Trying to buy a used far is a lot less pleasant than I remember. And that’s saying something. Fortunately, I have a little kitten therapy to keep me going.
I didn’t know what ‘calico’ actually meant until I was well into my 30s.
They were being so nice and cuddly and cozy, right up until this point.
After that, things got a little bouncier.
I didn’t get this one’s name, I was too busy being licked.
It’s hard to beat the sheer amount of cute that a Shiba can bring to bear.
He was very interested in what I was doing. Maybe I could get him to take some pictures of me for a change.
In keeping with the theme from yesterday, I present you two pups I ran into a couple weeks ago: Abbe, a five-year-old border collie/something-or-other mix, and Ashley. Ashley is a border collie mix too, though it’s kind of hard to tell. And apparently the DNA test agrees with my first impression, and she’s also at least part keeshond. And Ashley is healthy and happy and nearly twenty years old. And still likes to go on hikes!
Apparently her fur has always been like that… her head is double-coat, but her body is missing the guard hairs and only has the undercoat. Consequently, she has puppy-soft fur on her body.
Such a gorgeous face… and those eyes!
They’d had Ashley since she was a few months old. How lucky do you have to be to have such a wonderful dog for twenty years?
This is Abbe. I feel bad about not getting more pictures of her, especially with those gorgeous white socks.
This and the next one are pictures that were sent to me by Ashley’s family. If I had to guess, I’d say this was on the California coast, somewhere north of San Francisco.
I can tell someone is absolutely no trouble at all when it comes to car rides.
Sadie is fifteen and a half years old! She’s really skinny, because she doesn’t like her kidney-friendly dog food very much, but I gather her weight has evened out, so that’s good. And she’s still getting around just fine, and you can tell just from the pictures that she’s still a super-happy dog. I only took a few pictures of her because she walked over to me and leaned her head down and pressed the top of it firmly against my thigh and leaned until I started petting her. And after that it was kind of hard to stop.
I love those coy looks, and golden retrievers seem to be masters of them.
Smile!
Bella? Well… fine. A rose by any other name would wag just as hard.
Didn’t have a chance to work on the store today… work, then a local production of ‘A Little Night Music’. Lovely show!
Not enough Dobies around, they’re fun.
Gangle gangle gangle.
He looks so dignified, at just 4 months of age!
Also, a huge thank you to Suzanne, who pointed out that when I last made changes to my store (quite some time ago!) I broke it for every browser except Safari. That’ll teach me not to thoroughly test my changes. I’ll have it fixed as soon as I can!
Loki may be the perfect name for a husky. Now all we have to do is introduce him to Thorgi…
To be honest, even after visiting their web site I don’t really understand what they do, or how they make money. But I will say that they have the third cutest logo in San Francisco (after mine, and you-know-who-else’s, of course.)
I heartily approve of this cartoon dog… he even has great eyebrows!
Need more cats! Maybe I’ll go out to Treasure Island one of these days and see if I can find some ferals to take pictures of.
Look at the little white socks!
I have no idea what this little guy is.
I mean ‘scruffbucket’ that in the nicest way possible, of course.
So, I didn’t get a name or an age, but I do recall vividly what breed the owner told me his dog was. This is because I thought, as I was walking away, “Oh god, another of these designer breeds, I can’t believe anyone would name a dog breed a ‘party poodle’.”
It took me another two or three blocks to suddenly realize… no. “Parti”. As in “Particolored”.
Also, black and white parti poodles are reeeeally tough to photograph.
It’s a really striking coloration. Even moreso in person.
I also love this cut for poodles. Not too frou-frou, not too shaggy, it just looks smart!