dogs
I didn’t grow up with dogs, but nonetheless I have owned two in my life: Chester was a German Spitz who we took on as an elderly dog from a family who couldn’t keep him any more, and then there is Gizmo, a Maltese-Shih Tzu cross who I think of as “my parents’ dog”, but he was mine too before I moved out of home, and my dad prefers to describe him as a family dog. At any rate, I see him often and love him lots 🙂
Wiki
- : 🐶 riot dogs: “Riot dog” is a term used to describe a dog (generally a street dog) who joins protests, picket lines, …
- : 🐶 Loukanikos: Loukanikos was a street dog in Greece who joined picket lines, strikes, and countless demonstrations against austerity …
- : 🐶 Vaquita: Vaquita was a Chilean street dog who joined protests in Antofagasta against the police. I’m basically going to …
- : 🐶 Negro Matapacos: Negro Matapacos was a Chilean street dog who joined student protests for free education and against neoliberalism from …
Posts
- : 🐶 Photo post: My folks have gone away for the Labour Day long weekend, so we’re looking after Gizmo! So far today he’s: …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Had a really productive writing day yesterday, and then we were charged with babysitting Viv’s nephew, which meant …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Yesterday when we were taking Gizmo on his weekly beach walk, we encountered this ADORABLE puppy! It may have been …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Yesterday Viv and I went to babysit (or hang out with, really; she’s pretty responsible) Viv’s niece. What …
- : 🐶 Photo post: It had been a while since the previous time, because my Dad needed to recover from his operation and then last week …
- : 🐶 Photo post: The last few times I’ve visited, Gizmo’s been resolutely determined NOT to let me capture his beautiful grin …
- : 🐱 Photo post: We’re due to return Gizmo home later this afternoon. Gidget hasn’t been able to resist bullying Gizmo a …
- : 🐶 Photo post: My parents have gone to Bendigo for a couple of days, so Gizmo is staying with us! Originally the plan had been that my …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Busy, bittersweet weekend this one is turning out to be. Yesterday, we and a bunch of my dad’s family worked on …
- : 🐶 Photo post: The weather today wasn’t any better than yesterday, but we rugged up well and took Gizmo on his regular beach …
- : 🐶 Photo post: I have a few photos to catch up on posting 😅 Anyway, Gizmo got the best seat in the house at our little Election Night …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo decided to be a real bro to his best friend Gidget when he visited last night. He nagged and nagged Vivian to feed …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo came by for a visit last night (he dragged his humans along with him too, of course 🤣), and laid claim to my …
- : 🐶 Photo post: I keep building up a backlog of cute pet photos I haven’t got around to posting yet 😄 Anyway, here’s one of …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo’s clearly watched too much of those cyclone preparedness videos that used to be on TV when I was a kid, …
- : 🐶 Our Day With Gizmo: It’s been a surprisingly busy and tiring day considering Gizmo isn’t really too hard to look after. …
- : 🐶 Photo post: My folks are going away for the long weekend, so we’ve got Gizmo staying with us until Monday! He’s been a …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Yesterday afternoon Gizmo had just about the best beach walk of his life. Not only did he meet another dog… who …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Last night Viv and I went to a housewarming party – one set of his aunts and uncles moved house recently and wanted to …
- : 🐱 Photo post: A couple of pics from last night: the sleepyheads 😉
- : 🐶 Photo post: This is Daisy; we got to see him today when we visited Viv’s brother’s and sister-in-law’s place! …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo seemed to feel like this teddy bear was a nice thing to cuddle up to last night ❤️
- : 🐶 Photo post: The last couple of times Gizmo has visited, he hasn’t really wanted to hang out in the living room with us like …
- : 🐶 Photo post: My folks weren’t able to come for their usual Sunday visit today, because my sister woke up with a sore throat. …
- : 🐶 Photo post: We took Gizmo on his usual Sunday beach walk yesterday afternoon, where he had a blast enjoying the sunshine and …
- : 🐱 Photo post: Sharing a couple of recent photos of the pet animals in my life 😄 On the left, a shot of Gizmo on our weekly Sunday …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Thanks to the easing of restrictions a few days ago, I was able to see this scruffball (and my dad) and go on a walk to …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo got very anxious when Dad went into the bottle shop without him! Thankfully it has all these windows, so he can …
- : 🏝 Photo post: It’s been many weeks since we’ve had a day as warm as 24°, but today Melbourne finally delivered! I had a …
- : 🐶 Photo post: We got to see this little guy a couple of times over the Easter long weekend! Despite Gizmo’s best efforts, he …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Got to catch up with this little guy last night. While Gizmo was excited to see us, he was also very concerned about the …
- : 🐱 Photo post: Gizmo has met the third cat in his life who didn’t immediately hate him! Timmka here was full of curiosity, …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo has seemed a bit subdued today, especially after Gidget hissed at him when he just wanted to play (twice), but he …
- : 🐶 Photo post: My folks and sister are going away for the long weekend, so they’ve dropped Gizmo off to have his own little …
- : 🍾 Photo post: Last night we went to my parents’ place to celebrate a big occasion with them: their thirtieth wedding …
- : 🐱 Photo post: 🐈 My parents and sister paid me their usual Sunday visit yesterday, and for once, Gidget came out and accepted pets from …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Some of my favourite recent photos that I haven’t already posted are these: Gizmo munching on his dentastick! …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Yesterday we got to bring Gizmo to the beach for the first time in a few weeks! Gizmo was loving it, charging around …
- : 🐶 Photo post: For day 9 of Micro.blog’s photoblogging challenge (external link), the prompt is muddy. It’s not …
- : 🐱 Photo post: Day 5 of the photoblogging challenge (external link) has the easiest prompt… pets! 🤣 For this one, have an old …
- : 🐶 Photo post: The dog beach was the place to be yesterday! Beautiful weather, and many many dogs. Gizmo certainly enjoyed himself 🐶
- : 🐶 Photo post: We paid a visit to this little guy (and his humans) yesterday. Although he was excited when we got there, he later …
- : 🐶 Photo post: I realised I’ve been slacking on the photo posts lately, so here’s Gizmo a couple of weekends ago. It was …
- : 🐶 Photo post: The consummate NYE guest, and the cat who was very unhappy to see him back again after a six month absence 😾
- : 🎄 Photo post: Christmas was a busy day this year! We had lunch with (predominantly) my mum’s side of the family, and dinner with …
- : 🐶 Photo post: My paparazzi stunts woke Sleeping Beauty from his slumber 😉 Taken the other night, when I was visiting my folks.
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo, looking up attentively at one guest pre-thunderstorm and seeking shelter on the lap of his second guest …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Today we caught up with my partner’s niece and immediate family to celebrate her recent birthday! A certain dog …
- : 🐶 Photo post: Gizmo on my parents’ armchair, caught between his need to rest and his need to guard his pig’s ear! 🤣
- : 🐶 Photo post: This sweet boy is one of the dogs of my brother-in-law and his wife… and also the father of my parents’ dog! …
Links
- : 🐶 Link: “Farewell Fooey: Guardian of the ABC's PNG bureau, a friend to correspondents and an enemy of stray cats”
- : 🐶 Link: “New Study Finds We Probably Can’t Take Credit For The Diversity of Dogs’ Coats”
- : 🧶 Link: “British diver Tom Daley knits dog jumper and cosy for Olympic Games gold medal”
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.