The Dogs of Hebron

By Nora Tobey ‘24

Socrates AKA Socs

Socs is a Bernese Mountain Dog and was adopted because the woman running a wilderness first aid course at Hebron said that “Berners” were great with kids, good for families, and make great family pets. Socrates is a big love bug, who doesn’t quite realize how big he is and he is terrified of Ms. Waterman's cat, Flicker, who doesn’t like him very much. He’s the first dog they’ve had as a family.

Oscar

Oscar was adopted on New Year’s Day in 2019. According to DNA tests, he’s a mix of a lot of dogs, such as husky, mountain cur, Australian cattle dog, collie, coonhound, and golden retriever. Apparently he is also 15.6% supermutt, but no one really knows what that means. He is friendly towards people but is a bit more selective with his canine pals, which has apparently gotten him expelled from doggie day care before. He prefers spending the day on his many beds. He’s best friends with Bear and is enemies

with all of the squirrels that are out of his reach.

Maeve

Maeve is a 13 year old Scottish Terrier who was rescued from a breeding puppy mill in the Midwest 8 years ago. For about three months, she spent most of her time hiding in a crate. She didn't know what stairs were, what grass felt like, and she thought mirrors were very odd and a little scary. She has learned to play, to walk on a leash (sort of) but refuses to learn how to sit, even though she’s smart enough to. She eats food very quickly and never leaves anything behind.

Ozymandias AKA Ozzy

Ozzy was adopted from Responsible Pet Care in South Paris in 2018. He’s most likely a mix of a pit bull and a boxer. According to Mr. Lundblade, Ozzy is pretty lazy and likes to nap in sunbeams coming through the window. And he gets very excited when he meets new people.

Bear

Bear is Mr. Tholen’s Great Pyrenees, who can often be found lounging around LePage and outside the dining hall. He was given to him for free, but had digestive problems that resulted in a lot of veterinary bills. Mr. Tholen says that he’s the most expensive free dog ever.

Bow

Bow is a rat terrier, and Ms. Kilian got him because she was interested in Dr. Swenton’s rat terrier Cocoa Bean. He’s always close to family and loves rotten tennis balls that he finds everywhere.

Wally

Wally was from an all male litter of puppies found by Dr. Swenton and was 10 weeks old when he was adopted on February 9th of this year. The Gaugs weren’t given much information on him, other than the fact that he was part hound. They decided Hebron was the perfect place for a dog because of the trails and all the other dogs.