Dog of the Day: Shayna the Havawort

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

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

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

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

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

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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Dog of the Day: German Shepherd Mix Puppy

A match made in heaven: an instant and lasting best-friendship.

Boy Hugging Black And Tan German Shepherd Puppy

I’m always happy when I see someone else have the same reaction to dogs that I do.

Boy Hugging Black And Tan German Shepherd Puppy

That grin.

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Dog of the Day: Lionel the Miniature Australian Shepherd Puppy

I decided to go back in my archives a bit and find a pup I hadn’t posted. Lionel was 8 months old when this was taken, about a year ago. And he was huge for a mini Aussie! I wonder how big he is by now.

Floofy Red Merle Miniature Australian Shepherd With Partial Heterochromia

Oh, those ears. Don’t you just want to twiddle them?

Floofy Red Merle Miniature Australian Shepherd With Partial Heterochromia

I think he was named after Lionel Hampton.

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Sunday Switchup: Let Her Eat Cake

One of our office employees had a birthday. We had a cake.

Amazing what they can do with an inkjet printer these days.

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Caturday Supplement: Marmalade Tiger Tabby

I dropped by KitTea today. I was watching the cats, and chatting with two women who were sitting near me, and I mentioned that there was one cat that liked climbing up onto people’s backs. Five minutes later, this happened.

Marmalade Tiger Tabby Cat Mounted On Man's Back

Fifteen minutes of watching the cats can give you a pretty good idea of who the troublemakers are.

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