Truly an inimitable (incapable of being imitated) Lhasa, Rotten got his name by being a spoiled housebrat! Bred by Dorothy Kendall in Burlington, Iowa, and raised in Newark, Delaware by John and Marge Lang, he had the best of both worlds ... a show dog and a pet.

          Rotten loved life, people, the Lhasa ladies, and above all, the show ring - he gave his all in everything he did. Like his Grandfather Sparky, his wonderful ability to pass on his winning characteristics was awesome ... and continues into following generations even today. Style ... a word that summarized this dog well, he stood out in competition - from his first major win at 10 months of age at the Detroit Specialty under judge Anna Katherine Nicholas, to his finishing major with Tom Sorth (left), he had many admirers from spectators to his competitors.
          Tom and Eileen Sorth from Missouri kept Rotten during our move to the East Coast, and during his first five years, he only produced 3 litters ... at home in Delaware, his producing ability soon became readily apparent. When he died at 14 years of age, he had 39 champions to his credit, and finished with a total of 45 to become one of the great producers of the breed.
          No matter how carefully a breeding program is arranged, there will always be some mishaps, and "lucky" happenings that prove most fortunate! Rotten's dam, Sassy Satin had been sold to a young couple in Burlington as a puppy at three months of age, but they returned her as not "good enough" because she was "undershot". Trying to explain that an undershot mouth was normal for a Lhasa Apso was a waste of time to their Vet, so we wound up keeping her ... Thank Heavens we did!
          There are no perfect dogs, or at least we've not had any (!), and Rotten was no exception. While he excelled in structure, movement and showmanship, his head was not his fortune. His scrambled dentition kept him from ever being a top Specials competitor, which I'm sure he approved of - this gave him more time to patrol his domain and engage in "chicken chasing" whenever possible. We tried to keep a few chickens on our little "farmette", but they were a constant source of outrage to our Lhasas, especially Rotten, so we soon gave that up as a bad job!

          Linebred heavily on Sparky, Rotten made it possible for us to continue the line well into the 80's ... and has probably been our most influential stud dog. (Pedigree below)

                                                  Ruffway Sharpa of Orlane
                                        Orlane's Mr. Friend
                                                  Orlane's Do-Tsug Me-Pa
                              Orlane's Inky of Sagemont
                                                  Ch. Kai Sang's Clown of Everglo
                                        Ch. Kai Sang's Flame of Everglo
                                                  Ch. Hamilton Norden
                    Ch. Annie's Golden Fluff
                                                  Ch. Mighty of Norbulingka
                                        Ch. Roeglin's Golden Tanji
                                                  Ch. Harro's Dmar-Po Ka-Su-Ma
                              Golden Flair
                                                  Ch. Kusuma's Ketu
                                        Roeglin's Kee Lynn
                                                  Roeglin's Sing Lawana
          Ch. Windsong's Gusto of Innsbrook (Sire)
                                                  Ch. Kai Sang's Clown of Everglo
                                        Ch. Everglo's Spark of Gold
                                                  Tibetan Cookie of Everglo
                              Ch. Sakya Top Drawer
                                                  Ch. Orlane's Dulmo
                                        Ch. Sakya Mila
                                                  Quizas Bon Talba
                    Cajohn's Buffieh of Windsong
                                                  Ch. Milbryan Hi Hei Ruffway
                                        Cosby Kung Fu Tzu
                                                  Barley's Jiu Jubi Woo
                              Gillot Gold Shansi
                                                  Karo-La Kang Sang
                                        Shansi Leng Kong Chen Rika
                                                  Chim Mekong

Ch. Orlane's Inimitable

                                                  La-Sa-Gre's Hijo D'Al Tiro
                                        Glen Pine's Chagpo-Ri
                                                  Miradel's Nima
                              Ch. Kai Sang's Clown of Everglo
                                                  Ch. La-Sa-Gre's Manchado Dorado
                                        Kai-Sangs Tzi-Ren of Miradel
                                                  Chika Rinpoche
                    Ch. Everglo's Spark of Gold
                                                  Glen Pine's Chagpo-Ri
                                        Ch. Kai Sang's Clown of Everglo
                                                  Kai-Sangs Tzi-Ren of Miradel
                              Tibetan Cookie of Everglo
                                                  Ch. Ch. Miradel's Ming Fu-Tzu
                                        Ruffway Hun-Nee-Bun
                                                  Ch. Glenflo's Girja
          Yorktown's Sassy Satin (Dam)
                                                  Americal's Sandur of Pamu
                                        Ch. Ruffway Kamet
                                                  Karma Tagan
                              Ruffway Sharpa of Orlane
                                                  Hamilton Shi-Pon
                                        Ch. Karma Ami Chiri
                                                   Ch. Hamilton Karma
                    Orlane's Golden Charisma
                                                  Ch. Kai Sang's Clown of Everglo
                                        Ch. Everglo's Spark of Gold
                                                  Tibetan Cookie of Everglo
                              Orlane's Yser Loma
                                                                Spike Country Fair
                                                  Gold Star Country Boy
                                                                 Pandela Delight
                                        Lossie Ann (blk/wht parti)
                                                                 Ming Changola (Ch. Ming Tali II CD)
                                                  Tzu Hisi Chu
                                                                  Hamilton Pluti