Category Archives: Dog of the Day

Triple Dog Day: The Adoptable Dogs of Howl-O-Ween

I dropped by the Mission Bay Howl-O-Ween celebration on Saturday. I’m going to be posting some pictures from it for most of the week, but I thought I’d start with the three dogs that the SPCA brought along. No one … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Border Collie

I guess this guy belongs to someone who works on Polk Street, who had him tied up outside the workplace, and was coming out every ten or fifteen minutes to spend time with him. I can’t quite decide how I … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Yuko the Formosan Mountain Dog/Whippet Mix

I can’t think of too many breed mixes more random, but it seems like Yuko turned out okay. I think she’s a Taiwan rescue dog, too. These were taken during the one month of the year that whippets and whippet mixes … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Clancy the Irish Terrier

I ran into Clancy being walked by his owner, a Chinese gentleman who happily informed me that he was named Clancy and was an Irish Terrier. Although he didn’t say so explicitly, I wonder whether he might have been named … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Mika the Husky

Mika needs lots of petting and chin rubs and such. (I’m just doing her a favor and passing along this little tidbit, so that if any of you happen to see her you can act accordingly.)

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Dog of the Day: Figaro the Dreadlocked Poodle

I was not aware that dreadlocks on poodles were a ‘thing’, but apparently they are. All rightie, then.

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Dog of the Day: Mookie the Magical Pit Bull/Border Collie Mix

I was walking along the Embarcadero the other day when I saw this distinctive little pup. (I think she’s actually still a puppy although I didn’t remember to record her age.) Am I alone in thinking that she has been … Continue reading

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Pomba the Rhodesian Ridgeback/German Shepherd Mix From Kinshasa

Pomba from Kinshasa. Say it out loud: it just rolls right off the tongue.  

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Dog of the Day: Nilla the Auto Spa Pug

I took my car to the ‘Auto Spa‘ the other day for a well-deserved interior cleaning (aka ‘dredge the potato chips from under the driver’s seat’). It wasn’t until I got there that I discovered that this was a true … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Shiba Inu

I know I’m being a bit lazy this week with the editing and stuff. I can only plead time constraints. Work has me coming and going this week.

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