Potamus left us on July 12, 2018 at the age of 10 years and 3 months.

He could no longer get around easily due to progressive worsening of some neurological condition which we chose not to have an MRI done to reveal the cause of.We do know it was not DM because he has been tested negative for it.

The symptoms were exactly like what his father had; so we assume he probably had the same thing. Owen was diagnosed with a bone tumor in his spine which we had surgically addressed and which proved to be benign but pressing on his spine

Surgery helped Owen but it was a lot for him to go through. Given the chance again we made a different choice.

Nothing will ever replace him in our hearts. He was the very sweetest and most loving dog in the world. All he wanted to do was to lean, press, and lick you. He was extremely special.

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GCh. Owenspride Better Weight Than Never RN " POTAMUS"

PRA DNA cleared by parentage OFA prelim mild subluxation unilateral OFA elbow prelim normal OFA cardiac normal ECHO Degenertive Myelopathy negative Cystinuria DNA 1:1

CH. Brookside's Worth the Weight CGC Born 12.6.1996 OFA Hips GOOD ; elbows normal CERF'd normal thyroid normal dominant PRA homozygous normal UPENN cystinuria negative	CH. Brookside's Abraham d.o.b.10/5/1994 STUD reg.11/96 MCOA Award, 10/1995 fawn	CH. Brookside's Samson fawn	CH. Brookside's Brutus DOB 11/91 apricot
			CH. Brookside's Emily apricot 1993 M.C.O.A. Hall of Fame
		CH. Ridgewood's Kate of Brookside fawn	CH. Iron Hills Orpheus fawn photo courtesy Scott Phoebus
			Kayla Bradee fawn
	Brookside's Elisabeth apricot	CH. Brookside's Goliath apricot WP31604905 2001 M.C.O.A. Hall of Fame	Brookside's Moses OFA Excellent MF745E24M apricot akc # WG008741 STUD 2/90
			Brookside's Hannah d.o.b. 3/12/1988 fawn
		CH. Lionsire Dinah of Brookside brindle	CH. Lionsire Grizz OFA90E brindle 1993 M.C.O.A. Hall of Fame
			Lionsire Trust Me fawn
CH.Sherwood's Anticipatience RE CGC ,TDI OFA prelims GOOD, elbows NORMAL, OFA Cardiac NORMAL ( practitioner and ECHO) PENNHIP .53/.50 40th percentile, no DJD; PRA DNA clear by parentage; CERF(#194754) retinal folds; UPENN cystinuria negative	Greiner Hall Neo PRADNAP	Greiner Hall Egan OFA good, PRADNA, brindle	Greiner Hall Nicholas
			Greiner Hall Tuppence
		Knight's Grizzlys Caliente PRA DNAP CERF fawn	SW DEN NOR FIN CH Alvedor's Aragorn
			CH Greiner Hall Knights Isa-Tai
	INT AM CH. Chagrin's Olivia OFAgood, elbows, PRA,cardiac	INT AM CH Pallone's Here's Lukin Attcha OFA fair	CH. Smok'N Lad Sand River Rio apricot OFA fair
			Pallone's Crowning Glory courtesy Deborah Pallone
		Chagrin's Matilda	Chagrin Danny Boy
			Greiner Hall Chagrin Stars and Stripes