Dog of the Day: London the Siberian Husky

London is six, and seemed surprisingly calm for a husky. Gorgeous, too!

Siberian Husky Looking All Noble

Definitely got the husky pose down pat.

Man Petting Ears Of Siberian Husky

That’s not dad, although I do think the two of them had met before.

Man Petting Ears Of Siberian Husky

This is the best picture showing his facial coloration. Very unusual, very pretty. If you can’t see it well, check out the larger version by clicking on the photo.

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Dog of the Day: Stevie the Catahoula Labrador Retriever Mix

I saw Stevie (3 years old) while I was wandering around Hayes Valley, and I did a total double-take. I have never seen eyes like hers. I can believe that she’s a catahoula mix, but still… what an intense look.

Catahoula Leopard Dog Labrador Retriever Mixed Breed With Partial Heterochromia In Both Eyes

She was totally exhausted from playing, and was quite happy to just sit there for as long as I wanted to take pictures.

Catahoula Leopard Dog Labrador Retriever Mixed Breed With Partial Heterochromia In Both Eyes, Half Brown And Half Blue

Look at those eyes. Not just bichromatic, but the same way on both sides. And SO PRETTY.

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(Belated) Caturday Supplement: Wheezy the Tuxedo Kitty

Six pictures of Wheezy! Wheezy is the other half of the dog-and-cat comedy duo, along with Lucy from Friday. He is is a ultra-sweet kitty who really just wants a little love, a few belly rubs, a little petting, and a lot of playing with a big peacock feather.

(Okay, okay, it’s not Caturday any more. Busy weekend.)

Tuxedo Cat Curled Up Into A Ball

He was a very easy-going cat. Took the attention when I gave it, and wandered off and curled up when I didn’t. (Despite the implications of my hovertext.)

Tuxedo Cat Lying On His Back And Showing His Tummy

Floofiest kittehbelleh in the west!

Photographer Rubbing Tummy Of Tuxedo Cat

That rare cat who doesn’t bring the claws into it when you give him a belly rub.

Photographer Rubbing Tummy Of Tuxedo Cat

Just lay there and purred.

Tuxedo Cat Looking At A Peacock Feather

Shortly after I was done cat-sitting him, he apparently completely demolished this feather.

Tuxedo Cat Looking At Camera Through Lidded Eyes

He really likes me! (Of course, he likes everybody. But still.)

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Dog of the Day: Lucy the Basenji Australian Kelpie Mix

So last weekend I dog-and-cat-sat for an adorable pair. This is one half of the two: an adorable basenji Australian kelpie mix named Lucy.

Australian Cattle Dog Mix Waving At The Camera

She was so super-cute, all waving at me.

Puppy-Dog Eyes From An Australian Cattle Dog Mix

Even if she did steal an entire bag of treats before I got there and eat them, and then spend most of the day with a tummy-ache.

Australian Cattle Dog Mix

I took her out for a walk. She took me straight to where her dad works, probably in the hopes he could make her feel better. When she couldn’t get in, she tried to take me to where her mom works.

Australian Shepherd Mix Tucked Under A Blanket

Her nose was warm and dry for a while. I think it was just the tummy troubles.

Australian Shepherd Mix Tucked Under A Blanket

Don’t worry, I didn’t leave the blanket on for long.

 

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Dog of the Day: Crazy Samoyed

I think we’re getting close to the end of my good CorgiCon corgi pictures. And after all, I don’t want to turn my blog into ‘the corgis (and occasionally other dogs) of San Francisco’, so that’s probably all to the good. But there weren’t just corgis on that beach that day.

Happy Samoyed On A Beach

I think CorgiCon might have had a minimum goofiness entrance requirement.

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Dog of the Day: Graceful Swimmer

There are few things as graceful as a corgi in the water. (Incidentally, if you’re seeing this on Facebook, it’s well worth clicking through to see the other pictures.)

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Leaping Through Shallow Water

It still looks impressive, even when you know the water’s only a few inches deep.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Leaping Through Shallow Water

Well… some times more than other times.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Leaping Through Shallow Water

Magnificent.

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Dog of the Day: Corgi Border Collie Mix

This could actually be a full corgi, albeit an unusual one. The thing that makes me think it’s a mix is the stare.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Border Collie Mix

Dangerously adorable. Dangerously intelligent. A frightening combination.

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Caturday Supplement: Little Black Kitten OF DOOM

So I dog-and-cat-sat today, for a totally adorable pair of rambunctious animals named Lucy and Wheezy. I’m afraid you’re going to have to wait a little while for pictures of the two, for terribly technical reasons (aka ‘I am too lazy to download, categorize, and edit the pictures from my phone tonight’) but you’ll see them soon. In the mean time, here is an adorable kitten I ran into at the SPCA on my last visit.

Black Kitten Lying On A Red Polkadot Bed

She watched me through the window for a while, but when it became obvious I couldn’t pet her or play with her…

Close-up Of Black Kitten Face As She Sleeps On A Red Polkadot Cat Bed

…she just put her head down and went straight to sleep.

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Double Corgi Day: THE BATTLE FOR THE CUTEST!

Two corgis, in a battle to the slight-inconvenience-or-mom-says-we-have-to-stop, for the title of CUTEST CORGI OF CORGI-CON!

Two Pembroke Welsh Corgis Play-Fighting

They were having a BLAST. Pretty sure they were family.

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Dog of the Day: Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy And Her Belly

Is there anything cuter than a boy, his corgi, and her belly?

Man Holding Tricolor Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy Up So His Belly Is Showing

I feel like I should make this a regular thing: puppybelly-Thursday.

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