Double Dog Day: Two Siberian Huskies

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Adam Lang

Ran into these two for the first time a couple of mornings ago. They look very… intense, don’t they?

One White Husky With Blue Eyes And One Black And White Husky With Blue Eyes

An impressive pair. Shall we take a closer look?

White Husky With Blue Eyes And One Little Drop Of Drool

I love the one little drop of drool.

Black And White Husky Sticking His Tongue Out

Majestic. Simply majestic.

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Dog of the Day: Moxie the Golden Retriever Australian Shepherd Mix

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Adam Lang

I was walking down the street this weekend, and I saw a floofy gold-and-white lump under someone’s bench, so naturally I said, “Ooh, what kind of dog is that!” And the dog’s owner said, “Hey, I know you, you’re that dog blog guy! And you took a bunch of pictures of my Moxie here last year and you never posted any of them!” And I was like, “Oh my God I am such a horrible person.” All the while wondering how I could possibly have not posted any pictures I had of such an amazingly distinctive and awesome dog.

Moxie wasn’t any too happy with me either. I hear she always has a big canine grin, but she didn’t grin at me one little bit! Still cute, though.

So this evening I went through my pictures, and wouldn’t you know it, I did have a bunch of pictures of Moxie, but they’d been moved from the ‘to be edited’ folder to the ‘too blurry to post, too cute to discard’ folder. Poor Moxie was a victim of her own happiness… she never slowed down for long enough for me to get a clear shot. Fortunately, I got a few of her this time, and I’ll post one of the blurry ones so that you can see what her grin looks like. Kinda.

Anyway, if these pictures aren’t enough, she has an instagram account, MoxieSays.

Golden Retriever Australian Shepherd Mix Dog

The coat colors remind me of a Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever, but the markings are totally different.

Golden Retriever Australian Shepherd Mix Dog

Except she’s a lot bigger than a toller. As big as most dogs I’d guess she’d have been mixed with.

Golden Retriever Australian Shepherd Mix Dog Looking Soulful

I just realized, she doesn’t look like she has an especially large ‘Occipital protuberance’ (i.e. a big bump on top of her head). That’d be a bit of evidence against her being a half-golden.

Golden Retriever Australian Shepherd Mix Dog Looking Soulful

I dunno, those ears are such golden ears, though.

Golden Retriever Australian Shepherd Mix Dog

This is probably the least blurry picture I got last year. Hey, it was cloudy! (1/30 of a second shutter speed.)

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Sunday Switchup: New Apple Store

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Adam Lang

Well, it’s the talk of the town. I went and checked it out on opening day, more because it was only four blocks out of my way than because I really needed to go… after all, I jog past that corner three days a week or so. (I take various routes.)

What do I think? Well, it’s… fine. It’s nice, I guess. I don’t know, I must be getting old, I kind of like the kinds of stores where there are lots of little nooks and crannies and places you can hide from the ever-so-helpful salespeople if you want to.

You know what I did like? The little courtyard in back. Complete with tables and chairs and 24/7 free internet access and a huge vertical garden. And the old fountain that Apple was going to tear out until a bunch of us complained and they changed their plan. They’re going to have concerts there too.

Oh, also, I must admit, I also like the expanded genius bar. Despite being a software engineer and having worked at Apple, I still use it sometimes, and it’ll be nice to have less of a wait.

Sky Apples

If you catch the right angle you can see the sky in the Apple symbol.

Apple's Green Wall In San Francisco

They call these ‘green walls’ or ‘vertical gardens’. This one is huge. And will be gorgeous once it’s done growing in.

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Caturday Supplement: Jungle Cat!

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Adam Lang

The outdoor cats of San Francisco are a skittish lot, for the most part. This one was definitely no exception.

Cat Hiding In Long Grass

Some pretty good camouflage, really.

Cat Lying On Concrete

Those eyes.

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Dog of the Day: Kodak the Leonberger Puppy

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Adam Lang

Closing out the week with another little bundle of cute. No, wait, this is a BIG bundle of cute. I was walking along behind him and thinking, “Man, that’s a fluffy… hey… is that a German shepherd puppy? Can’t believe he’s that fluffy, and his ears aren’t even up yet but he’s that big, how could…” And then I figured out what he was, about the time I caught up, and I exclaimed out loud, “Wow, is that a Leonberger puppy?” The owners were definitely somewhat surprised that anyone could identify him.

I am pretty smug about that, actually. If I’ve learned nothing else from running this blog, I’ve acquired a pretty damn good working knowledge of dog breeds, and the exact snuggliness of each one.

Smiling Leonberger Puppy

Yes, his fur is just as soft as you think it is.

Leonberger Puppy Looking Plaintive

The black mask is amazing. What other breeds have these?

Sitting Leonberger Puppy

Kodak is 3 months old. And already this big. Jeez.

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Dog of the Day: Walter the 3-Month-Old Boston Terrier Puppy

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Adam Lang

Alas, as all good things do, Corgi Week has come to an end. But fear not, dear reader, I know that you need to be let down gently from such a height of cuteness, lest you plummet into serious emotional distress. And so I feel I should introduce Walter.

This is the third Walter we’ve had on the blog, and the other two were both corgis. However, this guy is holding up his end of the bargain in the cute department, though admittedly he’s employing certain artificial beauty enhancements…

Brown And White Boston Terrier Puppy With Ears Taped Up

Ear-tape. So his ears stand up. I’ve never seen the self-adhesive kind. It’s pretty hilarious.

Brown And White Boston Terrier Puppy With Ears Taped Up

Taking pictures in bright sunlight more or less requires HDR, but HDR more or less requires a stationary subject. Sometimes you just get lucky.

Brown And White Boston Terrier Puppy Smiling

And sometimes you don’t, but it’s too good not to post anyway.

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Dog of the Day: Oh What The Heck Another Lexi The Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Adam Lang

Guess what? I ran into ANOTHER CORGI yesterday morning, while jogging to work, just three blocks away from my apartment. And I think this one was just in the process of moving to the neighborhood. And her name was Lexi, just like a certain other corgi who we’ve seen lately. So I really feel like I ought to welcome her to the neighborhood.

But this is the last corgi for this corgi week-and-a-half! Really! (Unless I run into another one tomorrow. Or something else happens. But probably really!)

Derpy-Looking Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Very happy. Also maaaaaybe a little derpy.

Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Barking

Lexi did a little barking, but it was obviously of the ‘hello there’ variety.

Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi

The place they were moving into is a rather nice Nob Hill building.

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Dog of the Day: Bonus Corgi And App Announcement!

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Adam Lang

Surprise! Corgi week AND A BIT continues! Today we have a little announcement from the famous Tidus. (He once smooched Clint Eastwood! No, really, see the comment on the bottom of this page.)

Tidus and his mom are close to releasing a new iPhone game! It’s called Honey Sweet, and it features Tidus in the role of SuperCorgi, who helps the main character (you!) in your adventures. Keep your eye on Dogs of SF in June, when we’ll be announcing the release of the game, and also how you can win some limited edition Tidus the SuperCorgi tee shirts and mugs.

So, let’s see, what shall I post first? How about first I post the promo art from Honey Sweet, and then I post a few pictures of the SuperCorg himself, being very happy about his impending stardom.

Tidus the SuperCorgi In Honey Sweet

Grinning Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi In A Red Harness

Tidus has the best grin ever. And is past master of the corgi sploot.

Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Grinning And Tilting His Head

No one can resist Tidus! NO ONE!

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Dog of the Day: Nine-Week-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Adam Lang

Back a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that I had chased a corgi puppy up a hill, at which time my phone ceased functioning. That was a frustrating day. I did get my phone working again, very briefly, during which I managed to take a few pictures. But it died again before I could record the name or age of this pup. I vaguely recall nine weeks, but who knows?

This will be the last post of corgi week, except for a special post tomorrow regarding a certain frequently-posted corgi and some friends of his, so stay tuned for that. And in the mean time, I bring you fifty pounds of cute in a four-and-a-half-pound pup.

9-Week-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

She has got the most killer eye shadow.

9-Week-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy Being Ridiculously Derpy

Okay, so it’s a little blurry. I just couldn’t resist that face.

9-Week-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

Emilio and this pup REALLY need to get together.

9-Week-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Lying On Her Back And Chewing On The Photographer's Thumb

Those were some sharp puppy-teeth. Almost as sharp as that puppy-belly is spotty.

Photographer Tickling Grinning 9-Month-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi's Spotty Belly

Happy face!

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Dog of the Day: @emiliothecorgi

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Adam Lang

So I went out for another nice long walk today, and I ran into an adorable English bulldog puppy (whom you will encounter here presently, I promise.) And as I was taking pictures, someone walked a corgi by. And I was sad because that corgi vanished before I could get any pictures. But then later on I was happy again because I found a 5-month-old corgi puppy huddled under a table at an outdoor eatery. How lucky is that?

So today’s original corgi, while awesome, is now rescheduled, so we can bring you Emilio the 5-month-old Pembroke Welsh ‘capricorgi’, aka @emiliothecorgi on both Instagram and Twitter. I am reliably informed that Emilio does not like Twitter as much, although I was not informed as to why. After all, he is a very short dog, so very short tweets should not present him with much difficulty.

5-Month-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

Eeee he’s got teensy little black eyebrows!

5-Month-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

If you think these are cute, you should really go check out his instagram and twitter feeds. SO. ADORABLE.

5-Month-Old Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

Ears at eleven o’clock and two o’clock.

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