DuckDog of the Day: Roxie and a Little Teeny Bit of Tank

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Adam Lang

It’s late and I’m tired. So here is a picture of a pair of members of Autumn’s family. When her bestest dog in the whole wide world, Ceili, passed away last year, her parents got a dog fairly soon thereafter. (Begley). And then, because it would take more than just one dog to help them get over their loss, they got another one. And the second dog, Roxie, came with a duck, who thought Roxie was her mother. Because if you had a dog who had a duck that followed her around, would YOU separate the two?

Thus, I would like to introduce Roxie, and her duck, Tank.

Golden Retriever Holding Stick With Duck In Background

The duck is still quite scared of the Rhodes family, but she does love her dog-mom.

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Dog of the Day: Toby the English Bull Terrier

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Adam Lang

He’s not just an ‘English bull terrier’, he’s also an English ‘bull terrier’, apparently! Which is to say, I think Toby (10 months old) is from England, and is also a bull terrier. But he’s not stereotypically English, because he wears his heart on his sleeve, and goes around letting everyone know how much he likes them. Which is a lot.

Brindle-and-White Bull Terrier

I can’t help but think of ‘the coneheads’, only… sort of upside down.

Brindle-and-White Bull Terrier

Gotta love the collar.

Brindle-and-White Bull Terrier

Is that a mustache?

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Dog of the Day: Ruby the Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Adam Lang

That little line makes her face look an awful lot like Havalino, but it’s not him, I promise. She’s a little bit bigger, and more than a little bit fluffier.

Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Tied To Red Pole

Sad corgis are not allowed in this city. All San Franciscans who see a sad corgi are morally obligated to administer belly rubs until corgi happiness is achieved.

Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Giving Me The Stink-Eye

Hee. Dubious corgi expression.

Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Tied To Red Pole

Look at that haunch.

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Dog of the Day: Pink Poodle

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Adam Lang

Autumn and I were walking by the Groom Room, a local dog grooming place, not long ago. We happened to glance in, and were rather surprised to see one of the residents.

Pink Poodle in a Pet Grooming Shop's Window

She kind of stands out, doesn’t she?

Pink Poodle. Really.

I am pretty sure that is not a happy dog.

Pink Poodle Being Groomed

We dropped by a little later and saw her being groomed. Egad.

Two Poodles Trying To Escape a Grooming Parlor

It really is a pretty nice little shop. I promise.

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Dog of the Day: Adopted Macy’s Kitten!

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Adam Lang

So it turns out that two of my coworkers adopted one of the Macy’s window kittens this year! Here’s how it happened: I pointed out the live webcam to one of my coworkers who also likes adorable things. And she happened to mention it to a couple of members of our fine operations/IT group, who, it turns out, are completely helpless in the face of cute. And they saw one of the kittens in that window and just went ‘OH MY GOD WE MUST HAVE THAT KITTEN!!!’ And so they did.

These pics are all from early on after the adoption. I will post some grown-up pics another Caturday. (I also don’t remember what name they chose, so I’ll include that later too.)

Tuxedo Kitten Adopted from San Francisco SPCA

Oh god that little white goatee. And the little black nose!

Tiny Tuxedo Kitten on a Huge Cat Tree

I want one of those. Not for a cat. For me.

Small Tuxedo Cat Standing On Windowledge

I think we have an aspiring bird-watcher here.

Tuxedo Kitten Playing in Paper Bag

A cat can resist anything except a bag. Or a box. Or a laser pointer. Or… or… or…

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Double Dog Valentine’s Day: English Bulldog Bookends

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Adam Lang

A pair of bulldogs for you today. They had never met before, but I think it was love at first sight. Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone!

Brown and White English Bulldog

That thing you think might be drool? It’s drool.

Two Brown-and-White English Bulldogs

Funny to run into them just as they were running into one another.

Two Brown-and-White English Bulldogs

They look like they’re sharing confidences, don’t they?

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Dog of the Day: Ike the Incredible Dane

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Adam Lang

I was meeting Autumn for dinner at a restaurant down on Fillmore Street a couple of weeks ago. I’d been out walking (taking my mind off my discomforts) and was waiting for her. It was already dark (which, at that time of year, is synonymous with ‘it was dinnertime’) and I was wandering a bit. And, right out in front of a favorite restaurant of ours (Chouquet’s, also on Fillmore) I ran across a Great Dane.

But this was not just any Great Dane. I introduced myself to him and he plastered himself against me, demanding petting. He no longer looked like a young dog, but he still got around fine. I estimated his age at 5 or 6.

Turns out he’s TWICE that old. Eleven, as of February 5th! That’s like meeting a 110-year-old person… at a restaurant. Ike is my new hero. I’ve been waiting on posting him, since his mom promised to send me a couple better pictures of him, but I think she may have forgotten, and I couldn’t let this go un-posted. Happy slightly belated birthday, Ike!

Eleven-Year-Old Black Great Dane With White Muzzle

Okay, get a load of those ears. Also, the eye: he’s not blind, that’s from my flash. It was too dark to get normal pics.

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Double Dog Day: Fuji and Looey the Chinese Crested Dogs

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Adam Lang

I am learning, slowly: I normally don’t take any pictures when it’s really dim outside, either due to time or fog/clouds. But I saw these two, and they were unusual enough that I had to at least try. And hey, a couple of them did come out okay.

Two Black-And-White Chinese Crested Dogs

Looey (male, 9) is the one trying to investigate the camera. Fuji (female, also 9) is shy.

Two Black-And-White Chinese Crested Dogs

They were right outside my favorite cheese shop. I think Fuji was partly shy, and partly distracted by yummy cheese.

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Dog of the Day: Heterochromaic Dalmatian

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Adam Lang

Never seen a Dalmatian with eyes like that before. Not to mention the mascara!

Dachshund With One Blue Eye and One Brown Eye

Jeepers creepers! Where’d you get them peepers? Jeepers creepers! Where’d you get those eyes?

Dalmatian With Heterochromia

Gosh all get up! How’d they get so lit up?
Gosh all get up! How’d they get that size?

 

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Double Dog Day: Wheaten Terrier and French Bulldog

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Adam Lang

I think I remember this fluffy gal as being a wheaten terrier, although my notes don’t say, and she looks a bit like a fluffier-than-average goldendoodle, too. So who knows? The reason my notes don’t say is because I was too busy giggling about how goofy and adorable these two looked while playing together to actually take any notes. Hazard of the profession.

Incidentally: if I took pictures of your dog, and you’re on here, and haven’t seen your dog yet, please leave me a comment and tell me what your dog’s name is, and what breed, and if you recall, about when and where I took the pictures. I’ll move them right to the head of the line!

French Bulldog and Wheaten Terrier Playing At Woman's Feet

One of them was definitely hers. Don’t recall which.

French Bulldog and Wheaten Terrier Play-Fighting

Taken while I was dealing with some of the worst of my kidney stone. These two helped my morale enormously.

French Bulldog and Wheaten Terrier Play-Fighting

Their expressions were endless fun.

French Bulldog and Wheaten Terrier Play-Fighting

If there hadn’t been any humans around, I probably would have tried joining in the wrestling.

French Bulldog and Wheaten Terrier Play-Fighting

My favorite of the group.

 

French Bulldog and Wheaten Terrier Being Petted By Man

The two alternated between wrestling and running up to just about everybody and demanding to be petted.

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