Camp Puppy Haven

A daily field-notes series from Camp Puppy Haven, Vermont. Sgt. Puppy is a 12½-year-old dog working the morning watch with her partner Murph — Phone-In-The-Hand Task Force, Manure Spreader Surveillance, Existential Dread Mitigation. The boss is Captain Otis. The humans are mostly fine. The dogs are unbothered. New entries weekday mornings.
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Only One of Them Was Calm (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 17)

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For Once, He Had the Right Idea (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 16)

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The Branch Hadn't Twitched. The Man Kept Walking. (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 15)

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Nobody Owned Up to It (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 12)

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He Just Wasn't Sure About the Free-Range Kale (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 11)

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Halfway Down the Driveway (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 10)

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He Didn't Know What to Do with His Hands (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 9)

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He'd Forgotten He Dropped It Off (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 8)

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A Man Was Worried About the Weekend (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 5)

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No Ill Effects Reported (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 4)

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The Dog Never Complains (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, June 3)

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