Caturday Supplement: Pretty Kitty

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Adam Lang

From a cat meetup in the park a few years back.

Stripy Kitty

Turns out that shaking your keys is a good way to get a nice picture of a kitty.

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Dog of the Day: Wiley the Tricolor Collie

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Adam Lang

When I think of a collie it’s always a tricolor collie. Lassie is to blame for that, I guess. Lassie, the dog with the name that meant ‘girl’, who played a boy dog on screen, but who was actually a girl. Versatile actor, cute dog, what’s not to like?

Wiley (2 years old) is pretty adorable too. And quite well-trained: he knows sit, lie down, shake, other paw, and speak, at the very least.

Man Walking Tricolor Collie On The Embarcadero In San Francisco

A lot of people like walking their dogs down the raised concrete on the Embarcadero.

Smiling Tricolor Collie Sitting

Another trick he seems to have mastered instinctively is ‘be all friendly’.

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Dog of the Day: Tidus the Corgi

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Adam Lang

Tidus is probably the most frequently-posted dog on our little blog here. Not hard to see why, is it?

Tan Pembroke Welsh Corgi Playing Tug-Of-War

He plays a lot more with Autumn than he does with me, but sometimes he can be persuaded.

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Dog of the Day: Valhalla the Pug German Shepherd Mix

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Adam Lang

I would never have guessed this guy’s breed in a million years. I’m not saying it’s impossible, or even unlikely: he has a bit of saddle marking to him, his fur is no fluffier than a moderate German shepherd, his muzzle is shorter than a shepherd, his ears are half flopped, and he’s pretty much just in between the two in size. (He’s 3, so no longer a growing puppy.)

But… pug German shepherd mix? Really? That’s almost harder to imagine than Chihuahua German shepherd mix. They’re just such amazingly… different dogs.

And, related to nothing, it’s amusing how many dogs I’ve run into named after Norse mythological constructs recently. Lots of Thors, Lokis, a couple of Odins, a Freya, and now a Valhalla, and all within the last year or two. Not so much before that. Is this all straight out of the Thor and Avenger movies, or is there something else I don’t know about going on?

Pug German Shepherd Mix Sitting And Grinning

Ran into Valhalla in an area of the city I rarely get to. There were lots of dogs I hadn’t seen before, I ought to go back sometime.

Pug German Shepherd Mix Sitting And Grinning

Fully convertible ears are my new favorite thing. They come with their own sound effect: ‘fwip!’

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Dog of the Day: Jackson the Fluffy Golden Retriever Puppy

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Adam Lang

I was wandering around down near Chestnut Street a couple of weeks ago and I saw a knot of people gathered around something. For a moment I was worried someone was lying on the ground, injured, but it turned out to just be the cutest thing ever: Jackson. Jackson is the platonic ideal of the fluffy golden retriever puppy. His ears are velvet, his belly is pink, and his attitude will melt your heart.

Fluffy Golden Retriever Puppy Sniffing A Garbage Can

Incidentally, this is not the first golden retriever puppy named Jackson we’ve seen on this blog.

Fluffy Golden Retriever Puppy Pulling On His Leash

See? Those ears! Must pet!

Fluffy Golden Retriever Puppy Gazing Longingly At The Camera

Someone has learned The Look early.

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Caturday Supplement: Rainy Day Cat

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Adam Lang

It’s been raining a lot here this year, aside from February. We’re all pretty glad about it, although it’s not enough to make up for the drought we’ve been having for the past few years.

Well, I say we’re all pretty glad about it, but actually some of us are pretty grumpy, really. This kitty was just sitting in a window and watching the raindrops, and did not seem terribly impressed.

Sleepy Kitty

Sleepy kitty. As I walked by she picked up her head and peeked at me, and then she went back to sleep.

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Dog of the Day: Sage the Pomeranian Mix Rescue

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Adam Lang

Sage is a Pomeranian mix rescue, rescued quite recently in fact. I ran into her and her mom on my way to work, in Huntingdon Park. Well, actually I ran into her mom first, running around the park and calling out, ‘Sage! Sage?’ It seems that this recent rescue was running around the park and maybe got a little lost and ran out of the park, and gave her mom quite a scare.

Of course I immediately had to join the hunt. I jogged some nice circles around the park and wandered up and down several different roads nearby, before some nice gentleman brought her back. I don’t think she’s going to be wandering quite so far in the future.

Woman Holding Fluffy Pomeranian Mix Rescue

Neither one seemed at all inclined to separate.

Woman Holding Fluffy Pomeranian Mix Rescue

Sweet face! She’s an older girl, I seem to recall 8 or so, but Poms live a long time.

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Dog of the Day: Ace the German Shepherd Border Collie Mix Puppy

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Adam Lang

Not a lot of people know this, but when I was in high school I had a couple of different nicknames, and one of them was even a pleasant one: ‘Ace’. I was in a couple of different classes that had ‘trivia quiz’ type dealies, and I was pretty good, though not the best, at them. I got a kick out of it.

And I got a kick out of meeting Ace, too. Look at that face. Look at those ears. This is the first German shepherd border collie mix puppy I’ve run across, though I’ve seen a few adults before. They sure do make the cutest puppies, don’t they?

German Shepherd Border Collie Mix Puppy

There’s the collie stare, but most of the rest of him is a shepherd lookalike.

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Dog of the Day: Woody the German Shepherd Husky Mix

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Adam Lang

Woody is one of those dogs that I just had to run down the street to see. He just looked so alert, and happy, and playful, and goofy. When his mom told me he was a German shepherd husky mix, it made a lot of sense, given that attitude.

When I got to him, he demonstrated his attitude: he made a lot of noise. He howled. He barked. And he absolutely demanded to be petted. What could I do but oblige?

Grinning German Shepherd Husky Mix

Look at that face. You can already tell.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Sticking His Nose Into The Camera

Not afraid to stick his nose into basically anything.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Barking

That’s a bark.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Howling

That’s a howl.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Grinning As He Is Petted

He looked SO smug after he stopped howling. It was hilarious.

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Dog of the Day: Flash the Hairy Hairless Chinese Crested

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Adam Lang

I ran into Flash a couple of months ago. His mom was in a hurry but I imposed on her to let me get a few pictures… all of which came out blurry. Happily, a couple weeks ago, I ran into her again, and this time it was a bit brighter, and she was in a bit less of a hurry. And the pictures came out a bit better.

Flash is a ‘hairy hairless Chinese crested’. That’s similar to a powder puff, but a hairy hairless has coarse hair (and a bit less of it). Which doesn’t make Flash any less awesome.

Hairy Hairless Chinese Crested In A Majestic Pose

Got a magnificent pose, doesn’t he? He looks like ‘Flash’ fits him well.

Hairy Hairless Chinese Crested In A Majestic Pose

Look at the spotty neck!

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