Dog of the Day: Marlowe the Labradoodle Puppy

Marlowe, a refreshing variation on the jumble of Marleys that I have run across lately, is eleven weeks old. He has all the usual parts a puppy has, including snorgly nose, pettable ears, and a ridiculously adorable puppybelly. In short, he must be stopped, before he brings the city to a standstill.

Hey, don’t look at me. I don’t stop ’em, I encourage them.

Man Holding Adorable Goldendoodle Puppy

Last puppy-parvo shot is at 16 weeks. Somewhere between 11 weeks and then is when they can start playing with other dogs.

Goldendoodle Puppy In Man's Arms

Until then, they tend to get carried around a lot. And look sad.

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Dog of the Day: ‘Pup’ the Catahoula Mix (?)

This is, apparently, ‘Pup’ the pup. Go figure. And when this was taken it was a week since she’d been adopted from a local shelter, and she was settling in beautifully.

Unknown Mixed Breed Dog

Look at those ears. I don’t know about a Catahoula mix with ears like that.

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Dog of the Day: Anna Marie the Romanian Rescue Dog

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Anna Marie. Anna Marie had a pretty tough start to life… she was found, an unknown herding mix dog. seriously injured on the streets of Galati, Romania. (Her full story is here.) Fortunately, she was picked up by a very humane sort of person, who took very good care of her, and brought her to San Francisco. And who started an animal rescue organization in her honor.

Ten years later, she’s still kicking around, and the rescue organization is still going strong.

 

Herding Dog Mix From Romania

Despite her early experiences, she turned out to be a sweet, trusting, happy dog.

Herding Dog Mix With Wheeled Cart On Hind Legs

Did I mention her injury was serious? It was a broken back, and a severed spine. Hasn’t slowed her down in the slightest.

Herding Dog Mix With Wheeled Cart On Hind Legs

I’ve never met a pup who has done so amazingly well with a broken back. Ten years and still going strong!

 

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Dog of the Day: Stella the Vizsla

Stella (age 1)  is a very dynamic individual!

Vizsla Sniffing A Forced-Air Heater

Random stuff lying on the sides of the streets are a bit of a constant of San Francisco. Stella seems curious about it.

Vizsla Sniffing At A Wall

I love this pose. So dynamic.

Vizsla

She was reeeeeally hyper. But not jumpy. A rare combination.

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Sunday Switchup: Airbnb Pet Cohost Art

These paintings are up at the Airbnb building. They were painted by a woman who had to spend a fair bit of time in Airbnbs, for a year. These were the animal co-hosts who welcomed her.

Will update this with the artist’s info when I get a chance.

Dog And Cat Art

I think it might be fun, going Airbnb-hopping for a while.

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Caturday Supplement: Headlights

Someone doesn’t even have low beams.

Black Cat With Amber Eyes

I was going to say I like black cats, but honestly, I like pretty much any color.

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Dog of the Day: Doggie Bag

This pup seemed so very happy to be bagged.

Chihuahua In A Backpack Looking Dopey

Such a sleepy pup.

Chihuahua In A Backpack, Grinning

Didn’t seem at all unhappy to be awakened, though.

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Dog of the Day: St. Bernard

This guy was at the dog wash, just like yesterday’s. And even for a dog-wash dog he was amazingly photogenic.

St. Bernard Lying On The Floor Looking Depressed

Whenever I go by Wags, there’s always a semicircle of people peering into the window.

Several Dogs Including One Saint Bernard

It’s amazing how well all the dogs generally get along.

St. Bernard Looking Noble

So noble.

Saint Bernard

He really did want to come say hello.

Saint Bernard Staring Into The Camera

We stood and watched one another for a while.

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Dog of the Day: Dignified Vizsla

Someone is too dignified to be … bathed. Like a common dog.

Vizsla In Bathtub

I swear, the front window of Wags (the dog wash in question) is the best show in town.

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Dog of the Day: EEEEEEeeeEeeEEEE!

Okay. So I’ve run into Skippy twice in the past few weeks. These pictures are from the first time, when he was nine weeks old and ridiculously adorable, as opposed to the second time, when he was twelve weeks old, twice as big, and… ridiculously adorable.

Skippy (and his friend Capp) have an Instagram account. I know I don’t have to tell you to go there, because you’re already there.

Fluffy German Shepherd Puppy In Woman's Arms

He was in the main hall of the Airbnb building…

Closeup Of German Shepherd Puppy With Ears Askew

…the squealing was hypersonic. Glass was cracking all over the lobby.

Woman Holding Adorable German Shepherd Puppy

He’s sooooo soooooooft.

Woman Holding German Shepherd Puppy And Smiling Beatifically

I had to stay a bit away from him, because he wanted to climb out and say hello to me so badly.

Woman Holding German Shepherd Puppy As They Gaze Lovingly At One Another

Oh god these two are going to have such a great time.

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