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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Dog of the Day: American Eskimo Dog

I’ve run into a surprising number of Eskies over the last few weeks. I hear if you brush them daily, you can get enough fur to make a gorgeous sweater in around… fourteen minutes.

Shy American Eskimo Dog

I initially figured the pup was hiding back there because he was shy.

American Eskimo Dog

Nope. He came out and looked at me with just this expression until I petted him. That expression looks an awful lot like Watson, doesn’t it?

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Dog of the Day: Caucasian Shepherd (Ovcharka)

Reminder from yesterday: there will be a Wags-and-Wine event, run by ‘wineluv.com’, at the Wags pet hotel near 14th and Folsom (Rainbow Foods, Best Buy, ASPCA, etc), this Friday from 5 PM to 7 PM. Early registration is $20 at the above link, but since we’re so close to the date, if you mention my blog, you pay $20 at the door, instead of the normal $40. I’ll be there, although possibly a bit after 5.

This guy is a new one on me: a Caucasian shepherd, known as the “Kavkazskaïa Ovtcharka” in (transliterated) Russian, a dog that was apparently bred to hunt bears. Apparently normally they aren’t normally the friendliest of dogs, but this pup, despite his background (rescued from a meth lab in Chicago!) is just a giant teddy bear.

Caucasian Shepherd

He totally looks like a big softie, even if the husky in the background looks a little dubious.

Caucasian Shepherd Dog

You can guard my meth lab any time you want, pup.

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Site News: And The Winner Is…

(Link to the contest is here.)

This was an interesting contest… it looks like Chico the Pit mix and Penny the Beagle/Corgi may have come equipped with their own fan clubs. (And rightly so… they’re both adorable.) Chico took a commanding lead in the 20s within the first two days of the contest, followed by Penny at 16, almost as fast. Everybody else (after a last-minute surge by Devo) came in at between 5 and 7 votes. Honestly, I think this is more to do with the competitors just giving people too many awesome choices; I could have voted for any of the pictures in this contest with no hesitation, and the votes just got spread out amongst all the options.

Thank you everybody for your submissions. I will be contacting the winners of each group over the next two weeks to get your t-shirt information. And as for the bandanas… well, that might take a little longer (we haven’t had them printed up yet!) but once I do have them, I’m going to send one to everyone who participated. (Well, unless you don’t want one, of course!) Thanks, this has been a lot of fun for me.

ALSO! (And I will repeat this tomorrow, this time at the top of the post.) I have another doggie-event to report: there will be a Wags-and-Wine event, run by ‘wineluv.com’, at the Wags pet hotel near 14th and Folsom (Rainbow Foods, Best Buy, ASPCA, etc), this Friday from 5 PM to 7 PM. Early registration is $20 at the above link, but since we’re so close to the date, if you mention my blog at the door, you pay $20 at the door, instead of the normal $40.

Your dog is invited too. There’ll be snacks for both of you, but the wine (several different wineries, over 20 boutique wines) is just for the humans. Not to worry, though: there’ll be doggie bags, and a dog photographer to take pictures of you and your pooch together.

I’ll be there. Hope to see some of you there too!

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Dog of the Day: Holly-Go-Lightly the Golden Retriever/Corgi Mix

Some of the more attentive among you might remember Miss Holly from last year’s Bay to Barkers. Well, I ran into her again, and she was just as charming, if a trifle… damp.

Golden Retriever/Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mixed Breed

Someone just came from playing fetch in the bay.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi/Golden Retriever Mix

Fully convertible ears: they can be up like a corgi or down like a golden.

Golden Retriever/Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix

Not shown: Holly distributing smooches to all and sundry.

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Caturday Supplement: Bottom of the Barrel Edition

Yeah… I’m getting a little low on cats. Can you tell?

Giant Stuffed Animal Panther

People will buy the most amazing things.

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Dog of the Day: Petite Husky

Some more pictures from Bay to Barkers. Huskies are so pretty.

Petite Female Grey Siberian Husky

It’s funny, most dogs I’ve seen with a stripe down the nose have a stripe on their muzzle too.

Grey Small Siberian Husky Female

She’s the color I think of when I think of the word ‘husky’. And that’s more or less the facial expression, too.

Small Grey Female Siberian Husky

Or this expression. This expression works too.

 

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Quadruple Dog Day: The Mutt Pack

Just a quickie from Bay to Barkers last weekend. These four were out swimming for a while, and then came back and hopped into the truck. They were waiting for mom and dad to give them something to drink, when they spotted me.

A Variety of Mixed-Breed Dogs

I really love the picture as a whole, but the guy in the upper-right-hand corner totally cracks me up.

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Dog of the Day: Lily the Golden Retriever Puppy

In case you haven’t read the edit on the contest post above, Autumn’s family’s golden retriever, Ceili, is in the hospital after emergency surgery. Last I heard she was doing okay, and we’ll have more information tomorrow.

So in her honor, I’m posting a golden retriever. This is Lily, the 6-month-old golden. She seems worried, doesn’t she? Well, we all are.

6-Month-Old Golden Retriever Puppy

The pictures look a little odd… kinda tilted. This is because the street they were taken on is… kinda tilted.

6-Month-Old Golden Retriever

Man, she really does have that ‘please hug me and tell me everything’s gonna be all right’ expression down pat, doesn’t she?

6-Month-Old Golden Retriever

Concerned dognoses all up in my bidnezz.

Little Girl Feeding 6-Month-Old Golden Retriever

This is right outside our local coffee shop, the Chameleon.

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