Dog of the Day: Baloo the 7-Month-Old Vallhund/German Shepherd Mix

The cute! I can’t stand it!

The little Yorkie in the background of the last picture is Baloo’s friend Romeo, who you’ll be seeing more of tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving! So, what are you grateful for?

German Shepherd Mix

It’s hard to tell what Baloo might be mixed with from the front…

German Shepherd Mix

Any other angle, though, and you can tell that he’s super-long and squat!

German Shepherd Mix

Given the floppy eartips, I’d have to guess that he’s a German shpeherd/dachshund mix.

German Shepherd Mix

Oh man. This is why I don’t go to dog shelters. One grin like that and I’d be taking home a pup, no-pets apartment or no.

German Shepherd Mix

Yup, that’s Romeo in the background there.

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Double Dog Day: Pembroke Welsh Corgi and …?

Another pair from Bay to Barkers! I’m really tearing through those.

Someone help me out with that second dog, please. I know I’ve seen dogs that look like that but I can’t figure out what they were!

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Corgi, 3/4 front view. Note goofy expression, ridiculously short legs, leash-eating fluff.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Top view. Note sleek coat, conveniently cuddlable shape.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

And 3/4 rear view. Note fluffy 'tocks, stubtacular tail, slight lean to the left indicative of waddle. Shown next to normal dog for reference.

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Dog of the Day: Suka the Papillon Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix

I’m keeping this little guy’s secret in the title, but I think maybe a fox snuck into the hounds’ convention back at Bay to Barkers.

[Edit: How in the world did I get ‘do the day’ instead of ‘dog of the day’ in the title?]

[Edit x2: Suka’s owner found a picture of his pup and weighed in with his name and breed mix here. I love it when people find their dogs on my site.]

Papillon Mix

The quick blond fox snuck into the lazy dog show!

Papillon Mix

Reminds me a little bit of Watson, whom I’ve posted a couple times before here.

Papillon Mix

His expressions remind me of Watson’s too.

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Caturday Supplement: Berkeley Humane Society Kitten Nursery Preview, Part 2

The rest of the ridiculous kitten pics from yesterday’s Humane Society Shindig!

Kitten

There was a puppy in the pet store that this was held at for a while. The kittens were all totally absorbed by him. Not scared, just… fascinated.

Kitten

A lot of these kittens were from the same litter. Surprisingly different colorations… but then, one litter of cats can have multiple fathers, apparently.

Kitten

Personal favorite: cats with little grey nosies.

Kittens

This one has already gotten the ‘please adopt me’ look down pat.

Kittens

If they’d been ready to adopt out, I’m not sure I wouldn’t have gone home with all three of these guys in my pockets. Resistance… crumbling…

Three Kittens Staring At The Photographer

Close-up. I used this for my tee shirt.

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Caturday Supplement: Berkeley Humane Society Kitten Nursery Preview, Part 1

Today I attended a little party in honor of the Berkeley/East Bay Humane Society’s new kitten nursery. They take kittens that would normally be euthanized because they’re too young to survive away from their mom without constant care, and none of the shelters have the staff to care for animals 24/7/365. Including feedings every two hours. And some of the feedings can take upwards of an hour.

They brought a bunch of the older kittens (and a few of the young-but-not-super-young kittens) to the party, and they were super-sweet and playful. Apparently being fed every two hours for a week by human beings convinces them that we might be worth something after all. If you’re looking for a kitten, believe me, these are something special. And if you have a little extra money, they have a big wish list of stuff that they need, which is linked to from the page I link to above.

This is just a preview because the woman I talked to told me that Autumn and I could visit the nursery itself and take some pictures for the blog. So expect some more ridiculously adorable kitten pictures in the near future! And this is just part 1 because I just finished taking these, and I need to get some up for Caturday, but I also have a lot more and the WiFi where I currently am is so bad that it’s taken me almost an hour to upload two pictures. So stay tuned for more kittens soon!

Kitten

Berkeley Human Society representative demonstrates the proper way to fold a kitten for shipping.

Kitten

(Put away the pitchforks, no kittens were folded in the making of this film.)

 

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Dog of the Day: Pimp-My-Ride German Shepherd

Leftover pictures (I have a bunch more) from Bay to Barkers. This pup is a German shepherd with, I think, inflammatory myopathy. Poor pup. but for all that, she seems delighted with life, and with her mobility device. And it works wonders for her… she can get around great.

German Shepherd with Wheels

She absolutely adored playing with other dogs. And none of them seemed to see anything too odd, except for the difficulty with butt-sniffing.

German Shepherd with Wheels

Another instance of 'awesome dog made more awesome by bandana'.

German Shepherd

Look at that happy face. I hope my equanimity holds up 1/10 this well if I ever end up with problems like hers.

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No Dog Day

A minor personal crisis stepped on my dog-posting time today. Tomorrow as usual, though, with any luck.

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Dog of the Day: Cocker Spaniel

This is from way back in August, at the Swiss Dog Day celebration. And no, that’s not a Swiss dog.

Cocker Spaniel

I think she was picked up because she was a little intimidated by all the huge dogs.

Cocker Spaniel

But hey, once you're up there, might as well get a little snooze in, so you're awake enough to tear around the house excitedly for two hours once mom gets you home, right?

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Dog of the Day: Ginger the Shar-Pei

Ginger’s 2 years old, and maybe a little less saggy than the average shar-pei.

I started taking pictures out in the sun, but, as you’ll see, the sunlight was brutal. I got her to sneak into a little alcove, which was shaded, and got a couple of pictures that came out much better.

Shar Pei

She's 2 years old, but we mistook her for a puppy. She was very playful, and quite excited.

Shar Pei

Shadows. Blah.

Shar Pei

Much better. Now you can see the full extent of this breed's goofiness.

Shar Pei

And this is what happens when a shar-pei shakes off. Wish I'd managed to get this from the front.

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Dog of the Day: Rolo the Leonberger

I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for nearly two years, and I’m still running into new breeds. (Heck, I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for nearly two years, period!) This is our first Leonberger, a truly outrageous breed.

Supposedly Leonbergers were bred to look like the lion on the official town seal of Leonberg, Germany. He does look a little bit leonine, doesn’t he?

Leonberger

We found Rolo outside of Real Foods on Polk Street, a great place for dog-watching.

Leonberger

The employees kept coming out to say hello to him. He liked that well enough, although I think he was hoping for treats.

Leonberger

Closeup of the last picture. So ridiculous.

Leonberger

I think mom and/or dad was coming out when I snapped this last one. Shadows are a bit awful, but it definitely shows his attitude toward life.

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