Dog of the Day: Bernese Mountain Dog

I haven’t posted a berninator in quite some time. I’ve been saving this one up since the Swiss Dog Day, and now that we’re into the short days, and nearly into December, I think we deserve a little brain-melting cuteness.

Bernese Mountain Dog

Autumn was just saying that she wanted a Berner yesterday. Really, how could you not?

Bernese Mountain Dog

This is about the sternest face I've ever seen on a Berner.

Bernese Mountain Dog

I am going to post a few more pictures later tonight. I want to make a bit of a collage, but I don't have time to do that sort of thing at work.

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Dog of the Day: Maddie the Dachshund Mix

Maddie’s 8, but she’s still got that awkward puppy look to her.

Dachshund Mix

The woman walking Maddie was wearing a t-shirt for one of the local pet supply stores.

Dachshund Mix

I figured maybe Maddie was a foster, but no, turns out she was an employee but was out walking her own dog.

Dachshund Mix

Maddie knows several tricks. This is one of them.

Dachshund Mix

Aww. Maddie is the queen of dainty paw placement.

Dachshund Mix

This was a trick Mom didn't teach her: when she met a new friend, she'd take her leash over to him to say hi.

Dachshund Mix

Needless to say, it is ridiculously cute.

Dachshund Mix

Teensy little bit of tongue showing.

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Dog of the Day: Wilson the Karst Shepherd/Australian Shepherd

Karst shepherd? That’s a new one on me. I like it, though!

(I think he was mixed with Australian shepherd, but it might be Australian cattle dog too… my note just says ‘Aussie.’ Also, sorry for the, *ahem*, slightly late post. Holiday weekends make me forgetful.)

Karst Shepherd/Australian Shepherd Mix

It was a little dark. Wilson was surprisingly cooperative, though... didn't move around much.

Karst Shepherd/Australian Shepherd Mix

A touch blurry in the big version, but not so bad when it's shrunk down to standard blog-size.

Karst Shepherd/Australian Shepherd Mix

Wilson looks like a total goofball... my favorite.

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Dog of the Day: Pembroke Welsh Corgi

No Caturday supplement today, sadly. Don’t worry, I’ll get down to Macy’s soon.

Instead, here’s a cutie with a somewhat… intense expression.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

I wonder what he's looking at?

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

That dog tag has a fire hydrant on it.

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Dog of the Day: Romeo the Yorkshire Terrier

Romeo is 7, and he’s not quite as trusting as his young pal Baloo.

Yorkshire Terrier

That's a 'muppet' expression if I've ever seen one.

Yorkie

Someone has a slight case of overprotectiveness. Fortunately, in a dog this size, it's cute.

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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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