For a Hero.

The Black Dog, along with the entire Cape Cod community, is saddened by the events of April 12, 2018 on which Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon lost his life in the line of duty.  His K-9 partner Nero was also shot and his ongoing recovery continues to inspire us.

Shortly after this devastating loss to the community, we launched our "Blue Collar Nero" t-shirt, donating 100% of the proceeds to the Cape Cod Police K-9 Relief Fund and the Officer Sean Gannon Memorial Fund.

The response was overwhelming and the first run of tees sold out within a few hours.  We received many calls and messages from people who wanted to purchase a shirt in a show of support, but had missed out. Thanks to the hard work of our longtime partner, Kaleidoscope Imprints of Yarmouth, MA, we were able to quickly turnaround the second run of tees, which also sold out within two hours.  

We've seen orders come in from all over the country and we couldn't have been more proud when we were able to deliver our first donation checks.  

Our hope is to continue to support this cause and we are working closely with the Police Department, the Cape Cod Police K-9 Relief Fund, and the family of Sergeant Gannon on how to best to do so. Please continue to follow this page as well as our social media pages as we work on the details of our future plans.

Thank you again for your support,

The Black Dog

 

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1971 Fun Facts

We opened the doors to our Black Dog Tavern on January 1st, 1971. What other exciting things were happening in 1971? We did some digging and found these fun facts about that year!


1971 Random U.S Facts

🐾 Top single (Billboard year end top 100) Joy to the World – Three Dog Night🐾 Disney World opened; adult tickets were $3.50 🐾 Voting age was lowered to 18 🐾 Gas $0.40/gallon 🐾 Average income a year was $10,600 🐾 A United States postage stamp was 8 cents 🐾 Federal Express (FedEx) was founded by Fred Smith 🐾 The first ever email was sent! Ray Tomlinson sent a message from on Digital Equipment Corporation computer to another Digital Equipment Corporation computer.

 

1971 Vineyard Facts

🐾 Martha's Vineyard population is 6,117 🐾 Fishing shacks and working waterfront of Menemsha are preserved. 🐾 The one true vineyard. Chicama Vineyards, opens 🐾 Broadway star and MV resident Katharine Cornell films “This is Our Island”

 

1971 Dog Facts

🐾 117 dog breeds were recognized by the AKC 🐾 The poodle was the most popular dog in 1971, and was for 22 years 🐾 Dog ownerships have tripled since 1970s 🐾 Dog food was around 20 cents a bag!🐾 David Leavitt set out to create an English Bulldog that was less intense, more nimble and healthier. Crossing the Bulldog, American Pit Bull Terrier, Bullmastiff and the American Bulldog, Mr. leavitt managed to create today's Olde English Bulldogge.