Ridiculously Adorable Dog of the BirthDay: Sterling the 4-month-old Corgi Puppy

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Adam Lang

I’ve been saving Sterling for a special occasion… but instead I’m gonna use him on my birthday. 🙂

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

Autumn and I ran into Sterling at a pet fair last year.

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy Licking His Nose

Needless to say, our squeals were more or less supersonic.

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy Barking

He was a vocal pup, too. Tiny barks!

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy

How is it that every one of his expressions is more adorable than the last?

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy Staring Into Camera

Public service announcement: no matter who you are, no matter where you are, Sterling loves you.

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy With His Nose Against The Camera

I did tell you guys I had some pretty good nose shots for this week…

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy Glancing Coyly Over His Shoulder

Oh god I absolutely cannot handle that expression.

4-Month-Old Red Pembroke Welsh Corgi Puppy Peeking Out From Behind Woman's Jacket

Never in a million years could I have caught this intentionally. I like it, though. That’s Autumn’s jacket.

 

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Dog of the Day: Coda the Husky

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Adam Lang

Saw Coda on the way to work, in one of the touristier areas of the city. I think he was visiting, but I think he was adapting just fine.

Silver-and-White Siberian Husky

Huskies are just plain glorious. Like wolves that I don’t get nervous collecting kisses from.

Silver-and-White Siberian Husky

He was more interested in sniffing than he was in me.

Silver-and-White Siberian Husky

Husky meditation.

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Dog of the Day: Barkley the Labrador Retriever

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Adam Lang

I have been going through some of my recent pictures today, and boy, are you guys in for a treat or six in the next couple weeks. That is, if you like nose shots as much as I do.

Take Barkley, for example: we’ve run into him before, back when he was just a little bitty Lab puppy, with a little tiny white spot on his chest. But in the intervening year and a bit, he has learned how to execute a flawless nose shot.

Black Labrador Retriever

Black dogs in sunlight: my bête noire. Which literally means ‘black beast’.

Black Labrador Retriever With White Spot On Chest

White spot, just like when he was a puppy.

Black Labrador Retriever Grinning

The patented Labrador smile. The people from Labrador are pretty smiley too, or were last time I was up there.

Black Labrador Retriever With His Nose In The Camera, Looking Like a Seal

So I was telling Autumn earlier today that seals were the black labs of the ocean, and then I get home and discover this picture on my camera. I didn’t even know it was there, I swear!

Grinning Black Labrador Retriever With White Spot on His Chest

More Labrador smiles.

 

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Happy Birth-Dog-Day: Begley the Golden Retriever

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Adam Lang

Well, today was supposed to be caturday, but it turns out to be a very VERY important day today: it is the birthday of Begley, Autumn’s family’s non-duck dog. And so of course I cannot let this pass by without some adorable pictures.

All of these awesome pictures are by Autumn except a couple.

Golden Retreiver Face

Soulful golden.

Goofy Golden Retriever Face

Gooooooofball.

 

Golden Retriever Playing With Basset Hound

Begley loves the dog park. Especially when he finds friendly basset hounds to play with.

Two Golden Retrievers And A Calico Tabby Cat Sleeping

Beglet (nickname) on the left, Roxie on the right, and Calamity (aka Calamakitty) in the middle.

Golden Retriever Grinning Upside Down

Smile for the camera, Begley!

Golden Retriever Dressed in a Golden Retriever Costume

Yes, that is a golden retriever dressed in a golden retriever costume. He liked it, too.

Two Golden Retrievers Playing

Roxie and Begley playing. Begley is on the right.

Two Golden Retrievers Playing

Begley left, Roxie right.

Golden Retriever and Woman in Goofy Pose

As you might imagine, I took this one. (Please don’t kill me, Autumn. 🙂

Golden Retriever and Woman in Goofy Pose

Happy birthday, Beglet!

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Dog of the Day: Huckleberry the Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Adam Lang

I have some bad news: one of the first dogs I ever posted on DoSF has passed away. In November of 2009 I took a few pictures of Huckleberry and his friend (whose name I have inexcusably mislaid). I actually posted the picture twice, first here (my seventh post ever) and then, when I figured out how to get bigger photos to appear, here.

Well, I just ran into the two of them again in December, and they both looked just as good then as they did in 2009. I even remarked on how well they were looking, and said they both looked no more than 4 or 5, even though they were really 10. Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything, because since then, Huckleberry’s friend passed away in his sleep. Poor pup.

Brindle-and-White Cardigan Welsh Corgi With White Tail-Tip

Incidentally, the reason Huckleberry’s pal was wearing that muzzle was because he liked to eat everything he saw, not because he was a vicious corgi.

Brindle-and-White Cardigan Welsh Corgi With White Tail-Tip

Dynamic action pose.

Brindle-and-White Cardigan Welsh Corgi With White Tail-Tip

I think he’s gonna be all right.

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Dog of the Day: Rocky the Miniature Schnauzer Puppy

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Adam Lang

According to my notes, Rocky was 10 weeks old at the time these pictures were taken… two days before Christmas. He’s pretty cute, huh?

I’ve got something interesting in store for the site, which I just spent the last four hours working on. With a little luck, I’ll announce it tomorrow. And most of you will go, ‘huh?’

Black-And-Silver Miniature Schnauzer Puppy

He’s going to grow into those ears.

Black-And-Silver Miniature Schnauzer Puppy

His fur was still puppy-soft.

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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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