Dog of the Day: Bella the Siberian Husky Labrador Retriever German Shepherd Mix

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Adam Lang

Bella is a melange a trois (heh), and is only 3 years old, quite young to have mastered the ‘ohhh I am ever so tired so I will just lie here and hopefully you will rub my belly in sympathy’ posture.

Siberian Husky Labrador Retriever German Shepherd Mix Dog Lying On Her Side On The Sidewalk
She was totally going for the sympathy pets. Which I was very happy to give her.
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Caturday Supplement: Irish Kitty

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Adam Lang

I’ve been walking my dog-sitting charge around a large chunk of the local neighborhood and I have seen many, many cats. But I can’t get close enough to them to take their pictures because Zoey REALLY WANTS TO EAT THEM. Fortunately, Autumn is keeping me in Irish kitty pictures.

Grey Tiger Tabby Cat Sleeping On Concrete Stairs
Oh that’s a very tempting tummy.
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Dog of the Day: Ivy the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Adam Lang

I ran into a bunch of tollers right in a row. That never happens! Even better: they all had adorable little white socks! Ivy (2) was the biggest, and boy is she photogenic.

Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever With White Socks Grinning
OMG. THE EARS.
Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever With White Socks
Especially unusual for a female to get this big.
Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever With White Socks Looking Goofy
All the goof of a golden retriever, but maybe a teensy bit less hyper.
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Puppy of the Day: Itty Bitty Bluenose Pit Mix

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Adam Lang

I didn’t catch this little guy’s name, but isn’t he cute?

Little Bitty Pit Bull Terrier Mix Puppy
I love the little eye-whiskers glowing in the sun.
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Dog of the Day: Dexter the (Ex-Runt) Pug

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Adam Lang

Dexter was the runt of the litter. Now, at age 5, he is 30 pounds (!) of pure muscle. Seriously, not an ounce of fat on the boy, and he is HUGE. I bet he generates more pulling power on a leash than the boxer I’m currently pup-sitting.

Large Muscular Pug Looking Up Happily
I have been told that my neck resembles his a little bit. Unfortunately without the ‘not an ounce of fat’ thing.
Pug Looking Down At Ball
He is also very, very fetch-focused. Man I like this pug!
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Dog of the Day: Chester the Labradoodle Puppy

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Adam Lang

Chester: 7 months old, and already more popular than I have ever been.

Two Strangers Petting Someone's Labradoodle Puppy
I’m not even mad.
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Sunday Switchup: Fountain

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Adam Lang

Never run across anything quite like this before. I’d walked by it dozens, maybe even hundreds of times, but it was rarely if ever turned on. It’s a fountain of sorts, but instead of a stream of water it releases a fine mist. It makes it look kind of like you’re looking through one of San Francisco’s famous fogs, which is kind of nice since there are a lot fewer of those these days than there were 20 years ago. (No, really, it’s an official thing. Thanks, global warming.)

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Mea Culpa Dog of the Day: Zoey the Boxer Again

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Adam Lang

I’ve been a bit MIA this week. Mostly my fault although it didn’t help that:
a) I had to run to Sacramento because I’m dogsitting Zoey again, which meant getting up at 5:30 AM.
b) My phone’s charging port stopped working so it was pretty tough to get photos off of it, plus my normal white noise app is on my phone so I had to use my laptop instead.
c) Some (unprintable) person who posts ‘sleep sounds’ on youtube decided that having theirs play commercials after five hours of runtime was a great idea. (You’ve never lived until you’ve been awakened from a sound sleep by someone telling you that your soft drugs might be full of fentanyl. I never got back to sleep, so that was a four-hour night of sleep, lovely.)
d) Work stress. It is cool being the ‘super-duper expert’ on something, right up until that thing goes nuts and you have no idea why.

Still, though, no excuse, because I have all sorts of cute pictures. Including some new ones of Zoey!

White Boxer With One Brown Spot Over Her Eye In A Garden With Wrought Iron Sculptures
As you can see, Zoey has a lovely back yard. Nevertheless, she also gets a nice 45 to 90 minute walk every morning before it gets hot.
White Boxer With Her Ear Standing Up Giving The Camera Side-Eye
This is partly because Zoey needs the exercise, and partly because *I* need the exercise.
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Dog of the Day: George the Chihuahua Unknown Terrier Mix

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Adam Lang

George? Well, I’ll allow it! George is 5 and is definitely part Chihuahua, but nobody’s quite sure about the other half. ‘Maybe some kind of terrier’. All rightie then.

Small White Albino-Looking Chihuahua Mix With Huge Ears
The set of the jaw makes him look a little more pugnacious than he actually is.
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Sunday Switchup: Go Fly A Kite

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Adam Lang

Autumn sent me pictures that made me terribly jealous: a friend of hers in Ireland works at a bird rescue, and introduced her to some clients. I think this one is a red kite (Cúr Rua for the Irish-speakers among you).

Woman Holding Red Kite Bird
Yup. New life goal discovered.
Red Kite Bird Looking Peeved
Admittedly I’d be protecting my nose about now.
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