We had another Lhasa Apso named Oscar, who was really our puppy love.  Oscar got hit by a car the morning I was leaving for Alaska, and there is still a big empty spot in our hearts for that dog.  We decided not to deprive ourselves of the joy, so we got another Lhasa.

Baxter is two years old now. He is really cute and affectionate, which is a good thing, because he is dumb as a post. I later read in a breed book that Lhasas are low in intelligence, slow to learn commands and willful.  Oh, well.  He's not Oscar but he is loveable in his own way. 

He is our boat dog!  He goes with us everywhere, so we need to be sure we have a place to land him to take care of business. He loves the dinghy. As soon as the dinghy comes off the roof, he gets on the swim step and jumps in.  At Upper Priest Lake, Idaho, he jumped in and the dinghy drifted out.  He seemed happy as a clam to just sit there. We eventually brought him back to the boat!

Baxter takes me for a two mile walk at 5:30 a.m. every morning, which keeps us both in shape. He is overjoyed to see me when I come home from work, he does backflips when I walk in. Like they say, I wish I was half the man my dog thinks I am.  All in all, I'm glad we got him.