Sunday Switchup: Hawk Tuah

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Adam Lang

Autumn was driving down the road in Ireland the other day and she saw a big bird in the road. Who hopped out of the way, rather than flew. So she went and grabbed a local friend and captured it and took it to a wildlife rehab place.

Common Buzzard Wrapped In A Sweater
This guy is a ‘common buzzard’.
Common Buzzard Wrapped In A Sweater
This expression keeps making me giggle.
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Caturday Supplement: Rua the Irish Kitty

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Adam Lang

Rua is a kitty sent in by our roving reporter in Ireland (Autumn). According to Autumn, Rua is ‘very sweet but turns to evil quickly’. According to the Irish language, Rua’s name means ‘red’. According to me, EEEEE FLUFFY KITTY EEEEE!

Orange Tiger Tabby Cat
I wouldn’t mind a little clawing.
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Dog of the Day: Quill the Golden Retriever

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Adam Lang

Quill is 2, and not nearly as sarcastic as the pictures make her look.

Golden Retriever Looking Very Sarcastic
This is outside the restaurant I found the corgi from a few days ago, Fior d’Italia.
Golden Retriever Turning Her Face Away From The Camera
Distracted by Fior’s apparently-excellent dog biscuit menu.
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Dog of the Day: Wheelie the Poodle Repeat Customer

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Adam Lang

Wheelie! Wheelie is 14, and I’ve taken pictures of him several times before, starting literally a decade ago. Even though he’s reeeeeally tough to photograph, I even managed to post him once before. But I still didn’t remember him when I saw her a couple of weeks ago. I am such a bad person.

Edit: According to one of our readers, Wheelie is a boy! Management regrets the error, and has corrected the text.

Small White Poodle In A Tee Shirt
I think he forgave me. Eventually.
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Puppy of the Day: Penny the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Poodle Mix

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Adam Lang

Penny (8 months) is a cheerful, chipper, pretty gal!

Cavapoo Puppy With Shoes On
Did I mention the black and white dancing spats?
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New Breed of the Day: Anjee the Pyrenean Sheepdog

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Adam Lang

Just when I think I’ve seen every breed that’s out there in this wide world of ours, I run into something new. Anjee (4) is a new one on me! Pyrenean sheepdogs are the siblings of the Great Pyrenees: the Great is a livestock guard dog, and the shepherd is for herding. So. Awesome. But I don’t get why there aren’t more Anjees floating around out here. The breed is smart and friendly and (I’d guess) not nearly as stubborn as the Great Pyrenees.

Pyrenean Shepherd
Plus Pyrenean shepherds are super healthy, their average lifespan is 15 to 18 years! Daaaaamn.
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Sunday Switchup: Irish Countryside

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Adam Lang

Autumn didn’t just send me a catsnoot, she also sent me a really remarkable picture from her current trip to Ireland. I’m so jealous. Maybe someday.

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Caturday Supplement: Schnoooot

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Adam Lang

Autumn sent me a cat snoot a little while ago. I hereby gift it to you.

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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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