Tag Archives: East Bay

Roll of 28(+1) Day 24: Birthday Music

It’s my birthday tomorrow! (The 25th, that is.) And, quite coincidentally, two of my most favorite musicians in the world were in town tonight (and tomorrow night, the 25th, too!) at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley: Martin Hayes and … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Moe the Basset Hound/Australian Shepherd/Golden Retriever

No, Moe isn’t from the dog show. He’s another leftover from last summer’s Bay to Barkers. And according to my notes, he was getting his canine good citizen certification when I took these. So a belated congratulations to Moe, the … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Rhodesian Ridgeback

I always forget how big these guys are. They’re rangy! Also, prong collar. Which brings up an anecdote about one difference in the way Autumn and I approach life sometimes. I often wondered if prong collars like that were painful. … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Border Collie

Because we haven’t seen one in a while. An anecdote I ran into on reddit recently (here): Yeah, my border collie totally gets that I control the car. On days when I come home without the kid, she gets concerned … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Dolce the Samoyed

Going all the way back to Bay to Barkers for this one. Man, I got a lot of pictures there! Dolce was a gorgeous pup, who was there with San Francisco Samoyed Rescue (though she wasn’t adoptable). She had a … Continue reading

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Double Dog Day: Pembroke Welsh Corgi and …?

Another pair from Bay to Barkers! I’m really tearing through those. Someone help me out with that second dog, please. I know I’ve seen dogs that look like that but I can’t figure out what they were!

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Dog of the Day: Suka the Papillon Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix

I’m keeping this little guy’s secret in the title, but I think maybe a fox snuck into the hounds’ convention back at Bay to Barkers. [Edit: How in the world did I get ‘do the day’ instead of ‘dog of … Continue reading

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Caturday Supplement: Berkeley Humane Society Kitten Nursery Preview, Part 2

The rest of the ridiculous kitten pics from yesterday’s Humane Society Shindig!

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Dog of the Day: Pimp-My-Ride German Shepherd

Leftover pictures (I have a bunch more) from Bay to Barkers. This pup is a German shepherd with, I think, inflammatory myopathy. Poor pup. but for all that, she seems delighted with life, and with her mobility device. And it … Continue reading

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Double Dog Day: Collie Collie! (Troy and Gypsy)

Bay to Barkers is starting to feel like ages ago. These are two more pups I met there, Troy the rough-coated collie and Gypsy the smooth-coated collie. Mom and dad indicated that they were charter members of a Facebook group, … Continue reading

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