SLJ'S  HEADED SOUTH

  AKA  “HOMER”

HOMER PASSED OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

March 2000—January 22 2009

The story of Homer

We were camping in the Florida Panhandle when we got a call to rescue a dog who was about to be put down because he was vicious dog. He was rescued by the Birmingham GPA . We made arrangements to get Homer in Montgomery AL. Since he was adopted out of GPAGO, he needed to be returned to  where he was originally adopted. 

Once we got Homer he never left us. Homer liked to go camping and loved to chase squirrels and armadillos.  He was a faithful companion who guarded my bedroom door to the outside and protected me from intruders. He did not appreciate fireworks on New Years Eve and the Fourth of July. He never showed any signs of being vicious and was friendly to humans and other dogs. Cats were a different story.

He started having problems walking about two month ago when he was diagnosed with a  shoulder problem known as a “mouse” The problem continued to get worse and subsequent x-rays indicated severe bone cancer. From that point, he went downhill very fast and experienced much pain that even methadone failed to help. He was a faithful companion and we will miss him dearly.

Pat and Mike Boehly