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Lumen (aka Lulu) the German Pudelpointer

Wow, a new breed! Haven’t had one of those for a while. Apparently the ‘pudelpointer’ was bred in the late 1800s from poodles and pointers (mostly English pointers) by Baron von Zedlitz, which sounds like an evil mad genius name so … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Gorgeous Malamute (Mix?)

Is it just the angle of the shot, or does this dog look like she has a little corgi in her?  

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Caturday Supplement: Finally A Cat!

A friend of ours emailed us a picture of her cat, “The Blob”. (If I say that that name makes me think of ‘El Blobbo’, Steve Dallas’s name for Opus in the ‘Bloom County’ comic strip, does that date me?)

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Sat-Bird-Day Supplement: Seabirds of San Francisco

Just a few sea-and-estuary-birds for your Saturday enjoyment.

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Dog of the Day: Maltese

I know unsolicited free advice is generally worth what you pay for it, and that going around giving it out is unpopular. This has never stopped me before, and it’s not going to stop me today. My advice: drink lots … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Swedish Vallhund

Don’t see nearly enough of these pups around. This is the first one on the blog, in fact, although there’s a pretty good chance that Baloo is part vallhund.

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Dog of the Day: American Eskimo Dog

I’ve run into a surprising number of Eskies over the last few weeks. I hear if you brush them daily, you can get enough fur to make a gorgeous sweater in around… fourteen minutes.

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Dog of the Day: Caucasian Shepherd (Ovcharka)

Reminder from yesterday: there will be a Wags-and-Wine event, run by ‘wineluv.com’, at the Wags pet hotel near 14th and Folsom (Rainbow Foods, Best Buy, ASPCA, etc), this Friday from 5 PM to 7 PM. Early registration is $20 at the above … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Holly-Go-Lightly the Golden Retriever/Corgi Mix

Some of the more attentive among you might remember Miss Holly from last year’s Bay to Barkers. Well, I ran into her again, and she was just as charming, if a trifle… damp.

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Dog of the Day: Petite Husky

Some more pictures from Bay to Barkers. Huskies are so pretty.  

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