Our Boys

Colledge Samsara Jina Taylor 
° 22-01-2009 
CCL/NCL & PLL DNA tested

On 20 May 2009 Taylor arrived on Belgian soil, after waiting for months which seemed to last for ever. 

I am very grateful to Taylor's breeder and co-owner, Kevin Grew of "Colledge Tibetan Terriers" for trusting us and for giving us the chance to improve our genetic pool.

Taylor grew up together with his brothers and sisters in a warm, comfortable and loving home. Kevin took special care that he was well socialised. She took great care to prepare this Canadian TT for his steps in the "real" world. 

The pups of Wyatt and Sydney were born on the day President Obama took the oath as next President of the US. Kevin decided to temporarily give the male pups names of former presidents and the bitches the names of presidents' wives. The future owners could then give them their final name, which will go on their genealogical tree.
From birth I had noticed Taylor, and I was hoping that he would be the one but remained open to all possibilities. It was a very interesting period and thanks to the internet, Youtube and Skype I was able to see the pups grow up. It was really fascinating ….. 

In the end the choice was made and, to my great joy, it was Taylor 

As soon as I knew this we started looking for an appropriate name for this lovely puppy. We had come across all sorts of names, till one day it dawned on me that my grandfather had been a tailor. It looked as if this puppy was the reincarnation of my deceased grandfather. The cycle of death and birth, the "Samsara"
 
From that moment onwards I decided that Taylor would remain Taylor because phonetically there is no difference between tailor and Taylor. His full name will be Colledge Samsare Jina Taylor. "Colledge" which is Kevin Grew's kennel, "Samsara" because this is part of Taylor's genealogical tree and "Jina" because our kennel name is "Samsara Jina" 

There were other names that sounded far better, but none had the background nor the significance for me that this one has. Predestination?