Pretty good camouflage. I almost didn’t see her.
Any of my birdier readers want to tell me which species this is? It kind of looks like a California gull, but it seems like the beaks on them only have black tips, they aren’t all black.
My childhood was full of seagulls, though of the east-coast varieties.
What’s cuter than a 1-year-old keeshund? How about a 10-week-old keeshund? These two were visiting a bar not far from our place. Alas, Bandito (aka ‘Bandit’) was all worn out from some playing and then the walk over. He didn’t even do much wiggling.
They both have the same parents, but obviously not from the same litter.
The older ones are very nearly as dangerously cute as the puppies. So much fluff!
Keeshund puppy-fur is the softest thing in the world.
Concerned sister photobomb.
You can just see that he very nearly collapsed with his head in the water bowl.
Meatloaf! I posted him on my birthday, after taking pictures of him a year ago. And his dad still found the pictures after less than a month, and sent me a couple more. And they were so awesome that I just had to post them. So this is how Meatloaf is doing, a year and a bit after I originally ran into him.
This picture reminds me of this news story. Warning: OMG CUTENESS. Your brain will melt.
I just want to reach down and boop that nose.
Ran into this lovely mutt on the way somewhere in Oakland a couple weeks ago. I couldn’t stop to chat, but I was sorry because she seemed really sweet. And then, around half an hour later, I came back and she was still tied up in the same place. And was still having a blast, saying hello to all the passers-by. Fortunately, at that point I had a little time for a couple of shots.
I must have tripped the shutter at the only time in the entire half-hour period when she wasn’t looking goofily happy.
There, that’s a little better.
Someone had apparently just had surgery. Sure didn’t seem to be letting it bother her.
Sir Chester (knighted at only 9 months old! such an honor!) has his own facebook page and everything.
Check out Chester’s facebook page. He even has a ‘certificate of bravery’.
I love that white marking. I’m not quite sure what it reminds me of. Any suggestions?
Don’t know if this pup was named after the character in the movie or the rapper, but he’s a small dog with big fur, so it works pretty well for him.
Biggie is around five months old. Think he’s pretty much all fluffed out already.
I had to lean forward when he did this. And then I got my nose licked.
Happy face! (The little bit of white on his lips makes him look like he has a milk mustache.)
Autumn and I caught a glimpse of Gaudi from afar as we were wandering Polk Street last Sunday, and made a beeline for her. Sure enough, she was cuteness personified. (Dog-sonified?)
Super-light coat. Must be an English golden.
Gaudi has super-scruffy back-fur, but her sides and the rest of her is relatively smooth. Never seen anything like it.
Obligatory nose shot.
Someone had a sudden attack of ‘ear itch’.
My favorite dog owners are the ones who are completely unfazed by some random person asking to take their dog’s picture. They know their dog is the most awesome dog in the world, so why wouldn’t everyone want to take her picture?
Look at that ‘dignified’ face.
I wander by the little park near Market and Embarcadero fairly often, to listen to the parrots. They often fly over my apartment, too, so I occasionally wake to the sound of a flock of parrots. (Which I quite like, actually.) But I don’t often see them close up. A couple days ago, there were a couple down on one of the low trees in that park, checking out all the tourists. (And no, nobody was feeding them. I guess they were just curious.)
Remarkable birds, eh major? Beautiful plumage!
Is it just me, or is he grinning?
I don’t often get to see these guys close up. It’s a real treat when I do.
One of the more improbable mixes it has ever been my distinct pleasure to meet. Ran into Louie (9) when I was out and about just after New Year’s, but because of poor photo management skills (i.e. I stuck him in the wrong folder by accident… sorry Louie!) I didn’t even see him when I went looking for dogs. And then his mom contacted Autumn about possibly walking him, and I had to go back and hunt him down. I think you’ll agree he’s worth the effort.
Louie has a very serious demeanor, but in reality is a complete sweetheart.
So, which one do you think the German shepherd mated with, the dachshund or the lhasa apso? And in either case… how?
Who’s happy? Jake is happy! And I’m happy to have met Jake.
I love Rottweilers, but why have every Rottweiler mix I’ve ever met been ten times as awesome as either parent breed? There’s just something about them…
The little white marks on his nose are scars from a cat that got a bit overwhelmed with having 50 pounds of furry muscle trying to be friendly.