Caturday Supplement: Fishbowl Kitties

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Adam Lang

These two fishbowl kitties were greeting passers-by with silent but plaintive meowlets at our local SPCA.

Two Kittens In A Huge Fishbowl

They frown upon bloggers climbing into the big glass fishbowls with the kittens. Don’t ask me how I know this.

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Dog of the Day: Comet the Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Adam Lang

Comet is such a sweetie, as you’ll see from the last of these pictures (which were not, obviously, taken by me, but by Comet’s mom.) I met her at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, also known as the Hyde Street Pier. (Trivia point for you buffs: it’s the United States’s smallest National Park.) They were having a sea music festival, and she and her mom and a friend were relaxing on the pier and enjoying the music.

Tricolor Old Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix With Great Big Bat Ears

The slight head tilt gets me every time.

Tricolor Old Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix

I think she was a little annoyed. There she was, happily lying down, and I had to ask her to get up and pose for pictures, when she wasn’t even going anywhere.

Tricolor Old Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix

Such a sweet face. The markings make her look a little sad.

Tricolor Old Australian Shepherd Border Collie Mix Licking A Man's Face

Tooootal sweetheart. And yes, that’s me, receiving copious smooches.

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Dog of the Day: Sable Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Adam Lang

How could I not have known that Pembrokes come in sable? Possibly the prettiest coloration a dog can have, on possibly the goofiest and most hilarious dog in existence? (Well, aside from some corgi crosses, perhaps.)

Also, for some reason the GPS on my phone puts this picture out in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. Weird.

Sable Pembroke Welsh Corgi Sitting Under A Chair

Goofy? Check. Sable? Also check. Well I’ll be damned.

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Dog of the Day: Cocoa the Lab Mix Puppy

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Adam Lang

Apparently Cocoa’s official name includes ’85 Percent’, which makes him my kind of dog. He’s a maybe-full-lab, maybe-mix puppy, 5 months old, and did not seem the least bit bothered by his cone of shame, donned because of a little eye infection that should be about cleared up by now.

Lab Mix Puppy With Cone Of Shame Eating Something Off The Ground

Cocoa did not let the cone keep him from going after anything edible (and most things non-) on the ground nearby.

Black Lab Mix Puppy In A Cone Of Shame

I sat near Cocoa for, what, an hour or so? In that time, the only times he didn’t look this happy were when he looked happier.

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Sunday Switchup: Fancy Chickens

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Adam Lang

Ran into these surprisingly fancy chickens at a street fair in Oakland. Yes, yes, okay, technically the little mini petting zoo was for kids, but I’m sure nobody minded me butting in.

Two Exotic Chickens

Are they really chickens? The one on the right looks 1/5 the size, and the one on the left looks like a pillow.

Black Rooster With Big Feather Tufgs On His Feet

Rooster? Maybe? God, I feel like such a ‘city kid’. 🙂 Those are some amazing feathered feet, though.

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Caturday Supplement: Tiger Tabby Macy’s Window Cat

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Adam Lang

Some Macy’s window kitties adjust to their positions more readily than others. The kittens don’t care much, and the adult cats with companions seem to do okay, but the solitary kitties sometimes get a little grumpy being moved around repeatedly over the course of a single day. I can’t say as I blame them, either.

This one was a pretty tiger tabby, and I’m sure he got picked up quite quickly, and taken home to a place where he wasn’t being moved around so much.

Tiger Tabby Cat In A Shop Window

He definitely had a grumpy air about him.

Tiger Tabby Cat In A Shop Window Looking Annoyed

Look at Grumpy McScratchersons over here.

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Dog of the Day: Cooper the Poodle Terrier Mix

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Adam Lang

Cooper (6 years) was another photographer’s dream: I took about ten photos, and the bright sunlikght ruined eight of them, but aside from my own clumsy abilities, Cooper looked great in all of them.

I don’t even have any guesses as to what the terrier half of this terrier poodle was. He sure is poodly though!

White Floofy Poodle Terrier Mix

Cooper is one of the more common dog names I’ve run into out there. No idea why.

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Double Dog Day: Corgi Chow Mix And Chihuahua

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Adam Lang

Stubby little legs? Check! Plush blond fur? Check! Off-pink tongue? Check! Hilariously mischievous expression? Double-check! Methinks I spy a corgi chow!

I love the changes of expression, while in the background his little friend derps happily to himself.

Chihuahua And Corgi Chow Mix Grinning

Could also be a Lab mix, but the fully ‘up’ ears and that odd cast to the tongue argue against it.

Chihuahua And Corgi Chow Mix Grinning

Some dogs just have it. I took a total of five pictures of this pair, and I used three of them. Those expressions.

Chihuahua And Corgi Chow Mix Grinning Mischievously

There’s some corgi attitude for you. “Would you trust this dog?”

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Dog of the Day: Poodle Puppy

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Adam Lang

These little bags are great. You can just keep it, all folded up, in a pocket. Then, when your puppy gets completely exhausted, you whip it out, put it on, and drop the puppy into it, and presto — instant mobile puppy nap time!

This poodle puppy (4 months old) was definitely in the ‘recharge’ part of his cycle.

Red Miniature Poodle Puppy In A Carrying Sling

The other great thing about the bags is they put your puppy at the perfect petting height.

Red Miniature Poodle Puppy Napping In A Carrying Sling

Poor pup could barely keep his eyes open.

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Dog of the Day: Huge Samoyed

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Adam Lang

A huge and poofly Samoyed for you this fine Tuesday evening.

Samoyed Lying Between Cafe Tables

I asked, and he is 100% Samoyed… but HUGE! And not just fluff… he’s quote tall, and built in proportion.

Samoyed Lying Between Cafe Tables With Eyes Closed

This wasn’t a blink. He was sitting there calmly, eyes closed but head still up, for a while. I wonder what he was thinking about?

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