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In 2001 my first litter
resulted in two beautiful boys, Ch Paray's White Fib of Soquel,
"Justice" and Ch Soquel's Special Agent Fox of Paray, "Fox".
At 12 weeks the two boys were placed in their new homes. It was
my habit then, as it is now, to stay in touch with the owners of
my puppies. As the months passed I realized that the home where
Fox was placed was not working out. I offered to purchase him
back but his new owner would do so only if I would pay more than
triple what she had paid for him. I was horrified as I could not
meet her exorbitant demands.
Fortunately, an acquaintance of mine came to the rescue, paying
Fox's owner what she demanded. Unbeknownst to me, the
acquaintance immediately resold Fox to Thailand. I was
mortified, absolutely sure that whoever had bought him was going
to eat him! My heart broke as I thought I had lost Fox forever.
Several years later I received an email from China that said "I
think I have your dog." This email began an international
friendship ...
Viva Luo, a beautiful Chinese lady had
been at a dog show in Thailand where she saw Fox being shown,
she tried to buy him at that time but the owners weren't willing
to sell. Viva persisted with Fox's handler, Roy, who eventually
gave Fox to Viva as a birthday present! Since that time, Viva
and Roy have been a couple and steered Fox
to the number one dog in China CKU 2006; the number one dog in
Thailand 2003 and 2004; the number one dog in Hong Kong 2005 and
2006 and the top living sire in China.
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In time, I asked Viva if she could come to America
to visit, but she told me that it was extremely difficult for a
Chinese National to get an American visa. That didn't stop her
though, she went to the visa office, stood in line all day and
despite everyone before her being denied a visa, she waited it
out until it became her turn. Armed with a photo of Fox and her
own charming personality, Viva convinced the official, a dog
lover himself, to give her a visa! Since that time Viva has been
to the United States three times, the last time being May 2010
where she attended the Bichon Frise Club of America's National
Specialty winning BEST OF BREED with a dog from my breeding! I
will forever be grateful for Viva's kindness and friendship.
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