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.
MUSTS & CAN'TS - by Don
But "the experts" also said at one time that attaching leeches to someone's private parts would cure them of being phlegmatic. Or was it mercurial? No matter. Just thinking that leeches could cure anyone of anything should tell you that "the experts" are full of black bile and little demons scratching to get out...
BIRD TOWN - by Don
...unfortunately, my battle isn't with interesting birds like Non-Philly Eagles, Bushtits, Masked Boobies, Dickscissels, Horned Screamers, or Titmouses. Not even a Common Shag. No. I'm battling uninteresting, small, gray birds. They're not even song birds. They just kind of cheep-cheep and shit on everything....
RETAILERS ANONYMOUS - by Don
"Hi. My name is Don and I've been in retail for 12 years." "Hi Don!" ONE OF THE "GOOD ONES." "I've owned a pet supply store and been exposed to the general public after having a cush, well-compensated engineering job rehabilitating earth dams on the west coast. At that time, I had a wife...
GOODNIGHT TEDDY SPAGHETTI - by Don
We lost Buddy in 2021, Max in 2022, and now Teddy in 2023. I'm truly sorry to dump another one of these "Dead Dog Stories" on you. Believe me, there's nothing less I'd rather be doing. But I can't let Teddy down. I loved him like I loved all my dogs. HIS FIRST DAY....
EIGHT BEASTS BEHAVING BADLY - by Don
This post is exactly what it sounds like. Let's go through them chronologically, shall we? MAXIMUS GARY vs. HYPER DOG The worst thing Max did was when he was about 3 months old. He ruined a wedding at the Lucerne Inn in Holden, Maine. Long-story short, he bolted through a gap in the drizzle...
FUDGIE QUESTIONS - by Don
Marz is the first dog we've had that we are seriously worried about jumping off a balcony after a tennis ball. Or jumping over the shop fence and meeting a fast-moving dump truck. Or hopping the fence and going on a merry little adventure forever. He's also pretty impervious to criticism. Unless you scream...
A WEE NY TEST - by Don
Welcome to Maine! After reading this delightful Manhattan Socialite's hilarious send up of Maine, I got to thinking mayhap a Mainer should respond in kind to the waves and waves of sophisticated and culturally aware New Yorkers inundating our fair shores every summer. That's when I got to work creating "The Test." It is...
WEIRD EATIN'S - by Don
Quiet everyone! The blog is starting! THE BLOG IS STARTING!!!! If you own a dog, you've most likely seen them eat just awful, weird, and unexplainable things. I once saw an article about a dog that ate packs of cigarettes. Open or unopened. Then she would vomit them all over the house. When her...
GOODBYE MAX - by Don
Maximus Gary Kingsbury was born in Bangor Maine- Friday, May 16, 2008. We had to put him down on Saturday, March 12, 2022 just before noon. He was dying of kidney failure. He was almost 15 years old. He was in more pain than we could bear.