Rolling Through the Shutdown

img-X07103029-0001, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

While Democrats and Republicans battle through the government shutdown, a tiny progressive Westie finds some positive news in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine."

Runners Have Nerves of 'Steel'

Steel Tower Hill Toon, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

Mount Gilead, AKA Steel Tower Hill, is one of the challenges for cross country runners in the Lynn Woods (MA) Reservation. One runner passes up the chance to take in the view from the top in this week's cartoon.

View From the Goat Path

Goat Path Toon 7-18-2013, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

Each week, cross country runners make their way through the hilly, windy trails of the Lynn Woods Reservation in Lynn, MA. Sometimes these trails include the craggy Goat Path. While I have never seen an actual goat on the path, who knows whether they're around ... or what they're thinking?

Four Arms Better Than Two?

Martian Trail Run 7-18-2013, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

This week, "Capitol Hill Canine" takes another look into the future, when runners with four arms and cybernetic iPod ears win first place in the latest Olympus Mons Trail Run over a Martian terrier, a robot, an alien blob and a humanoid.

Red Planet Trail Run

Mars Trail Run, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

In the future, once NASA or Richard Branson finds a way to travel to Mars, will the human pastime of trail running find fertile soil on the Red Planet? Find out in a futuristic episode of "Capitol Hill Canine"!
Note: "Demos" in the last panel should have been spelled "Deimos," referring to one of the moons of Mars. D'oh!

Boston Loves Its Bruins, Hates Its Bears

Bruins-Bear Cartoon, a photo by rbtenorio on Flickr.

Given that "Bruins" are pretty popular in Massachusetts right now, the state Environmental Police should have shown more restraint when confronting a black bear in a tree recently.
Quincy the Boston terrier reflects on this sad situation in the latest episode of "Capitol Hill Canine."

Terrier: Murray's gone, don't forget Western Mass!

By: Daisy

This past weekend, my human companions went to Western Massachusetts for a college graduation at Amherst. And because they booked a pet-friendly hotel, I got to go along!
We stayed at a La Quinta in Springfield, on the sixth floor, which is reserved for pets and their human friends. Maybe I barked a little too loudly in the lobby, but the staff didn't seem to mind. I was just trying to show my excitement at going on a trip "out West." It reminded me of my days with the kind folks of Westie Rescue in Palmer.
Western Mass. is on my mind for another reason. To me, the pet-friendly hotel is a sign of progress in the region ... a sign of the bold, forward-thinking philosophies that will get the state, and the nation, through this difficult economy.
Yet I feel the region is at a critical crossroads, especially now that Lieutenant Gov. Tim Murray has resigned as the second-in-command to Gov. Deval Patrick.