My kennel

Hello! My name is Patrizia Bernicchi and I breed LHASA APSO dogs. I have always loved all kinds of dogs, but my interest grew much stronger when I saw  a Shih-Tzu for the first time. I had never seen one before, and I fell in love with the beauty of these Tibetan dogs! I wanted to know everything about them : their history, the blood lines, genetics, and much more! I bought my first couple of dogs, and there my adventure began!   I became a recognised breeder with the F.C.I. and the E.N.C.I. taking the “PABER’S” affix that would from then on be the trademark of my dogs.   Six years ago something new happened : I met a Lhasa Apso  that stole my heart. I am talking of “Hylan Sho Tru Flip Top”, known as Tiger, a beautiful dog of American lineage, who is now Italian and breeding champion.   Was it true love at first sight? I can’t really say..... But what is certain is that Tiger became my very first Lhasa Apso, and he will always have a special place in my heart!    Later on I imported other dogs from America : a female, “Hylan Sho Tru I’ve Got Moxie”, and two males AM.CH. “Hylan Sho Tru Snow Storm” and AM.CH. “Hylan Sho Tru Special Date”. After these came a couple more females : “Chakpori’s Victory” and “Morning Star di Cerretelle”. Making the right breeding choices, and selecting carefully, I have managed to create my my own type of Lhasa Apso, always, of course in the complete respect of the standard. The first Lhasa I produced, “CH. Paber’s Gilda”, having obtained brilliant show results in Italy and abroad, now lives in America with Mrs. Pat Keen Fernandez in the “Hylan Sho Tru” breeding establishment. I prefer, and therefore try to produce, dogs with important, well built heads, with a lively and intelligent expression. I am  conscious of the fact that it is the head that gives a breed its typical expression. I also give great importance to containing the size of the my dogs, and respecting all the directions of the standard. I consider a correct angle of the hind quarts to be essential as this is what gives the dog its  elegant movement. I am also particularly intransigent about the line of the back, that must be solid, straight and parallel to the ground. A special eye of regard, however, is  given to maintaining the traditional character of the Lhasa Apso, such an important part of the heritage in this ancient breed.