Dog of the Day: American Pit Bull Terrier Boxer Mix Puppy

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Adam Lang

Oh my god the ears.

American Pit Bull Terrier Boxer Mix Puppy

And the anime puppydog eyes.

American Pit Bull Terrier Boxer Mix Puppy

A pit bull boxer mix makes an utterly hilarious puppy.

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Dog of the Day: Zeus the Siberian Husky/Alaskan Malamute Mix

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Adam Lang

Zeus (2) is a bit too tired to play right now, but soon! Soon!

Siberian Husky Alaskan Malamute Mix Lying On The Sidewalk

You just want to trace the line from upper lip right up the nose and all the way to the top of the head.

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Dog of the Day: Marlow the Chihuahua

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Adam Lang

I ran into this pup at a friend’s birthday party, a couple years back. And I forgot to get his name!

Edit: OMG as I am informed below in the comments, this is Marlow, and is in fact being held by his owner. I have a great memory, don’t I?

Woman Holding Noble-Looking Chihuahua

This isn’t the pup’s owner, just a good friend. (Edit: Er, no, wrong, see above.)

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Sunday Parfait: Humphry Slocombe and Rustic Bakery

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Adam Lang

I made my own dessert for this Sunday switchup. It still counts, because it’s made out of a San-Francisco-made ice cream and some cookies that were made in Petaluma. (Which is, in case you don’t know, about 30 miles north of San Francisco.)

Specifically, I made a rather nice parfait:

Salted caramel and cacao nib ice cream, with two layers of crushed chocolate cacao nib shortbread interspersed.

Result: 4/5. I am awesome. The ice cream itself is wonderful, not too sweet and with that tang of salt. and the nibs are halfway between chocolate and nuts, not adding any sweetness but adding a lovely crunch. And the cookies are rich, and also have their own nibs, and add their own crunch to the mix. Lovely!

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Dog of the Day: Tosca the Newfoundland Dog

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Adam Lang

Whoa. When I took this picture, Tosca, a female full-sized Newfie, was eleven years old. And apparently just as spry and chipper as she was when she was half that age. I can verify that she was gamboling back and forth between all the folks at Wags.

Shaggy Newfoundland Dog Looking Happy

I’m not 100% sure she’s a Newfie at all. She might be a Black Bookie: half Bantha, half Wookie.

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Dog of the Day: PK the Pug

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Adam Lang

PK wass 12 years old in this photo! You’d never know it, would you?

Grinning Pug

Such a goofy happy face.

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Dog of the Day: “Pup” the Catahoula Hog Dog Mix

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Adam Lang

I ran into this (one-year-old) pup less than one week after he was adopted from a shelter. Despite that, he was very well-adjusted, especially for what we here at da dawg blawg affectionally call the ‘Hula-Hula Cat-Dog’.

Catahoula Hog Dog Mix

I thought he was a pup named Tito, but apparently he’s a pup named Pup. Wearing a bandana named Tito.

Catahoula Cur Mix

If I’d only had a dog from the shelter for a week, I wouldn’t have the confidence to tie him up outside a shop for twenty minutes!

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Dog of the Day: Cloe the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Mix

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Adam Lang

Cloe (2) is also known as ‘Junkyard’. Because she is a vicious-wicious puppy-wuppy-kins, obviously.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Mix

I am not sure what she’s mixed with, she sure looks like a Cavalier to me.

Woman Holding Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Mix

Puppy cuddles and mimosas. Amazing combination.

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Sweet Sunday Switchup: Fiorella’s Guittard Chocolate Budino

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Adam Lang

I ordered from a local place, a little pizza place not far from me. This is the first time I’ve tried their food, since they are a recent addition, transplanted in the place of… another pizza place.

Their pizza is yummy, but the important part was their ‘Guittard Chocolate Budino’, which is a sort of really rich mousse. With hazelnut brittle and sea salt.

Verdict: amazing! 5/5. The hazelnut brittle just by itself is great, and it’s just sweet enough to balance out the really rich, bittersweet chocolate. And the crunch switches things up very nicely with the creamy mousse.

There was only one thing that kept it from getting the coveted 6/5 rating: it could really have used some more texture variation. It needs a crust, or something else… the nut brittle isn’t quite enough.

Also, a recommendation: if they give you the same amount in the restaurant that they do for delivery, get this for two. I am a big chocolate fan and I couldn’t finish the damn thing.

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Dog of the Day: Logan the Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Adam Lang

I met Logan at Washington Square Park, where he was taking a very keen interest in everyone and everything.

I wonder if he was named after Wolverine of the X-Men (‘dogereen’?), or maybe Logan’s Run (Logan’s waddle?)

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Looking Serious

It was really hard to get his attention. There was another dog nearby.

Pembroke Welsh Corgi Looking Serious

Among the stumpier corgis I’ve met. There are two kinds of corgis: ones with really short legs, and ones with pretty much no legs at all.

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