Black Dogs at the Black Dog

One of the most well-known establishments on the Vineyard is here in Vineyard Haven -- the Black Dog Tavern was established in 1971 (and, yes, that's 37 years ago!). Since VH is a dry town, they don't serve liquor, but they have good food and great photos of the sailing ships and harbors. This morning Laurie and I ate breakfast there, and when we were through, we took a walk out onto their pier outside the restaurant. As were were walking back in, a man brought two beautiful young black labs to play on the beach. We thought it was just too coincidental since the "dog" part of the Black Dog is a lab with a red collar (one of the dogs sported a red collar and the other a blue). They played and chased each other and a tennis ball in and out of the water. After awhile the man called them in, and they went into one of the buildings owned by the BD. Perhaps he brought them out just so Laurie and I could take photos, perhaps not; either way, we enjoyed seeing the black dogs at the Black Dog.