No, that’s not an instruction, it’s a name. His name is Chase, and he’s a German shorthaired pointer.
I’m sure he’d be delighted if you chased him for a while, though. He seemed playful enough.
I love the blaze up his nose. And the spotty coloration always makes me think of camouflage pajamas.
He's a past master at the Art of the Plaintive Expression.
A closer-up view of the plaintive look.
Sadly, an itch interrupted his plaintive expression.
Ohh, man, I’m not sure I could handle Rosie. She’s one hell of a lot of dog! And yet, every inch a lady.
Well, aside from a little drool. But nobody’s perfect.
Such a super-sweet pup. I wanted to get down on my knees and give her a big hug, but I was afraid her mom might not approve.
I wonder if she's always this happy? Also, I'm unhappy: I cut off her toes. 🙁
If I had a St. Bernard, I wouldn't even bother with a blanket at night. I'd just cuddle right up.
She's so huge, she doesn't even fit in a frame! Also... I guess I might have to put down a thicker mattress cover if I slept with a St. Bernard, huh? Kinda... drooly. Oh well, you take the bad with the good.
Long day. Have a galloping hound mix. (Well, maybe. Maybe Autumn will correct me?)
This guy was playing an early morning round of fetch with his human. Maybe someday I'll have a dog to do that with. I'm practicing getting up early enough.
Ran into these two in the Russian Hill area. I was told that Malarky (the black one) was Havanese and Chihuahua. I’m not sure I buy it.
They have to be papillon mixes. There is nothing else that is this ridiculous.
So yes, this is Malarky. He's 2.5 years old, and very vigilant, but willing to accept a skritch or two if you don't make any sudden moves.
This one's pretty vigilant too. Two pint-sized guard dogs that induce terror in the ankles of everyone who sees them.
Someone knows we're laughing. It's okay, pup, we're laughing *with* you!
Xena, retriever princess!
We ran into Xena up on Potrero Hill, where we went for dinner.
Xena was playing fetch with her dad, at least until she got a bit distracted.
What a ham.
Well, I’ve had two flat-coats (fuzzier ancestors of modern labrador and golden retrievers) on DoSF before: Hunter and this pup. I’m trying to figure out if the latter one is McCloud, or if he’s a different dog. On the one hand, both are flat-coated retrievers and both have spotty tongues. On the other hand, spotty tongues aren’t unusual in flat-coated retrievers, and the latter pup doesn’t appear to have ears that are nearly as ridiculous as McCloud’s ears.
Anyway, whether McCloud is a repeat customer or not, he’s an awesome fuzzly dog that fully deserves his time in the spotlight today.
This picture taken about 30 seconds before McCloud leapt for my dessert. Fortunately for me, it was in a plastic box.
See? The most utterly ridiculous ears. I mean, these may even be goofier than Papillon ears.
Someone got an itch. The world had to stop.
Aww, happy face. Plus, here you can clearly see the spotty tongue.
No real idea what this guy is, but hey, he could be a lab mix. And he’s definitely being hugged by Autumn.
One of those dogs who loves everybody. Which seems reasonable to us: we're two people who love everydog.
Someone’s afraid of boys! Poor pup, hope she gets over it soon. She missed out on a belly rub from me because she hid behind mom.
Mistress of the sidelong glance. She's definitely not sure about me.
Note how she avoids looking at me, but makes sure to keep me in her field of view? She did that until I left.
What a cute combo!
I'm a sucker for dogs with ridiculous neck-ruffs.
A rare moment of rest in Fozzie's otherwise totally frenetic life.
Aww. This pup absolutely loves to be chased. The pug in the picture was totally mystified. "You want me to what? To do what? No, I'm not getting it."
Well, you know the old saying: a Yorkie and his belly are soon snorgled. Or, ah, something like that.
This pup was terrified of me. Her mom was bemused, as she apparently isn't generally like that. But for some reason I am SCAAAAARY.
And, as we can see, this pup does indeed have a belly. Pity it was not snorglable.