Caturday Supplement: Artist Cat

There’s a local gallery that sometimes has a kitty gracing their front window.

Tiger Tabby Sitting In A Window

Very ostentatiously looking the other way.

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Dog of the Day: Shetland Sheepdog

This poor little pup was shy, and was at the same time tied up outside of my favorite little cafe on Chestnut street. So he had to endure the adoring glances of not only myself but of everyone else who passed by. So cute!

I’m somewhere quite chilly today: I’m hanging out up in the North Bay. I decided to nearly take a few days off. And what I mean by that is, I had a couple of days off of my class, so I decided to work remotely for Thursday and Friday (and take Wednesday off) and hang out in a nifty little rental cabin in the woods near Point Reyes. Since I haven’t taken any significant leave OR trip since my medical leave at the beginning of the year, I figured I was due. It’s not cheap, but it’s worth it.

Most of the North Bay is quite hot this time of year, though it does get down into the high 50s at night. Here, it’s going to get down to the mid-40s and may get up as high as 70 tomorrow. But probably not. And, well, cabins aren’t terribly well insulated, and I’m too stubborn to turn on the heat unless it dips below freezing, as long as there are sweaters and down comforters.

But damn, is it hard to get out of bed in the morning.

Sheltie Leaning Casually Against A Wall

He was hiding behind a table. Not that that prevented anyone from noticing him, and squealing.

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DoggiEvent: World Surf Dog Championships

For those of you near San Francisco, you may well see me this coming Saturday if you happen to drop by the World Surf Dog Championships in Pacifica, CA. I gather this isn’t the one that’s been around a while β€” that’s down in Southern California β€” but I’m hoping there’ll be a good canine crowd, and I’m bringing along my long lens to see if I can catch any of those puppies hanging… um… two? Four? Eight? Sixteen? Anywhere up to twenty-two (in the case of double dewclaws)? Your guess is as good as mine.

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Dog of the Day: Goofy Looking Corgi

This guy wasn’t spooked or shy or anything, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a dog with his ears shoved this far back before. C’mon, little guy, what gives?

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Lying In Front Of A Door With Ears Folded Well Back

He was sitting directly in the way of a door into a deli. Couldn’t open without him moving.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Lying In Front Of A Door With Head Tilted To One Side

I have this feeling that this wasn’t QUITE where he’d been left.

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Dog of the Day: Coco the Wheaten Terrier Poodle Mix

Coco, also known as @sf_whoodleΒ on da instant-grahams, came and visited us poor dog-deprived people in our new office. Our old office had occasional doggie visitors, Henry and Greyson, but we have not been so lucky in our new place. Until Coco, who apparently is a regular downstairs from us, came by to say hello.

Happy Wheaten Terrier Poodle Mix

Does anyone else think it should be ‘Wootle?’

Woman Petting Wheaten Terrier Poodle Mix

I love it when the dog is holding still, but the human is moving too fast for the camera.

Wheaten Terrier Poodle Mix Licking Woman's Face

One of my coworkers, who shall remain nameless unless she chimes in in the comments.

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Sunday Switchup: Here’s The Thing

I saw this outside my company’s new HQ, less than a week into our use of the space. I just had to get a picture, especially after I saw its license plate.

Volkswagen Thing Framed With Brick Building And Tree Behind

The Volkswagen Thing. Not exactly reliable. With a reputation for attracting rust like the waste bin at McDonalds attracts flies. Mainly notable for how easy it is to go crashing through the windshield even if it IS up (which it is not in this picture).

Red Volkswagen Thing With License Plate Roof Les

And yet, strangely awesome. Especially when named ‘Roofles’.

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Caturday Supplement: Another KitTea Kitty!

In an effort to make getting a bunch of stuff done today a little more palatable, I went over and hung out at KitTea’s little tea lounge for a few hours. I got some stuff done, and I also got some cute cat pictures, of an obliging little kitten who came right up to the window in front of me and said hi.

Tuxedo Kitten In Profile

The cats were on a 5 minute break between visitors when these were taken. This little guy couldn’t wait!

Tuxedo Kitten Looking At The Camera

White whiskers! Someone there compared them to ‘curb feelers for a cat’.

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Dog of the Day: Myka the German Shepherd Puppy

Okay, I am calling an emergency puppy day. To follow yesterday’s emergency puppy day. It has been a very, very long week, and what with the night class and the day work and all the stuff I have to do on weekends to keep up with the rest of my life, plus schoolwork over the weekends, I am beginning to wonder if I may have bitten off a wee bit more than I can chew. Time will tell.

So meet Myka, the emergency puppy. She was 9 weeks old when these pictures were taken, and she had the most hilarious case of ‘bed ears’ that you have ever seen.

Man Holding Adorable 9-Week-Old German Shepherd Puppy

He had just gotten her a few days before these pictures were taken.

Blep! German Shepherd Puppy Sticking Her Tongue Out At The Camera

The ears. The feets. The tongue. OMG I JUST CANNOT EVEN.

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Dog of the Day: Sunny the Australian Shepherd Puppy

May I introduce Sunny, also known as @sunshinewithachanceofmeatballs on Instagram. She was 5 months old when I took these photos, and was tough to photograph. Partly it was because she was so wiggly, but it was also because I was dogsitting a dog who wasn’t so great with other dogs. This meant that I had to stay on the other side of a fence from Sunny. Finally, Sunny’s mom just held her up to the fence for me to photograph.

Australian Shepherd Puppy With Pink Spot On Nose Peering Through A Fence

As a bonus, I got to boop that cute snoot.

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Dog of the Day: Bernese Mountain Dog

I was walking down Chestnut Street, and I ran across this Berner, tied up outside a restaurant. And everyone who walked by was stopping to pet her. And then I went into a restaurant myself, and an hour and a half later I came out and there she was, about fifty feet further down the street, flumped out on her back and letting people rub her belly. I swear, you have a dog this awesome and it takes you all day to get ANYWHERE in this city.

Woman Petting A Happy Bernese Mountain Dog

I feel like Berners have gotten more popular here just since I’ve been doing this blog.

Bernese Mountain Dog Lying On Her Back And Getting A Belly Rub

Shameless.

Bernese Mountain Dog Lying On Her Back And Smiling

I feel sorry for all the dogs in the suburbs who only get petted by maybe four or five people a day. πŸ™‚

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