Dog of the Day: The Golden Retriever Tibetan Spaniel Mix With No Name

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Adam Lang

I ran into this pup today! (In the rain.) He’s only 10 months old, and his mom hasn’t even named him yet, since she’s only had him a week and is trying to get a feel for his personality. So I agreed to post him and ask for suggestions. Please click through to the blog and make suggestions in the comments!

Mom likes French names. I suggested Napoleon, but the more I think about it the more I think he looks like a Robespierre. He’s even got the right hair color! And he is certainly his very own one-dog reign of terrier. Plus you can call him ‘Pierre’ or ‘Robby’ for short.

(Oh I walked through the city with a Tibetan spaniel mix with no name, it felt good to be out in the rain…)

Tibetan Spaniel Golden Retriever Mix

He barely slowed down enough to capture on camera. Here he’s being distracted by another dog, across the street.

Tibetan Spaniel Golden Retriever Mix

Here’s him being not nearly as distracted by me.

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Dog of the Day: Carson the Mastiff Mix

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Adam Lang

Not really sure about this guy, except that he’s Big McLargehuge. The only reason I know his name is that I can kind of read it off the dog tag. It could be Larson too, though.

Mastiff Mix Sitting

That particular location (just outside a cheese shop, diagonally across from a butcher’s shop) tends to breed pleading looks.

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Dog of the Day: Rusty the ‘German Hound’ Puppy

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Adam Lang

Rusty is six, and is… ambiguous. To say the least. Rusty is probably part German shepherd, and might be part hound. His dad calls him a ‘German hound’, anyway.

German Shepherd Mix Black With Tan Points And Half Floppy Ears

The first time I ran into him, Rusty had just gotten back from the beach.

German Shepherd Mix Black With Tan Points And Half Floppy Ears Licking Himself

I think this may be the first picture of… this sort… that I’ve ever published.

German Shepherd Mix Black With Tan Points And Half Floppy Ears Sprawled On The Sidewalk

And here’s when I ran into him again a couple hours later. All dry and suave again.

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Caturday Supplement: Grey Kitty

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Adam Lang

I was talking with someone the other day and I mentioned that I was thinking of retiring in a really big luxury RV, and driving it around and seeing North America, and then when I got tired of that, getting it shipped to Europe. And she thought that was a fine idea, but asked, “Why such a big one?” And I said, “Well, it has to have plenty of room for the dog and the cat, doesn’t it?” And she said, “Were you planning on taking any humans with you?” And I thought for a minute and then said “Maybe that too.”

Grey Cat On A Cat Tree

It would, of course have to have built-in cat furniture.

Grey Cat On Cat Tree

The trick would be making sure the cat didn’t escape. And that nobody suffered from car sickness.

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Dog of the Day: Tired Lab Mix

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Adam Lang

The nights are getting longer, the days are getting shorter, and there doesn’t seem to be an immediate end in sight. Sometimes you just have to flop down and refuse to get up until someone starts petting you.

Black Labrador Retriever Mix Lying On Sidewalk

Anyone in the market for a Lab mix, only slightly deflated?

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Dog of the Day: Murphy the Former Mayor of Chestnut Street

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Adam Lang

Two Murphys (Murphies? Murpheys? Murphi?) in a row? Yeah, I know! But I had to post this Murph today, because it’s his fifteenth birthday, and I can’t miss that when the dog in question is the former mayor of Chestnut Street (now retired to a more rural life). How exactly is that? Well, he used to live right near Chestnut Street, and when he did, he pretty much ran the place. All the shopkeepers knew him, all the restaurant owners knew what he liked. He even had — and still has! — his own bar stool at Izzy’s Steak and Chops. Each of the bar stools is ‘reserved’ with a name plate for some august personage who visits the place, and one of them is his. There were a couple news stories about him, which I’ve seen in shop windows in that area, although I can’t immediately find them to link to them online.

Despite his age, and despite two ACL surgeries, one in each hind leg, and despite arthritis, Murphy is still quite active. His dad attributes this to ‘CBD’, which I assumed was ‘Canine B-something D-something’ but apparently has something to do with medical marijuana, and hey, if it works, I’m all for it. And it does indeed work, because all the pictures I got of him except this one came out all blurry.

Labrador Retriever American Pit Bull Terrier Mix Barking

“Happy birthday dear Muuuuur-pheeeeeeee…” (And hooray for Lab/pit hybrid vigor!)

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Dog of the Day: Murphy the French Bulldog Puppy

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Adam Lang

Murph was visiting a local dog park with his sis Penny on one of our now-vanishingly-rare rainy days, and was having a lot of fun splashing around.

Edit: Okaaaay… I thought I hit publish yesterday. Maybe not? We’ll try again.

Brindled French Bulldog With White Chest Being Held By Girl

The goatee makes him look distinguished.

Brindled French Bulldog Staring Into Camera

We haven’t had a good ‘flat’ nose-shot for a while.

Girl Holding Brindled French Bulldog With White Chest

Her shirt says something like ‘Be A Besty To A Bully’.

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Dog of the Day: Jack Russell in a Baby Carriage

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Adam Lang

Someone did herself an injury. Poor little pup.

Jack Russell Terrier In A Dog Stroller

Doesn’t look terribly happy to be in there, does she?

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Sunday Switchup: The Other Kind Of Lab

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Adam Lang

I ran across this in the city last month. And then the next day it was gone. And then the day after that I ran across it a couple of streets away.

For those who don’t feel like zooming in, the sign on the door says “DO NOT DISTURB or we’ll kill you” and it is held up by flowered happy pretty-color tape. The stickers in the window say “MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL”, “Prevent Overdose, Save Lives. www.drugpolicy.org”, and “LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA”.

Meth Lab Trailer

So is the name ‘Breaking Worse’ already taken?

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Caturday Supplement: Pouncy Kitty

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Adam Lang

Well, look at that: I came back. And so did the cat. Although it wasn’t the very next day, quite.

Cat Looking At Moving Cat Toy

That little moving thing is on the end of a long springy thing.

Cat Pouncing On Cat Toy

I kind of like the way the cat is flowing like water in this picture.

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