Category Archives: Dog of the Day

Double Dog Day: Emma and Spirit the Golden Retriever and Berger Blanc Suisse Respectively

These two are old friends, not of the blog but of me personally. I’ve run into them at least a dozen times, perhaps two dozen, over the last few years. But always, ALWAYS at night or when it was too … Continue reading →

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Dog of the Year: Pepper the Australian Shepherd

(WordPress and my lovely hosting provider ate a nice long version of this post, and I really need to get to bed, so you get the shorter version. Fortunately I am ALMOST ready to move off of this provider.) I … Continue reading →

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Dog of the Day: Dot the Schnauzer Mix Puppy

When I ran into her, Dot was 5 months old, and all ears.

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Dog of the Day: Cody the Dachshund/Corgi/Basset Hound Mix

Cody (5) is ALL the long dogs! (Well, almost all.) He has one slightly gimpy leg, just like Verne, but like Verne he doesn’t let it slow him down any.

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Dog of the Day: Rose the Dalmatian

When this picture was taken, Rose (11) and her mom had recently arrived from the east coast. Rose spent the entire plane ride sitting quietly in her mom’s lap. Patient dog!

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Dog of the Day: The Boxer

In the grass there stands a boxer, and a puppy by his age, and he carries a reminder of every bone he’s chewed upon or hid beneath the sofa, or in the back of his cage, lie la lie…

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Dog of the Day: Cooper the Flat-Coated Retriever

I remember running into this guy, because I was surprised: hadn’t seen a brown flat-coat before. Didn’t get his name or age, though. Edit: He’s a he, named Cooper, and he was 9 months old in the pictures (per his owner, down … Continue reading →

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Dog of the Day: Murphy the Wheaten Terrier/Poodle Mix

Murphy (3) is apparently a ‘woodle’! That’s half ‘woot!’ and half ‘kaboodle’, right?

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Double Dog Day: Jake the Old English Sheepdog and Finn the Jack Russell Terrier Puppy

Ran into these two outside the Bell Tower, a common spot for dog sightings. Their owner had an interesting story about Finn (11 months), who is a recent rescue and rather skittish still: it seems he was rescued ‘by ultimatum’. … Continue reading →

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Dog of the Day: Rudy the Jack Russell Terrier Mix Puppy

First, I want to give a quick apology to Kaci, a husky/samoyed mix I ran into in September. I really wanted to post her, because she’s gorgeously floofy, and I ran into her in a lovely courtyard on the grounds … Continue reading →

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