Second St Patrick’s BirthDogDay: Cleo the Bernadoodle

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Adam Lang

Cleo’s our second birthday dog, turning three today, and I ran into her today, at a big St Patrick’s Day block party, where she was greeting all and sundry and just generally having a blast.

Small Bernadoodle In A Green Bandana
Wearing green for St Paddy’s Day!
Bernadoodle Licking Woman's Hand
Such a sweet pup! Happy birthday, Cleo!
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First (Honorary) St Patrick’s BirthDogDay: Gypsy the Supermutt

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Adam Lang

I have TWO birthday pups to post for St Patrick’s Day: must be a popular birthday for dogs! Gypsy is the first, and she’s an Honorary DoSF: I ran into her near Coos Bay, Oregon, but I’m not sure if she was from there or just passing through. And she turns five today! Everyone say happy birthday to Gypsy!

Mixed Breed Dog In Back Of Car
Lab German shepherd mix? With some husky in there too maybe?
Unknown Mixed Breed Dog Sticking Out Her Tongue While Someone Scratches Her Chin
Little bitty bit of tongue!
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Bodega Bay Dog of the Day: Sunny the Unphotographable Silver Lab Puppy

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Adam Lang

“Bodega Bay Dog of the Day” has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Sunny was only 14 weeks old when I grabbed a few pictures of him up in Bodega Bay. Unsurprisingly, he was mostly a blur or in some cases entirely absent from the picture (when he managed to get a tenth of a second ahead of me). But a couple of them came out.

Silver Labrador Retriever Puppy
Lab puppy ears are so soft. If they made blankets like that I’d never get out of bed.
Silver Labrador Retriever Puppy Jumping Up On Man's Leg
Still learning his manners, but it’s hard to object. SO CUTE.
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Sunday Switchup: Spotted Towhee

Posted on March 15, 2026 by Adam Lang

I spotted this towhee in Oregon. And he seems to have spotted me, too!

Spotted Towhee In Apple Tree
There were a bunch of birds in this apple tree, but the towhee was the most colorful.
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St. Paturday Supplement: Grumpy Kitty

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Adam Lang

I ran across some folks while I was out this morning checking out the Farmer’s Market and then heading to the St Patrick’s Day Parade. They seemed like Japanese tourists, although I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a tourist who visited with their cat, so maybe they were Japanese expats. Anyway, they had a gorgeous kitty with them, and despite the grumpy look, I think he was actually pretty happy to be out and about.

Man. I don’t think we appreciate the quality of our phone cameras nearly enough. If I’d tried to crop a picture I took with my film camera back 40 years ago down that small, there’s no way it would have been in focus and it wouldn’t have come out nearly that nice. And this took 5 seconds to take and 2 minutes to edit.

Man With Cat In Front Pack Cat Carrier
Never seen a carrier quite like this one. I’d be a little nervous about breaks for freedom.
Smooshy Faced Cute Grumpy Looking Kitty
Those eyes are gorgeous. Here, here’s a close-up:
Close Up Of Golden Cat's Eye
Prettier than any precious stones I’ve ever seen!
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Dog of the Day: Wally the Foooofly Wiener

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Adam Lang

Wally (3) has got this whole ‘big eyes’ thing absolutely nailed, huh?

Long-Haired Miniature Dachshund
It’s hard to tell, but Wally is not a golden retriever, he’s about 1/2 that length (with 1/5 size legs!)
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Dog of the Day: Ziva the Doberman Pinscher

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Adam Lang

Ziva is a 6-year-old red Doberman, and a real sweetheart, as I’m sure you can tell.

Red Doberman Pinscher
Caught her walking by right in front of my apartment. Serendipity!
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Dog of the Welcome Back to San Francisco: Balenciaga the Dalmatian

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Adam Lang

It’s nice to be back in sunny (no, really!) San Francisco. And here’s a welcome-back pup that I grabbed a picture of this morning, Balenciaga (I had to have his dad spell it for me, and I had no idea what it meant) the spottily gorgeous four year old Dalmatian!

Dalmatian With Fuzzy Ears
He’s apparently a full Dalmatian. Neither his dad nor I know quite what’s going on with those ears!
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Honorary DoSF of the Day: Iris the Australian Cattle Dog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Adam Lang

Iris is another pup I ran into when I was visiting Reed College. She is 5, and a born troublemaker if I ever saw one.

Australian Cattle Dog Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix
This is the closest I got to Iris actually looking at the camera.
Man Trying To Get Dog To Face Camera
Iris’s mom asked if I wanted her to take a picture of me and Iris. I said sure! You can see how that turned out.
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Sunday Switchup: Window View

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Adam Lang

I had a kind of a pretty view out the window of my Vancouver hotel room. The hotel was, well, let’s just say it had seen better days, but the price was right, the view was nice, and the location was great, so who am I to complain?

I have arrived home, about 50 minutes ago. Now it’s time for my scheduled two weeks of crushing depression and wishing that my entire life could be staying in posh hotels and hiking and seeing cute animals! Maybe I will live long enough to retire, and there will be enough country left for me to retire in. Here’s hoping!

View With Two Lit Cranes In Vancouver, BC
The two funky-looking things are cranes. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure that out.
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