The Dogs of San Francisco

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.

Warning: ear floppage detected.

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.)

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

Bonus: this dog appeared to quite like Irish music.

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.

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.

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

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

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged American Pit Bull Terrier, Mixed Breed, Pharaoh Hound, SOMA | 29 Comments

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Posted in Dog of the Day | Tagged East Bay, English Shepherd | 2 Comments

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.

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.

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

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Dog of the Day: Boxer

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Adam Lang

Just a morning’s boxer in Huntingdon Park. It’s a great place to see dogs at all hours, although a bit more so in the afternoon and evening. Some mornings when I go through at 8 or 8:30 there isn’t a single dog there at all. Terrible!

Those stub tails always crack me up. Boxers should have 'Not to be used as a handle' and 'Do not attempt to lift by tail' printed on their backsides. (If you look close you can see a basset in the background.)

Boxers can get up a damn good head of steam, but they don't corner so well.

Pretty nice action shot if I do say so myself.

Plus one point for ridiculous ear floppage.

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Dog of the Day: Boston Terrier

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Adam Lang

A young adult Boston terrier for your elucidation and edification, and a small fee. (Well, okay, for you, he’s free.)

He really didn't quite seem to know what to do with me....

...he didn't know whether to chase me off, with a great deal of sound and fury...

...or play with me. Goofy pup.

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Dog of the Day: Trout the Pit Bull/Lab/Heeler Mix

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Adam Lang

As promised, here are some more pictures of Trout the adorable hyper nutball dog that Autumn dogsat a couple of weeks ago. He’s such a goofball, but when he comes over and rests his head on your knee and looks up at you and says ‘throw my ball pleeeeease!’ you can’t help but forgive him. Even if he did just drool all over your work pants.

Also, starting now, I’m going to be posting new dogs at noon rather than at midnight. No point in connecting to facebook if the posts happen when nobody’s awake to notice them.