[5] Eventually, Scuppers repairs his ship and sails away, arriving at a seaport in a foreign land.

There are lady dogs dressed in full-length robes with everything but their eyes, paws, and tails covered, balancing jars on their heads.

After stowing all his gear in its right place, he is back "where he wants to be — a sailor sailing the deep green sea."

It is believed the story is based on the real-life dog, Scuppers, who resided in the South-Eastern United States and had frequent interactions with Margaret Wise Brown.

Kirkus Reviews wrote of the book: "Funny, sagacious pictures by Garth Williams go with the one-dog, he-dog adventures of Scuppers.