Dog of the Day: Koi the Chihuahua Italian Greyhound Mix

Things seem to be working around here, and Koi (2) has cautiously emerged from his little haven. He might duck back there if anything else goes wrong, though. Or anyone looks at him in a mean way, or someone accidentally drops a fork.

Chihuahua Italian Greyhound Mix With Striped Nose

But not if someone drops a potato chip.

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Dog of the Day: Hans the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Welp. Another four hours of work on the site later, I think I’ve got ALMOST all of it working, some of it possibly even better than it was before. If anyone sees any problems, please let me know. Especially if you see super-slow loading times… I quit my browser and restarted it and they went away, but I want to make sure nobody else sees them now either.

Hans doesn’t care about servers. He does care about you. And food. But mostly you.

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog With Lips All A-Dangle

Autumn and I ran into Hans at the restaurant next to the one we were headed for. He was all perked up!

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Looking All Tuckered Out

When we left, he was still there… but possibly a bit less thrilled to be there.

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Site News: NnnnNNnnngghh

It’s been a long day. I spent about seven hours today working on upgrading the server this site is based on, and then getting the database working again, and then getting the web server working again, and then getting the blog software working again, and then getting all the bits of the blog software to actually work.

Linux on the desktop is always a year away, and always will be, because the people writing it fundamentally do not understand that it’s ‘usability, reliability, usability, usability, flexibility, usability, usability, performance.’

Tomorrow we’ll return you to your regularly scheduled program.

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Caturday Supplement: Hungry Kitty

Your friend and mine, the Bow Wow Meow window kitty.

Cat Apparently Reading A Cat Food Container

A very literate kitty, too.

Cat Apparently Reading A Cat Food Container

Is it just me, or is that a rather speculative expression?

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Dog of the Day: Mila the Basenji

According to the breed standard, basenjis are standoffish and wary of strangers, and have an inherent distrust of anything new or different.

Mmhm.

Tricolor Basenji Looking Dubious

“Tightly curled tail.” That’s for sure.

Tricolor Basenji Looking Dubious

“Large prick ears.”

Tricolor Basenji Looking Dubious

I love this guy. So much personality locked inside such a small frame.

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Dog of the Day: Goliath the Highly Fashionable Cavalier

What else would a cavalier wear than highly fashionable yet flexible leather boots, highly suitable for leaping about, swinging from balconies, and other chivalric pursuits? (Ooh. Cavalier, chevalier, chivalry. How did I never make that connection before?)

Also, his name is Goliath, he is three years old, and he has his own Instagram page.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel In Boots

You really should look at that Instagram account. Goliath’s ears are hilarious when wet.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel In Cute Little Black Leather Booties

I can’t get over the boots. I just can’t.

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Dog of the Day: Eevee the Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Eevee is an extraterrestrial visitor electron volt electric vehicle adorable 5-year-old girl corgi, hence the name.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi With Black Muzzle

I’ve rarely seen a corgi with a black mask like that.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi With Black Muzzle Looking Offended

She has such an incredibly great ‘huff’ expression.

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Caturday Supplement: Felines… Nothing More Than Felines…

Cute little kitty at the SF SPCA!

Cat In Front Of Strawberry-Shaped Cat Bed

We took turns looking away and blinking slowly at one another.

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Dog of the Day: Ru the Australian Shepherd

Ru, not Roo. Who is ‘too cute’, not ‘two coot’. A year and a half old, and full Aussie.

Red Merle Australian Shepherd With Partly Pink Nose

This one is great: she has the ‘cuddly’ gene AND the ‘noble hunter’ gene.

Red Merle Australian Shepherd With Partly Pink Nose

Cute little pink marbled nosie!

Red Merle Australian Shepherd With Partly Pink Nose

Oh, in addition to the noble and cuddly genes, I think we’ve got a fair bit of the goofy.

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Double Pug Day: Nisha and Franky

The tan fellow is Francisco, 4, generally known as Franky. Nisha is 6 months old. Both of them are equally ridiculous. And both of them are featured in an utterly ridiculous instagram account.

Black Pug Puppy In Blue Hoodie On Man's Lap

Snug as a pug in a flower-hoodie hug!

Black And Tan Pug Looking Pugnacious

Funny, he looks just as much like a puppy as his sister does.

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