Just in time, a new crop of Macy’s Kittens have come in! I dropped in backstage and got some pictures of this kitty, who was getting a little attention from a volunteer.
She was definitely enjoying herself.
He watched me for a while, like ‘are you going to come close enough for me to bat at?’
Static electricity.
When I ran into her, Dot was 5 months old, and all ears.
Ran into her right outside Swensen’s Ice Cream, on Russian Hill. Hope she got a little for herself.
Am I the only one who sees a certain resemblance?
Cody (5) is ALL the long dogs! (Well, almost all.) He has one slightly gimpy leg, just like Verne, but like Verne he doesn’t let it slow him down any.
The basset hound ears and the corgi ears cancelled each other out, leaving approximately dachshund ears.
You can probably guess what’s hovering just out of view here…
When this picture was taken, Rose (11) and her mom had recently arrived from the east coast. Rose spent the entire plane ride sitting quietly in her mom’s lap. Patient dog!
Dalmatians all have a very intense and slightly grumpy cast to them.
I think part of it is the fact that they often have black spots around their eyes.
Part of it is that they just don’t often have the goofy-happy-face that so many other breeds seem to have. Although I think this is rather a soulful expression, absent the mascara.
In the grass there stands a boxer, and a puppy by his age, and he carries a reminder of every bone he’s chewed upon or hid beneath the sofa, or in the back of his cage, lie la lie…
That sweet face.
I remember running into this guy, because I was surprised: hadn’t seen a brown flat-coat before. Didn’t get his name or age, though.
Edit: He’s a he, named Cooper, and he was 9 months old in the pictures (per his owner, down in the comments.) Aww! Also, it’s his birthday, so happy birthday, Cooper!
I mistook him for a Chesapeake Bay retriever mix. Pretty obvious why.
He had one of the goofiest sitting postures I’ve ever seen on a dog.
Well, yesterday was Black Friday, right? So doesn’t that make today Black Caturday?
Unfortunately, I don’t have any completely black cats to post, but I think these are close enough.
I love the little guy in the back. Peek!
Never seen this coloration before. Pretty!
Murphy (3) is apparently a ‘woodle’! That’s half ‘woot!’ and half ‘kaboodle’, right?
I love the pose, and the coy look.
I forget what trick this was, but it was definitely on command.
Happy dog face.
Ran into these two outside the Bell Tower, a common spot for dog sightings. Their owner had an interesting story about Finn (11 months), who is a recent rescue and rather skittish still: it seems he was rescued ‘by ultimatum’. I don’t have all the details, but as best I can recall, they called her up to come take a look at him, and when she got there they told her he had some behavioral problems and that they were just going to have to euthanize him if she didn’t take him. Harsh! Fortunately, she was willing, and she’s slowly winning him over. (Jake is 7-ish and is a big old softie who loves everyone, including Finn, so that helps.)
Sounds like Finn has a lot to be thankful for, although from what his owner said, she has a lot to be thankful to her pups for, too. How about all you dog lovers out there… have any animals you’re thankful for?
Big goofy muppet dog face.
Skittish, yes. Finn was quite hard to get a picture of.
Magnificently floofy.
They have obviously been a team for a good (happy) long time.
First, I want to give a quick apology to Kaci, a husky/samoyed mix I ran into in September. I really wanted to post her, because she’s gorgeously floofy, and I ran into her in a lovely courtyard on the grounds of Grace Cathedral, and because I told her dad I would. Unfortunately, it turned out to be too dark, and all of my pictures were too blurry. Sorry Kaci!
Second, meet Rudy, the 9-month-old Jack Russell mix. Rudy moved a lot faster than Kaci, but I ran into him during the day, so things worked out a little better.
To save you some eyestrain: the tag on his collar says ‘stud muffin’.
One ear flopped!
