Guess what time of year it is? It’s time for MORE MACY’S WINDOW KITTIES*!
(* And puppies! Offer not available in all areas. Void where prohibited by regulations regarding excessive cuteness. Which, thank goodness, does not include San Francisco.)
Sleepy kitty. I need to get down there in daylight!
I didn’t get the name of this pup, alas. But he’s the best bargain of the day.
Pretty sure he’s still a puppy.
Today hasn’t gone quite as planned, but I’m still here, and can still give thanks for friends (both of the human and canine varieties.) So here are some friends: the ever-awesome Jemma and her family, including her new (adopted) little sister, Minka.
(Incidentally, ‘gav’ is how you say ‘bark’ in Russian. Have to make it clear that headline is inexcusable, rather than simply inexplicable. You’re welcome!)
Edit: How embarrassing, I got the little one’s name wrong: it’s Minka!
I hadn’t seen Jemma in quite some time. This was her reaction when she saw me.
This was her face when she realized mom wasn’t going to let her run over, leap onto me, bear me to the ground, and sit on me.
A Berner and a Berner puppy being polite and attentive! (Yes, food was involved.)
Minka has slightly eviler eyebrows than I am used to on a Berner.
Oh god the ‘puppy fro’. (This picture was followed by a lot of puppy-petting.)
And this is what happened afterwards: Jemma got tired of being polite, came over, pushed me over backwards, and more or less sat on me until I hugged and petted her. (Needless to say, I loved it.)
What a cutie! Those ears are so utterly perfect.
Just a tiny glimpse of spotty-puppy-belly there.
She definitely wasn’t shy.
This’d be a candidate for my favorite pictures list, if I hadn’t left my damn backpack in the background. I might try editing it, and the leash, out.
Someone needs to dress one of these pups up as a Yorkshire Pudding for next Halloween. See to it!
I love the ‘action doggie’ pose.
I thought we had our second Skye terrier here, but the more I look at him, the more I think maybe he’s just our first Skye terrier, except not as wet, and having a much better fur day. If not, he sure looks a lot like Shamus, including the white ears (which are a disqualifier for a show dog of the breed: they have to have black ears, apparently.)
Edit: So, per the comments, this is Skye, and he is the brother of our first Skye terrier, Seamus! And it’s been over seven years and he’s still going strong. YAY SKYE!
If my ear hair looked like that, I would cultivate it, instead of ruthlessly trimming it back every few days.
Look at those stumpy little legs.
Caught him mid-itch.
I said I’d be posting more of this adventurous little pup soon, and sure enough, here she is. She was on a mission to play with every other dog at the event, and she came pretty close.
Someone got a double helping of puppydog eyes.
She’s a real heartbreaker.
Yes, that’s my leg, and my arm. Alas, not my dog.
Yep. She loves everyone.
Doggies doin’ what doggies do.
This corgi was a little less impressed with puppy energy levels than I had hoped.
I think the corgi was getting a little overstimulated at the event.
I just like this one. If they were just on grass, with grass in the background, it’d be a favorite.
She spent some time playing with the chocolate lab in the background, but I didn’t get any pictures.
As I mentioned, there were a few non-dogs that showed up at that dog fair. We already had a bunny, but here’s one of the most distinctive kitties I have ever seen. (She was adoptable but I forgot to get the shelter information. Which is probably okay, because I bet she went really quick.)
Add ‘white cats’ to ‘black dogs’ under the heading of ‘murder to photograph in the sun’.
Those eyebrows. No, I promise, they weren’t drawn on.
Even my own eyebrows, formidable though they are, cannot compete!
As large as yesterday’s giganto-malamute was, she wasn’t the biggest dog at the street fair. That title was claimed by this lovely gentleman.
I don’t recall what the red spot was but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t serious.
They are just giant teddy bears. Is there anyone who can see one of these guys and not want to hug him?
Autumn paged me a few days ago with ‘OMG TWO NEWFIES!!’ They’re the kind of dogs you do that with. Well, if you’re us, at least.
Another dog from the big dawg shebang a couple weeks ago. This gal (?) was a really good sport, and liked all the people and all the dogs that she ran into.
As I said, she was a very good sport.
Very cute pom, but he just wasn’t getting into the spirit of the whole ‘riding’ experience.
Things might have gone better if she had managed to turn around and give him a big smooch while he was back there.
Yes, that’s my arm, and Autumn’s body. We gave her plenty of love.
Yes, that’s a Lab puppy. I think I may have a few more pictures of him, coming up soon.