Dog of the Day: Corgi Post-CorgiCon

Two public service announcements tonight. One personal: I am going on a company vacation to the nearly-inundated Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday through Monday. (Yes, I know, it’s a tough life! Mind you, this is the first company vacation I’ve ever been on, so don’t think this is a regular thing for me. But still.) I will probably still be posting while I’m there, but maybe not. Who knows? I will do what is fun and relaxing.

And one that someone emailed me. I get the occasional person trolling for media exposure emailing me, and I tend to ignore most of them (‘I read your blog “The Dogs Of San Francisco” regularly and am always amazed by the insight of your articles!’ Sure you do, buddy. Sure you do.) But this one caught my interest. Apparently this Sunday (November 1) at 6 PM, KQED is airing a documentary on a hospice for elderly and disabled animals in Santa Rosa, called ‘Last Stop in Santa Rosa‘. It’s also available online here. I freely admit that I am not in any emotional shape to watch it right now, with my fun little health problems… maybe when I get back from vacation.

And then there’s today’s dog. I was wandering around trying desperately to find my car after CorgiCon (I’d been forced to park over a mile away) and I stumbled on some post-corgi-con cleansing going on in a yard. Somehow, this pup doesn’t seem at all upset by shedding the excess sand.

Grinning Tricolor Pembroke Welsh Corgi Being Hosed Off In The Yard

Goofy happy corgi faces always make me smile.

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Dog of the (Birth)Day: Wadi the Saluki

Look who I ran into this morning: Wadi the Saluki, who we last saw in 2012, when he was just 9 months old. And guess who turned four years old today? I said hello and happy birthday, and gave him some birthday petting, but Wadi was more interested in investigating the grass, though whether it was for evidence of other visitors or for the fish meal fertilizer in use in San Francisco parks that drain to the bay is anyone’s guess.

(Yes, Wadi is  named after the gorgeous geographical formation.)

Tan Saluki Staring Intently At The Curb

As I said… very focused.

Saluki Looking Upwards At Mom

Such amazingly graceful dogs. Almost doelike. Or catlike. Or catdoelike.

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Dog of the Day: Chief the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Chief (3) just had a spinal tap. Two weeks ago he couldn’t walk or even really move his hind legs. They thought it was cancer, but it turned out to be an infection, and fully treatable. Today he’s great, and walking like a champ, and almost back up to full fighting fit! Lucky pup.

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Licking His Chops Near A Doggie Drinking Fountain

San Francisco parks have doggie drinking fountains. Is this awesome? (y/Y)

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Sunday Switchup: Drama Queen Butterfly

So I was walking back from that doctor’s appointment I mentioned a few days ago, and I noticed some gorgeous flowers, with a couple of butterflies flitting about near them. One of them landed on a flower so I decided to get some pictures, but the other one just couldn’t stay out of the frame.

I think these are Gulf Fritillary butterflies.

Two Orange Butterflies With Black Spots (Gulf Fritillaries), One Flying, One On A Purple Flower

Don’t see a lot of butterflies in San Francisco, alas.

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Caturday Supplement: Just Adopted!

Well, I was running a bit low on pictures for my Caturday posts, so I stopped by Pets Unlimited (now a part of the SF SPCA) and grabbed some pictures of their kitties. This one has just been put on hold for adoption. I love the little kitty-bedrooms they have at Pets Unlimited, they make for great shots and look very comfy.

Cat Lounging In Box Mounted To Wall

The vertically-oriented cat traps seem to work just as well as the horizontal ones.

Cat Lounging In Box Mounted To Wall

I dunno, if I had a nice box-bed mounted to the wall, I’d probably spend a lot of time in it myself.

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Dog of the Day: Sleepy CorgiCon-Goer

So, lesson learned. Too many corgis is not nearly enough corgis for Dogs of SF fans. So here’s someone who get a little too excited and tore around CorgiCon at top speed for around two and a half hours and then fell asleep in mid-stride. Fortunately, mom was one of the volunteers so there was a nice spot in the shade of an administration tent available.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Sleeping In A Camp Chair

All played out… if not for the day, at least for a couple of hours.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Lying In A Red Camp Chair And Staring At The Camera

Aww, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you!

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Adoptable Dog of the Day: Lily the Blind Pit Bull Mix

I went to the doctor’s office on Wednesday morning for something which really, really I hope will turn out to have been nothing major (a drug sensitivity, perhaps), but which is kind of freaking me out a bit right now. I intentionally left home early so I could walk to the doctor’s office, about two and a half miles, and stop for some canine therapy. But I wasn’t expecting to run into three gorgeous puppies. I’ll tell you what, it did wonders for my state of mind.

And in at least one case, maybe I can return the favor. Met Lily, officially ‘White Lily‘, available for adoption from Family Dog Rescue in San Francisco. She’s still a puppy, ten to eleven months old. She’s blind, but doesn’t let that bother her one bit. She’s great with people, with kids, with other dogs, with cats, and most likely with pretty much anything you throw her way. Sounds like a heck of an opportunity for someone.

Blind White Pit Bull Mix Looking Upwards Plaintively

Lily has a deceptively lost and forlorn look. Be warned: she will lick you and beat you with her tail and just generally happy all over you if you get near her. And you will LIKE IT.

Blind White Pit Bull Mix Looking Upwards Plaintively

Look at that face. Who could say no to that face?

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Dog of the Day: Blue Merle Cardigan Welsh Corgi

I had a dog I wanted to post today, but I’m having some issues with the new ‘live photos‘ feature on my iPhone. The issue is: live photos of dogs are just too damn cute! They’re ridiculous! But they can’t be easily worked with in my preferred program, Aperture, and they can’t be cropped or edited with any program that I know of. And I don’t want to offload them from my phone until I know what I’m going to do with them, so for now you’ll have to put up with another corgi.

Oh no, I hear you wailing, not another corgi! That will surely be one corgi too many! No, trust me on this, you will like this guy. He is the happiest thing on sand. And there are a lot of things on sand, including about a third of San Francisco. Or Sand Francisco. (About 1/3 of which is ‘Sand’, so I guess that makes sense, right?)

Blue Merle Cardigan Welsh Corgi With Eyes Closed, Concentrating On Being Petted

Expressions from the sublime…

Blue Merle Cardigan Welsh Corgi Looking Goofily Delighted While Being Petted

…to the hilarious.

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Dog of the Day: Corgusky

The most prevalent mix I saw at CorgiCon was the ‘corguski’, half corgi and half husky. I’m not sure there was any special reason, it just worked out that way.

They are hilarious.

Corgi Husky Mix Turning Around

Little-known fact: corgis and corgi mixes are articulated in the middle, like those long MUNI busses.

Corgi Husky Mix Walking Through A Crowd of People On A Beach

The reason is not known, but it is suspected that it is so they can turn around more quickly when someone drops a potato chip on the floor behind them.

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Dog of the Day: Pembroke from CorgiCon

I am not even going to try to post all of my CorgiCon pictures on the same day. I’ll try to resist giving you the ‘all-corgi’ channel for the next two weeks too. But I got some pretty good shots, so you’ll probably be seeing plenty over the next few weeks.

This petite pup was all dressed up for CorgiCon, and ended up the belle of the ball. (Hovertext to the tune of this song, which I first saw in ‘The Mask’ but which is actually rather older. And very catchy. Be warned.)

Corgi In A Dress Looking At A Treat

A lot of the corgis were running around rather aimlessly, but this gal had her eye on the important stuff.

Corgi In A Dress Dancing

Look at that grace! That flair!

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