Slitherday Supplement: Western Fence Lizard

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Adam Lang

I wasn’t quite as successful taking pictures of wildlife over my vacation as I would have liked, but I did run across some seals, some birds, a snake, one or two sea otters (from a great distance), and a couple of somewhat skeptical lizards.

Western Fence Lizard On A Log
This last week was the first real use I got out of the camera I bought two Novembers ago. 2020 has a lot to answer for.
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Dog of the Day: Australian Cattle Dog

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Adam Lang

The internet largely doesn’t exist where I am right now, so it’s taken a bit of Rube-Goldbergery to get this posted, but I thought I’d post it anyway. Still getting the hang of the ‘new’ camera I bought myself just before COVID hit and haven’t used basically at all until now, but here’s a picture from it, of a cattle dog who was having the time of his life on a beach in Santa Cruz.

Australian Cattle Dog Running Across The Beach With A Frisbee
I think the rock in the background is called ‘Seal Rock’, although there weren’t any actual seals on it. Just birds.
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Dog of the Day: Zoe the Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Adam Lang

Going on vacation this coming week! Should be posting pictures through it, though, hopefully new ones!

In the mean time, here’s Zoe and her amazing pink pantsuit.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi In A Pink Velour Shirt
If you zoom in close enough you can actually see the current weather reflected in her eye.
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Double Dog Day: Hairless Chihuahua And Mexican Hairless… I Think?

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Adam Lang

Ran into these two and didn’t get a chance to ask Dad about them because my bus showed up. The one in front looks like a partly-hairless Chihuahua, sort of, but the one in the back has absolutely no fur, and sure doesn’t look much like a Chihuahua.

Two Chinese Crested Dogs
The leg fluff is hilarious.
Chinese Crested Dog Without Any Fur At All
Huh. Maybe he’s a Mexican hairless? But I thought they were bigger.
Two Chinese Crested Dogs
The one on the right is named ‘Cruz’, so I guess that would fit in well with the ‘Mexican hairless’ idea…
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Dog of the Day: Hannah Again!

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Adam Lang

So I figured I’d drop a few more pictures of Hannah, since she is among the cutest things we’ve seen on here in quite some time.

Rottweiler Mix On Beach Staring At A Bird
She saw a bird and was instantly riveted.
Rottweiler Mix On Beach Staring At A Bird
She is such a good dog. Very attentive and quite good at holding still and sitting patiently.
Sad-Looking Rottweiler Mix On Beach
Not that she was entirely pleased with having to sit still and wait on the way to the beach.
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Dog of the Day: Hannah the Rottweiler Mix

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Adam Lang

Hannah (3, full name Hannah Phoebe Hubbard, and I’m not really seeing the Rottie but I suppose it’s possible) hails from Alabama, but is now a San Francisco resident. And since the name ‘Hannah’ invariably reminds me of a song called ‘Hard-Hearted Hannah’, and Hannah is anything but hard-hearted, I have made some minor modifications

Soft-Hearted Hannah
The pup from Alabama
The sweetest gal in town…

Rottweiler Mix On A Beach
She was on her way to the beach and she was still nice enough to stop and let me grab a few shots. How’s THAT for a nice dog?
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Sparrowday Supplement: Dark-Eyed Junco?

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Adam Lang

I’m not much of a birder, but I think (?) this little tweeter I ran into last Thursday was a dark-eyed junco.

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Dog of the Day: Kimi the Taiwanese Rescue

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Adam Lang

Kimi (girl, 4) came over from Taiwan when she was just 1. She’s still recovering from some pretty harrowing experiences, both there and once she got here: she ran away within the first week of her arriving in San Francisco and promptly got hit by a car. Poor Kimi! Fortunately she’s recovered and is doing just great, even minus one front leg. But she is definitely pretty skittish, and wanted nothing whatsoever to do with me.

Taiwanese Street Dog Rescue With One Leg Missing And Ridiculous Ears
I would describe these as the “Dobbiest” ears that I’ve seen in some time.
Taiwanese Street Dog Rescue With One Leg Missing And Ridiculous Ears
You can tell how freaked out she is, given how far her tail is tucked.
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Dog of the Day: Rocco the Labrador Retriever German Shepherd Mix

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Adam Lang

I ventured forth into the wide world today, in search of a vaccine (which I got!) and some dogs (which I also got!) Rocco (9) is one of today’s catch. He was very well-behaved: he didn’t try to leap up on me, but he was utterly delighted to let me pet him, and leaned against my chest and very clearly did not want me to leave. I am so looking forward to getting out and about and petting everyone’s dogs again!

Labrador Retriever Mix Standing In Front Of Trail
I should go take pictures in Golden Gate Park more often. Only got these because my public-transit route home got a little wackier than expected.
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Dog of the Day: Cuddly American Pit Bull Terrier (And Friend!)

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Adam Lang

I found a friend! (This was a while back, but I hadn’t noticed this picture until now.)

Man In Cap Hugging American Pit Bull Terrier
I’ve looked worse. At least in this one I don’t have TOO many chins.
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