The Harbor Dog Stories
Come on an adventure with the shop dogs of Two Salty Dogs as they spin you a yarn about life as a dog on the Boothbay Harbor waterfront.
ENDURE – Chapter V: All the Great Dogs - by Zinny
One afternoon, when they were about four weeks old and began to believe they understood the world, the bright yellow pup called Itchy Tail lifted his nose and asked, "Mumma, why do we live up here in the sky? Dogs belong on the ground. We should be sniffing things, chasing those awful squirrels, and...
ENDURE – Chapter IV: Trembling Paws - by Zinny
It was like nothing I had ever seen. It was beautiful. I could not help but wonder whether The Ocean was alive. It was certainly infinite. It stretched before me as a loud, rhythmic beast. I felt its constant breath, and when I squarely faced it, cool air blew deep into my ears. I...
ENDURE – Chapter III: A Lifetime of Doug - by Zinny
It is April on Southport Island now, and the cabin is open. This precious cabin. There is solace for an old dog here, perhaps even something like heaven. I bathe in the warm sun of the sliding glass doors until I grow sleepy. There is no crate here. There is swimming and walkies, and...
ENDURE – Chapter II: The Open Door - by Zinny
I've heard some Bipeds say my story is too sad to continue reading. Others say they grow angry whilst reading it. I find both reactions curious. If anything, my story is one of love and triumph. Would you read my life's tale if I had been fed with a silver spoon? Gotten to work...
ENDURE – Chapter I: Saudade - by Zinny
Do not judge my mother. Do not think her wicked. A body that has carried twelve beating hearts to birth stands already at the edge of surrender. She was emptied by us — not only of milk, but of something softer and more fragile. Even in those first days I sensed a heaviness in...
A CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS - by Don
We, the Unreasonable People... ... the fickle and rabid Consumers of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Consumer Union, establish Justice, insure Consumer Tranquility, provide for the Common Defense, promote the General Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Consumer Liberty, do ordain and establish this Consumer Constitution and Bill of...
THE ZEN OF ZINNY - by Don
So they did what any reptile lacking empathy did. They abandoned her in an alien, dangerous, and terrifying place and forgot all about her. I hate those cowards. The fact that they probably picked up a breeding dog on the way home after abandoning Zinny to keep the pup-money coming in made me furious....
K9 GUMSHOE - by Fudgie
Hi everyone!!! I'm Marz! I live at Chez Salty and I work at Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters in Boothbay Harbor!! I'm the best greeter in the whole state of Maine!!!! Even better than Wal-Mart!! Those greeter don't even shove their snouts in customer's crotches!!! That's pretty lame!!! You're a customer for Dog's Sake!...
ONCE THE HUNTER, STILL THE HUNTER - by Auggie
Tis true I hung my writing regalia up in February with my swan song, "It was the Best of Times, It was the End of Times." Like my hero Douglas MacArthur, I have returned, and I am now enjoying a significant period of respair, and shan't againwend for so much as a tinker's cuss. ...