Animal Fair - Travel Issue
April 2008

~ transcribed by Boreanaz.net ~

No Bones About It

David Boreanaz Found An Angel With His Spiritual Canine Connection, Buddha.

David Boreanaz has discovered awareness, purity and unconditional love in one furry entity : Buddha. But the former vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel , turned grown-up, Bones star has not discovered a new religion, just an unconditional canine confidant. To many, Buddha may be the symbol of an entire faith, but to Boreanaz, Buddha is just "a great charming prince," and his own Lab. Buddha's name is not inspired by the ancient religion, Boreanaz donned him that due to striking similarities.
"He is pretty chill… he's got a Buddha belly when he rolls over, he's got that whole Buddha belly mentality."
Buddha was a gift from Boreanaz's wife over three years ago. She had rescued Buddha from a kennel in the South, and since then Buddha and Boreanaz have developed a spiritual bond.

Boreanaz was raised in a home without dogs and told Animal Fair "when I moved out to California, that was the first thing I wanted to do was get a dog … and that's what I did."
While his wife is also a proud dog owner and spends her time with their Chihuahua named Rocky, Boreanaz prefers to hang out and play catch with Buddha. It's a Chihuahua "lap dog" versus a Lab "big dog.' Boreanaz comments on Buddha, "He is a Norman Rockwell dog … a pure Alpha Male Dog." Buddha travels everywhere with the couple, including his favourite vacation spot, a lake in Park City, Utah. "He loves running in the lake, playing, and jumping with the ball. That's his favourite thing to do. He loves to be outside, he's not a big fan of the pool, he's afraid of the pool but he likes lakes. He loves adventure, he's a typical Lab."
Buddha even enjoys going on set with his famous Dad. "He'll sit by my chair and just crash out. That's Buddha… he loves the grips. He loves chilling out with the guys that are pulling the weight. He's just a great companion, lots of love, a great friend, and a great soul."

Boreanaz has always given back to the animal community. The star has done work for PETA, Animal Sanctuary, Farm Sanctuary and has recently been seen in Animal Fair's 8th Anniversary Calendar, sponsored by Pedigree.
On set Boreanaz continues to work with animals, "anything from cows in some scenes to horses, chickens, birds, llamas, [and] all different types of animals."
Yet the only animal that has Boreanaz chanting his praises is Buddha. "He's just a great dog and they say that you take on your dog's persona. Buddha represents a lot of my spirit and I maintain a lot of his spirit and try to live up this spirit." Perhaps Buddha is an inspirational figure after all.

--- Wendy Diamond