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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The Carrots Had Nowhere To Be (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 18)

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We stayed dry (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 15)

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The dog had already picked (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 14)

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An Arrangement With the Fur (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 13)

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Doris had seen this exact face (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 12)

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We started with the dog (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 11)

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The Sun Had Come Out. She Hadn't. (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 7)

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A Storm Was on the Horizon (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 6)

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The Lilacs Were Coming In. She Hadn't Noticed. (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 5)

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They still hadn't said it (Sgt. Puppy's Field Notes, May 4)

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