Monthly Archives: August 2025

Sunday Switchup: Marbled Godwit

I really ought to do a little more birding. I find them endlessly fascinating, and lovely.

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Ugh

Sick. Also tired. Back soon.

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Surf Dog of the Day: Cacau the CHAMPION Labrador Retriever

Cacau, who traveled here from Brazil to compete, won both the overall champion crown and the stand-up paddle-board category, plus tied with Koa in the ‘extra large dog’ solo category and did pretty well in ‘human-dog tandem’ too. (In what … Continue reading

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Double Surf Dog Day: Surf Dog Iza the French Bulldog and Faith the Surfing Pit Bull

I got a few pictures of Iza by herself, but they all came out with Iza as just a black blob. Too much white surf for a black dog, even for a high-contrast camera body. Still, though, Iza and Faith … Continue reading

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Emergency Puppy of the Day: Zida the Utterly Ridiculous

We interrupt this Surf Dog Week to bring you an emergency injection of PURE ADORABILITY. This is Zida, the two month old unknown mixed breed (but probably has at least a little Chihuahua) that I ran into on my way … Continue reading

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Surf Dog of the Day: Joey the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Meet Joey! Joey had a pretty good time out there, catching several waves. Good showing, even with some pretty ruff surf (and ruff-er competition!)

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Sunday Switchup: Sea Doggos

A few sea otter pictures from 2023. The solo (second) one is a bit blurry, but I included because I think he has an entire pile of sea urchins to snack on. The third is a mother and baby, although … Continue reading

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Site News: Sorry About The Hiatus

I have been working on setting up a new server for da blawg. It’s a lot of work, but my old one was getting a bit long in the tooth (vintage 2012!) and needs to be replaced. Had to move … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Posey the Lakeland Terrier Redux

I ran into Posey (10) a little while ago, and said, “Oh, is that a fox terrier?” No, it was not a fox terrier, it was a Lakeland terrier. When I went to post her I said, ‘I’m not sure … Continue reading

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(Surf) Dog of the Day: Koa the Chocolate Lab

I got SO MANY pictures from the dog surfing championships! And SO MANY of them were of the face a small child that was inexplicably being held up on someone’s shoulders BACKWARDS and jiggled back and forth a few dozen … Continue reading

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