Chère Madame I had the opportunity to go to Paris the 6th June for the "Championat de France" I met Mme Barca Cysique and Mr Pindel who had a son of one of your dogs. He has a very nice grey colour with a nice coat and good type but for my own taste he is a little bit too big.

I am always looking for a type of dog like the first ones, small, with strong muscles and very heavy which have practically disappeared today. That is why, I have been in contact for several months with Mr D'AOUST and I finally bought from him three little dogs: two females and one male. They correspond exactly to the original type I was looking for. They are in excellent condition, very intelligent, wonderful characters, very good pigmentation, goat-like hair which only needs to grow, Mr D'AOUST having cut them down last spring. As soon as I have nice pictures of them I will take the liberty to mail you some.

I had your very interesting article about Lhasa translated into French. I could therefore read it thoroughly. I have been so much interested that I gave it to close friends who also found it most interesting. I wonder whether you would be interested in having it published in a dog's specialized French magazine ? I could try to help you. I have already published two articles myself in a magazine called "Vos Chiens". It does not cost anything but of course you are not remunerated either. I am sure it would be a very good thing for the French judges and breeders to read it. An old French proverb says "One always sins by ignorance" The reason for the present trend to modify the race is probably due to ignorance of how the genuine Apso should be and why. 30 cms height, high forequarters, long necks, large round eyes, fabulous coats obtained with all sorts of cosmetics and hormones, show presentations, etc... have subjugated the judges who have now completely forgotten what the real Lhasa Apso looks like.

In France, nowadays, more and more judges are coming back to smaller sizes, let 's hope it is just a beginning! I nevertheless am of the opinion that U.S. A. would be the best country to promote a come back to dog's original type, even if present fashion is miles away from it. Surely there must be some true connoisseurs and real amateurs who are still willing to save the true dog. In many fields people today are trying to return to original values, why not with dogs! Evolution or conservation? If evolution means changing races according to the latest fashion, then I prefer conservation. I would be very happy, Madame, to exchange different points of view with you, especially now that I have a connection to the Internet. Meanwhile, je vous adresse, chère Madame, l'expression de toute ma sympathie