Double Dog Day: Henry the Golden Retriever and Dash the Chihuahua Mix Redux

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Adam Lang

Remember this pair? I dogsat them a few months ago. Well, I got to sit them again for a few days this week. I’m happy to report they’re doing great.

Golden Retriever Lying On A Rug And Looking At The Camera
Henry and Dash are both lazy bums when they’re on a walk, and indefatigable when they are!
Chihuahua Mix With A Mohawk Licking His Nose
Oh excuse me: when they’re not on a walk OR offered food.
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Dog of the Day: Milo the Japanese Akita

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Adam Lang

I saw Milo (5) outside of a rather yummy local restaurant, Cotogna. (Amazing food! I don’t go very often, but that’s because 1) it’s fairly pricey, and 2) I am surrounded by a thousand very yummy restaurants so I can never choose). I certainly hope that Milo got at least a little something to eat while he was there, because if I had to sit outside Cotogna in the middle of all those yummy smells for two hours I’d go nuts.

Japanese Akita Inu Sitting With His Head Tilted To The Side
Such a round face! That’s because of the enormous amount of highly-skritchable cheek-floof!
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Dog of the Day: Alibi the Scottish Deerhound

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Adam Lang

Wait, what? Is Alibi (4) our first Scottish deerhound? How could that be?

As it turns out, he sort of is. I’ve taken pictures of Scottish deerhounds twice before: once in September of 2023 (when I took pictures of Alibi the 13 month old Scottish deerhound) and once in January of 2025 (when I took pictures of Alibi the 2 year old Scottish deerhound).

I just went back and looked, and the ones from 2025 were pretty rough by anyone’s standards (mostly dog-shaped blurs) but some of the 2023 pictures were pretty cute. So here you go, our first Scottish deerhound, the first two pictures from when he was a year old and the second two from just a few weeks ago. Enjoy!

Scottish Deerhound With Silly Ears
Oh the ears are just so silly and droopy. They make me want to hug him.
Scottish Deerhound Sticking His Snoot In The Camera
I’ve been posting a lot of good snoot shots lately.
Scottish Deerhound
Here he is at age 4. Hasn’t changed much, has he?
Scottish Deerhound Looking Into The Camera
He may have just a tiny bit more attitude now.
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Dog of the Day: Pistachio the Shar Pei Labrador Retriever Mix

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Adam Lang

We have another recovering pup here today: Pistachio (3) got into a minor disagreement with a car, according to my notes, hence the temporary leg covering. Also according to my notes, Pistachio can often be seen in a window near the bottom of the Lombard Street ‘crooked block’, so if you go there, keep an eye out for her!

Smiling Shar Pei Labrador Retriever Mix With A Sock On One Leg
She was very happy. And very drooly. You can see it if you look close.
Shar Pei Labrador Retriever Mix Sticking His Snoot In The Camera
That’s a lot of snoot right there. Funny they call them ‘shar pei’ when they’re actually kinda blunt!
Shar Pei Labrador Retriever Mix Staring Into The Camera
Aw come on, I thought it was funny.
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Dog of the Day: Sparky the Borker Collie Australian Shepherd Mix

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Adam Lang

I was trying to type ‘border collie’ but it came out ‘borker collie’ and I think I like it so I’m gonna leave it that way! I bet Sparky (4) likes it that way too.

Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix Looking Delighted
Sparky is recovering from a very recent surgery.
Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix Looking Delighted
Apparently Sparky got really bad cataracts at a shockingly early age.
Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix Looking Delighted
So his folks got him cataract surgery! (Which I didn’t even know was a thing for dogs.)
Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix Looking Delighted
And now Sparky can see again, and he is very, VERY happy.
Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix Looking Up At The Person Walking Him
I mean not that he was ever sad. But he certainly is very happy, isn’t he?
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Dog of the Day: Fenris (aka Nugget) the Chihuahua

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Adam Lang

Finris Nugget Voltron Bean, aka Fenris the Mighty Nugget of Instagram fame, is 17 years old. He’s also blind, has no teeth, and is missing one toe, but he is still a happy (if extremely goofy) pupper!

Derpy Old Chihuahua In A Red Jacket With His Tongue Sticking Out Riding In A Bag
Fenris was rescued at age 14 from Muttville the local senior dog rescue.

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Dog of the Day: Indy the German Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog Mix

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Adam Lang

Indiana Bones (5), naturally!

German Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog Mix Sitting Next To Some Flowers
Super photogenic!
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Dog of the Day: Kobe the Mini Dachshund

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Adam Lang

Kobe (2) wasn’t especially shy, as you can see, but he would have been pretty tough to photograph indoors on the floor as anything other than a long blur.

Woman Holding Black And Tan Miniature Dachshund
This was in Santa Rosa, but I have no memory of what pub/store it was, and GPS is no help.
Snoot Of Black And Tan Miniature Dachshund
I remember Kobe well enough, though! (Like I said, not shy.)
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Heading Homeward Pup: Harvey the Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Adam Lang

Sorry for the radio silence the last few days, but I’ve been on a little vacation to Wisconsin (to Milwaukee Irish Fest!) and the daytime has been quite full and the nighttime has been pretty awful (sleep problems) so I haven’t been thinking about the site very much. But today I’m on my way home, and so to celebrate the return of your regularly scheduled blogging, here is a picture of an honorary Dog of San Francisco that I just met in the O’Hare airport: Harvey the you’d-never-know-he-was-twelve Pemmie!

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Looking Happy And Slightly Manic
He turns thirteen in December, and a healthier-looking twelve-year-old pup I rarely see.
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Dog of the Day: Lapo the Great Pyrenees German Shepherd Mix

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Adam Lang

Lapo is only one year old, and quite an unusual mix: you don’t see a lot of Pyreneeses wandering around the neighborhood impregnating other dogs, huh?

Great Pyrenees German Shepherd Mix Grinning
Very distinctive mix, right? I wouldn’t have guessed it, but having been told, I totally see it.
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