Monthly Archives: October 2015

Dog of the Day: Mexican Hairless

A Mexican hairless dog, in celebration of my Mexican vacation. I am not sure how it never occurred to me before that a dog with no fur and black skin would be really well-adapted to a very hot climate, but … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Corgi Post-CorgiCon

Two public service announcements tonight. One personal: I am going on a company vacation to the nearly-inundated Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday through Monday. (Yes, I know, it’s a tough life! Mind you, this is the first company vacation I’ve ever been … Continue reading

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Dog of the (Birth)Day: Wadi the Saluki

Look who I ran into this morning: Wadi the Saluki, who we last saw in 2012, when he was just 9 months old. And guess who turned four years old today? I said hello and happy birthday, and gave him … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Chief the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Chief (3) just had a spinal tap. Two weeks ago he couldn’t walk or even really move his hind legs. They thought it was cancer, but it turned out to be an infection, and fully treatable. Today he’s great, and … Continue reading

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Sunday Switchup: Drama Queen Butterfly

So I was walking back from that doctor’s appointment I mentioned a few days ago, and I noticed some gorgeous flowers, with a couple of butterflies flitting about near them. One of them landed on a flower so I decided … Continue reading

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Caturday Supplement: Just Adopted!

Well, I was running a bit low on pictures for my Caturday posts, so I stopped by Pets Unlimited (now a part of the SF SPCA) and grabbed some pictures of their kitties. This one has just been put on hold … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Sleepy CorgiCon-Goer

So, lesson learned. Too many corgis is not nearly enough corgis for Dogs of SF fans. So here’s someone who get a little too excited and tore around CorgiCon at top speed for around two and a half hours and then fell … Continue reading

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Adoptable Dog of the Day: Lily the Blind Pit Bull Mix

I went to the doctor’s office on Wednesday morning for something which really, really I hope will turn out to have been nothing major (a drug sensitivity, perhaps), but which is kind of freaking me out a bit right now. I … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Blue Merle Cardigan Welsh Corgi

I had a dog I wanted to post today, but I’m having some issues with the new ‘live photos‘ feature on my iPhone. The issue is: live photos of dogs are just too damn cute! They’re ridiculous! But they can’t … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Corgusky

The most prevalent mix I saw at CorgiCon was the ‘corguski’, half corgi and half husky. I’m not sure there was any special reason, it just worked out that way. They are hilarious.

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