Triple Dog Day: Adoptable Jack Russel Mix Puppies

The Wags and Wine party a week ago was to benefit The Paw Fund: ‘Nurturing the bond between people and their animal companions.’ They do free and low-cost spay and neuter clinics, free pet vaccinations, reduced cost medical care, and similar services for low-income pet owners. They also do rescue and adoption. If you have a little money set aside for an animal charity, they seem like a pretty good group to give it to.

They also brought some adoptable puppies, which may well still be available. They were cute and super-friendly, although I think they were a little overwhelmed with the dozens (hundreds?) of people packed into a small space.

Jack Russel Terrier Mix Puppies

Puppy stacking!

Jack Russel Terrier Mix Puppies

Their enclosure was like a little tiny kissing booth. Go up, receive puppy smooches.

Jack Russel Terrier Mix Puppies

Some people were luckier than others, and got a little cuddle-time too.

Jack Russel Terrier Mix Puppies

I’m pretty sure she was an volunteer for or employee of Paw Fund. She definitely knows how to handle puppies, anyway.

Jack Russel Terrier Mix Puppies

Puppy pile! These guys even wiggled around in their sleep.

Jack Russel Terrier Mix Puppies

I walked away for a few minutes. When I came back, they were all still in the little sleeping basket, but they were arranged completely differently.

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Caturday Supplement: The Cats of Treasure Island

First time I went out to Treasure Island, I ran across a boarded-up building with a whole herd of cats living on/under/about its loading dock. I’ve never been able to find the place again, so maybe they’ve fixed it up since then, or maybe they’ve just blocked access to that building.

Cats on Treasure Island

The military buildings on Treasure Island are in pretty bad shape. I guess they’re going to be tearing them down pretty soon and renovating the place. Hope they can get all the toxic spills cleaned up without too much trouble.

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Dog of the Day: Patchwork Miniature Dachshund

Time for another cute lil’ wiener dog.

White Miniature Dachshund With Brown Patch Over Left Eye

Very distinctive coloration. Not sure I’ve ever seen a dachshund quite like her before.

White Miniature Dachshund With Brown Spot Over Left Eye

My automatic face recognition software thinks that there’s one face in this photograph… and it belongs to the hubcap of that SUV. ‘Room for improvement.’

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Dog of the Day: Jiggly Caliente the 6-Month-Old Lab Mix

I’m not sure what the story is behind the name; but then, I’m not sure there really needs to be one, does there?

6-Month-Old Labrador Retriever Mix

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an unmangled rawhide chew that was actually in the possession of a dog before.

6-Month-Old Labrador Retriever Mix

Not sure what this pup is mixed with. Can’t be a full lab: the ears stick out too much, I think.

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Dog of the Day: Maltese

I know unsolicited free advice is generally worth what you pay for it, and that going around giving it out is unpopular. This has never stopped me before, and it’s not going to stop me today. My advice: drink lots of water.

I know the ‘eight cups of water a day’ thing is more or less a myth. I don’t care. If you drink enough water, you are much less likely to get kidney stones, which I am getting right now and holy crap are they unpleasant. (I’ve had them before. They are definitely less scary the second time around, but they’re no less painful.)

So have a doggie driver. I’m going to bed.

Maltese Dog in Red Bandana and Shirt in a Truck

Bay to Barkers. Poor pup was stuck in a car watching all the goings-on but not getting to participate.

 

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Dog of the Day: Pixi the Nanobeagle

I’m not sure what a nanobeagle is, besides the obvious… is this a thing? Anyway, Pixi’s awfully cute. I did a web search for ‘Pixi the nanobeagle’ and it brought me to this picture, which was linked to from this page. I wonder if that’s the same dog? If so, she sure has lightened up in coloration a bit since the picture was taken. But the markings are close enough to identical otherwise that I wouldn’t be a bit surprised.

Pixi the Lilac/Khaki Nano Beagle

Intent stare. I don’t think I even had any treats with me.

Pixi the Lilac/Khaki Nano Beagle

Caught mid-shake.

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Dog of the Day: Wadi the Saluki

All right, it’s Wadi’s day. (‘Wadi’ is an Arabic word that has been adopted into English (somewhat), meaning a smallish canyon in a desert, often with a river or stream or at least wet spot at the bottom. I think Wadi’s mom was somewhat surprised that I knew this. Truth to tell, so was I… it’s been an awfully long time since seventh grade Social Studies class.)

In this case, Wadi is an absolutely gorgeous saluki, an Arabic (or at least middle-Eastern) dog breed. So pretty. I’m not sure I’d ever even met one before this.

Feathered Golden Saluki

Play-posturing. Wadi just wanted to PLAY! (Also, note how you can see the spine. Mom said it was basically impossible to put any meat on this pup’s bones: he just immediately ran it all off again.)

Wadi the Feathered Golden Saluki

What is it about that face that makes it so hauntingly plaintive? Seriously, I have no idea and I really want to know.

Wadi the Feathered Golden Saluki

Did I mention that Wadi really wanted to play with me? Because he did.

Wadi the Feathered Golden Saluki

That’s a very intent expression. Now what do you suppose…

Wadi the Feathered Golden Saluki

Ah, yes, a treat. That’d do it. Also, get a load of that curl in the tail. Never seen anything like it before.

Wadi the Feathered Golden Saluki

Hope I run across this pup again, sometime when I can watch him run. I bet it’s an amazing sight.

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Dog of the Day: Wadi the 9-Month-Old Saluki Preview

Just had a, shall we say, poor MUNI experience. The bus I was waiting for was apparently what people were using to get back from getting totally wasted after Outside Lands, so they were so full that they weren’t even stopping. I walked four miles home, and I need to get to bed. So consider this a preview of tomorrow’s awesome dog: Wadi, the 9-month-old saluki puppy.

Feathered Golden Saluki

Wow, what a gorgeous breed. This is the first saluki ever to grace our pages, but he’s definitely worth the wait.

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Dog of the Day: Frodo the Adorable Adoptable Dachshund Mix

First off: for those of you wondering how Autumn’s family dog Ceili is doing, I have good news: she seems to be feeling better, and is now desperate to play. (It’ll be another week before she’s allowed to. Poor pup!)

Anyway, since I am entirely out of cats, and most of the non-dog non-cat animals I have are being reserved for a special occasion, I thought I’d post a couple pictures from last night’s soiree! It was a fun party, although it was too crowded for most of my pictures to be particularly good. Too many legs and not enough dogs!

But Frodo would be adorable anywhere. He was rescued by Loup Garou Animal Rescue, which rescues black dogs and cats and finds them homes. He is an adorable little bundle of energy, and loves giving smooches. He’s still a puppy but won’t get very big, since he’s a miniature dachshund mix. And the one-ear-up thing is amazingly adorable.

If you think he’s adorable, and have a place in your home for a pup like him, why not give Loup Garou a holler?

Black Dachshund Mix With One Ear Up

The dogs did mostly get along pretty well. There were a few incidents, but none of them involved Frodo.

Black Dachshund Mix With One Ear Up

I bet he wiggles in his sleep. He looks like the type of dog that wiggles in his sleep.

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Dog of the Day: Swedish Vallhund

Don’t see nearly enough of these pups around. This is the first one on the blog, in fact, although there’s a pretty good chance that Baloo is part vallhund.

Swedish Vallhund

Happy smile? Check? Stubtacular tail? Check. Ridiculous ears? Check. Short legs? Check. They sure do look like they’re related to corgis.

Swedish Vallhund

This was a game where they hide a hot dog in a box (among many boxes) and the dog has to find it. This pup didn’t do so well until they opened the box for him, but upon reflection, I kind of feel like it’s hardly his fault: he’s probably well-trained NOT to go around trying to steal food from boxes. And now suddenly you’re asking him to? Hmm.

Swedish Vallhund

Such beautiful fur. Tail reminds me of some species of deer or another… can’t quite remember which.

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