Sorry I missed a day — vacation plus jetlag plus spotty internet access plus travel preparations make for a difficult combination.
I recognize this expression. I've worn it a few times myself, on stage, staring out at the audience and wondering where my next line went.
Found this pup at an adoption fair.
How anyone could walk by this without taking home a puppy is beyond me.
I had to be physically pried away from them, myself.
They also had to pry his puppy teeth out of my finger. But hey.
I hereby vote that this guy is a Lhasa apso.
With the coat on the chair, and the person sitting there, he's got a perfect little fort to guard.
She was tempted out with the prospect of petting.
Note for next year: a gift certificate for a spa is a great gift for your dog.
A little holiday cheer for you. I’ve taken some minor liberties with the timing, but other than that, the story is perfectly true. Happy holidays, and may your coming year be full of puppy noses and glad wags, and empty of whines and whimpers.
Riley sat in the Macy's window. It'd been a long Christmas eve, with so many people staring at him. Sure, he'd had a few walks, and he had some fun watching the cats next door. But he was starting to think nobody would adopt him.
It was already almost 9... the store would be closing up soon, and Riley supposed he'd spend Christmas in his crate, and be back in the window on the 26th. It just wasn't fair... two of the kitties had been adopted, why not him? He hardly had the energy left to get up, even when the nice volunteer came to take him for a walk.
But the fellow didn't take him for the usual walk... instead, he brought Riley over to another part of the store, where a couple was waiting for him. The man picked him up and hugged him, and didn't seem to want to put him down... which was just fine with Riley!
And, after they signed some papers, they all got in the car together and drove home. And, the next day, Riley got a bunch of toys, and even a new name, and they all had a very merry Christmas indeed.
The end.
A Christmas Eve Aussie for you.
Yes, that is a little bitty puddle of drool. Aussies don't usually drool much, but she was right next to a water bowl.
She was an older dog, a little slow-moving, maybe, but all her parts seemed to be working fine.
She had a very expressive set of expressions, too... look at the difference between this picture and the previous one.
The Peaceful Pup
...with the foofly butt!
No, I don’t know which is which. I do recall wondering if Satchie was named after Satchmo, a nickname for Louis Armstrong. I don’t see Louis Armstrong as a Sheltie, but this wouldn’t be the first time someone else saw something I didn’t.
They're poofly! Not sure what that thing sticking out of the standing one's fur is.
We'll arbitrarily call this one 'Desi'.
Which makes this one "Satchie."
A playful pup for you today. You’re just in time for her act!
Shiba Inus: the 'foxiest' dogs around.
Check out that trick. Super-well-trained pup.
Funny how the tail in this picture is totally 100% curled, and in the last picture it was mostly uncurled.
Just in case anyone doesn't know, the lyrics in the hovertext are sung to the Barry Manilow song 'Copacabana'.
Okay, they're not dancing. But they're not really fighting, either. They were just having a blast playing with one another.
This is your early Merry Christmas dog!
Who's the Christmas goofball? It's Sophie the Kuvasz!
Mom was picking Sophie up from the bath. Sophie was jumping up on mom, so mom said 'Sit!' And Sophie was DELIGHTED to sit.
Sorry for the small size of this... it's too blurry for words in larger sizes, but I thought the expression was worth it.
The ears are pure German shepherd, but I’ve never seen a shepherd mix without at least a little bit of the German shepherd markings. The fur is pure golden retriever, but I’ve never seen a golden mix with fully erect ears. From the expression, I’d suspect him of being a husky or malamute mix, and the ears are similar-ish, but the fur just seems so odd…
Also, the expression looks happy and mellow, but the tail is tucked so far down you can barely tell it's there at all.