March 2011
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A Turning Point
Augusta was bored. Recently she realized she’d mainly been seeking satisfaction vicariously. For several years she had always been eager to try a new dog park, a new kennel, new breed, new species to bark with, roll around on the ground with, lie around in the grass with. Lately she’d even befriended an intriguing pack [...]
Ralph & Stanley
Ralph and Stanley had several important things in common, and were very fond of each other, but sometimes their opposite personalities clashed. Ten years ago they’d met at Westminster, and had run away together. After weeks of sleeping in Washington Square park, snitching doughnuts from babies, pizza crusts from rebellious teens, and playing long , [...]
Guston’s Regret
After a puppyhood spent with a lively family in Martha’s Vineyard, Guston struck out on his own. During the first four years of his life he’d longed to live in Passaic New Jersey, with a career in kitchen appliances. But now – after living his dream for five years he wasn’t so sure he’d chosen the right [...]
Finn and Noelle paint the town?
For several months, Finn and Noelle had been looking forward to the annual Black Tail Ball at the exclusive Cat Scratch Club in Manhattan. Although 100 cats would be in attendance, only 15 dogs had received invitations. Noelle surmised that she and Finn had been included because of their unusually positive attitude towards cats. They [...]
Cassandra
Cassandra knew her name came from a person who could see into the future after her ears were licked by snakes. She was also aware that a curse had been placed on Cassandra so that nobody believed her when she told them about things that were going to happen. Cassandra the fox surmised she had [...]
Marcus and Jack go on Vacation
Although Marcus and Jack lived together (with a couple of humans) in an apartment in Queens, they were only able to spend quality time with each other when they went on vacation, usually to Santa Fe. At home, Jack was often away, hanging out (and sometimes getting into serious trouble) with a pack of stray [...]
The Disappointing Guests
Although Leo appreciated the surprise birthday dinner his friend Finn lovingly gave for him, the invited guests had been rude. When the standing rib roast was set in front of Finn to carve, the Pit bull, Dalmation, a morose Beagle, two Labs, and one whiny Corgi had spontaneously leapt on the table and fought voraciously [...]
VT to the Forgotten Coast
Apologies for the break. We’ve been traveling. Dogs – it turns out – are far more intrepid travelers than people are. Although it seems that Routine is carved into domestic dog behavior, most dogs easily adapt to new situations. Or at least Pepper and Radar do. They love adventure, even if it means riding in the cab part of [...]
