Dog of the Day: Woody the German Shepherd Husky Mix

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Adam Lang

Woody is one of those dogs that I just had to run down the street to see. He just looked so alert, and happy, and playful, and goofy. When his mom told me he was a German shepherd husky mix, it made a lot of sense, given that attitude.

When I got to him, he demonstrated his attitude: he made a lot of noise. He howled. He barked. And he absolutely demanded to be petted. What could I do but oblige?

Grinning German Shepherd Husky Mix

Look at that face. You can already tell.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Sticking His Nose Into The Camera

Not afraid to stick his nose into basically anything.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Barking

That’s a bark.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Howling

That’s a howl.

German Shepherd Husky Mix Grinning As He Is Petted

He looked SO smug after he stopped howling. It was hilarious.

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Dog of the Day: Flash the Hairy Hairless Chinese Crested

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Adam Lang

I ran into Flash a couple of months ago. His mom was in a hurry but I imposed on her to let me get a few pictures… all of which came out blurry. Happily, a couple weeks ago, I ran into her again, and this time it was a bit brighter, and she was in a bit less of a hurry. And the pictures came out a bit better.

Flash is a ‘hairy hairless Chinese crested’. That’s similar to a powder puff, but a hairy hairless has coarse hair (and a bit less of it). Which doesn’t make Flash any less awesome.

Hairy Hairless Chinese Crested In A Majestic Pose

Got a magnificent pose, doesn’t he? He looks like ‘Flash’ fits him well.

Hairy Hairless Chinese Crested In A Majestic Pose

Look at the spotty neck!

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Dog of the Day: Max the Miniature Pinscher Chihuahua Mix Puppy

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Adam Lang

I don’t understand how in the world a miniature pincher chihuahua mix ends up with ears that look like that. But then, I don’t know how anything ends up with ears that hysterical. But Mad Max here is just a uniquely gifted little guy, I guess. He’s a cute little 4-month-old puppy who is kind of shy around people, but adventurous exploring the dog park. Not sure how he feels about other dogs, but I’m sure he’ll figure them out soon enough.

Black And Tan Miniature Pinscher Chihuahua Mix

Max was not sure what to make of me.

Black And Tan Miniature Pinscher Chihuahua Mix

Eventually he decided he didn’t need to make anything of me, and just carefully stayed a few steps away.

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Sunday Switchup: Ladybug

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Adam Lang

A… ladybug. Someone has a dubious sense of humor, I’d say.

A Volkswagen Beetle With Long Eyelashes

I have lashes like that, but they’re due to a glaucoma medication.

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Dog of the Day: Mozart the Smiling Saint Bernard

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Adam Lang

I guess ‘Mozart’ must be a reference to Beethoven, huh? Well, I never saw it, but if the Saint Bernard in it was anywhere near as awesome as this guy, well, maybe I should have.

Saint Bernard Grinning

They have such great grins, don’t they?

Smiling Saint Bernard

Someone said to me earlier today that it was slightly disturbing to see a dog with a head bigger than his. Well… NAAAH. Just awesome.

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Dog of the Day: Cormac the Catahoula Hog Dog

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Adam Lang

A Catahoula hog dog for you today, or, as we like to say here at the Dogs of San Francisco, a ‘Hula-Hula Cat-Dog’. Cormac is a year and a half old, and is very energetic, as with all Catahoulas. Fortunately he doesn’t require the same level of exercise as some Catahoulas (I seem to recall that being ‘a five mile run every morning and a long walk every evening’). But he’s always up for a few hours of play, pretty much as many times as you like, any day of the week.

Blue Merle Catahoula Hog Dog With Heterochromia

A nice early Saturday morning made nicer by a friendly neighborhood pup.

 

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Dog du Jour: Lani-Girl the Fawn French Bulldog Puppy

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Adam Lang

Oh, Lani-Girl, you have the cutest little nose! And ears, and tail, and legs… and, come to think of it, the rest of you is pretty adorable too.

Fawn French Bulldog Puppy

Another speedy puppy! Fortunately it was nice and bright outside, so she wasn’t too blurry.

 

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Sunday Switchup: My New Favorite License Plate

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Adam Lang

California license plates, if you don’t request a custom job, are a digit, three letters, and three digits. Thus, this is a natural, luck-of-the-draw plate.

I just hope the owner of the car is a lover of dogs, or wolves, or coyotes. Because otherwise… what a waste.

Bawoooooo!

Bawoooooo!

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Caturday Supplement: Cat Walk

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Adam Lang

Well, when you see someone out on a little ‘cat walk’, what are you supposed to do? You just say, ‘Hey, can I take some pictures’, right? Well, you do if you’re me.

Also, the cat seemed very mellow about it all. The eyes-part-shut expression generally means ‘I don’t feel threatened right now’. And he was quite happy to be petted by me, and at least one other person.

Person Holding Cat On Street

More people should take their cats out for walks. Would be good for my caturday supplements.

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Dog of the Day: Unknown Setter Mix?

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Adam Lang

Anyone want to give me some help here? This pup has me stumped. At first I was thinking flat-coat, then I thought golden retriever mix, but the more I look at him the more I think that he might either be a Gordon setter mix or an Irish setter mix. Look at those ears! But the muzzle goes almost straight out from the forehead, and it’s pretty thick. And he has a purple spot on his tongue, which can be a chow thing but can also happen with golden retrievers and several other breeds of dog.

And yet somehow he looks like such a coherent whole, like he was a carefully-bred dog for some mysterious (yet friendly and helpful) purpose… maybe world peace, or helping people across the street.

For now let’s call him an ‘unknown setter mix’, and maybe someone will chime in with another idea.

Unknown Setter Mix

Whatever he is, at least one breed in him is a water-adapted dog, because he was obviously delighted to be hanging around outside in the rain.

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