Dog of the Day: Evil, Vicious, Feral Malamute

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Adam Lang

Clearly a killer… killer!

Malamute Sticking Out His Mouth

I wonder… was there a ‘bonamute’ to go with the ‘malamute’? But what would be better than a malamute?

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Dog of the Day: Doughall the Whatchamadog

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Adam Lang

This is Doughall! He’s a whatchamadog, and it hardly matters.

Fluffy Unknown Mixed Breed Dog

I’m gonna guess maybe some border collie. Not just the floof and the color, but also the stare.

Fluffy Unknown Mixed Breed Dog Licking His Own Tongue

Curlytongue!

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Caturday Supplement: Berkeley Antquikitty

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Adam Lang

This is a cat I run into periodically in the front window of an antiques store in Berkeley. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve posted him here at least once before. However, if so, it’s been several years, so I’m pretty sure I’m allowed under Blog Convention #38 to post him again.

Tuxedo Cat Sitting Next To Antique Display Case

Not sure I’ve ever seen the cat when the place was open.

Tuxedo Kitten In Antique Shop

Come to think of it, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the place open, period.

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Dog of the Day: Zamoni the Taiwanese Whatchamapup

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Adam Lang

Zamboni! Zamboni is an adorable import: made in Taiwan in 2013, of 100% recycled parts. Or something like that.

Taiwanese Street Dog In San Francisco

I seem to recall Zamboni not being entirely comfortable with strangers, and this body language bears that out.

Taiwanese Street Dog In San Francisco

Ear exercises: Back! Up! Sides! Up! Repeat!

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Dog of the Day: Tiberius (aka Tibby) the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Poodle Mix

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Adam Lang

I have been sitting on Tiberius for a few weeks (no not literally sheesh stop that), and it’s utterly inexcusable. He is one of Autumn’s customers, and is ridiculously sweet and adorable and sharp-toothed.

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to come up with any good hovertext or captions for this many pictures on this very uninspired night, so you’re going to have to suffer with just pictures of this puppy. Poor you!

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Dog of the Day: Long-Haired Chihuahua

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Adam Lang

This is yesterday’s pup’s sibling. Much older sibling. Much older and grumpier and savaged Autumn’s hand when she went to take care of him sibling. First time Autumn’s had one of her charges draw blood on her (aside from puppy-bites, puppy-scratches, and kitten-scratches) since she started working with animals.

Yes. He is a grump.

 

Woman Holding Long-Haired Chihuahua Blep

He had just moved from another city, into a totally new place.

Long Haired Chihuahua In Speed Bump Position On The Carpet

Which to be fair is stressful even for humans, who know what is happening, and usually why.

Long Haired Chihuahua In Speed Bump Position On The Carpet

Still, that’s no reason to take it out on Autumn, you naughty pup.

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Dog of the Day: Papillon Puppy

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Adam Lang

Autumn and I went by to visit a pair of potential clients of hers (and, naturally, the potential customer, a.k.a. the clients’ owner) a while back. One was a somewhat shy puppy and the other was an extremely grumpy old papillon. This is the puppy, whose name has slipped my mind.

 

Papillon Puppy Searching The Carpet For Crumbs

A born browser. Or is that grazer?

Papillon Puppy With Ridiculous Ears Sniffs Photographer's Extended Hand

Autumn and I introduced ourselves to her. (Or was it a him? I don’t recall.)

Papillon Puppy Under Table Inspects Hand From Out Of Frame

She (or he) was not impressed.

Papillon Puppy Giving Camera Sideeye While Chewing On Rope Toy

The old ‘hide behind mom’ plus ‘puppydog eyes’ works every time.

 

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Caturday Supplement: Kitty in a Window

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Adam Lang

I’ve posted this kitty — the one who occasionally sleeps in the window of Bow Wow Meow — before. But I quite liked the image of these two sharing the… facilities.

A Real Cat And A Stuffed Animal Dog Lying On A Pet Potty

Cats and dogs, living together… mass hysteria!

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Dog of the Day: Munchkin the Bernese Mountain Dog

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Adam Lang

The only way I could get Munchkin to stop moving around for long enough for me to get a non-blurry shot was to pet her until she leaned against my leg hard enough to keep me from moving, and then hold out the other hand with the camera and aim at random. Fortunately, I seem to have gotten lucky.

Munchkin has only fifteen toes! She had to have one amputated when she was young. You can just tell how traumatized it left her from that haunted look in her eyes.

Bernese Mountain Dog Face Smiling At The Camera

I have taken pictures of this pup before, apparently back in 2012, but I’m not sure I ever posted them. I am such a bad person!

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Dog of the Day: Indi the Saluki

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Adam Lang

I am saving more Paddington pics, because I want to post them as pic/video combos and it is soon going to be much easier to do so. Instead I would like you to meet Indi Al Jamal Bella the saluki (2 years old, Indi for short.) Indi is not only gorgeous, she has one of the coolest stories of any dog I’ve ever posted. Instead of me trying to retell it, let’s just go with what her parents emailed me, word for word:

Indi Al Jamal Bella of Zekreet was found in an abandoned fishing village in Qatar by a Greek microbial biologist and her black lab/border collie service dog from Tennessee.

Her paws and tail had been dipped in henna, which is done to racing dogs. We’re not sure how she ended up in the abandoned fishing village.

While the microbial biologist wanted to keep Indi, she travels a lot as a consultant for Cornell. She reached out to some friends, a retired Canadian nurse and her American husband, to foster her. They took her for a few months and then contacted Desert Hound Express to help find a forever home since they travel for the hottest months of the year.

We found her via the dhex website. We Skyped with her so we could kind of meet her. We were in love. A few weeks later a wonderful couple flying to Boston from Qatar took Indi along with them as a flight buddy to Chicago. We also flew to Chicago and waited for Indi to come out. She was so jet lagged and excited to see all the grass.

The next morning Indi flew back to the Bay Area with us. She’s the life of the party.

Her parents also instantly ingratiated themselves to me by say ‘Oh wow I know that blog, you posted a saluki on there and I was like wow there ARE other salukis in the Bay Area!’

So there you have it. A racing saluki from Qatar ends up in San Francisco by means of a Greek microbial biologist, a Tennessee black lab/border collie, a Canadian nurse, and a small army of other people. It’d make a great movie.

Saluki

The body language looks a little standoffish, but she wasn’t.

Saluki Apparently Trying To Lick Her Own Eyeball

She was just concentrating on sitting and staying.

Saluki

Aww, sweetie, why the long face? O:-)

Saluki

A tail that doesn’t know whether to ploof or curl.

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