DogBomb
8 or 9 years ago, I stumbled across this account on FA that was quite a bit different from the others I watched. Here was this fursuiter, who interacted casually with the public, posting photos with unsuspecting regular people that had corresponding stories which were always so vibrant with positivity. This, at a time when furries were mostly considered sexual deviants or awkward basement-dwelling geeks by the majority of non-furs that even knew about us. He brought a positive image to the fandom while giving us fun stories to read on a semi-regular basis. He went by the name DogBomb.
So who was this guy? Here was this talking dog wandering about the beach areas where my (non-furry) friends and I would frequent on various weekends. At the time, I was not very immersed in the fandom as I am now… In fact, the furry fandom kinda terrified me. I wondered, would my friends and I end up running into him one of those days? Should I be concerned if my friends saw him? Or saw me with him?! No! For the first time in my pre-furry life, I was seriously hoping every time I went to the beach I would see him out there, so I could run over and say hi. I wanted to meet him!
As time went on, I became more and more absorbed by furries, and eventually I moved away from Southern California to live with a lot of them in the Bay Area. It wasn’t until a few years later I finally got the chance to meet DogBomb in person. We became instant friends! I mean, how could you NOT like this guy?! He is, by far, one of the nicest and friendliest people you’d ever meet. Beyond that, he has singlehandedly helped promote a positive image of furries to the world. He is truly a remarkable dog!
The news of him being diagnosed with ALS devastated me. How nature can be so cruel to select such an amazing wonderful person to have such a horrific disease… Yet, here’s that talking dog again with his positive attitude even in the face of such immense obstacles. He is not only a perfect paragon for the furry fandom, but he is also by far a great role model for the fight against ALS (as well as learning to handle most life struggles with stride). It’s as though this talking dog has found a life zen many of us need to find ourselves. Dogbomb is an inspiration… a role model… and truly an amazing person and friend.
Dogbomb, never lose that light within you! This painting is for you!
Your dear friend,
EmptySet
So who was this guy? Here was this talking dog wandering about the beach areas where my (non-furry) friends and I would frequent on various weekends. At the time, I was not very immersed in the fandom as I am now… In fact, the furry fandom kinda terrified me. I wondered, would my friends and I end up running into him one of those days? Should I be concerned if my friends saw him? Or saw me with him?! No! For the first time in my pre-furry life, I was seriously hoping every time I went to the beach I would see him out there, so I could run over and say hi. I wanted to meet him!
As time went on, I became more and more absorbed by furries, and eventually I moved away from Southern California to live with a lot of them in the Bay Area. It wasn’t until a few years later I finally got the chance to meet DogBomb in person. We became instant friends! I mean, how could you NOT like this guy?! He is, by far, one of the nicest and friendliest people you’d ever meet. Beyond that, he has singlehandedly helped promote a positive image of furries to the world. He is truly a remarkable dog!
The news of him being diagnosed with ALS devastated me. How nature can be so cruel to select such an amazing wonderful person to have such a horrific disease… Yet, here’s that talking dog again with his positive attitude even in the face of such immense obstacles. He is not only a perfect paragon for the furry fandom, but he is also by far a great role model for the fight against ALS (as well as learning to handle most life struggles with stride). It’s as though this talking dog has found a life zen many of us need to find ourselves. Dogbomb is an inspiration… a role model… and truly an amazing person and friend.
Dogbomb, never lose that light within you! This painting is for you!
Your dear friend,
EmptySet
7 years ago
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