Double Dog Day: Juneau the German Shepherd and Gracie the German Shepherd Mix

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Adam Lang

Juneau is, despite the name, not a malamute mix, she is a four year old German shepherd. Her friend, Gracie (6), is mostly German shepherd, but she’s a quarter Australian shepherd.

Two Mostly German Shepherds
Gracie’s on the right. Which makes Gracie the one mugging madly on the left.
Two Mostly German Shepherds
Quite an expression shift! (And some master-level side-eye.)
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Puppy of the Day: Brownie Bear the Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Adam Lang

I was having dinner with a friend (actually my housemate from when I was staying down in Monterey!) at North America’s oldest Italian restaurant, Fior di Italia. (You wouldn’t think the oldest Italian restaurant would be in a city that was founded 150 years after Boston was, would you? Seems weird!) Anyway, it is super yummy, I have been eating there on and off for over 20 years through two owners and two different locations and can recommend it wholeheartedly.

Anyway, we were sitting outside and watching all the cute dogs wander by. Fior gives them free dog biscuits! And then one of the managers showed up. He had, early this year, lost his good friend, a very young (don’t recall the exact age but under 5) Pembroke. Well, it took him a little while to get into emotional shape for a new pup, but he did, and the result was Brownie Bear, the 14-week-old ridiculous little goofball and chief happiness officer for Fior.

I’m afraid there will be no captions or hovertext because there are too many cute pictures. How will you live with only a bunch of adorable pictures of a fourteen week old corgi and none of my scintillating prose? Oh wait you already have three paragraphs of it, never mind.

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Dog of the Day: Sage the (Dilute) Doberman Pinscher

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Adam Lang

I was briefly baffled by Sage. I was like, ‘Whoa, that’s not a Weimaraner, or a vizsla, or…’ Fortunately mom set me straight: she is a straight Doberman, with dilute coloration.

She is also a cheerful, chipper, happy nine-year-old girl.

Woman With Orange Hair With Cute Three-Legged Dilute Doberman Pinscher
Did I mention she’s a tripod? She’s bouncy and quite flexible, and not just for her age!
Woman With Orange Hair With Cute Three-Legged Dilute Doberman Pinscher
I am in love. This pair is just absolutely adorable.
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Puppy of the Day: Morty the Adoptable Chihuahua Mix

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Adam Lang

I ran into Morty last weekend at a party, and he was very happy to meet me, despite the fact that he was only six weeks old and thus couldn’t run around and play with me and lick my ankles like he wanted to. I discovered that he was being fostered, and was soon to be adoptable, and the note I have says that he was at the ‘Oakland Animal Shelter’, but that doesn’t seem to exist, and I can’t find him on any of the sites (Oakland Animal Control, Oakland SPCA, etc) that I checked. So maybe he’s just not available yet? If you think he looks like a match for you, keep your eyes on the sites, I guess!

Chihuahua Mix Puppy Nuzzles Woman
I dunno, maybe he’s just ‘foster failed’ unusually quickly?
Tiny Chihuahua Terrier Mix Puppy
The most boopable of noses.
Tiny Chihuahua Terrier Mix Puppy
Sigh. Another pup I’d adopt in a second if I could.
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Caturday Supplement: Layla the Ungodly Floof

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Adam Lang

Layla may or may not have traded one of her nine lives for extra floof.

Grey Super Fluffy Cat Who Is Blind In One Eye
I am having a blah day. I need a Layla to sleep next to.

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Dog of the Day: Old English Sheepdog

Posted on September 5, 2024 by Adam Lang

I was walking down the sidewalk when what should I see…

(Apparently she does this all the time, encouraged by mom.)

Scruffy Old English Sheepdog Looking Out A Window
Was just wandering down the street in downtown SF when I saw this.
Scruffy Old English Sheepdog Looking Out A Window
Immediately after this picture, she crawled halfway out the window, feet on the sill, and forced me to pet her. A cruel fate.
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Dog of the Day: English Setter

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Adam Lang

I ran across an English setter, only she wasn’t even setting!

English Setter Looking Happy
Don’t see enough of these pups around.
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Puppy of the Day: Chessy the Golden Retriever

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Adam Lang

Chessy (aka Chestnut, not Chesapeake) is three months old in this picture. She has a great deal of interest in pretty much everything except, possibly, reading.

Man Holding Golden Retriever Puppy Who Is Tilting His Head
Starting to get a bit big to carry around like this, but I’m sure Chessy doesn’t think so!
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Dog of the Day: Cleo the Shetland Sheepdog

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Adam Lang

I would like you to meet the belle of the ball, Cleo the five-year-old Sheltie. Isn’t she just beautiful?

Blue Merle Shetland Sheepdog Lying Down
Blue merle may be my favorite dog coloration. Don’t tell any of the other color dogs that though!
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Dog of the Day: Pug the Goose Puppy

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Adam Lang

Wait… strike that… reverse it. Goose is a five month old cutie, and if he’s a silly goose, well, that’s only to be expected, right?

Pug Puppy Giving Side-Eye
Goose’s side-eye game is strong.
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