The former Midwesterner built two iconic businesses on the Vineyard: a restaurant and a merchandising goliath.

The logo for his tavern on Martha’s Vineyard transformed a black Labrador-boxer mix into an international emblem for ...

Robert "Bob" Douglas, founder of The Black Dog and captain of the Shenandoah, died just after midnight on April 23 at his ...

A fundraiser gala to provide a local veteran with a service dog returns this weekend. This is the second Dinner for a Dog ...

and his beloved dog, Percy. Their memories of Doug sustain them and inspire them to be generous of heart and to look for the best in everyone they meet.

Robert Douglas, a sailor and aviator who founded the Black Dog Tavern, a Martha’s Vineyard restaurant that gained national recognition through shirts emblazoned with its canine mascot — a ...