Dog of the Day: Shayna the Hovawart

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Adam Lang

I ran into Shayna  (6) a few years back, but all my pictures of her were too blurry to use. And then I ran into her again, at the dog wash, but all I got was one schnozz shot. Fortunately, there are no such complications this time.

Hovawarts really do look like golden retrievers with a really good dye job.

Hovawart Looking Silly And Happy

Shayna is ‘Shay’ for short, or ‘Shay-Shay’ when she’s being bad.

Hovawart Looking Silly And Happy

And apparently “Shay-Shay” (or a close facsimile thereof) means ‘Thank you’ in Cantonese. So apparently it’s “Thank you for being naughty!”

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Sunday Snack-y Switchup: Mara’s Italian Pastries

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Adam Lang

Mara’s is one of the ubiquitous bakeries/dessert places in North Beach. There are quite a few of them. I’ve tried a couple, and have pretty much universally been disappointed. But I hadn’t tried Mara’s yet. I was walking by, out for my Saturday constitutional, and figured I should try it out, too.

Chocolate Mousse Cake From Mara's Italian Pastries

I tried seven different flavors of their cookies, and their chocolate mousse cake, pictured above.

Verdict: meh. Their cookies all tasted more or less the same, even despite ‘this one is mint and this one is raspberry and blah blah’. Then again, they weren’t bad, just all sort of similar. Call it 2.5 out of 5 for the cookies.

The chocolate mousse cake tasted pretty good, but was undistinguished in every other way. The texture was fine but uninteresting. It certainly is pretty, though, isn’t it? 3/5

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Dog of the Day: Momo the Chihuahua Dachshund Mix

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Adam Lang

Momo (12) was pretty tired when I ran into her, but she was still keen on saying hello.

Chihuahua Dachshund Mix In A Baby Carriage

I think the other carriage had an actual baby.

Chihuahua Dachshund Mix In A Baby Carriage

Had the ‘canine figurehead’ thing down pat, didn’t she?

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Dog of the Day: Luffy the Shiba Inu Puppy

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Adam Lang

When I ran into Luffy (short for Woofyluffy, pronounced ‘Loofy’) he was 20 weeks old. Please to spend some time squealing in delight.

No captions, no hovertext, just ridiculous cutiosity.

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Dog of the Day: Blanca the Border Collie Mix

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Adam Lang

This is the second Blanca I’ve met. When I ran into her, she was fifteen years old, and as sweet as sweet could be.

Border Collie Mix Looking Plaintive

I don’t know how her folks survived fifteen years of puppydog eyes.

Border Collie Mix Looking Delighted

…although the giant goofy grins might have had something to do with it.

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Dog of the Day: Chance the Siberian Husky Mix

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Adam Lang

Meet Chance, one year old, husky mixed with who knows what. He’s such a good boy. Even when he’s a very naughty boy.

Heterochromaic White Siberian Husky Mix

He’s pretty skinny. Maybe we should call him ‘slim Chance’?

Heterochromaic White Siberian Husky Mix Staring Into The Camera

Chance was a very curious boy.

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Dog of the Day: Mjolnir the Pomeranian

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Adam Lang

Well, Mjolnir is a new dog name on me, but here he is, 7 years old, and with sensitive little feets!

Pomeranian With Boots

Puss in Boots’s long-lost cousin, no doubt.

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Key Lime Pie Sundae Sunday Switchup: Red Ribbon Fried Chicken

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Adam Lang

So I was intrigued enough by Red Ribbon Fried Chicken’s ‘Key Lime Pie Sundae’ to try one along with my fried chicken salad.

Verdict: meh. 2/5

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Dog of the Day: Tiffi the Highly British Dachshund Beagle Mix

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Adam Lang

I ran into Tiffi (girl, one year old) and her dad back in the halcyon days when we didn’t have to wear masks.

Man Hugging Dachshund Beagle Mix In A Sweater

I WANT A SWEATER LIKE THAT.

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Dog of the Day: Rufus the Wire-Haired Dachshund Mix

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Adam Lang

Roof-roof-Rufus (2) is friends with Hector, or at least they were chilling out together when I ran across them.

Brown Scruffy Wire-Haired Dachshund Mix With Half-Flopped Ears Grinning At The Camera

I don’t know what that style of ears is called, but I love it.

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