Today is our Clown's 14th birthday. Here he is pictured much younger. Another of Lynn's dogs, Clown was a puppy that for some reason, even after 7 months, we just could not find a home for. We never could figure out why until Deuti died. Then we knew God had a hand in it. Clown's happy attitude and mere presence helped us through our grief and somewhat filled the empty spot that Deuti left behind. When he was a young dog, I thought Clown would be too big to show. Time proved me wrong, but by then we'd already had him neutered.
His health is now failing. As I write this, he is at the vet for a monthly check-up to monitor his urine. In the past couple of years he's had problems with UTIs and some crystals in his urine. This once 15 lb. dog now weighs only 11 lbs. in spite of a decent appetite and the fact that he eats as much, if not more on occasion, than the younger dogs.
Life is good when you have a Lhasa to love you. We just hope we will have Clown around to love us for a few more years.
Joyce
Lynn's been very lucky, he's had lots of lhasas to love and love him back. Wishing Clown lots of health. Sure do hope you guys enjoy him for several more years.
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