Dog of the Day: A Golden Passenger

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Adam Lang

Saw this pup going by, and I thought, damn, not going to have time to get out the good camera. Nabbed a shot with my iPhone, and then saw that there was a traffic hold-up a couple blocks up, so I ran a block along the street until the car got caught in the traffic and then dug out my better camera and got a couple good shots.

I am a slave to my art. Pity me!

Or, y’know, don’t. 🙂

Happy Golden Retriever In The Back Seat Of A Car

Polk Street is such a great place for dog-watching.

Happy Golden Retriever In The Back Seat Of A Car

The pup saw me running after the car and taking pictures, and the thought process was obvious: ‘Oh look! That guy likes me, and he likes chasing cars, and I like chasing cars too! Yay! Hi! Will you be my friend?’ She smiled at me until the car drove away. SO. CUTE.

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Double Dog Day: Loki and Harley the Siberian Huskies

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Adam Lang

Ran into these two one morning on my way to work. Dad was in a little restaurant grabbing something to eat, and they were shamelessly accosting passers-by and soliciting cuddles. I, of course, was completely unable to resist.

Two Silver-And-White Siberian Huskies Tied To A Parking Meter

Harley has a very piercing stare, but Loki has got the greatest ‘hi there!’ expression I’ve seen in quite a while.

Silver-and-White Siberian Husky With A Blissful Expression

Loki (6, male) is SUCH a ham. The expression is hard to see because of the tire behind him, but look close.

Silver-and-White Siberian Husky Looking Off Into The Distance

Harley (8, female) has got the pinkest nose-stripe I’ve ever seen. And she’s also a total sweetie.

Two Silver-And-White Siberian Huskies Tied To A Parking Meter

When I walked away from these two, Harley started staring fixedly at me, but Loki started howling. Mournfully. It worked perfectly: I felt like a total heel for not just parking myself there for the next hour and petting them.

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Dog of the Day: Yuki the Siberian Husky Puppy

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Adam Lang

Yuki was ten weeks old when I ran into her. And when I say ‘ran’, I mean that I had to run across a street full of cars and halfway down the block to catch up with her. But she was worth it. So worth it.

Ran into her while I was visiting New Jersey this past May, so she’s an honorary dog of San Francisco.

White Siberian Husky Puppy Looking Serious

Yuki means snow in Japanese, apparently.

White Siberian Husky Puppy Looking Tired

A teensy little snow-drift in the middle of May!

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Sunday Switchup: Blorp!

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Adam Lang

I haven’t posted a sea-blorp in some time. This one was basking in the summer sun.

Sea Lion Basking On A Dock

That is a whole lot of animal right there.

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Caturday Supplement: Cat-inna-Jacket

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Adam Lang

No, he’s not wearing the jacket. Closer to the reverse, really.

Cat Curled Up In Someone's Jacket

Cat does not look entirely thrilled to be out of the house.

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Dog of the Day: Daisy the English Sheepdog Puppy

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Adam Lang

It’s been an interesting week, but I may be back from the dead.

This is Daisy. I just ran into her again today, and wanted to get her post up since she’s already a year old, but was only 5 months old in these pictures. Most of her pictures came out pretty rough. Ah well.

Black And White Old English Sheepdog Holding Black Sock

That is a sock. It appears that Daisy is a very big fan of socks.

Black And White Old English Sheepdog Holding Black Sock

Daisy’s black patches are quite dark here, but they have faded to a fairly light grey since these pictures were taken.

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Site News: Slow Week

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Adam Lang

I’m sorry for the slow week… this is the first time in a LONG time that I have two days with no pictures. It’s because I’m currently working on setting up the server that I’m going to be  moving the blog over to, after work. Yesterday was a grueling 4 hour session including over an hour and a half taking apart and putting together a Mac mini, and then software installations. Today, because Autumn had a dog walk scheduled for 7 PM that I had to take care of, I didn’t even get home until 8:30, and I have a lot more to do. And while I’m doing this, my new machine is taking the place of my old one, and I can’t get to my old one… which is where all my pictures are.

But it’s going. If things go well, I’ll be able to finish this part of the setup process and get some more posts going tomorrow, and get my new server sent off to its new home sometime next week. And it is FAST! In fact, it’s tremendous overkill for just my blog, but I’ll find other uses for it, I’m sure.

In the mean time, let me point out to you a kind of neat infographic that a very, very persistent gentleman has pointed out to me repeatedly. But I won’t hold that against him, because as I say, it’s kind of neat. It’s a comparison of San Francisco and Seattle, in terms of dog-friendliness.

But if you need a pet-sitter (or dog-walker!) in San Francisco, remember, there’s only one place to go.

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Dog of the Day: Jazz the Flat Coated Retriever

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Adam Lang

Well, I know I posted some pictures of Jazz quite recently, but they didn’t really do her justice. She’s a gorgeous dog, even if she is murder to photograph (just like all black dogs, and white ones too.)

Black Flat-Coated Retriever Staring At Me

It was really hard getting anything done with Jazz around.

Black Flat-Coated Retriever Lying On A Rug

She wasn’t intrusive or rude at all. She was just a constant potential cuddle party, and I could not resist.

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Sunday Switchup: Wo Sind Die Elefanten?

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Adam Lang

Oakland zoo again. They are amazing beasts.

African Elephant

Someday I will visit Africa. Whether there will be any elephants left by that time is, alas, another quesiton.

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Caturday Supplement: Store Kitteh

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Adam Lang

Honestly, I don’t have the faintest idea what store this is. I didn’t really notice the slightly disturbing dancing … child jester? Not until I was doing a quick edit.

Well, whatever the place is, it can’t be all bad, because it has a cute cat.

Cat Sitting On A Glass Counter

I was more than 20 feet from her, but I managed to get her attention through a window for long enough to snap a picture with a zoom lens.

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