Dog of the Day: Bean the Coton de Tulear

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Adam Lang

It seems ‘Tulear’ is a city in Madagascar, and ‘coton’ should be pretty obvious, not only from spelling but also from the appearance of this rather ridiculous pup.

This is Bean, a 2.5 year old super-fluffy example of the breed. His mom explained that he needed to be groomed, but I think he’s awesome the way he is.

Coton de Tulear

This was my first sight of Bean. I couldn't tell what I was looking at, and I still can't. Is that a tongue? Is that a nose? Where's his FACE?

Coton de Tulear

That's a little clearer... he does have a nose! And eyes, and a tongue. I'm not so sure about ears though.

Coton de Tulear

Aww. Happy face. And so... round. Practically spherical!

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Dog of the Day: Dalmatian

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Adam Lang

I was pretty sure I’d seen this guy before, and indeed I had. Only last time I saw him, he had this amazing goofy grin on his face. This time he looks… serious.

Dalmatian

I was sitting next to him and playing with his ears. This is what he looked like while I was playing with them.

Dalmatian

And this is what he looked like about five seconds after I stopped.

Dalmatian

Shortly, thereafter, mom let him off the leash and he went off to meet some friends.

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Dog of the Day: Young Boxer

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Adam Lang

Warning: ridiculous underbite ahead!

Boxer

The ear floppage is pretty funny too.

Boxer

So gangly!

Boxer

I must say, I love that collar. Bow Wow Ruff Woof to you too!

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Dog of the Day: Buster the Corgi/Lab Mix?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Adam Lang

Dunno. Up ears, long body, short legs, black coloration (with a splash of white). I’d say he was a black German shepherd mix, but the face looks more Lab-like to me.

Anyway, cute!

Edit: Buster’s dad checked in below, almost two years after I first ran into Buster, and filled me in on his name. And the more I look at Buster the more I think maybe black German shepherd, not lab. Those ears, man. Those ears.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi/Labrador Retriever Mix

What Autumn likes to call the ‘Noble Dog Pose’.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi/Labrador Retriever Mix

When a dog gets that expression, I can only imagine that he is pining for his food bowl.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi/Labrador Retriever Mix

If I had Photoshop, instead of Elements, I would totally edit out that damn bush in the foreground.

Labrador Retriever/Pembroke Welsh Corgi Mix

I wouldn’t normally post something this blurry, but it shows how long he is, where none of the rest do.

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Dog of the Day: Peeping Bulldog

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Adam Lang

Better watch out… someone’s keeping an eye on you.

Bulldog

This is the kind of stalker I could learn to live with.

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Dog of the Day: Dixie the Three-Legged Australian Kelpie Mix

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Adam Lang

All right, so Dixie’s mom checked in in the comments section, and it turns out I got just about everything wrong here. First off, Dixie’s a she. (Which is funny because I could have sworn one of my pictures had… well, never mind.) Second, she’s an Australian Kelpie mix (they think), and not a Rottweiler mix. She lost her leg to cancer, but fortunately it didn’t spread, so she’s been happy and healthy for a couple of years now, and is around eight years old.

Plus, she has a blog! How awesome is that? Here: http://dixileta.blogspot.com/

C’mon, Dixie’s Mom & Dad, the latest post on her blog is nearly a month old! Get back to work! 🙂

(Incidentally: not even a single comment on yesterday’s baby seal picture? Hmf!)

Three-Legged Rottweiler

From the great storyteller, Gamble Rodgers: "It takes a compassionate man to covet a three-legged dog. And it takes a sorry son of a gun to name that dog 'Flat Tire.'"

Three-legged Rottweiler Mix

And, from the immortal Frankie Laine: "Rollin' rollin' rollin', Though the streams are swollen, Keep them dogies rollin', rawhide!" (Or doggies. Whatever.)

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Wildife Pic: Baby Seal

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Adam Lang
Baby Seal

Did you know seals can open and close their nostrils individually at will?

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Dog of the Day: Ulee (Ulisse) the German Wirehaired Pointer

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Adam Lang

He’s only eight months old, but he’s already a big fella! His name is the Italian version of Ulysses/Odyssus, but it doesn’t look like he had any trouble finding a home.

(Is anyone else reminded of Sweetums, the muppet?)

German Wirehaired Pointer

Widest tongue ever.

German Wirehaired Pointer

That’s a lot of happy. Lucky there’s a lot of dog to contain it.

German Wirehaired Pointer

Big tongue, big nose, big mouth, long ears… everything about this pup is oversized.

German Wirehaired Pointer

That’s definitely a Sweetums face right there.

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Dog of the Day: Abiba the Chihuahua/German Shepherd (!!) Mix

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Adam Lang

Okay, I’ve seen some impressive mixes in my time, but… Chihuahua/German shepherd? And the mom was the Chihuahua? Oy, just thinking about that makes parts of my body that I don’t even have hurt.

That said, Abiba (7 months old, the name means ‘Beloved’) is clearly a totally awesome pup. So cute.

Chihuahua/German Shepherd Mix

This honestly looks like some kind of Japanese anime German shepherd puppy. So ridiculous!

German Shepherd/Chihuahua Mix

Not sure what the weird glowy effect is from the ball.

German Shepherd/Chihuahua Mix

I don't think he's going to get much bigger than he is now.

German Shepherd/Chihuahua Mix

Yes, the ball is slightly too big for his mouth. Watching him chase it is hysterical.

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Dog of the Day: Popeye the Chihuahua/Pomeranian/Dachshund

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Adam Lang

What an unusual little guy. How likely is it that random breedings of three breeds, two of which don’t generally get blue merles, would end up with a blue merle as the result? To add to this confusion, the little guy has eye trouble, which is really common in merles… but it was due to an injury that lost him an eye, not due to genetics. (And his other eye works just fine, and he seems like a super-happy pup.)

Pomeranian/Chihuahua/Dachshund Mix

Awfully cute. (And yes, blah blah bright sunlight blah blah. *sigh*)

Pomeranian/Chihuahua/Dachshund Mix

You can definitely see the Chihuahua in there, and the Pomeranian is obvious. Not so sure about the dachshund.

Pomeranian/Chihuahua/Dachshund Mix

Aww. I get the feeling that even if he didn't have the gimpy eye, he'd still be winking at me.

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