Surf Dog Day Intermission: Random Beach Doggos

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Adam Lang

An intermission from surfing dogs, to show off a few pups I ran across on the beach while I was surf-dog-watching.

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Surf Dog of the Day: Uh Oh I Dunno!

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Adam Lang

This was one of the contestants, but I can’t for the life of me figure out their name or whether they won anything other than ‘most bedraggled-looking pup’.

Looked ridiculously sad and cold, but given that poodles were bred as water dogs, was actually probably one of the comfiest pups out there.

Dog In High Visibility Vest On Surfboard
Dog In High Visibility Vest On Surfboard
Dog In High Visibility Vest On Surfboard
Dog In High Visibility Vest On Beach
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Sunday Switchup: Marbled Godwit

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Adam Lang

I really ought to do a little more birding. I find them endlessly fascinating, and lovely.

Marbled Godwit Wading
Silhouette Of A Marbled Godwit Feeding
Silhouette of a Marbled Godwit Wading
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Ugh

Posted on August 16, 2025 by Adam Lang

Sick. Also tired. Back soon.

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Surf Dog of the Day: Cacau the CHAMPION Labrador Retriever

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Adam Lang

Cacau, who traveled here from Brazil to compete, won both the overall champion crown and the stand-up paddle-board category, plus tied with Koa in the ‘extra large dog’ solo category and did pretty well in ‘human-dog tandem’ too. (In what world are Labrador retrievers ‘extra large’? Well, in a world where Great Danes do not spend much time on surf boards.) Cacau also joined Koa in to compete in the dog/dog tandem surfing category, and while they didn’t won, man oh man were they having fun!

Chocolate Labrador Retriever In Floatation Vest And Man Surfing
Chocolate Labrador Retriever In Floatation Vest Surfing
Chocolate Labrador Retriever In Floatation Vest And Man On Stand-Up Paddle-Board Surfing
Chocolate Labrador Retriever In Floatation Vest And Man On Stand-Up Paddle-Board Surfing
Chocolate Labrador Retriever In Floatation Vest And Man On Stand-Up Paddle-Board Surfing
Two Chocolate Labrador Retrievers In Floatation Vests On A Surf Board
Two Chocolate Labrador Retrievers In Floatation Vests On A Surf Board Surfing
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Double Surf Dog Day: Surf Dog Iza the French Bulldog and Faith the Surfing Pit Bull

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Adam Lang

I got a few pictures of Iza by herself, but they all came out with Iza as just a black blob. Too much white surf for a black dog, even for a high-contrast camera body. Still, though, Iza and Faith look pretty good in the dog-dog tandem competition, don’t they?

Faith’s Instagram, and Iza’s!

Pit Bull In Goggles Riding A Surfboard
Pit Bull In Goggles Riding A Surfboard
Black French Bulldog And Pit Bull In Goggles Riding A Surfboard
Black French Bulldog And Pit Bull In Goggles Riding A Surfboard
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Emergency Puppy of the Day: Zida the Utterly Ridiculous

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Adam Lang

We interrupt this Surf Dog Week to bring you an emergency injection of PURE ADORABILITY. This is Zida, the two month old unknown mixed breed (but probably has at least a little Chihuahua) that I ran into on my way to my dentist’s appointment this morning. The only reason he didn’t make me late is because I left fifteen minutes earlier than I really needed to. He was in the window of the same laundromat that I used to see Laundry Dog and Laundry Puppy in. (Haven’t seen Laundry Puppy in a while, boo!)

No captions or hovertext. Too much cute for my creativity!

Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy
Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy Yawning
Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy Licking A Window
Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy Licking A Window
Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy Licking A Window
Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy
Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy Standing On Woman's Back
Ridiculously Cute Chihuahua Mix Puppy
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Surf Dog of the Day: Joey the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Adam Lang

Meet Joey! Joey had a pretty good time out there, catching several waves. Good showing, even with some pretty ruff surf (and ruff-er competition!)

Man Watching Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel In Floatation Vest Surfing
None of the earlier few pictures (where everything was going great) came out. This one, where things juuust started to go wrong, was the first that was in focus.
Man Watching Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel In Floatation Vest Surfing
I think we can blame the human for this. Joey needed to start a little further back!
Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel In Floatation Vest Falling Off Of Surfboard
The expression on that face.
Man Watching Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel In Floatation Vest Falling Off Of Surfboard
Abandon ship, Joey!
Man Watching Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel In The Water Next To A Surfboard
Joey may look like he’s regretting his life choices here, but he was right back up on the board and raring to go a minute later.
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Sunday Switchup: Sea Doggos

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Adam Lang

A few sea otter pictures from 2023. The solo (second) one is a bit blurry, but I included because I think he has an entire pile of sea urchins to snack on. The third is a mother and baby, although you can’t see the baby’s face, alas.

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Site News: Sorry About The Hiatus

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Adam Lang

I have been working on setting up a new server for da blawg. It’s a lot of work, but my old one was getting a bit long in the tooth (vintage 2012!) and needs to be replaced. Had to move the site to a home server so that I didn’t have a three-week outage. The home server is all set up now, and moving back to the colocated one (when the new machine gets to the colo) shouldn’t take nearly as long. And in the mean time, we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled program starting tomorrow!

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