Author Archives: Adam Lang

Dog of the Day: Cool North Beach Labradoodle

The labradude labrabides! Ran into this labradoodle, whose name I sadly neglected to record, at the North Beach Festival. I missed the Blessing of the Animals this year, but at least I didn’t miss the coolest labradoodle in the city.

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Dog of the Bar: Hans the Bloody Huge Swiss Mountain Dog

There are Greater Swiss mountain dogs, and then there’s Hans. Hans is 145 pounds (that’s 66 kilograms in Switzerland) of pure happiness. I ran into him in a combination Irish pub and Indian restaurant in North Beach, where he was … Continue reading →

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Dog of the Day: Jax the Great Pyrenees Anatolian Shepherd Mix

Jax wasn’t feeling it. I’m not sure what it was, and I’m not sure what he was feeling, but he definitely wasn’t feeling it. No excuses, either: he’s only 6! Still practically a puppy. (Incidentally: a Great Pyrenees Anatolian shepherd … Continue reading →

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Sunday Switchup: A Foggy View

A few weekends ago, I had the pleasure of dogsitting a gorgeous white shepherd (more or less a white German shepherd, but apparently they’re their own breed now). She’s an older dog, and her kidneys, though still working fine, aren’t … Continue reading →

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Caturday Supplement: North Beach Kitties

I haven’t been seeing much of Autumn lately: she’s pretty much working full time on her Pup Scouts job during the day, and spending her nights dogsitting, both for direct clients and through DogVacay. I managed to ambush her last weekend … Continue reading →

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Dog of the Day: Frankie the French Bulldog Puppy

Frankie (“Frankie the Frenchie!”) is 13 weeks old in this picture. Sorry for the rather sparse post today, and the lack yesterday. I’ve had a rough couple of days sleep-wise, and badly need to catch up.

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Dog of the Day: Max the Border Collie Australian Shepherd Mix

Confession time: I love all the dogs of San Francisco, but I do have some favorites. Max (4 years old, and border collie/Australian shepherd is an educated guess) is one of them. I could give you a dozen reasons — … Continue reading →

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Sky Supplement: The Trees of Monterey

Looks like we have one more day of bonus ‘Monterey vacation’ content left. And it’s great, as long as you like watching trees grow!

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Dog of the Day: Leal the Australian Shepherd

Leal is a gorgeous floofy twelve-year old Australian shepherd who looks and acts about three. May we all be so young for so long! Incidentally, his name is, at least according to his human, a Teutonic word meaning ‘one who … Continue reading →

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Sea Supplement: Smiling Harbor Seals from Monterey Bay

Another bonus post from my vacations of yesteryear: some pictures of adorable basking harbor seals from Monterey Bay. I can’t believe I didn’t post these silly sea-dogs before. I have no excuses. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa.

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