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Dog of the Day: Linus the Maltese Poodle Mix

Let’s play ‘where’s Linus’? (Male, 6 years old, happy-go-lucky, and named after Linus usitatissimum, the flax flower! Commonly used for coughs and as a lax– er. Yes, I guess there is such a thing as too much information.)

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Dog of the Day: An Old Friend And True

Of the canine friends I made shortly after I arrived in San Francisco, there’s only one left. On sunny days, sometimes I find him lying out sunbathing on my jog in to work. And on very rare cloudy and cool … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Uncle Baxter the German Wirehaired Pointer

Uncle Baxter is 2, and apparently has a Facebook page, but I’m unable to find it. Possibly it is not shared with the world, which would be terrible because Uncle Baxter should be seen by everybody.

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Sunday Switchup: Halloween

Twitter and Facebook photo-sharing still aren’t working. Frustrating, but I’ll figure it out eventually. On the subject of photos, I did a little face-painting for Halloween.

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Red Dog of the Day: Tidus the Corgi

There is a bit of funny graffiti on the sidewalk not far from my home. Tidus seems to like it almost as much as I do.

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Dog of the Day: Georgie the Dapper Yorkshire Terrier

Georgie (9) was out for a little meander around the neighborhood, and was certainly well dressed for the occasion!  

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Dog of the Day: Zara the Belgian Malinois

Hey Lucy! I’m home! Edit: Funny… the text was for a dog named Lucy, but everything else was from Zara. So… yeah. That’s a thing. Which happened.

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Caturday Supplement: Shaved Persian

I ran into someone carrying her two cats home from the groomer. Her two shaved-except-for-the-head cats. Unfortunately, most of the pictures didn’t come out very well, but I think you can get the general idea from this one.

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A Tail of Two Dogs, Part One: Dr. Pepper the German Shepherd Lab Mix

This is the first of a tale of two dogs: meet Dr. Pepper, the German shepherd Labrador retriever maybe mix, age 5. Note his alert expression, his lovely eyes. Especially note his magnificent, foofly tail. Remember them for tomorrow. There … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Sasser the English Springer Spaniel Puppy

I saw Sasser this evening, and I just had to post her. She’s just three months old. I forgot to ask what breed she was, but I think she’s a springer. She could be a cocker, though. I can say … Continue reading

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