A double doodle for your daily delectation! Apparently that’s what you get when you breed a Labradoodle and a goldendoodle. Who knew?
What you also get, in this case, is a 4.5 month old totally pooped puppy who is rather bigger than initial estimates led her owner to believe.
She is not going to be able to do that for much longer.
Not the happiest puppy expression. I think she’d rather have just lay down and taken a two hour nap right there.
I don’t know how I sat on Lola’s pictures for this long (a month and a half) without posting them. I think you’ll agree that she is one of the most photogenic dogs I’ve ever had the good fortune to meet. And all this at only seven months!
Poses she has down pat already: noble dog…
…the canine grin…
…the over-the-shoulder follow-me look…
…the ‘SIRIUS’ expression…
…the dreaded ‘dognose all up in your bidnezz’ shot…
…goofy-cheerful…
…and sliiiightly manic.
These two were obviously the best of friends.
They were standing like this for several minutes. I get the feeling it’s a common occurrence.
They’re the perfect sizes for it.
He looks very serious, doesn’t he?
Courtesy of the Aquarium of the Pacific, which may not be quite on the level of the Monterey Bay Aquarium but is still pretty awesome.
Apparently octopuses are really smart and surprisingly affectionate.
Apparently being an octopus handler is a high-stress job, because you get really attached to your subject, but they only live two years at most.
Some examples of octopus smartness in this article. Pretty amazing.
SPCA kittens! Quick, go adopt one before they’re all gone!
I can’t decide what’s cuter: the little pink nose or the little grey nose.
I ran into Nina (6 years old) right near the Chestnut Street Apple Store, but this was a few weeks ago so I’m pretty sure they weren’t in line for the new Apple Watch or whatever you call it. Still, you never can tell.
I. Love. Berners.
Look at that concentrated happy.
Not quite clear on what I did, but that’s quite an expression.
Even when they’re not looking happy they are still adorable. And hilarious.
Frankie! Six months old, and already the LONGEST EARS IN THE CITY!
I need to do more videos. Watching this dog’s ears flop around is a potent antidepressant.
If you look closely you can catch a glimpse of spotty puppy belly.
Three quarters of my pictures of Frankie were of him scratching his ear. I think he may have been hinting at something. “PET ME HERE!”
I never get tired of these guys. Sterling was right around 1 year old when I took this picture, and enjoying a brisk walk through North Beach.
Look at that happy face. I wonder what prompted it?
Ah yes. Well, this is a corgi, after all.
Racing stripe, right down the nose!
So, about that ‘you end up looking like your dog’ thing…
DRILLDOG!
A puli! Our first white one. Bailey is 4, and happy as anything and doesn’t have nearly as long dreads as some pulik (the plural) do, which is handy because it means she can see and isn’t quite as hard to keep clean. Plus it’s easier for her to lick people.
Note the tail blur.
There are eyes in there somewhere, I promise.
A good look at those dreads. They’re actually fairly fine.
Shy, at 5 months old, was definitely not shy. She loves everybody!
Everyone walking by had to give this gal a wide berth if they didn’t want their ankles smooched.
Puts me in mind of a phrase from a song Autumn is writing: ‘Her tongue was as pink as the ham.’ Yes, it’s a dog song.