Dog Island

This story was inspired by Steven Kellogg's, "The Island of the Skog."
== Story ==
In 1841, the stray dogs of Portsmouth, New Hampshire had gathered together in the cellar of the baker's house to celebrate the birthday of there leader, Howler the Dobermann. Jameson the Terrier gave Howler a bunch of bones he'd gathered. "Happy birthday, Howler!" he said with a grin. Gigi the Beagle had gave him a bowl full of meat, which Howler ate all up. Arnold the Golden Retriever said, "I'm glad that you're our leader, Howler!" All the strays then howled a song to Howler. "Thank you, my friends," said Howler while smiling. "Thank you."
Suddenly, the baker, who had been disturbed by the noise, ran into the cellar and shouted, "What are you doing here? Get out of here before I'll make bread out of you!" The dogs ran around the cellar as the baker chased them. Then the baker tripped on bags of flour and the dogs escaped the cellar and hid in an alley across the street.
In the alley, the strays talked among themselves. "We can't live in peace without the humans trying to chase us." "I'm tired of running from angry humans!" "What are we gonna do?" Howler thought for a bit and then he had an idea. He said to the other dogs, "How about we live on an island?" The dogs were confused at first, but Jameson said, "I think it's a great idea! We'll be abled to live in peace and no human would bother us." The other strays agreed to the idea, so they began to gather what they need for the trip.
While Howler and Jameson looked for a ship that'll carry all the strays, Gigi had gathered seeds to plant a garden, Arnold gathered food and animals. Then Caleb the English Bulldog got fifty nine jugs of milk for the puppies, and Hillel the Afghan Hound had fetched the tools they need for the trip. Soon enough, Howler and Jameson had found an unused three-mast schooner, big enough to carry all the strays to the island.
When all the dogs came to the dock, Howler made sure that there are no humans around. "All clear." whispered Howler and they all snuck aboard. They put the food in crates and the animals in different stalls. Howler had given each dog a job. Jameson was to steer the ship, Arnold was given the job of cooking meals for everyone, Hillel is going to plot the course, Caleb was to be the lookout, and Gigi and the other female dogs are to take care of the puppies and the animals below deck. Also, Howler had made some of the male dogs members of the crew.
"Raise the anchors, lower the sails, and let's set sail!" Howler ordered the dogs. "Yes, sir!" they said with a salute and they went straight to work. When everything was ready the ship began to sail away from Portsmouth and out to sea.
For the next four days, Jameson and Hillel had kept the ship on course while Howler had made sure that every dog was doing there job, which they are. They'd enjoyed the meals that Arnold cooked and kept the puppies safe down below. Whenever there's a problem the dogs will quickly fix it. But Gigi wasn't sure if they'll make the trip, so Howler reassured her that they'll get to there destination.
On the fifth day, the food supply was getting scarce and the milk was almost gone. Just then Caleb shouted, "Land ho!" The dogs looked to where Caleb was pointing and, to there surprise, saw an island in the distance. They all danced and cheered. Howler was the most happy of all for he'd knew that he and his fellow strays had made it. Once they got close enough they'd dropped anchor and went ashore. The island seemed deserted and it doesn't have any human settlement. Howler turned to the other dogs and said, "Since we're the only inhabitants here, let's build ourselves a town and a farm."
When the dogs had gotten the animals, the seeds, and the tools on the island, they began to cut down trees and went straight to building. They built houses, stores, a one-story hospital, a leader's hall where Howler could live, a storage building, a school for the puppies, and a farm for Gigi and her family. Then the dogs had a feast to celebrate there success. "Here's to Howler!" said Jameson, lifting his cup in the air. Howler replied, "I'm happy to be your leader and I'm glad that we have found our new home, which I would like to call Dog Island, where we'll live in peace and without any human intervention." The dogs of Dog Island clapped and cheered.
After they had finished, the dogs danced late into the night. They had found there new home on Dog Island, where they live in peace and happiness.
The End
== Trivia ==
* The movie adaption may premiere in 2024.
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