For those of you who didn't know, I entered Boomer into the local PetsMart "Howl-o-ween" costume contest. I had several reasons for doing this - 1.) I myself was not planning on dressing up for Halloween, so I had that idle time on my hands; 2.) a co-worker had made Boomer a custom Han Solo shirt and vest a year ago (during an abortive attempt to do "Howl-oween" last year); and 3.) I'm all about putting my dog in embarrassing situations since he seems more than comfortable putting me in the… Continue

I don't want you all to think that I'm crazy. However, I will not deny that at times I can be awfully weird and it dawned on me, a few months back, that prior to acquiring Boomer, I used to talk to myself while wandering around the apartment. They weren't long, drawn-out conversations or anything, and I'm not schizophrenic, but sometimes it was good to talk something out for it to make sense, along the lines of "Should I wear that?" or "What will my co-workers say if I show up wearing that?"… Continue

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Boomer’s back legs always look like he just got off a horse. And he wiggles his butt when he walks. Which would explain the desire of other dogs to hump him, I guess.



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Boomer’s ears are wonderful in the fact they are completely indicative of how he’s feeling. Straight up means he’s wide awake and ready to play. Ears half-mast means a little tired. Ears straight out from the side of his head means this dog is about… Continue

So when I finally got Boomer home, the very first day, he fell asleep in the middle of living room and stayed there for 2-3 hours, giving me more than enough time to grapple with a hideous case of buyer’s remorse/OhwhatthehellhaveIdone!



One of the first things you notice about puppies is their incredibly sharp teeth. Like needles, they are. And Boomer, very quickly (like instantaneously), developed a toe fetish. He’d never met a toe he didn’t like…or want to put in his… Continue

I found Boomer through an ad in the local classifieds. The lady described herself as a breeder located near Sedalia, Missouri (about an hour and a half away). I decided that it was now or never, that if I didn't take this opportunity, I would make up excuses not to do so for the rest of my life. So I called and set-up a time to swing out to see the puppies on their farm (there were 3 male puppies available at the time).



So I and two others who shall remain nameless took the trip out… Continue

This was a blog I posted elsewhere a few months back over the summer. Thought I'd share these here now.



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As we approach my one year anniversary of taking on some honest-to-God responsibility in my life (i.e. keeping a creature that's something other than a plant alive for longer than six months), I thought it would be fun to reflect on some of my experiences with Boomer, my corgi, in the first year of his existence on this planet.



I… Continue