No Surgery
Well.... I wasn't able to have surgery as I was told that my retina was dead??? That's o.k. with me though - surgery sounded like it might hurt. I am now just having to adjust to not being able to see out of that eye but no problems... I am doing just fine. My foster mom says that I may be with her for a while as some people think I have a "Special Need" and they may be a little nervous adopting me.... but I FEEL JUST FINE!! I am a fun loving guy and ready for the next chapter in my life! I hope that I can find that special person who will love me for who I am. Until then I will be O.K.!!!!
Oh boy! Surgery! ....What's that??
Well, I am at a new foster home now and I really am doing great!! I have new doggie friends to play with and I like to relax and love on my foster mom. I still can't see great out of 1 of my eyes but my mom keeps saying that after April 22nd I will see better...She says I will have surgery that day... I don't know what that means but I trust her. I have been wondering though why I keep moving around?? I wish I could just stay with 1 person or family... maybe some day! My foster mom says that I am so sweet and funny too and someone will just fall in love with me if they meet me... well, I am off to take a nap.
Love, Boomer
Love, Boomer
My eye problems are getting worse
Now, my eye was still bothering me and things were very blurry so I went to the vet again. Finally someone could tell me what was wrong. I had cataracts in one eye.
They say it will get worse and I can have surgery to fix it. Now things made sense to me... Maybe thats why I would get freaked out when things came near me or maybe thats why I would get spooked by little kids that snaek up on me. Maybe????
Of course I hear everyone say that I deserve a good home and that my best chance is to get this surgery- OUCH! But if it will let me FINALLY have a good home - then I am all for it. I am waiting now, because it is alot of $$$ for the surgery and my friends at Animal Adoption League have to raise the money for it first. If you can help I'll be furever grateful!
Love, Boomer
They say it will get worse and I can have surgery to fix it. Now things made sense to me... Maybe thats why I would get freaked out when things came near me or maybe thats why I would get spooked by little kids that snaek up on me. Maybe????
Of course I hear everyone say that I deserve a good home and that my best chance is to get this surgery- OUCH! But if it will let me FINALLY have a good home - then I am all for it. I am waiting now, because it is alot of $$$ for the surgery and my friends at Animal Adoption League have to raise the money for it first. If you can help I'll be furever grateful!
Love, Boomer
After 6 months I was returned
So, I was returned. But my foster mom had sold her house and moved so I went to place called Camp Bark, where Cindy (the owner and AAL member) was, and my foster mom worked. There were lots of dog friends there and at first it was great; although I did miss my family.
I heard them say, "he looks sad." I stayed there for a long time and nobody was interested in adopting me and I became very depressed. I wanted to be in a home. I started acting very sad and so one day a nice lady came and took me to her house. She said I could stay with her untill I found a home. Boy, I was going alot of places... I wonder when I will stay...
Love, Boomer
I heard them say, "he looks sad." I stayed there for a long time and nobody was interested in adopting me and I became very depressed. I wanted to be in a home. I started acting very sad and so one day a nice lady came and took me to her house. She said I could stay with her untill I found a home. Boy, I was going alot of places... I wonder when I will stay...
Love, Boomer
Six months with my foster mom
Well, the days went on and one day my mom took me to visit some people. They loved me even though I wasn't so sure about them. They kept saying I was beautiful and they didn't mind that I was scared. The next day we went back and this time my foster mom left me there. That was weird but the new family was very nice and they said I would do great.
One day I realized that I could get over the fence at my new family's house. It wasn't very high, like my foster mom's, and there were so may things to chase! I started escaping the fence. They told me not to, but I didn't listen because I would see things and my hound nose would just want to explore. well, this became a problem.
Also, the new family had a very little boy that scared me alot too. He would come up to me and I would get spooked. I couldn't always make out his face sometimes.... like I couldn't see him great. I did't know how to tell my family that I couldn't see very well and I started to get spooked more and more, especially by the little guy, who would lay on me and make loud, unexpected nioses. Well, one day the family called my foster mom and decided that they didn't think they were the best home for me.
Your friend, Boomer
One day I realized that I could get over the fence at my new family's house. It wasn't very high, like my foster mom's, and there were so may things to chase! I started escaping the fence. They told me not to, but I didn't listen because I would see things and my hound nose would just want to explore. well, this became a problem.
Also, the new family had a very little boy that scared me alot too. He would come up to me and I would get spooked. I couldn't always make out his face sometimes.... like I couldn't see him great. I did't know how to tell my family that I couldn't see very well and I started to get spooked more and more, especially by the little guy, who would lay on me and make loud, unexpected nioses. Well, one day the family called my foster mom and decided that they didn't think they were the best home for me.
Your friend, Boomer
Let me tell you my story...
I'm Boomer... who am I? Well, let me tell you my story...
2 years ago...
One day I was wandering the streets in search of food- probably been wandering a while as I was really HUNGRY! A nice lady named Jodi from Animal Adoption League stopped and she gasped when she saw me! I don't know why... she just kept saying... "you poor thing!" She was really nice, though I was scared because I didn't really know many nice people. She offered me food though and I was so hungry, I got in her car.
She said we needed to go to the vet, whatever that is. When we got there, they said that I was very, very thin and heartworm positive, so I would have to stay there until I gained weight. This scared me because I had never been inside a building - everything was different but at least the people were nice. It seemed like I stayed for a long time because I had to get better first. There also wasn't a foster home available so I stayed at the vet for about 1 1/2 months (they told me that). Finally, I was able to go to a foster home with Beth and that's how my adventure began.
I was very afraid in my new home; the T.V. was really scary and I hid most of the time for the first few weeks. I loved my other doggie friends and they seemed to think these humans were nice so I began to ge comfortable around my foster mom. Things still scared me, like what is that water that flushes in the house? Why do people sneak up on you.... even if it was my nice foster mom. I was constantly looking behind me and making sure no one would hurt me....
Your friend, Boomer
2 years ago...
One day I was wandering the streets in search of food- probably been wandering a while as I was really HUNGRY! A nice lady named Jodi from Animal Adoption League stopped and she gasped when she saw me! I don't know why... she just kept saying... "you poor thing!" She was really nice, though I was scared because I didn't really know many nice people. She offered me food though and I was so hungry, I got in her car.
She said we needed to go to the vet, whatever that is. When we got there, they said that I was very, very thin and heartworm positive, so I would have to stay there until I gained weight. This scared me because I had never been inside a building - everything was different but at least the people were nice. It seemed like I stayed for a long time because I had to get better first. There also wasn't a foster home available so I stayed at the vet for about 1 1/2 months (they told me that). Finally, I was able to go to a foster home with Beth and that's how my adventure began.
I was very afraid in my new home; the T.V. was really scary and I hid most of the time for the first few weeks. I loved my other doggie friends and they seemed to think these humans were nice so I began to ge comfortable around my foster mom. Things still scared me, like what is that water that flushes in the house? Why do people sneak up on you.... even if it was my nice foster mom. I was constantly looking behind me and making sure no one would hurt me....
Your friend, Boomer
Boomer rang ...
and the Animal Adoption League answered
Published in the Fort Mill Times
By Jonathan Allen Fort Mill Times
(Published February 27‚ 2008)
Needed: A good home for a good dog.
For the past 17 years, the group, which used to be based in Fort Mill and had many local residents as members, has been fostering found pets until it can find permanent homes for them. AAL makes sure the cats and dogs it places have all their shots and are in a stable condition before going to a new owner.
"We don't have a shelter, [so] we foster the pets," Barnes said. "We end up pulling a lot from the York County Animal Shelter and some from the Mecklenburg County shelter."
Close to 100 members spread across York, Lancaster, Chester and Mecklenburg counties make up AAL. Often, it will take a cat or dog scheduled to be euthanized from a shelter in one county and find a home for it in another. Networking with each other and shelter workers is key.
The group works with several local veterinarians who often treat AAL animals for a discounted price. Unfortunately, Boomer has been diagnosed with a cataract in one eye, and the surgery to correct it will cost AAL close to $1,900. That amount would severely hamper the group's ability to help other pets, so it is collecting donations specifically for Boomer's surgery, according to Beth Kelly, an AAL member who fostered Boomer for several months.
"He's a pretty calm dog, but he can escape fences if they're not at least six feet high," Kelly said. "I had a privacy fence so we never knew about that until we had adopted him out to a new family."
Because of Boomer's penchant for jumping fences, the family couldn't keep him. Kelly had moved into an apartment after Boomer left her home, so another member is keeping him now. The group only recently learned of his cataract. Kelly said AAL is committed to paying for Boomer's surgery.
So far, it has collected around $500 specifically for Boomer. Anyone who wants to help can send a donation to Animal Adoption League of York County, PO Box 2453, Rock Hill, SC 29732. Include a note directing it to Boomer's fund, Kelly requests.
By Jonathan Allen Fort Mill Times
(Published February 27‚ 2008)
Needed: A good home for a good dog.
For the past 17 years, the group, which used to be based in Fort Mill and had many local residents as members, has been fostering found pets until it can find permanent homes for them. AAL makes sure the cats and dogs it places have all their shots and are in a stable condition before going to a new owner.
"We don't have a shelter, [so] we foster the pets," Barnes said. "We end up pulling a lot from the York County Animal Shelter and some from the Mecklenburg County shelter."
Close to 100 members spread across York, Lancaster, Chester and Mecklenburg counties make up AAL. Often, it will take a cat or dog scheduled to be euthanized from a shelter in one county and find a home for it in another. Networking with each other and shelter workers is key.
The group works with several local veterinarians who often treat AAL animals for a discounted price. Unfortunately, Boomer has been diagnosed with a cataract in one eye, and the surgery to correct it will cost AAL close to $1,900. That amount would severely hamper the group's ability to help other pets, so it is collecting donations specifically for Boomer's surgery, according to Beth Kelly, an AAL member who fostered Boomer for several months.
"He's a pretty calm dog, but he can escape fences if they're not at least six feet high," Kelly said. "I had a privacy fence so we never knew about that until we had adopted him out to a new family."
Because of Boomer's penchant for jumping fences, the family couldn't keep him. Kelly had moved into an apartment after Boomer left her home, so another member is keeping him now. The group only recently learned of his cataract. Kelly said AAL is committed to paying for Boomer's surgery.
So far, it has collected around $500 specifically for Boomer. Anyone who wants to help can send a donation to Animal Adoption League of York County, PO Box 2453, Rock Hill, SC 29732. Include a note directing it to Boomer's fund, Kelly requests.
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