I went to try and register Hillary and Betty, I found that the breeder had
given us the wrong papers for Sumi and I was never able to register them. No! I was 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 I 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.
I tried a couple other breeds in the last year or so, but went back to strictly Shih Tzus. There is just nothing else that compares. One of
the fun things about breeding Shih Tzus is the vast variety of colors. I will admit that it is somewhat addicting to get the new colors. I
want to assure you that quality, conformation, personality, coat and beauty are what is prioritized in my breeding program, not colors!
Personality is still foremost.
I love all of my babies. They are like my children. They are not in kennels, but in my home. The upstairs of the guest house is where I
live. I always have the moms and babies there with me. The rest of the dogs are in the downstairs. My grandchildren are in Chicago,
and I rarely get to see them. The pitter patter of all these little feet soothes my soul. I might add, that it also keeps the evil forces away!
Ruthie
three houses on the property. My dogs and I live in one of the guest houses. I am married to a very eccentric Neuro-Psychologist that
occupies the main house with his seven dogs. The facts of the matter are that we get along much better if we each have our own house.
(Note: The main house and one of the guest houses burned down on September 8, 2009) Bill and I are doing very well. We are learning
to live together again, and enjoying it. September 9, 2009, 9/09/'09, has been touted as a time of new beginnings, and that is how we are
looking at this experience. We are committed to coming out of this as better people. None of my Shih Tzus were harmed or lost. We
have been very blessed.)
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. I named him Charlie, because he reminded me 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 I 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. I still have them, Hillary and Betty. I was not
familiar with all the intricacies of the AKC at that time. When I went to try and register Hillary and Betty, I found that the breeder had
given us the wrong papers for Sumi and I was never able to register them. No! I was 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 I 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.
I tried a couple other breeds in the last year or so, but went back to strictly Shih Tzus. There is just nothing else that compares. One of
the fun things about breeding Shih Tzus is the vast variety of colors. I will admit that it is somewhat addicting to get the new colors. I
want to assure you that quality, conformation, personality, coat and beauty are what is prioritized in my breeding program, not colors!
Personality is still foremost.
I love all of my babies. They are like my children. They are not in kennels, but in my home. The upstairs of the guest house is where I
live. I always have the moms and babies there with me. The rest of the dogs are in the downstairs. My grandchildren are in Chicago,
and I rarely get to see them. The pitter patter of all these little feet soothes my soul. I might add, that it also keeps the evil forces away!
Ruthie
| We managed to save this photo from the fire; so, I decided to put it on this page. This is a photo of me with my three children in 1995. They are the greatest thing that ever happened to me. Anne is a mother of three and is studying Ayurvedic Medicine. She lives in Chicago with her husband and three children. Jordan is my gentle giant at 6' 5", lives in Fresno and is going to study business. Alice is a second grade teacher and teaches at Kaplan University. She lives in Omaha, has a Masters Degree in Educational Technology and has been fighting cancer for over nine years. |