Dog of the Day: MJ the Pit Bull Puppy

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Adam Lang

MJ was about four and a half months old when this picture was taken, which (coincidentally enough) was on September 11th. I’ve seen a spotty puppy belly before… but spotty puppy LIPS? So ridiculous!

Pit Bull Puppy

Met this pup at a chocolate festival. HUGE number of people. No wonder she looks a little overwhelmed.

Pit Bull Puppy

How could anyone resist a puppy like that?

Pit Bull Puppy

See? Spotty lips! (Also, doesn't she totally look like a Boston terrier in this picture?)

Pit Bull Puppy

I think someone would have been delighted to lick the camera if not reined in.

Pit Bull Puppy

I like the kid in the background, who is clearly delighted to be at a chocolate festival.

 

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Double Dog Day: Hailey and Hana the Havaneses

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Adam Lang

Hailey is the one that’s almost completely black, and the other is Hana. These are our first full Havanese pups, too. Woohoo, another breed!

In other news: if you’re looking for something to get an animal-loving friend, check out this calendar, which you can get in return for making a donation to The Friends of Oakland Animal Services. The group helps to make Oakland’s animal shelters responsible and humane. And, as I can personally attest, the calendar quite adorable, and full of stories about shelter animals.

Havanese Dog

I always thought it was spelled 'Javanese'. Just another example of Adam making things more complicated than they really are.

Havanese Dog

They're super-scruffy. I wonder what the (probably ridiculous) breed standard haircut is for Havaneses?

Havanese Dog

How has it literally never occurred to me until now exactly why people put topknots on dogs like this?

Havanese Dog

That shock of white fur really does look a lot like a beard and mustache, doesn't it?

Hailey (black feet) Hana (white ft) Javanese

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SF Pet Photographer

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Adam Lang

Was wandering the internets and stumbled across this guy: Mark Rogers Photography. He’s a Bay Area pet photographer with a weekly (although perhaps somewhat inconsistent) blog. I really like some of his stuff. I’d post one here as an example, but he’s an all-rights-reserved kind of guy, and I respect that. Still, well worth a quick look.

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Dog of the Day: Jack Russell Mix?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Adam Lang

Just a guess. All I know for sure was that the center of this pup’s world was a tennis ball.

Jack Russell Mix

Airplane ears!

Jack Russell Mix

Eyes on the prize.

Jack Russell Mix

Very talented dog. Nabbed balls out of the air well over half the time.

Jack Russell Mix

Taking a turn like a motorcycle.

Jack Russell Mix

Houston, we are go for liftoff.

Jack Russell Mix

I'm usually pretty good at reading dog expressions, but this one looks so freaked out to me, and she definitely wasn't freaked out. Just intent.

Jack Russell Mix

She's nearly as bouncy as the ball.

Jack Russell Mix

Waaaait for it...

Jack Russell Mix

Maybe more like a Jack-in-the-box. (Jack-Russel-in-the-box?)

Jack Russell Mix

Pretty flowers. For such a tiny park, Huntington Park is really pretty nice.

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Caturday Supplement: Macy’s Kitty

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Adam Lang

Kind of forgot how hard it is to get decent pictures through a window. Might have to drop by sometime when there are fewer people around, because they seem to be the bulk of the obnoxious reflections in the foreground. Or maybe I’ll go inside Macy’s and see if I can cadge them into letting me get some pictures behind the scenes.

Anyway, go visit Macy’s! The kitties are adorable! And so are the puppies, when there are any around!

Cat

Look at that ear hair. I feel for you, kitty... if I didn't cut mine off, my ears would look just like yours on the inside.

Cat

Ooh... pretty amber cats-eyes.

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Double Dog Day: Charlie the Wire-Haired and Cocoa the Long-Haired Dachshund

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Adam Lang

Foofly wiener and scruffy wiener!

Wire-Haired Miniature Dachshund

He looks so determined.

Long-haired Miniature Dachshund

If you look close, you can tell he's 'heterochromic'... two different colored eyes.

Wire-Haired Miniature Dachshund and Long-Haired Miniature Dachshund

They look like a fun pair. Complementary.

Foofly Wiener

A little better picture of the eyes, plus of the merle coloration. So pretty!

Scruffy wiener!

One of the best 'thousand-mile stares' I've ever seen on a dog.

Long-Haired Miniature Dachshund and Wire-Haired Miniature Dachshund

A rare moment of unanimity. Also, look at that ridiculous ear.

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Site News: Got Rid of the Header. Opinions?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Adam Lang

Edit: Emergency seems to be over. No idea what caused it. DoSF will now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

I was looking at the site the other day, and I noticed that, what with the title and the header and the post title and a little text, the first picture in the dog-of-the-day posts wasn’t even on the first page of the blog. That seems kind of dumb for a photoblog. So I’ve gotten rid of the header. Let me know what you think.

 

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Dog of the Day: Buddy the Teeny Tiny Yorkie!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Adam Lang

I’m pretty sure Buddy was still a puppy when these pictures were taken. I’m absolutely certain that he was adorable, friendly, and adventurous.

Yorkshire Terrier

Buddy stopped by Cloudmark (where I work) for a day last July. Needless to say, he was a hit.

Yorkshire Terrier

I think we wore him out. It only took about 40 of us.

Yorkshire Terrier

Coworker, who was taking care of Buddy for the day. Lucky guy!

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Dog of the Day: Dolce the Samoyed

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Adam Lang

Going all the way back to Bay to Barkers for this one. Man, I got a lot of pictures there!

Dolce was a gorgeous pup, who was there with San Francisco Samoyed Rescue (though she wasn’t adoptable). She had a bit of an attitude, though: another dog got too close to her ball, and she got very unhappy about that. Which got her ball taken away. I have the feeling that she’ll learn her lesson sooner or later.

Samoyed

Just the right kind of dog to have in the harsh Alaskan winters.

Samoyed

Dolce getting a time-out for her ball aggression.

Samoyed

Dolce getting a lecture from mom.

Samoyed

Dolce was pensive and a little thoughtful after her lecture... for around twelve seconds.

Samoyed

And then WHAM! HAPPY! Hopefully she retained a little bit.

Samoyed

Dolce is aptly named: she's a real sweetie.

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Dog of the Day: Isobel the Australian Kelpie/American Eskimo Dog/Pharaoh Hound

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Adam Lang

Really? American Eskimo dog? If that’s the result of one of those genetic dog scan things, then color me highly skeptical. If it’s knowledge of the dog’s parents, color me surprised. Even without the Eskie, though, kelpie/pharaoh hound is a pretty unusual combination.

I just wish I’d gotten some more (and better!) pictures. Isobel’s really cute, but I don’t think the pics really do her justice. Oh well… they can’t all be winners. (And, in case it isn’t clear, I mean ‘my photographs’, not ‘the dogs’. All Dogs of San Francisco are winners.)

Australian Kelpie/American Eskimo Dog/Pharaoh Hound Mix

I do make some dogs uncomfortable. Sorry, Isobel!

Australian Kelpie/American Eskimo Dog/Pharaoh Hound Mix

Caught mid-bark. Also, I like the spotty-cow-belly effect.

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