Dog of the Day: Olio the Norwich Terrier

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Adam Lang

All right, a little bit of personal business to get out of the way before we get to the dog. No, we haven’t moved yet. Yes, we were supposed to. Yes, something came up that may well prevent us from moving into the new place at all. Yes, we’re feeling pretty put-upon right now. Yes, I have had to cancel my vacation to deal with all this. And finally, YES THIS SUCKS.

Dogs of San Francisco thanks David King for providing temporary hosting space for its server, while we figure out what the heck happens next. Someday… somehow… Autumn and I will have a place to live that we intend to stay in for more than a month, and we will move it back. Argh argh argh.

And now, we return you to your regularly scheduled feature: Olio, the Norwich Terrier. Olio took to me right away, which was apparently somewhat unusual for him. Not that he’s hostile, or scared, or anything like that… he just has other things on his mind than people, usually. Well, fortunately for my state of mind, he stopped and gave me a few smooches and let me pet him, and then posed for some very cute pictures. (Two more of which are after the break.)

Olio the Norwich Terrier, sitting.

It took dad a few tries to get Olio to sit still for some pictures, and once he did, it sure didn't last long.

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Dog of the Day: Pit Mix

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Adam Lang

Unless something strange happens, Friday will be the last day of Dogs of SF until we’ve got service moved over to the new place. See you then! And, to hold you over for the hiatus, I think we have an appropriately awesome dog:

Pit bull mix with a huge grin on his face.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a grin that impish on the face of a dog before. At least, not in person.

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Dog of the Day: Sparticus the Chihuahua/Italian Greyhound

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Adam Lang

Okay, first off, it looks like Dogs of San Francisco will be offline for a few days, probably starting Friday afternoon/evening. Please don’t panic. (If losing DoSF for a few days would make you panic, you may want to see a professional.) More likely, though, please, please don’t give up on me… we’re moving, and the server that DoSF lives on lives with me. My DSL is liable to be off for a few days at the new place. If it looks like it’s going to be any longer than that, I’ll truck the server over to a friend’s house and set it up there, but given the amount of time I’m dedicating to the move, working that in (or copying all the data over to another machine) would just be too much of a time investment right now.

If you’re wondering why I host this at my house… well, partly it’s a learning tool. It makes me figure out all this stuff, and that’s information that I can use in my day job, though moreso when I was in IT. Secondarily, I quite like having all of my stuff in one place: it makes backups simple, and it means that I keep control of all of my own information, and don’t have to agree to inconvenient licensing agreements for ‘free’ hosting sites that may or may not allow some company to use my blog content in their advertising (or whatever). If the day comes that Dogs of San Francisco (or any of my other web stuff) is too popular to be hosted over DSL, I’ll rent some space in a hosting facility, and maybe put some local advertising up to pay for it.

Okay, enough of all that: on to the dog of the day, Sparticus! Two more pictures of this cute little guy in his cute little sweater, after the break. (And no, I haven’t changed my tune about dogs in clothing… but you have to admit, that’s a pretty cute dog sweater.)

Chihuahua/Italian Greyhound mix in a sweater. Ears back, but eyes looking directly at my face. (Camera was held near my face.) A well-adjusted dog... showing submission, but not fear.

Ears back, but eyes looking directly at my face. (Camera was held near my face.) A well-adjusted dog... showing submission, but not fear.

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Dog of the Day: Charlie the Pembroke Welsh Corgi (updated)

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Adam Lang

Another corgi, from a two-corgi day. (I’ll get to the other guy soon enough, I promise.) And this day illustrates what we all know already: Adam needs to drag along a better friggin’ camera, because the iPhone doesn’t have a shutter speed fast enough to keep from getting blurs when he takes a picture of a hyperactive corgi. And what’s the point of a camera if it can’t capture a corglet?

(Update: I am informed by a usually reliable source (i.e. ‘the comments section’) that this pup’s name is Charlie. Hi Charlie!)

Two more slightly blurry pics after the break.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi butt. Many people consider the backside of a Pembroke Welsh Corgi to be its best side.

Many people consider the backside of a Pembroke Welsh Corgi to be its best side.

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WARNING: Dogs of SF may be down for a couple days

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Adam Lang

Autumn and I are moving, and getting the phone service moved to the new place, with DSL intact, is proving to be… well, not a hassle exactly. I asked for it, and they seem to just be doing it. But it is unclear exactly when the phone service will start up in the new place (though I know exactly when it will stop in the old place: July second, before 5 PM), and after the new service starts, it’s also unclear when the DSL cutover will occur.

I am trying to make alternate arrangements to host my home server (where DoSF runs) in the meantime. If I can, then DoSF will be down for a few hours twice (moving there, moving back again), plus however long it takes the address www.dogsofsf.com to catch up with the new location. If I can’t, then DoSF might be down for as long as four or five days while we wait for the DSL cutover to occur.

In either case, I’ll get us back up and running as quickly as I can.

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Dog of the Day: Basset Hound

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Adam Lang

Will wonders never cease? A not-very-droopy-at-all basset hound! (Another picture after the break.)

Not very droopy at all. And consequently not nearly as sad-looking as a normal basset hound, either.

Not very droopy at all. And consequently not nearly as sad-looking as a normal basset hound, either.

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Dog of the Day: Pomeranian

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Adam Lang

Another day, another Pom. This one’s a little goofier than usual, though.

Two more pictures after the break.

Pomeranian making faces. I can't tell if that's a yawn, a chirp, or a threat. Whatever it is, though, it's pretty goofy.

I can't tell if that's a yawn, a chirp, or a threat. Whatever it is, though, it's pretty goofy.

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Dog of the Day: Labrador Retriever

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Adam Lang

Going to be some fairly minimal posts for a week or so, I think. Autumn and I are moving, and it’s sucking up a lot of attention and energy. I’m exhausted, and am SO ready for this to end: including lease negotiations, this has been going on for over two months now. Including apartment hunting, it’s been going on for over six months. Ugh. But at least we can FINALLY see the end…

So, a purposeful young black lab for you today.

Young black lab. Such a cutie, almost but not quite full grown. He walked kind of like he was on a tightrope.

Such a cutie, almost but not quite full grown. He walked kind of like he was on a tightrope.

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Dog of the Day: American Pit Bull Terrier Puppy

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Adam Lang

Dare ya not to fall in love with pit bulls after seeing this guy. Three more pictures after the break: check them out, I promise they’re worth it.

I suppose it would be bad form to untie him and wander off with him, huh? Even if he is gazing longingly at me? (And at every other passer-by, of course.)

I suppose it would be bad form to untie him and wander off with him, huh? Even if he is gazing longingly at me? (And at every other passer-by, of course.)

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Dog of the Day: Greta the Golden Retriever/Toy Poodle Mix

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Adam Lang

Well, I would never have guessed, looking at her, that she was a toy poodle/golden. Maybe corgi/golden, dachshund/golden, or even basset/golden, but certainly not poodle. But I have to assume that the gentleman walking her knew what he was talking about, so poodle/golden it is.

And as a poodle/golden, that’s one damn smart dog. (In Stanley Coren’s The Intelligence of Dogs, which is at least a credible source, poodles are the second most intelligent, and goldens are fourth.) Given how much she seems to have inherited from her golden parent, I bet she’s a real sweetheart, too.

Two more pictures after the break.

Never seen a dog like her before. She looks just like a slightly shrunken golden retriever with really short legs.

Never seen a dog like her before. She looks just like a slightly shrunken golden retriever with really short legs.

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