Black Dog Goes Woof
In the streets of Portland
Black dogs were running ‘round
The summer was steamy and hot
The streets were melting tar
I sat down to supper
It was a minute steak and potatoes
I read the paper and went to bed
I slept soundly
When I awoke the black dog was at the end of the driveway
Sitting in late-August weeds
I gathered a collar, he didn’t move
I whistled, he went “woof”
I whistled again, he said “woof”
Woof Bracelet
This is the “Woof” Skylink on a Sea Span bracelet. The “woof” engraved into the oval is about knowing, loving you. It’s about your bond and your connection with your dog. It doesn’t cover everything. It’s a clue though, to everyone you know and, even more importantly, who you have yet to meet. Your dog could care less about your bracelet. He can’t read. When he “woofs” he’s relying on you to translate what he’s said.
“Woof” is endearing. Woof is there to remind you of someone you love. “Woof” is there a dozen, two dozen times a day to catch your eye, to catch your ear. It’s there to remind you of that special someone at home who’s waiting for you because you are the highlight of his day…the highlight of his life…and you know it.
“Woof” also comes with two little paw prints below the two oo’s of “woof”. Yes, paw prints are endearing because so much is being communicated by two paws resting on a leg…that’s another touching story.
Wear the “Woof” bracelet out and about, you’ll be surprised by who notices. It’s your opportunity to hold deeper conversations if you choose, or just say “Thank you.”
The Woof of Surprise
Then there is the woof when you’re on the trail. You’re moving along, he’s moving along, and he catches a scent and steps off the trail to sniff in the ferns. All you can see is back and tail moving through the under-story. The Woof and its preciousness is when he discovers something. It’s a surprise. You know he’s surprised and it has perhaps spooked him a bit as he came nose to nose with some other creature hiding in the ferns, and you know neither one of them expected to encounter the other.
The Woof Whisper
There’s barking. It’s loud, appears aggressive. Woof is almost dog’s inside voice, a dog whisper. Woof is a polite voice that says, “Did you see,” or, “This is interesting.” I think woof is endearing, woof is a polite indoor voice.
If you have a dog, you’re coming to know him or her. Your bond, your connection is as deep as any on Earth. Woof moments are a touching reminder of how close we are. How close we have become.
Woof of Dream
I think of Woof when our dog, part Golden Retriever, would be sleeping beside the fireplace, when in a dream he would let out a muffled woof, head still laying on his paws. There was a certain deeper bond at those moments when I knew he was chasing something in a dream. There was this intimacy, to be there in a warm house, allowing him his safe space to dream.
Woof
You and your dog in front of the fireplace. You’re eating a hot apple pie with a scoop of super enriched vanilla ice cream. Your dog with his favorite dog cookie. The fire is snapping. There’s a snow storm outside, big flakes whipping past the windows.
All is peaceful. Your dog goes woof. Cocks his head, turns and goes woof again. You heard nothing. You know your dog heard something. You look in the direction he’s looking. You strain to hear…nothing. The woofs were soft. No need to feel concerned, yet you go back to the fire and hot apple pie. Suddenly, there’s a loud knock on the door. Your dog is barking now.
Woof means look here. Pay attention. Did you hear that?
You think, “No I didn’t hear a thing.”
Dog says, “I heard something.”
“I will continue to listen,” you think.
Dog thinks, “I will tell you again if I hear anything.”
There’s a lot communicated in a woof. As you live with, work with your dog, you learn the subtleties of this single word. You learn your responses to his super power hearing. You come to know and trust your dog’s early warning signals.
Woof
As a teenager, I remember a pond on our farm down in the middle of a field with steep grassy sloping sides. I would go down in the afternoon with my dog and sit on the grass on the hill and watch the wind riffle the surface of the pond, the sunlight catching on the wavelets and somehow knowing that at that moment we were in the midst of one of life’s great transcendent moments. The dog would “woof” translation, “This really is a nice day. I’m glad we came. Did you just see the wind riffle the surface?” There’s a lot said in a simple word like woof.
New Friend
Yes, of course.
Is This Your Dog?
This is your dog thinking. This is your dog missing you. This is your dog waiting for you to come home. Your dog has no idea you have a Woof bracelet. In spite of being clueless, they love you anyway.
Woof Necklace And Bracelet
Some companies retire suddenly and there is no time to prepare. George’s company has given us a 90-day advanced warning. Today early October we have 22 necklaces. We have 26 bracelets in silver and two necklaces in gold. These are in stock and ready to ship. It sounds like a lot. What we know is in two weeks or two months they can all be gone and there is no way to resurrect a lost design.
If you have a dog you know the power of a single woof. You know how endearing a single woof is. If you’re thinking, if you’re inclined don’t wait you know why.
