Lhasa Apso Owners? I need help

Hello. I have recently purchased the most loving and sweetest little Lhasa Pup. She is sweet and friendly to animals and people alike. I am now devastated to hear that her breed becomes hostile and unsocial upon maturity.

Although I adore my Lillie, I am worried for my husband and I plan to have a baby next year and want our pup to be part of the family's life indefinitely.

If you own a Lhasa Apso, please let me know what yours is like. Do you have problems when company comes over? Do you have problems with children and the Lhasa? Does the Lhasa accept being taken to the groomer?

Thank you for your help.

 

I don't know what is considered "normal" for the breed, but I can speak from personal experience-- A few years back, a friend of mine had a dog she needed to find a good home for, and I had been looking for just the right dog for my mother. I didn't know it at the time, but this pup was a pure bred Lhasa Apso. I went to visit him and see if he would be the right dog for my mom--- and he was an absolute sweetheart. I adopted him from her, and now he is living out a spoiled, happy life with my parents. And all I can tell you is, he is about the most docile, non agressive dog I've ever been around. He is my dog Rusty's buddy, they love to see each other and play. My mom's dog's came with the name Otis, we call him "Odie" for short. He is a great little guy. I can't vouch for how he would be with small kids, because we don't have any in our family. But he definitely isn't mean towards anyone or anything else. And he loves to be the center of attention with people, he loves everyone.
So, I don't know if Odie is an exception to the norm, but I'd say don't get too upset about things at this point.

 

Read and do everything you can to socialize the dog. This will help to ward off any potential problems. The dog needs to be around children and babies and tall people and short people and people of all races and loud noises and fast objects and....well you get the point.

 

Yes, Jamiya is right.... learn all you can, and especially socialize your dog as much as possible.....the younger the better. I know with Odie, we decided what went into making him so calm and sweet was both that the person I got him from was a very calm, outgoing person....and it was her daughter that moved in with her that Odie originally belonged to, and she was a very socially active person, and took Odie everywhere, and had him around a lot of different people all the time. And lots of positive attention always helps build their character and disposition.

 

I competely agree....with lots of socialization (especially with babies and small children) you should'nt have any problems in the future.

 

We met a Lhasa Apso girl at the doggie park last week. She's a year and a half old. She's one sweet dog and loves socializing. She played with my 5-month pup for a long time. I personally believed that everything can be trained.