Seen in the City: Dog Statue

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Adam Lang

There’s a shop near Union Square (on Post between Mason and Powell) that has a bunch of dog art in it. I haven’t been by when they were open yet, but this guy was in the window.

Dog Statue

That’s quite an expression.

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Dog of the Day: Lilly (Lillyput Gulliver) the Chihuahua

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Adam Lang

I was totally overwhelmed by the dog show, so it’s going to be a while before I post any pictures. Plus, ye gods, it’s DARK in there. With things that move around as much as dogs do, it was murder to get decent pictures.

So here’s Lilly. I took some pictures of her last week. She’s got a facebook page! And her mom’s boyfriend is running an organization called SharingPet, which is an attempt to help prevent a million pets from being euthanized over the next year. Check it out, see what you think.

In other news: these pictures were taken on my iPhone, because I wanted to see if the HDR (high dynamic range) mode on the camera helped with pictures taken in the bright sunlight. As it turns out, HDR is not well-suited for dogs… see the last image for why.

Chihuahua

The handy travel-size! (Just don't put him in the overhead compartment.)

Chihuahua

Incidentally, that is not 'I'm terrified' body language, that's 'I'm in the middle of sitting down' body language.

Chihuahua

And this isn't 'I'm annoyed', it's 'Help! I've been frozen in the act of shaking myself!'

Mutant Chihuahua

And this, as promised, is why you don't take pictures of dogs with HDR cameras. Even lesser movement screws things up, although perhaps not quite as... dramatically.

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Roving Reporter Post: Golden Gate Dog Show!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Adam Lang

Just checking in from the dog show, where the dogs are all awesome! (The show itself? Perhaps a bit silly. But that’s not news. 🙂

Whippet

Dog ball. This pup was a little overwhelmed.

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Caturday Supplement: Happy Kitty!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Adam Lang

A cat that Autumn and I cat-sat a while back in Berkeley. Super-affectionate greet-you-at-the-door-and-beg-for-skritchies kitty!

Cat

Some cats are just as good affection sponges as any dog. Aloof? Hah!

Cat

I need more cat pictures. Getting low again.

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DoggiEvent: Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show Saturday & Sunday

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Adam Lang

I should’ve posted about this earlier, but it slipped my mind to do so until now. Tomorrow and Sunday, the 28th and 29th, there’s a big honkin’ all-breeds dog show at the Cow Palace (which I like to call ‘The Center for Performing Kine’). Yours Truly will be there tomorrow (Saturday) to take pictures of some pups and pet a whole bunch more.

Also, got some pretty exciting (for me, anyway) site news coming up in the next week or two, so stay tuned!

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Dog of the Day: Rhodesian Ridgeback

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Adam Lang

I always forget how big these guys are. They’re rangy!

Also, prong collar. Which brings up an anecdote about one difference in the way Autumn and I approach life sometimes. I often wondered if prong collars like that were painful. Eventually, I looked it up online, and I found a bazillion conflicting answers. And I figured, okay, well, sometime I ought to find some credible people, and see what they have to say.

Meanwhile, Autumn was wondering the same thing. So she went to a pet store, put one on, gave it a few yanks and a long, sustained, hard pull, said, ‘meh, it’s not bad at all’, and went home.

The original quote is ‘sometimes six months in the laboratory can save you fifteen minutes in the library.’ But that should probably be amended to ‘sometimes fifteen minutes in real life can save you six hours on the internet.’

Rhodesian Ridgeback

I wonder if Rhodesian ridgebacks get tired of people running their fingers down their ridges. (Nope, probably not.)

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Aww, big goofy grin. Any ridgeback owners want to chime in on what they're like? I've never met any that weren't goofy-friendly.

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Dog of the Day: Border Collie

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Adam Lang

Because we haven’t seen one in a while.

An anecdote I ran into on reddit recently (here):

Yeah, my border collie totally gets that I control the car. On days when I come home without the kid, she gets concerned and tries to herd me back out to the car like, “Okay, you forgot the kid somewhere. No big deal, we’ll find out where if we go look for him. You drive, I’ll sniff.”

She paces and looks worried until I tell her it’s time to go to school to pick up the kid, then she gets all excited and relieved-looking.

Border Collie

I was at a dog park after dark the other day, and I spent a good two minutes 'dancing' with a border collie. I'd jump right, and he'd jump over in front of me. We never touched each other, just mirrored each other's movements. It was fun.

Border Collie

What's black and white and well-bred all over?

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Dog of the Day: Pity (Pitufina) the Chilly Chihuahua/Rat Terrier Mix

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Adam Lang

Pitufina apparently means ‘Smurfette’ in Spanish. The things you learn, running a dog blog. Anyway, it’s been a pretty chilly few weeks in San Francisco, and Pity isn’t liking it much!

Chihuahua/Rat Terrier Mix

Fortunately, Pity's got a good friend who is more than willing to help her keep warm on the colder days.

Rat Terrier/Chihuahua Mix

Smurfette? Really?

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Dog of the Day: Buddy the Adoptable Smooth-Coated Fox Terrier

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Adam Lang

I find several things about this post hard to believe. First, that Buddy is still adoptable, and nobody has snatched him up yet. He’s so sweet and friendly! Second, that this is not just the first smooth-coated fox terrier we’ve had on the site, but the first fox terrier of any kind! (Although we did have one mix.) And third… just Buddy. Buddy is ridiculous. Look at that face!

If anyone is interested in meeting Buddy, and possibly adopting him, contact Northern California Fox Terrier Rescue!

Smooth-Coated Fox Terrier

Buddy is very attentive... for short periods of time, anyway. (Also, double-fluffy-white-bonus-doggage in the background!)

Smooth-Coated Fox Terrier

Such a long face! He always looks a little concerned.

Smooth-Coated Fox Terrier

This was taken in Bernie's Grooming/City Dog, on Brannan Street. I don't know if that's Bernie, though.

Smooth-Coated Fox Terrier

Another breed of dog, like corgis, that I think are totally goofy-looking. It's awesome to have a dog that can always make you smile.

Smooth-Coated Fox Terrier

Yes, that's me in the mirror. Holy crap, I never realized I look THAT bald!

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Dog of the Day: Shamus the Skye Terrier

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Adam Lang

It’s getting harder and harder to find dog breeds that I haven’t covered yet, but when I do, they’re often pretty ridiculous. Like this young (well, three-and-a-half-year-old) pup, with ears that … well… I’m not sure what to say about them, so I’ll just let you judge for yourself.

Skye Terrier

Well, it seems like he can see okay, but I'm not sure I got a whole lot of glimpses of his eyes.

Skye Terrier

The most luxuriant ear-hair ever!

Skye Terrier

Well, there I can see his eyes... can't I? No... maybe not.

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