Dog of the Day: Watson the Chihuahua/Dachshund (Encore)

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Adam Lang

The pictures of Watson that I posted before weren’t bad, but I like these new ones more. He really is one cute pup.

His dad (a friend of mine) posted a link to his previous pictures on reddit asking people to see if they could figure out what breed Watson is. It multiplied my average daily traffic by a factor of ten. The consensus was ‘chihuahua/dachshund’, but there was a very vocal minority suggesting that he had some Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever in him. The coloration sure is similar, anyway.

Watson the Dachshund/Chihuahua Mix

Sleeping beauty.

Watson the Dachshund/Chihuahua Mix

Love that little splash of white on his forehead.

Watson the Dachshund/Chihuahua Mix

Sublime expression.

Watson the Dachshund/Chihuahua Mix

Those are my shoes. Yes, he just wandered over and rested his chin on my shoes.

Watson the Dachshund/Chihuahua Mix

I love that expression. So much personality in that dog.

 

 

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Dog of the Day: Tucker the Gordon Setter

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Adam Lang

Not long ago, I ran across this gentleman and his handsome canine assistant taking pictures of the bay using a large-format camera.

Gordon Setter

Man, Gordon Setters are big.

Gordon Setter

I don't know what happened to that sky. It wasn't nearly as bright out as it looks.

Gordon Setter

Wild and wooly dog. Look at the foot fluff, and the huge paws.

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Site News: …where’d my blogroll go?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Adam Lang

I know I had a blogroll set up. Did it really not import onto the new server, back in February? Or did it disappear when I updated to WordPress 3.0? I suspect the latter.

In any case, it’s gone. I’ll have to rebuild it from scratch. Bah. And I didn’t start daily backups until after I updated to WordPress 3.0…

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Dog of the Day: Photoshop Experiments

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Adam Lang

Working on my Mad PotatoShop Skillz. Trying to figure out how to brighten an area of a picture, and darken the rest of the picture, without leaving an incredibly ugly line in between the two.

I’m open to advice, if anyone has some. I’m sure it has something to do with gradients but I’ll be damned if I can figure out what.

 

Three dogs being goofy.

I lightened the bottom half of the photo, and haven't even darkened the top half yet, but you can see the odd line above the edge of the sidewalk. It gets much worse if I try to darken the top part. Suggestions?

 

 

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Dog of the Day: Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Adam Lang

Secret: Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs are just Bernese Mountain Dogs who visit the barber regularly.

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Warning: ear floppage detected.

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Hand-tooled leather dog collar with silver fittings. Yup, this dude is stylin'.

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Dog of the Day: St. Patrick’s Day Corgi/Golden Retriever Mix

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Adam Lang

A few pictures I took back on St. Paddy’s Day, of a gorgeous ginger dog. And a corgi (don’t know what kind)/golden retriever mix… two of Autumn’s (and my) favorites.

(The pictures were accidentally taken at low resolution, so there are no higher-resolution versions to go to if you click on them. Sorry about that.)

Golden Retriever/Corgi Mix

Final verification of my theory that neckerchiefs/bandanas on dogs are the only pieces of clothing that make a dog MORE awesome.

Corgi/Golden Retriever Mix

Bonus: this dog appeared to quite like Irish music.

Golden Retriever/Corgi Mix

Don't know whether it was half Pembroke or Cardigan. Big floofy tail, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

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Dog of the Day: Pug

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Adam Lang

Slightly late post. Busy day.

Sad pug.

Pug

I think part of the reason this pug looks sad is that the grocery store he's tied up outside of has sooo many delicious smells...

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Dog of the Day: Rocco the Rococo the Pharaoh Hound/Pit Mix

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Adam Lang

I have a soft spot for gangly, awkward dogs with ridiculous ears. Okay, okay, I have a soft spot for most dogs, but you gotta admit, this guy is really something.

Pharaoh Hound/American Pit Bull Terrier Mix

Rocco loves carrots. In this picture, he is being amazingly obedient. Because I have a carrot.

Pharaoh Hound/American Pit Bull Terrier Mix

This is after he ate a carrot. You can almost see the thought bubble: Where there's one carrot, there may be two!

Pharaoh Hound/American Pit Bull Terrier Mix

And this is him when he discovered that I was all out of carrots. Aww... poor pup!

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Dog of the Day: Caylee the English Shepherd

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Adam Lang

Neither Autumn nor I had ever heard of an English Shepherd before, but we totally fell for this gal as soon as we saw her. Apparently English Shepherds were actually bred in the United States, and are of the same lineage as collies. And they’re super-smart and hardworking and loyal and trustworthy and brave and thrifty and… oh, no, wait, that’s boy scouts. Well, many of those things, anyway.

They also make great silhouettes.

English Shepherd

Caylee is absolutely gorgeous. I can't believe there aren't more English Shepherds around.

English Shepherd

Cute as a button! I love the 'V' shape on the forehead.

English Collie

Such a happy smile. Almost think these pups are related to golden retrievers.

English Shepherd

Her tail looks kind of like my eyebrows: big and fluffy, and a different color on the top than the bottom.

English Shepherd

And here she demonstrates that in addition to being a poised, ladylike pup, she is also quite capable of being a goofball.

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Triple Dog Day: The Fearsome Threesome

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Adam Lang

I know I took down notes about these three, I know I did. But I can’t find any. I remember that one was a corgi mix, and one was had some papillon in him. And the third is either a Chihuahua or a Chihuahua mix. Anyway, they sure do make a cute trio.

Corgi Mix, Papillon Mix, and Chihuahua Mix

If I could figure out how I got them all to look in the same direction at the same time, without food, I'd bottle it and sell it to family portrait photographers.

Corgi Mix, Papillon Mix, and Chihuahua Mix

I should've gotten these guys in the shade. The one in the back is so white in the sun that I didn't catch any detail at all.

Corgi Mix, Papillon Mix, and Chihuahua Mix

The guy in the back has deployed his ears, and they are fully as ridiculous as befits a papillon mix.

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