Dog of the Day: Husky Puppy

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Adam Lang

Posting from my phone, so no caption or hovertext today.

I saw this gorgeous pup at the SPCA. Clearly a purebred husky puppy. Bet that’s something they don’t see every day!

Siberian Husky Puppy Looking Melancholy

Oh look: mobile WordPress does captions now! Still no hovertext though.

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Dog of the Day: Frankie the German Shepherd Greyhound Mix

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Adam Lang

I took one look at Frankie and I went, “A German shepherd with greyhound ears!” And that’s pretty much what Frankie’s mom thinks she is. She also thinks she’s about two years old.

German Shepherd Greyhound Mix Sprawled Under A Table

I call this position the ‘tawl dawg sprawl™’. (Like it? I made it up just now!) 🙂

Portrait Of German Shepherd With Greyhound Ears

Frankie was not much interested in me. I think she was a little overwhelmed by her surroundings at Airbnb HQ (the same building Hipmunk is in.)

 

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Dog of the Day: Bellatrix Le Corgi Again!

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Adam Lang

We had some pictures of Bellatrix when she was just a wee sprout, but now she’s… well, an only slightly less wee sprout. And just as adorable. GO LOOK AT THIS PICTURE ON HER INSTAGRAM RIGHT NOW.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Sticking Her Head Out Of A Traveling Bag

Bella’s ride is far more fuel-efficient than mine is. And air-cooled!

Pembroke Welsh Corgi In A Traveling Bag

I love the ear-fluff squooshed up against the mesh!

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Site News: Adam Does Something Crazy

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Adam Lang

So, things have been a little quieter than usual here for the past few weeks. It’s because I’ve been really busy doing… well… a whole lot of things. One of which was utterly crazy even for me: I just went and bought an RV.

It wasn’t entirely spur-of-the-moment; I’ve been thinking about it for ages, for some specific reasons which I’m not going to get into on here. And I’m planning on spending about three months in the midwest, so it made sense to do it now. It’s just that everything ended up being very rushed and crazy and, er, expensive. And crazy. And did I mention expensive?

I’ll share some photos of her on a Sunday Switchup, hopefully this coming Sunday (if she isn’t at the repair shop over the weekend!) I call her the Lummox, after a surprisingly similar — except much less comfortable — vehicle that I designed for a role-playing game I played some time ago. Crazy how life imitates art sometimes.

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Dog of the Day: Shayna the Havawort

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Adam Lang

Yes, it’s not a great picture. But this one is for Elizabeth, who asked if we’d heard of the breed, and I discovered that I had never posted one.

Plus, this has a picture of Shadow, who is an old friend of the blog. She’s the one with her nose buried in Shayna’s tummy.

So it’s funny: Havaworts basically look like two-tone golden retrievers. Golden retrievers have a gene called ‘recessive red’ which prevents them from showing any black on their bodies (except nose and lips and claws and a couple other places). I wonder if this is what some golden retrievers would look like if they didn’t have that gene?

Golden Retriever Samoyed Mix Sniffing Havawort

Took this picture in 2015, still remember where and when and with whom. Why can I remember that, but not where I put down my wallet 30 seconds ago?

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Dog of the Day: Biscuit the Australian Cattle Dog Mix

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Adam Lang

Biscuit is a calm, happy, friendly 10-year-old pup, who loves his commutes. Because everyone loves Biscuit!

Australian Cattle Dog Mix Lying On The Floor And Looking Sad

BART is so much more pleasant when there are pups to play with.

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Dog of the Day: Frogs the French Bulldog

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Adam Lang

Frogs the French bulldog(s?) is one year old, and glorying in his newfound privileges as an adult dog.

French Bulldog Smiling And Lying Sploot In Grass

Is it too much to ask that I get to spend some time this happy without indulging in illicit substances?

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Sunday Switchup: Century Electric

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Adam Lang

I love the phone number. Which century are they referring to, do you suppose? And as far as ‘UNderhill’, do you think they mean hobbits? Or ‘the fairies under the hill’?

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Caturday Supplement: Marmie At Rest

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Adam Lang

This kitty isn’t always riding on people’s backs.

Edit: I didn’t notice, she has an M (for Marmalade!) on her forehead!

Cat Sitting On Table

I am constantly amazed at how seldom spills happen at KitTea. Let alone broken crockery.

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Dog of the Day: Flippity Floppity Finn the English Setter

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Adam Lang

Finn is one year old, and he is both flippity and floppity! That is why his instagram account is @flippityfloppityfinn. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to go there, and check out his assortment of puppy pictures and schnozz schotts. Because they. Are. GLORIOUS.

English Setter Looking Serious And Soulful

There’re a lot of pictures online of dogs with photoshopped-in human teeth. This pup didn’t need them photoshopped in, he just needs Invisalign!

English Setter Looking Playful

That expression says everything you need to know about Finn.

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