Woodland Shih Tzus
by Pam Moore
"I did want to add something about the chocolates and blue puppies. They do not carry a black gene, so they wouldn't have any black on them including their noses. Chocolate puppies have lighter colored brown eyes or sometimes blue. Their noses are reddish brown also as you see in my puppies. The same is true of the blues. They have lighter brown or blue eyes with a grey nose. If they don't have these features, they are not truely choclate or blue. A lot of people are claiming to have these colors and they don't. "    *  Pam Moore
Pam's Contact Information
  317-512-4652  or   email     woodlandshihtuzs@aol.com
Pam's puppies usually run between $400-$600
Please call or email Pam for pricing and more information
Breeders  Poem

I love my little puppy; she makes my house a home.
She is my very sweetest little friend; I never feel alone.
She makes me smile; She makes me laugh; She fills my heart with love . . .
Did some person breed her, or did she fall from above?

I`ve never been a breeder, never seen life through their eyes;
I hold my little puppy and just sit and criticize.
I`ve never known their anguish; I`ve never felt their pain,
The caring of their charges, through snow or wind or rain.

I`ve never waited the whole night through for babies to be born,
The stress and trepidation when they`re still not there by morn.
The weight of responsibility for this body in my hands,
This darling little baby, who weighs but 60 grams.

Should you do that instead of this . . . Or maybe that was wrong?
Alone you fight and hope, one day, he`ll grow up proud and strong.
You pray he`ll live to bring great joy to someone else`s home.
You know it`s all just up to you; you`ll fight this fight alone.

Formula, bottles, heating pads, you`ve got to get this right,
Two-hour feedings for this tiny guy, throughout the day and night.
Within your heart you dread that you will surely lose this fight,
To save this little baby, but God willing . . . You just MIGHT.

Day one; he`s in there fighting; you say a silent prayer.
Day two & three, he`s doing well, with lots of love and care.
Day four & five . . . he`s still alive; your hopes soar to the heavens.
Day six he slips away again, dies in your hands, day seven.

You take this little angel, and bury him alone.
With aching heart and burning tears, and an exhausted groan,
You ask yourself, "Why do this? . . . Why suffer through this pain?"
Yet watch the joy your puppies bring,and everything`s explained.

So, when you think of breeders and label them with "Greed,"
Think of all that they endure to fill another`s need.
For when you buy your puppy, with your precious dollars part,
You only pay with money . . . While they pay with all their heart.

... Author Unknown....
From time to time,  people tell me,  "lighten up,
it's just a dog," or,  "that's
a lot of money for just a dog."  They  don't
understand the distance
traveled, the time spent, or the  costs involved for
"just a dog."

Some of my proudest  moments have come about with
"just a dog."  Many  hours
have passed and my only company was "just a dog,"
but I  did not once feel
slighted.

Some of my saddest moments  have been brought about
by "just a dog," and in
those days of  darkness, the gentle touch of "just a
dog"  gave me comfort
and  reason to overcome the  day.

"Just a  dog" brings into my life the very essence of
friendship, trust,  and
pure unbridled joy.

"Just a dog" brings out the  compassion and patience
that makes me a  better
person.

So for me and folks like
me, it's not "just a  dog"
but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the
future,  the fond
memories of the past, and the pure joy of  the
moment.

"Just a dog" brings out  what's good in me and
diverts my thoughts away from
myself and the  worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand  that it's
not "just a dog", but the
thing that gives me  humanity and keeps me from being
"just a man or woman."
So the  next time you hear the phrase "just a dog",
just smile --  because
they "just don't understand."

-- Author  Unknown