These three (plus a couple others) were all playing nicely together in a local dog park.
Edit: Autumn and Anne (in the comments) both agree: third dog is a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. I can never remember what those look like, although I do like calling them ‘Wil Wheaten Terriers’.
Unshaved poodles are wild. But the Beatles haircut dog takes the cake.
The thing directly behind the poodle is… an extra bonus Scottie!
Plenty of hugs to go around.
Bruno and Luca are friends, most of the time. Except when it comes to… tennis balls.
Shortly before I started taking pictures, Luca had the ball. This is apparently a rare occurrence.
It must be tough to live with another dog that's just as ball-focused as you are...
...who is just a bit taller and stronger than you. Hmm, actually sounds like most pairs of brothers I know.
It's not often that I see a golden looking disgruntled.
Well, that looks a little happier, anyway.
Aww. Someone can smell lunch on my breath, and is disappointed that he didn't get a share.
Mmm… chocolate, my favorite.
Incidentally, if my posts are a little light for the next few weeks — maybe a bit fewer pictures than usual — I hope you’ll forgive me. I’m working on the sea otter fundraising project, and between that and work and DoSF and Autumn’s St. Patrick’s Day rush, I’m not sure I’m going to be sane in a month.
Someone looks a little droopy today. I wonder why?
Just a corgi, being goofy. I know, I know, redundant, right?
I could use a little fuzz therapy right now, and this is just the guy to provide it.
Just a guess at the breed mix. Autumn and I are both a bit perplexed by this one. (Edit: Someone suggested that instead of a malamute/chow, this was a Eurasier. I took a quick look around, and I am convinced. What a gorgeous breed!)
However, he’s definitely very serious-looking, isn’t he? I think he’s concerned about the plight of the California sea otters. And perhaps he’s just a bit sad about the fact that because he’s a dog, he doesn’t file taxes in California, and thus can’t help them.
Maybe you do? And therefore, maybe you can help them for him? I promise, it’d cheer him up. (Expect to hear about this several more times in the coming few weeks, since I’m volunteering to help get the word out about the Sea Otter Tax Check-Off on this year’s California tax form. Please do visit the above site, and please do donate whatever you can when you do your taxes, if you live in California. And if you don’t, and you do live in the US, please let your Senators and Congresscritter know that you appreciate these animals, and that they should vote for the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act. The page above has all the details.)
Anyway… on to the dog!
Look at that fluff. This dog would be plenty warm for any three-dog night.
Lovely, soulful eyes.
Aww. Mom givin’ a little chest-skritch to her pup.
Oh my God what a ridiculous tail.
I love the puzzled expression. Then again, bulldogs always look puzzled.
Been a while since we’ve had an awesome Aussie.
A very alert and noble expression.
Didn't take long to get a grin out of this pup, though.
Happiness is apparently a latte in one hand an an Aussie in the other.
As much as I hate to sound like the stereotypical idiot, hey! It turns out there really is more to photography than having a good camera. I got a bunch of pictures of this gal, mostly interacting adorably with other dogs. But those dogs were really light colors, and she’s super-dark, and I ended up with some decent pictures of other dogs plus one vaguely dog-shaped blotch of utter darkness. I have included one below, both for illustrative purposes and because the expression on the other dog’s face is pretty funny.
I'd be singing "Ebony and Ivory" here, except for the slightly freaked out expression on the white dog's face.
Every few seconds the pup would run back to dad to make sure he was still there. Adorable.
She's still lap-sized. Not that Labs ever stop trying to crawl into your lap.
Can you believe that this guy is the same breed mix as this guy is?
They do have a few things in common: they're both big, they both have floppy ears, they both love everybody.
But Mulligan didn't have 'toehawks': the big fluffy tufts of fur that come from between a golden retriever's toes. Ridiculous.
Another thing they have in common: they're very photogenic...
...and they're both total hams.
I ran into this Pom the other day, and then again, I think, today. I think. There can’t be that many 14-year-old Pomeranians with puppy cuts in South Beach, can there?
You would never guess that he was 14, would you?
I used to think puppy cuts were cheating. Now that I'm getting older, I just wish there were such a thing for humans.
His attitude helps too. He's not a 'run-around-yapping' puppy, but he's super friendly.
He's also very curious.