Cream typewriter-paper background with the closing paragraph centered in monospace ink: 'The man comes out twice a day to look up. Every dog here knows the rule on treed things: wait, or walk away. He isn't ready for either.' Dated 10/06/26. THiNK Li

A Little Less Tree Around It (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, October 6)

Erin Wood
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Today's field note from Sgt. Puppy and the morning watch at Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont.

Typewriter-style note on cream paper, dated 10/06/26. Three paragraphs of monospace text reading: 'A drone went into the big maple on Saturday. It's still up there. Every day there's a little less tree around it. This is Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont. It was Tuesday, October 6th. It was crisp in Camp Puppy Haven, frost on the windshields at dawn. We were working the day watch out of Treed Property Division. My partner's Dave. He's new. He brought a well-worn chew toy. The boss is Commander Vera. My name's Puppy. The man comes out twice a day to look up. Every dog here knows the rule on treed things: wait, or walk away. He isn't ready for either.' Signed THiNK LiKE A DOG.

A drone went into the big maple on Saturday. It's still up there. Every day there's a little less tree around it. This is Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont.

It was Tuesday, October 6th. It was crisp in Camp Puppy Haven, frost on the windshields at dawn. We were working the day watch out of Treed Property Division. My partner's Dave. He's new. He brought a well-worn chew toy. The boss is Commander Vera. My name's Puppy.

The man comes out twice a day to look up. Every dog here knows the rule on treed things: wait, or walk away. He isn't ready for either.


Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes are published most weekday mornings.

Read the full series at Camp Puppy Haven.

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