Posted inboomer
The Ever-Present Playful Spirit
Boomer's defining character was his playful spirit. As we got to know him we figured out that he "lived to play". Whenever I came downstairs in the morning, or came…
Posted inboomer family shrewsbury
Boomer at Christmas
One of the best parts of having a dog is the family holidays like Christmas. Boomer's first Christmas was certainly one of the best we've ever had. Over the years…
Posted inboomer
Potty Woods!
One of the biggest worries about having a dog is that he would go to the bathroom all over the lawn. We hoped that Boomer would go to the bathroom…
Posted inboomer
Ready to Give Him Back
One word that really described Boomer well was "social". He absolutely loved to be around people. If he was ever inside the house and a group of kids were playing…
Posted inboomer family shrewsbury
Bringing Home the Boom
In December of 2000 I got a call from Dianne McDonough telling us that Boomer was ready to be picked up. We brought him home and let him out into…
The Lineage of H. Boomer Todd
I had already picked out THE most classic name for our new dog: Boomer. The name "Hank" was a close runner up. I liked it so much that in fact…
Meeting Boomer
When we arrived home from our trip out West in the summer of 2000, Katy and I began to look for Golden Retriever breeders. We found the Yankee Golden Retriever…
A Dog Decision
I want to describe the circumstances of how Boomer entered into our life. I'm a dog person. Our family had a long (and heartbreaking) line of dogs. Our first dog,…
Posted inboomer
I Miss Boomer
I remember losing many dogs while I was growing up. It always hurt. But not like this. On September 29, 2010, Boomer passed away. This morning, over three weeks later,…