This looks kind of interesting. If you have kids, sounds like it might be fun. Hands on with some kinds of animals, and a bunch of awfully cute-sounding animals in attendance too. (Fennec fox, ocelot, etc.) Can’t bring your dogs, but hey, you can’t have everything.
$10 for adults, $8 for kids, or, if you order in advance, $2 off with the super-special secret code ‘AOB’.
Another set of pictures from ‘Bay to Barkers.’ Perhaps unsurprisingly, Missie is the white one and Raven is the very dark (for a shepherd) one. These two were very clearly old friends, in the ‘us against the world’ vein.
(I think they’re winning.)
I just heard someone complaining about German shepherds yesterday, so I had to post a couple awesome ones in their defense.
Looks like of like one of the varieties of Belgian shepherds, but given that (as you can see in the background) his mom and dad were German shepherd specialists, I suspect they knew what they were talking about.
Never seen a white dog colored quite that way before, with the cream about the ears.
You can tell the white one is a real character.
I rest my case.
Westies seem like such cheerful dogs.
This pup was utterly ball-centric. If it wasn't between his paws, he never took his eyes off it.
That's mom. And in the background is one of the supports for the Bay Bridge.
Three guesses why he's looking up at me so fixedly.
Good guess.
This pup stuck to mom’s hip like he was stapled there. Didn’t see them walking, but from the standing-still part, looks like he’s very well trained.
Look at the toe-hawks. (Giant foofs of fur from between a dog's toes.) Awesome!
A couple of weeks ago, I had a ‘big dog day’. Not intentionally: I just happened to run into two St. Bernards and two Great Danes (entirely separately!) in the course of a 2 mile walk and some shopping.
Well, I have to share the luck. So here’s a sadly-sun-washed-out young awesome Great Dane tied up outside of Real Foods on Polk Street. He was barking as I walked up, and damn does he have a loud bark. But when I got near him he stopped. And then when I finished taking his picture and giving him the obligatory dog toll backscratch and walked away, he resumed barking. ROWF! ROWF!
Great Danes: goofy dogs? Or the goofiest dogs?
Behind him is 'Bow Wow Meow', an awesome little pet store and dog groomer's. If I were to start taking ads, I'd totally hit them up.
Do the eyes look even vaguely natural? I had to touch them up a bit.
That one's not touched up at all. 100% all natural goof.
Another of the pups from yesterday. Cowboy Cody, I have to say, seems like he might have been the most awesome of them all.
Happy face! I just had a few minutes to watch him, but I think he probably looks like that most of the time.
Those ears. So ridiculous. I wonder if you could braid them?
If I recall correctly, these people were the breeders of these ‘teacup’ Australian Shepherds. I did not build this blog to be a vehicle for my theories regarding responsible dog breeding, so I will merely say that they seemed to be happy, sociable, and adorable.
If I am deciphering my notes correctly, the red (merle) one is Merle and the blue (merle) one is Denim. But I’m not sure about that.
Wow. Those are some truly ridiculous ears.
Someone's been swimming. Or at least wading.
Ridiculous schnozosity too.
They're full grown, but clearly this one will be mistaken for a puppy all her life.
Denim wasn't nearly as shy as this expression might lead you to expect.
Depressed? Or just really, really relaxed? You decide!
Just a giant puddle of golden retriever. (And yes, I did throw out the cigarette butt after the picture.)
Yes, after I finished taking these pictures I had to stop and give her a lot of petting, and eventually a thorough belly rub. She just looked like she deserved it.
Pictures in the shade. This is the only one that wasn’t blurry, because the only time Una stopped for long enough for me to get a shot was when I found an itchy spot under her collar. (The black thing in my hand is not her collar, it’s my camera cover.)
Look at the tight curl on that tail. One of Autumn's hobbies is going around uncurling curly dog tails.
The cute is strong with this one. 10 weeks old.
Look at the teeny tiny little claws! So cute that you hardly notice when you get gouged.
I have no idea what she was gazing at here, but whatever it was, it must've been pretty compelling.
Sometimes the puppies tire before the people do. Don't worry, in another couple months you'll have a dog that can wear you out without even breathing hard.
I have no idea what this expression is, but I want to see it more often... it's ridiculous!