Boomer The Dog

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Boomer and Ricochet
Boomer riding Carousel Fox at MFF 2007
Boomer The Dog on the television talk show, Dr. Phil

Boomer The Dog is an artist and fursuiter living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His fursona is a Berger des Pyrénées dog. His fursuit is made of shredded paper.[1]

Media[edit]

His attempt to legally change his name was covered in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,[2] and he has been covered by local radio[3] and National Geographic Channel's Taboo.[1]

Boomer The Dog appeared in a segment of the episode Animal Obsessed on the television talk show Dr. Phil, on March 25, 2014,[4][5] where he explained "he believes he’s half dog and half human", and that "he dresses in a sheepdog costume, eats dog food, carries a squeaky toy, sleeps in a dog house and loves to play with 'other dogs' at the park."

   
Boomer The Dog
I feel really comfortable with everything that I am,... If I couldn’t be a dog, I’d feel like just an empty shell."
   
Boomer The Dog

In 2016, Boomer was featured in the documentary Fursonas.[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Extreme Anthropomorphism: Boomer the Dog - Taboo, National Geographic Channel (3 June 2013)
  2. Man tries to get his name legally changed to Boomer the Dog - Timothy McNulty, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (11 August 2010)
  3. Local Furry Talks About Anthrocon 2011 - KDKA/CBS Pittsburgh (24 June 2011)
  4. Animal Obsessed episode on the Dr. Phil television talk show. Aired March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. Dr. Phil: Animal Obsessed [March 25, 2014] episode on Dr. Phil's Yotube channel. Aired March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  6. "A conversation piece about furries: 'Fursonas'", Flayrah post written by Sonious, published May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

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