Salisbury
One of the traditions that we had as a family was to go camping at Salisbury beach on Labor Day weekend. We would get the kids out of school and…
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Boomer and Copper
We had a lot of fun camping with the Holts. A few years after Boomer was born, Tommy and Pam lost their dog Gunner, and they decided to get a…
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Misbehavior
Boomer was a good dog, and he knew the rules of the house for the most part. We found it amazing whenever we heard stories about him breaking the rules…
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Boomer and Fenway
Not too many dogs could say that the regularly played with baseballs from Fenway Park. But Boomer did! We had season tickets to Fenway for the years 2000-2002 (unfortunately, the…
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A True Retriever
Boomer, as a retriever, loved to play fetch. His retrieving ability was truly legendary. His sense of smell was truly incredible. We first got a sense of this when our…
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Obedience School
We had taken Boomer to puppy school, but he was too young to learn to obey his family. So we signed him up for a multiple week course. We learned…
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Something to Eat? Cheese? PAPER!
We found out very quickly that Boomer would to anything for food. When we went to Puppy obedience school we brought dog treats with us and Boomer would really focus…
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Snow Dog
Boomer needed his exercise, and he needed it every single day. If we didn't get him outside regularly for a runabout, he would drive us nuts with his energy. When…
A Good Looking Family
I married a beautiful woman, and she gave birth to two beautiful children. When we took family portraits, they always came out really well. When we added Boomer into the…
A Tough Day
Two months have gone by since Boomer passed away. Katy and I still struggle from time to time. In our kitchen his water bowl and dog food bowl were still…