Category Archives: Dog of the Day

Dog of the Day: Bear the Proud Australian Shepherd

I ran into Bear (10) on my, and his, way to the SF Pride Parade. He was wearing a snazzy bandana (which as we all know makes any dog ten percent more awesome) but he was wearing something else, too. … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Smitty the Labrador Retriever

Smitty is six years old, and is the more recent shop dog for the Russian Hill Upholstery store, after Doc and Dolly retired. And it’s amazing I haven’t run into her before this but I usually don’t get out that … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Dante the Infurnal Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Dante the INFURNAL. So ridiculous. Seven months old, making trouble wherever he goes.

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Dog of the Day: Shan Zhu the German Shepherd Siberian Husky Mix

Google says Shan Zhu (1) is probably named after a kind of fruit. Maybe? She’s definitely sweet, though!

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Dog of the Day: Hershey the Party Parti-Poodle

I knew I had seen this pup before, but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out where. It took me simply ages to realize that he was the star of an old 1970s cartoon. (It wasn’t his fault … Continue reading

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Puppy of the Day: Swenson the Foofly Weiner

Now you might think from the first picture that Swenson is a full-grown golden retriever, and if you did I wouldn’t blame you. But actually that’s Swenson, the nine-month-old long-haired miniature dachshund puppy behind that huge smile and pokey snoot.

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Dog of the Day: Odie the Shar Pei

Odie (4) is also known as Odie On Fifth. I don’t know if that’s Fifth Avenue or Fifth Street, but it’s definitely First Class.

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Double TruckDog Day: Massive Mastiffs

Can’t tell if these two are English mastiffs or bullmastiffs, nor whether the one looking at the camera is grey, black (in direct sunlight), or dark/brindle (which is what I think the closer one is). Maybe we can get Autumn … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Blade the Doberman Pinscher

Blade (2) is a vicious, evil, terrible… hold on… I’m just getting a message that the staff at the hotel Blade and his dad are staying at have given Blade the nickname ‘Butterknife’. Apparently he came into the hotel, licked … Continue reading

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Dog(gie Bag) of the Day: Clapton the Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Clapton is thirteen years old, and he’s doing great! His back legs aren’t working quite as well as they used to but he still gets around the park just fine. He does have trouble walking long distances, though, so dad … Continue reading

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