Dog of the Day: Olive the 9-Month-Old Australian Labradoodle

I ran into Olive a couple of times over the last few weeks, and I can tell you that she is even prettier in person than she is in pictures, and super-sweet to boot. The fur color is hard to describe, and not terribly well-represented in these pictures (too much sun!). It’s like she’s got a thousand different shades of gold going on all at the same time. It’s so gorgeous, and I’ve almost never seen anything like it. (I keep feeling like I have, but I can’t remember when or where.) If any of the dog-genetics-experts are still poking their heads into this blog ever, maybe we can get someone to weigh in on what’s going on here.

Oh, mom said that she might have some terrier and cocker spaniel in her, as well as Lab and poodle, if that helps any.

We’ll be seeing more of Olive tomorrow, along with a friend.

Tan/Brown/Golden Labradoodle

Olive was utterly enthralled by her new toy. She was running around and showing it to everyone.

Tan/Brown/Golden Labradoodle

This was not Olive playing fetch with the stick. This was Olive dancing around because she was so happy about having the stick. Also: this gives a bit more detail on the coat color… maybe it’s dark brown at the bottom and light at the tips? I’ve seen that with other colors but not with tan/brown.

Tan/Brown/Golden Labradoodle

Most Americans spend tens of thousands of dollars every year on stuff that does not make them nearly as happy as this stick makes this dog.

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Double Dog Day: Lucy the Chihuahua/Dachshund Mix and Friend

I am pretty sure the one on the right is Lucy.

(If anyone had ever told me that getting older was accompanied by this much stress, I would have done a lot more to try to avoid it. In the two months of July and August, it looks like I am going to rack up six or more doctor’s appointments, and at least three and possibly as many as five dentist’s appointments. Eeeeeeeegh! Kids, eat right, floss every day, and get lots of exercise! Trust me on this one.)

Chihuahua/Dachshund Mix and Unknown Mix

Cameras are weird. Diagonal dog!

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Double Dog Day: Yaoyao and Cheche the Catahoula Mixes

I have no firm evidence for my choice of breed here: mom and dad had no idea. But I’m going to go with Catahoula mixes, because some of them are brindles and these two just kinda look right.

Yaoyao means ‘far away’ in Chinese… not sure if that’s where it came from. Cheche apparently means a lot of things in a lot of different languages, but I prefer to think that it comes from an African language, and means ‘small thing’. Cheche is the male, with the splash of white on his chest.

Two Brindled Catahoula Hog Dog Mixes

I vaguely recall that these two were mostly out of energy, after a long day of running around.

Two Brindled Catahoula Hog Dog Mixes

Well, if I ever make an ‘alphabet of dogs’, I’ve got L taken care of.

Two Brindled Catahoula Leopard Dog Mixes

Wow, that is one gorgeous dog.

Brindled Catahoula Cur Mix

I think this belongs on that ‘noble dogs’ blog that linked to me a while back. Alas, they seem to have stopped publishing…

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Dog of the Day: Sweet Pit Mix With Airplane Ears

Autumn and I call them ‘airplane ears’ because they stick out to the side like wings! Not sure what this gal is mixed with… could be lab.

Edit: GRR. WordPress did not post on time. Again.

Yellow American Pit Bull Terrier/Labrador Retriever Mix

Note to everyone who leaves their dog tied up outside stores in SF: THANK YOU!

Yellow American Pit Bull Terrier/Labrador Retriever Mix

I love dogs that do this. We usually call it ‘bunny butt’ but in this case it looks more like ‘lion loin’.

Yellow American Pit Bull Terrier/Labrador Retriever Mix

Okay, now that’s just goofy. Maybe she’s half pit bull and half seal?

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RIP: Tillie the Hiking Dog of Indian Fort Mountain

Just ran across this article and thought my readers might be interested. It’s a story of a dog whose self-appointed job was to escort hikers as they climbed Indian Fort Mountain, in Kentucky. She wore a collar with a tag that read, “My name is Tillie. I am not a stray. I live next door. Let’s go for a hike.”

Wish I’d had a chance to meet Tillie. She sounds like one in a million.

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Dog of the Day: Hansel the Giant Schnauzer Puppy

Can you believe that Hansel is only 4 months old in this picture? He’s so huge!

After intermittent problems for the last couple of months, my camera has given up the ghost. At first I was like, ‘Come on, Canon, I’ve only had it for 9 months!’ But, well, I came to realize that I use my camera a lot more than most people, and carry it everywhere. I guess it’s not surprising that it ages quickly.

Anyway, off to Canon it goes, for warranty repair.

Young Black Giant Schnauzer

Hansel is shown here taking a quick break from his full schedule of schnauzing.

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Caturday Supplement: Marmalade-and-White Tabby

It’s still caturday. In San Francisco. Technically.

Pretty Marmalade-and-White Tabby Cat

Found this little gal chilling outside of a miscellaneous-stuff store in Chinatown. Think she might be the store cat.

Pretty Marmalade-and-White Tabby Cat

She didn’t mind me getting reasonably close, but didn’t seem thrilled with the idea of being petted, so I didn’t push the issue.

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Dog of the Day: Shih Tzu Dog Pack!

This dog clearly loves being part of a dog pack, valuing the security and sense of belonging that only a pack can provide.

I’m sure she loves running around too.

Shih Tzu in a Backpack

If I moved somewhere I could bike to work from, I would totally get a dog backpack. But one sized for a corgi.

Shih Tzu in a Backpack

She looked completely at ease. I think she probably had plenty of practice at this.

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Dog of the Day: Brookie (aka Brooklyn) the Yorkshire Terrier

Brooklyn is a perfect name for this pup. He’s got a little attitude, and perhaps a bit of a crusty exterior, but is a total softy at heart. (Although he has no concept of personal space whatsoever.)

Blue and Gold Yorkshire Terrier Licking His Nose

I have seen almost a dozen Yorkies in the last two days. There are a lot around, but this is an unusual amount.

Blue and Gold Yorkshire Terrier Licking His Nose

He was doing that thing with his tongue in roughly half of the pictures I took.

Blue and Gold Yorkshire Terrier Nose

Mighty nose for such a little bitty dog!

Blue and Gold Yorkshire Terrier Eye

Sure was curious about my camera.

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Two Dog Night: Two Pups I Hope To See More Of

These two have identical stories: in each case I ran into them, took a bunch of pictures, and almost none of them came out even vaguely decently, because it was really too dark out to be taking pictures of dogs… but they were so cute that I just couldn’t resist. I really hope I run into them again.

The first one is Cooper the 5-month-old miniature Australian shepherd, and the second and third are of Kody (aka Kodiak), the 5-month-old husky.

Miniature Australian Shepherd Puppy

Cooper actually looked surprisingly serious in all my (blurry) pictures. Adorably serious, of course.

Black and White Siberian Husky Puppy

Kody, on the other hand, is pretty clearly not the serious type.

Black and White Siberian Husky Puppy

The black spectacles really do make him look a little devilish, don’t they?

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