Tag Archives: North Beach

Dog of the Day: Quigley the Australian Shepherd Mix Puppy

I just realized something: aside from Saturday’s otters, my entire last week has been puppies. I am in terrible danger of spoiling you people. So, what should I do about this? Why, do it just a little bit more, of course! … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Tyson the Giant Schnauzer Puppy

Tyson was a rescue puppy from someone who decided that ear cropping was a great idea, and tried the DIY version. Really badly. With any luck, someone cropped that person’s ears in retaliation. Anyway, I decided that it was a bit … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Samoyed

 

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Dog of the Day: Fluffy Border Collie Mix

This gal was just hangin’ out, waiting for mom and dad to finish their lunch.  

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Dog of the Day: Pious (Or At Least Patient) Samoyed And Friend

From the Blessing of the Animals.  

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Dog of the Day: Gavina the Spinone Italiano

On the very day of the Italian festival, Autumn and I ran into our very first Spinone Italiano: Gavina (3), named after a Catalan word meaning ‘white dog’. I do not know why this breed isn’t more popular: Gavina was … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Big Poofly Malamute

Another pup from the North Beach Festival. So fluffy. This is the kind of dog that would, in addition to providing you moral support and pulling your sled for you, would provide enough fur to make about three sweaters every … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Ollie the Saint Bernard

Ollie is a rarity, a Saint Bernard that was adopted from an SPCA group. He’s also a ‘rescue dog’ in that he obviously goes around bringing people brandy and slobbery smooches. He’s 5 years old, and is tiny for a … Continue reading

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Dog of the Lazy Day: Some Kind of Terrier Thingie

I’m really tired, and I need bed. So here is a post from the North Beach Festival, a few weeks ago, when The National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi held a ‘Blessing of the Animals‘. There were literally dozens of … Continue reading

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Dog of the Day: Small Münsterländer

Autumn and I were walking along, and Autumn said, ‘Hey, that looks like a Small Münsterländer!’ And lo, it was. It’s not often I get to trot out the umlauts.

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