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Boone's Story
by Lisa Poslock, ©March
2005
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Boone Smiles
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Boone, (also known as Pappy) who turned 18 yrs old on January
27, 2005, is an adopted senior — he has had many homes in
his past, but he is surely in his final home now — with the
Poslocks. He is truly a golden wonder…Still swimming, romping,
and simply enjoying life as an old gold!
Boone was born in Florida, January 27, 1987. His family moved
to PA and then divorced. He went thru a few homes — and finally
was placed by a rescue into a nursing home for about 8 yrs. It
was there that his Mom Lisa met him. Lisa was a nursing consultant
at the facility — Boone was the resident dog that was not
being taken care of. Boone was 150+ lbs with overgrown nails that
curled under his pads and was never fed dog food — just table
scraps for the most part. Boone learned that his future mom, Lisa,
really cared for him — as he learned very quickly to wait
for
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door to open in the AM with a "Good Morning my friend!!"
followed by a walk outside…and some loving. Many nights, the
staff at the facility would put Boone on the elevator to sleep alone,
as they did not want to be bothered by him. Oh how sad he was. There
was talk of having him euthanized since he could barely walk and
was very depressed. Boone's mom asked to take him home for a weekend
to have him groomed, knowing she would never take him back. His
mom contacted the attorney for the rescue that placed Boone, who
arranged to get her emergency custody — and it
is all a fairy tale afterwards. The Poslocks adopted Boone —
never to return him to the nursing home — and Boone's Mom gave
up a lucrative contract there, since she kept Boone!! While
having a tooth pulled in March 2004, Boone suffered a massive heart
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Boone Enjoys
Love & People
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Boone enjoys
a romp in the snow
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attack from the anesthesia.
He was resuscitated and continues to do well. He is truly an Energizer
Booney!
Boone still brings much joy to the elderly. Going to the nursing
facility where his mom now works, he visits the halls with his
partner Blazer, a much younger golden also owned by the Poslocks.
Truly everyone's golden, Boone is loved all over the world.
Currently, the couch is generally Boone's new domain — where
he enjoys long naps and lots of loving from his family.
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Lisa Poslock, ©March
2005.
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"Folk will know how large
your soul is by the way you treat a dog" (C.Doran)..especially
the Old Gold!
There are those goldens,
less fortunate, let us work together ... by Helping Me to Help
Them.
~ Boone
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Boone Enjoys
Celebrating the Holidays
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