Category Archives: dogs
Doomsdog Coda
In my last report on Zion and Sensi, the two Akitas who ran afoul of the law in my town of West Tisbury, an agreement had been made to turn the dogs over to the Lexus Project, an organization based … Continue reading
Happy 4th, Travvy
Before he died Rhodry was very clear that I had to get another dog. So was I. After he died I was even clearer, all the more so when doglessness began to seem normal. How to find a dog? I … Continue reading
Remembering Rhodry
My Rhodry died four years ago today. I saw him and his littermates born on December 17, 1994, and in the following days and weeks I spent many hours with the puppies. Around week 3 little Han Solo (all the … Continue reading
The Doom Is Lifted
Zion and Sensi, the two young Akitas who have killed many chickens and several geese in a total of five escapades, are no longer on death row. For background on the story, see my earlier blogs “Doomsdog” and “Doomsdog Update.” … Continue reading
Doomsdog Update
I went to the West Tisbury selectmen’s meeting this afternoon. After several items of new business — from road repair to a benefit bike race — up came the old business, which is to say the dog business. The dogs’ … Continue reading
Doomsdog
We take dogs seriously on Martha’s Vineyard, it’s often said, and this is true. Many, many people have at least one dog. Dogs go to work, not only on construction sites but also in some shops and offices. Dogs are … Continue reading
Potluck
Apologies for long silence — work does tend to get in the way of life, even when you basically like what you do for a living. Two of the three jobs I’ve had in since mid-December were delivered either on … Continue reading
Wandering Waylon is featured in a story in the new Martha’s Vineyard Times, along with a lovely photo by Betsy of Waylon and Kevin.
Waylon Comes Home
A two-week saga has come to a happy ending, but I’m sorry to say I can’t tell but a fraction of the story. The star, the hero, the protagonist, the guy who knows what really happened — he’s not talking. … Continue reading
Dogs I Have Known
Here is From the Seasonally Occupied Territories’s first guest blog. It arrived as a comment but I think it’s too cool to get buried at the end of another post. No, it’s not about Martha’s Vineyard, but it’s about dogs … Continue reading
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