Double Dog Day: Breezy and Cloudy the Shetland Sheepdogs

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Adam Lang

Two little (well, not all that little) Shelties for your delectation today. Breezy (black and white) is 2, and Cloudy is 14! Cloudy is a bit grumpy sometimes, but she seems to be doing pretty great, all things considered.

Black And White Sheltie And Blue Merle Sheltie In A Van
I ran into them at the farmer’s market, where they have an important job guarding the veggies.
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Dog of the Day: Honey the Australian Cattle Dog Mix

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Adam Lang

Honey is 8, and is just as sweet as her name.

Grinning Red Merle Australian Cattle Dog Mix
It’s amazing how m any new pups I run across within a block of my own apartment.
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Swineday Switchup: Piglettes!

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Adam Lang

These two are cute enough to make a man give up pork… although, to be fair, I haven’t eaten much pork in years, so it’s not a big lift for me.

I ran across them on a farm in the Santa Cruz mountains. Amazingly, though, they aren’t the first pigs we’re run across on this site, though these are the first that didn’t have pink painted toenails!

Black Piglet And Pink Piglet
They would make such amazing pigs if they never got bigger than this…
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Dog of the Day: Bentley the Pomeranian Husky Mix

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Adam Lang

Bentley is 4, but he doesn’t just look like a puppy: he also has puppy-soft fur!

Pomsky Looking Very Serious
He looks so serious. He is not.
Siberian Husky Pomeranian Mix Up On His Hind Legs
See? Look at that fluffy fur. SO SOFT.
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Dog of the Day: Rumpleminze the German Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog Whatever Else Mix Puppy

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Adam Lang

Living in San Francisco is funny sometimes. I wandered off in the direction of work this morning, only to find that there were a hundred or so police lining part of my route. I paused to see what all the fuss was about, and watched Biden drive by in the giant bulletproof presidential limo. All less than half a mile from my apartment.

Rumpleminze (3 months) was almost certainly not impressed if he happened to be around at the time, although if he was, he almost certainly did try to play with any police, onlookers, and/or presidents who happened upon him.

Be Rumpleminze.

Grinning Australian Cattle Dog German Shepherd Mutt Puppy
Rumpleminze. That’s a new one on me. But, having looked it up, it sounds delicious.
Grinning Australian Cattle Dog German Shepherd Mutt Puppy Scratching Himself
According to mom, I was ‘taking my life into my own hands’ with those sharp puppy teeth. Amazingly, unlike in many other cases, I wasn’t even NEARLY perforated.
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Dog of the Day: Greyhound

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Adam Lang

Ran into this pup the other day. Never seen a greyhound who was this spotty before!

White Greyhound With Lots Of Little Black Spots
I hear this pup was originally a lot more timid. I at least got a sniff. Maybe in a year or two I’ll get some petting in.
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Dog of the Day: Marley the Chihuahua Jack Russell Terrier Maltese Mix

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Adam Lang

I don’t think we’ve ever had two features of the same dog in this short a time before! But, just a couple of days after I posted a picture of an anonymous little cute fuffy dog in a window, I found him out in front of his place relaxing with his family, so I had to stop by and get the deets! Turns out his name is Marley, he’s around 12, and he’s not a maltie-poo: his mom was a Jack Russell Chihuahua mix and nobody knows about his dad. But I’m going to guess he was probably a Maltese.

Small Fluffy White Dog Looking Speculatively At The Photographer
So does that make him a ‘chalteezell’?
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Caturday Supplement: Nameless Kitteh

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Adam Lang

I was at a farmer’s market today, and I saw a big sign that said ‘KITTEN: FREE TO A GOOD HOME’. Alas, I do not have a good home, clearly, since no home where you’re not allowed to have a kitten is a good home. But I do have a camera.

Tiger Tabby Kitten Sitting In A Box
I guess a stray had a litter. Someone’s going to have a happier life, I think.
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Dog of the Day: Small Fluffy White Pup

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Adam Lang

Maltie-poo maybe? I dunno. All I know is that I run across him in a window near home every once in a while, and that I should be emulating him, because although I was feeling much better this morning, I am feeling less better now. Blah. Colds suck.

White Fluffy Dog Napping In A Window
Also, whenever he’s awake he barks at me when I walk by, so probably just as well that he’s snoozin’.
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Site News: Uuuugh

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Adam Lang

Looks like while I was in Santa Cruz I picked up… something. Something nasty that skipped my head and went straight to my lungs and god I feel crappy. Insomnia means that I’m easy prey for all the viruses and bacteria out there. Need to see if I can get around 30 hours of sleep over the next three days to kick this thing.

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