Double Dog Day: Yaoyao and Cheche the Catahoula Mixes

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Adam Lang

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

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Adam Lang

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

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Adam Lang

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

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Adam Lang

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

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Adam Lang

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!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Adam Lang

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

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Adam Lang

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

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Adam Lang

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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Dog of the Day: Marco the Basset Hound/Brittany Spaniel Mix

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Adam Lang

I ran into Marco last Tuesday and had this major feeling of déjà vu. (Ooh, schmancy accent marks.) When I got home I looked up ‘Marco’ but didn’t find any dogs by that name on here. But when I looked up ‘basset hound’ things fell into place: Marco totally reminds me of Verne, but without the footie pajamas. (He also reminds me of Donny the Land Shark, a little bit.)

Anyway, Marco is awesome.

Basset Hound/Brittany Spaniel Mix

Marco lives right near where I work. Hopefully I’ll run into him again.

Basset Hound/Brittany Spaniel Mix Standing on his Hind Legs

I have been trying to include whole people in my shots a bit more, lately. Unfortunately, in this case, I got two pictures of the bottom half of Marco doing the trick, one picture of Marco doing the trip with the bottom 2/3 of his mom, and two pictures of Marco and his mom after he’d finished the trick. Perfect.

Basset Hound/Brittany Spaniel Mix

Look at that sweet face. And that floofy tail. I think basset/Brittany is a winning combination.

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Double Dog Day: Major and Kayla

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Adam Lang

Major is the 11-month-old border collie, and Kayla is the 4-month-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel. They make a ridiculous couple.

I’m sorry for being so flaky over the last couple weeks. Late posts, missing posts, etc. Part of it has to do with my hosting provider, who has overloaded the machine I’m hosted from… not enough to significantly effect the actual serving of my pages, but enough that my scheduled tasks often don’t run, which means posts don’t happen when I tell them to. Partly, though, it’s burnout on my part. Not blog burnout this time, but ‘everything in my life’ burnout. Trying to get too much done, and not getting anything done as a result. Ugh.

Well, I’ll get through it. The dogs (and cats and otters and sea lions) will help.

Black and White Border Collie and Tricolor Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

The two of them had a lot of fun together.

Black and White Border Collie and Tricolor Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Eventually, though, Major had to go. Because that ball wasn’t going to chase itself.

Tricolor Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Those ears. I could just play with one all day.

Tricolor Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

A little out of focus, but that face was too goofy not to post.

Chin and Mouth of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Was going for a nose shot, but … a little off.

Tricolor Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

I just met this pup a couple days ago. Still have some little scratches from the sharp little puppy-teeth. TOTALLY worth it.

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