Mea Culpa Dog of the Day: Zoey the Boxer Again

I’ve been a bit MIA this week. Mostly my fault although it didn’t help that:
a) I had to run to Sacramento because I’m dogsitting Zoey again, which meant getting up at 5:30 AM.
b) My phone’s charging port stopped working so it was pretty tough to get photos off of it, plus my normal white noise app is on my phone so I had to use my laptop instead.
c) Some (unprintable) person who posts ‘sleep sounds’ on youtube decided that having theirs play commercials after five hours of runtime was a great idea. (You’ve never lived until you’ve been awakened from a sound sleep by someone telling you that your soft drugs might be full of fentanyl. I never got back to sleep, so that was a four-hour night of sleep, lovely.)
d) Work stress. It is cool being the ‘super-duper expert’ on something, right up until that thing goes nuts and you have no idea why.

Still, though, no excuse, because I have all sorts of cute pictures. Including some new ones of Zoey!

White Boxer With One Brown Spot Over Her Eye In A Garden With Wrought Iron Sculptures
As you can see, Zoey has a lovely back yard. Nevertheless, she also gets a nice 45 to 90 minute walk every morning before it gets hot.
White Boxer With Her Ear Standing Up Giving The Camera Side-Eye
This is partly because Zoey needs the exercise, and partly because *I* need the exercise.
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Dog of the Day: George the Chihuahua Unknown Terrier Mix

George? Well, I’ll allow it! George is 5 and is definitely part Chihuahua, but nobody’s quite sure about the other half. ‘Maybe some kind of terrier’. All rightie then.

Small White Albino-Looking Chihuahua Mix With Huge Ears
The set of the jaw makes him look a little more pugnacious than he actually is.
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Sunday Switchup: Go Fly A Kite

Autumn sent me pictures that made me terribly jealous: a friend of hers in Ireland works at a bird rescue, and introduced her to some clients. I think this one is a red kite (Cúr Rua for the Irish-speakers among you).

Woman Holding Red Kite Bird
Yup. New life goal discovered.
Red Kite Bird Looking Peeved
Admittedly I’d be protecting my nose about now.
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Caturday Supplement: Yuki, Irish Kitteh

Autumn is visiting Ireland (and performing there) and got me some cute kitties and other things! This is Yuki, the kitty of a friend of hers.

Cream Long-Haired Cat Looking Regal
She looks very regal, doesn’t she?
White Floofy Kitty Sticking Out Her Tongue
Cute little kitty tongue!
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Dog of the Day: Batman the German Shepherd Poodle Mix

BA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA etc BATDOG! (Okay it’s funny to those of us of a certain age.) Batman is 1, and is a tireless fighter for justice and, y’know, treats and stuff.

Black Poodle Mix In A Yellow Vest
Looks like a labradoodle, but who knows? Very poodly, anyway.
Silhouette Of Grinning Poodle Mix In Front Of Grace Cathedral
Halfway through the photo session I noticed he was posed in front of Grace Cathedral, so I tried to get a few scenic shots. Didn’t entirely work.
Man Holding Treat Above Poodle Mix's Head In Front of Grace Cathedral
This one didn’t come out too badly though.
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Dog of the Day: Hazel the Australian Shepherd Mix

Hazel is 9, and… I dunno… Aussie golden maybe? Sooooo soooooft.

Floofy Australian Shepherd Mix Dog
Hooray for fully convertible ears!
Floofy Australian Shepherd Mix Dog With Partial Heterochromia
That is the wildest partial heterochromia I’ve seen in a while! Also: immediately after this photo, Hazel attempted to insert her nose into my navel and did a pretty good job. Yay Hazel!
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Double Dog Day: Siberian Husky Mix and Australian Cattle Dog Mix Maybe?

Dunno. No notes on these guys, I just grabbed a quick photo, and I love the expression.

Dubious Looking Black And Tan Dog Looking Over His Shoulder
Ran into them about 15 feet from my front door and I still didn’t manage to get any details.
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Dog of the Day: Barry the Whippet

Barry’s a good (five-year-old) whippet! (Is it just me or does his getup look an awful lot like a ‘caparison‘?

Whippet In A Grey Tweed Jacket
I think Barry has a distinct resemblance to my logo dog!
Whippet Sticking His Face Into The Camera
Someone smelled… my lunch!
Dubious-Looking Whippet
Gotta love that expression.
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Sunday Switchup: Union Square

Some pretty monuments in SF.

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Caturday Supplement: Orange Tiger Tabby

This kitty is a friend of last week’s, but not quite as outgoing.

Orange Tiger Tabby Cat Looking Watchful
Ah well. You can’t pet ’em all. (Though you can certainly try!)
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