Monthly Archives: July 2013

Double Dog Day: Lucy the Chihuahua/Dachshund Mix and Friend

I am pretty sure the one on the right is Lucy. (If anyone had ever told me that getting older was accompanied by this much stress, I would have done a lot more to try to avoid it. In the … Continue reading

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Double Dog Day: Yaoyao and Cheche the Catahoula Mixes

I have no firm evidence for my choice of breed here: mom and dad had no idea. But I’m going to go with Catahoula mixes, because some of them are brindles and these two just kinda look right. Yaoyao means … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Sweet Pit Mix With Airplane Ears

Autumn and I call them ‘airplane ears’ because they stick out to the side like wings! Not sure what this gal is mixed with… could be lab. Edit: GRR. WordPress did not post on time. Again.

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RIP: Tillie the Hiking Dog of Indian Fort Mountain

Just ran across this article and thought my readers might be interested. It’s a story of a dog whose self-appointed job was to escort hikers as they climbed Indian Fort Mountain, in Kentucky. She wore a collar with a tag that … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Hansel the Giant Schnauzer Puppy

Can you believe that Hansel is only 4 months old in this picture? He’s so huge! After intermittent problems for the last couple of months, my camera has given up the ghost. At first I was like, ‘Come on, Canon, … Continue reading

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Caturday Supplement: Marmalade-and-White Tabby

It’s still caturday. In San Francisco. Technically.

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Dog of the Day: Shih Tzu Dog Pack!

This dog clearly loves being part of a dog pack, valuing the security and sense of belonging that only a pack can provide. I’m sure she loves running around too.

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Dog of the Day: Brookie (aka Brooklyn) the Yorkshire Terrier

Brooklyn is a perfect name for this pup. He’s got a little attitude, and perhaps a bit of a crusty exterior, but is a total softy at heart. (Although he has no concept of personal space whatsoever.)

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Two Dog Night: Two Pups I Hope To See More Of

These two have identical stories: in each case I ran into them, took a bunch of pictures, and almost none of them came out even vaguely decently, because it was really too dark out to be taking pictures of dogs… … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Marco the Basset Hound/Brittany Spaniel Mix

I ran into Marco last Tuesday and had this major feeling of déjà vu. (Ooh, schmancy accent marks.) When I got home I looked up ‘Marco’ but didn’t find any dogs by that name on here. But when I looked … Continue reading

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