Category Archives: Dog of the Day

Double Dog Day: Bernese Mountain Dog and Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Pictures are from the annual Swiss Dog Day in San Francisco. I have rarely seen such a good example of the ‘play bow’ or ‘play pose’ or whatever you like to call it before. The tail is straight up in … Continue reading

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Wildlife Pics: Bird

A picture from my trip to Monterey a couple of weeks ago. I rented a 70-200mm f2.8 zoom lens and a 2x teleconverter for my Canon 50D for the trip. (For those who don’t know what that is, it just … Continue reading

Posted in Dog of the Day | Leave a comment

Dog of the Day: Axl the Bulldog/Beagle Mix?

Found this guy standing around outside of our favorite cheese shop. And I have to say, if golden retrievers are the ‘happy stoners’ of the dog world, this guy could definitely give them a run for their money. Well, maybe … Continue reading

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Dog of the Day: Mickey the West Highland White Terrier

I ran into Mickey one morning on the way to work, and immediately knew I had to take some pictures. After all, how often do you run into a dog wearing galoshes? Turns out Mickey moved to San Francisco (with … Continue reading

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Dog of the Day: Maddy-Pup the Akita/Siberian Husky Mix

Husky/akita is what mom says. She’s huge, though, so might be part malamute instead. Anyway, she is certainly the embodiment of all that is fluffy. She’s 8 years old, but it doesn’t seem to have slowed her down much.

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dog of the Day: Hash the Staffordshire Bull Terrier/Labrador Retriever Mix Puppy

I’m actually not sure… mom said Hash was a pit bull/lab mix, but I’m going to have to go with Staffordshire/Lab. Looking at the face, he looks a lot like one, plus he’s sort of squat to be a pit … Continue reading

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Dog of the Day: Brussels Griffon

I don’t think this dog really needs much commentary from me. (The building behind the pup is one of the more expensive apartment buildings in the city, situated atop Nob Hill, kitty-corner from the Fairmont Hotel. Some TV show was … Continue reading

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Dog of the Day: Boss the North American Black Bear Cub… (uh, I mean Schipperke)

Oh my god everybody run it’s a bear!

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Double Dog Day: Lab/Basenji Mix (?) and Pug Mix

Today’s post is a good illustration of one of the difficulties of dog park photography. I was just settling down to take some pictures of this lovely pooch, when I was so rudely interrupted. (The breed mix is just a … Continue reading

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Dog of the Day: Dodge the Shiba Inu/Chow Mix

Meet Dodge. Dodge is a Shiba/Chow mix who goes around busting down all the stereotypes of standoffish Asian dogs. And grinning. A lot.

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments