The Dogs of San Francisco

Dog of the Day: Long-Haired Chihuahua

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Adam Lang

Short post today. Autumn’s coming home tomorrow and I’m getting things ready.

If you're going to have a Chihuahua, make it a long-haired one. Poofliness makes up for a lot.

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Dog of the Day: Australian Shepherd and Corgi Mob

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Adam Lang

Another attendee of the corgi meetup. He saw all those corgis and thought, ‘Ooooh! Herding practice!’

As we can see, that didn’t quite work out as planned.

Australian Shepherd Surrounded by Corgis

The Aussie already looks just a tad bit nervous, doesn't he?

Standoff! The corgi all the way on the left looks like he has an extra tail. He's actually tilted way to the side... that's his left hind foot.

An Australian Shepherd Herded by Corgis.

Corgis are amazingly cooperative herders. Instincts are surprising things.

Australian Shepherd Being Herded by Corgis

He took off, but the corgis herded him right back again, around the other side of the big clump of bushes.

Sadly, someone called off the corgis before it got any sillier.

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Dog of the Day: Corgi Horde!

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Adam Lang

Every time the second Saturday of the month rolls around, there’s a Welsh Corgi (both Pembroke and Cardigan) meetup at Mountain Lake Park in San Francisco, around 1 PM. I finally got around to showing up at one. Here are a couple of pictures. I’ll post more some other time.

(Whups, corrected the location.)

I think there are actually seven corgis in this picture, although it's kind of hard to pick out the seventh...

Is it just me, or does the guy on the extreme right look a little bit concerned? Let's see...

CONCERNED CORGI CLOSEUP!

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Dog of the Day: Macy’s Window Wrapup

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Adam Lang

Thought I’d let people know how the Macy’s adoption window display did this year. And the answer is… pretty good! 259 cats and 12 dogs were adopted right out of Macy’s. Another few cats and dogs were put on hold and picked up later at the SPCA. They were aiming for 300, and although I don’t have the final numbers, it seems like they came pretty close.

Better yet, of those cats, 40 were pure black, which are always (in this country, at least) the hardest to place. (Did you know that black cats are generally considered lucky in England and Scotland?)

Seems like some dogs (including the cutie below) had a pretty good holiday season. Thanks, Macy’s, and SPCA. It wouldn’t be Christmas without you.

I have a bunch more pictures of cats and dogs in the windows that I’ll be posting in the coming weeks.

So cute. Scruffy. Floppy ears. Plaintive look. He's got the whole matching set.

Cute scruffy dog looking out of a shop window

While I was taking this picture, a boy of about 8 walked up, took one look at the dog, and ran off, yelling, "DAD? DAD! DAD! I KNOW WHAT I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS!" (It was New Year's Day at the time.)

Adorable puppy gazing out of a store window

The picture isn't blurry. Those are noseprints, tongueprints, and steam from him breathing on the window.

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Dog of the Day: Joey the English Springer Spaniel/American Eskimo Dog Mix

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Adam Lang

I know, I know. Joey kinda looks like a slightly overweight ears-down border collie, huh? But apparently not!

English Springer Spaniel/American Eskimo Dog Mix

A lot of that apparent fat is really poofliness, by the way. This dog is superior in the poofliness department.

The previous picture was 'BP'... before petting. This one is 'AP'. See the difference?

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Dog of the Day: Bob the American Pit Bull Terrier

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Adam Lang

Bob’s an old guy: I think he’s 12 or so. Seems to get along all right, though he doesn’t run around as much as he used to. Mostly he seems happy to walk, and watch the younger pups play.

Oh, and swim. Bob loves to swim, and is a great swimmer. His dad had a story about him that I really love, although it makes me a little sad, too.

It seems Bob used to love swimming in the ocean, but he can’t really do that now. Why? Well, one of the things he loved best was swimming out in a particular spot, and meeting a friend. Specifically, a sea lion. The two would play around in the water: the sea lion loved swimming circles around him, and then disappearing under the water and popping up right behind him and barking loudly. They did it together a lot. But apparently Bob’s friend goes South for the winter, or at least did this year. So now, when Bob goes swimming in the ocean, he keeps swimming further and further out, looking for his friend. And his dad is afraid that he might go out too far.

Fortunately, the story has at least a relatively happy ending: dad found a great dog park with a pond for him to swim in, and he’s made a whole lot of dog friends there to swim with.

Handsome guy. You wouldn't know he's such an oldster.

Goofy expression. Coincidentally, similar to the one he was wearing when I was petting him.

This may well be the single most peed-upon tree in northeastern San Francisco.

And there's Molly, from two days ago. Bob is about to greet her in that inimitable canine way.

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Dog of the Day: Gay Pride Parade Lab

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Adam Lang

Having a bit of trouble uploading today, so it’s a light post.

I ran into this guy at the SF gay pride parade quite a few years back. I’d like to think he’s out there somewhere, cautiously optimistic about the progress of gay rights in the US.

The sticker says 'We ALL deserve the FREEDOM TO MARRY.'

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Dog of the Day: Molly the Husky and Friends

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Adam Lang

This is Molly the Husky. I ran into her in the same place I found yesterday’s dogs… and it didn’t take her long to introduce herself to them.

Someone was having a good day even before she started playing with the other dogs.

And here's Andy from yesterday, with a new toy!

Heading for a three-way tug of war.

Somehow those two managed to play a pretty decent game of keepaway while simultaneously playing tug-of-war.

Until someone got a bit fed up. Also, bonus dog in the background... Welsh Terrier, maybe?

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Double Dog Day: Lab Puppy and Lab Mix

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Adam Lang

The Lab mix is Andy, and I forgot to take down the name of the Lab puppy. Andy totally looks like he might have some Italian greyhound in him. Very sleek, very fast, and about the size of an 8-month-old Lab puppy.

They got along like a house on fire.