Boomer
Profile
Boomer comes from Iowa and was a stray. Boomer is a very big boy! He is probably 20 lbs over weight. He has a beautiful face! He is very loving and pretty calm, and absolutely loves his tennis balls!!! We have a stock tank that we winter our goldfish over in, and he finds all the tennis balls and puts them in the water! He watches them float around and then retrieves them. It's a riot!! He plays very well by himself and with his "brother" Beba 05-037 that came in with him. He needs to learn some manners, he is just so big, whatever he wants, like to go through a door first, he just does!!! But he is a typical loving golden, so I'm sure he will learn quickly. The vet thinks he is about three. It was first thought that the two should be adopted together, which would be nice, but I'm sure they will do fine apart. They are buddies, but also like to play and hang with our other dogs!
Boomer is up to date with all his vacations and will be going in for his vet appointment for heartworm check this week. He is now on diet food and a limited amount, he is quite the chow hound!! He had a bath yesterday after he arrived, and he was very good for that! Boy did we get hair out of him!!! He nows looks like a teddy bear! More next week on this very sweet boy.
Boomer, Beba & friend Boomer
#05-036
At A Glance
- Age: 22 years, 7 months
- Breed: N/A
- Gender: Male
- Location: N/A
- Status: Adopted
Dog Updates
-
Boomer went to his forever home yesterday!! He got to meet his new brother Hudson, who tolerated him very well. Boomer totally charmed his new Mom & Dad by putting all the balls in the stock tank - the goldfish in there were all yelling "Thank-you!!!" to them for adopting him!!! Boomer is a busy boy and is certainly going to be adding a bit of action to their home....poor Hudson! I am so happy that his new folks appreciate his wonderful personality! Read more → Read less ↑
Boomer went to his forever home yesterday!! He got to meet his new brother Hudson, who tolerated him very well. Boomer totally charmed his new Mom & Dad by putting all the balls in the stock tank - the goldfish in there were all yelling "Thank-you!!!" to them for adopting him!!! Boomer is a busy boy and is certainly going to be adding a bit of action to their home....poor Hudson! I am so happy that his new folks appreciate his wonderful personality!
-
Boomer is really coming around. He is a very sweet boy. He had his vet check up and is negative on his heartworm test and also negative on his thyroid test. So that is both great. He just likes to eat and didn't get enough exercise!! He has been getting more of that now and does very nicely on a leash. He will heel by you side and also walk out in front with out pulling. He weighed in at 111 pounds, WOW! I am sure he has lost some already. He also stands almost 27 inches high at the ba... Read more → Read less ↑
Boomer is really coming around. He is a very sweet boy. He had his vet check up and is negative on his heartworm test and also negative on his thyroid test. So that is both great. He just likes to eat and didn't get enough exercise!! He has been getting more of that now and does very nicely on a leash. He will heel by you side and also walk out in front with out pulling. He weighed in at 111 pounds, WOW! I am sure he has lost some already. He also stands almost 27 inches high at the back, which makes him very tall, but not quite tall enough for 111 pounds!!
Boomer absolutely loves balls to play with!!! We have these really big hard ones that he can't fit into his mouth and he bats them all around and knocks them with his front feet and nose. When we go out to the kennel to "work" that is the first thing he finds and plays with, after 10-15 minutes of that he finally settles in.
He is fine with cats, but my rabbits are a bit too much for him. He would like to get to know them a little too well.
We found out his real age is 1 1/2 years old and his name is Bubba. I will continue to call him Boomer here (just so the paperwork doesn't get confused!), but I call him Bubba, which he responds to wonderfully. My husband does the "Heyyyyy Bubba" thing and he (Bubba) gets so silly!!!
He is learning manners and no longer is so pushy. I just think no one really spent the time to teach this guy proper Golden manners. He is picking up on it very quickly. He still doesn't quite know his size, and after all he is still a baby at 1 1/2 years, just a large baby!
I could see him doing very well in obedience (not advanced, his size would be hard for jumping) or possibly therapy after training, he is not ready for that yet!!! He is just very sweet and very focused.
If you are looking for a whole lotta love, come and meet Boomer!!!!!