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Filed under 'bassethound'
➠ November 24, 2010
Humiliating the dog has started early this year
➠ November 22, 2010
Bacon has a new bone
And it's a smidge disproportionate. (Thanks Mitu!)
Bacon has a new bone
But it's a tad on the unwieldy side!
➠ May 21, 2010
Bacon’s had a busy week
➠ May 20, 2010
Fallen Leaf Lake
Some footage from a rare occasion where I remembered that my DSLR camera can shoot video.
➠ May 16, 2010
Lakeside Beach
➠ April 6, 2010
“Bacon just ousted Rod B. as the mayor of The Bacon Cave!”
As it should be.
➠ March 6, 2010
Outtamyway!
Bacon, playing America's fastest-growing home game sensation: "Hide the tasty hambone"
➠ February 24, 2010
➠ January 10, 2010
Bacon has a bone
Now that Bacon is the lone hound of the household, he's back to his old tricks.
Given a tasty rawhide bone, he spends most of his time walking around the house, tail wagging, looking for a place to hide it. Said hiding usually involves burying it in the pile of laundry, or under some of the clutter in our living room.
➠ January 5, 2010
Walking into the sunset
A fitting final shot of Clyde, one of a series of portraits taken on Sunday by the wonderful Kelly Hoffer. (She has some more shots from the session here)
➠ January 4, 2010
The tale of the Great Basset Hound Rescue
A heartwarming tale on a sad day for Joy & I: The story of Golden Gate Basset Rescue managing to save and foster 61 hounds after a puppy mill could no longer afford to keep them healthy.
➠ January 1, 2010
The excitement of the new year was all too much for him
➠ October 5, 2009
Ever-hopeful
Clyde shows his interest in the meat platter Joy and I shared to celebrate our 6th anniversary.
➠ June 29, 2009
I’m not sure Clyde has got the hang of this whole “pet bed” business
➠ June 23, 2009
The advantages of working from home #2: live Red Sox games
(This is taken at the same time as my previous shot, just with the iPhone 3GS's press-to-focus set to the TV, so the lighting balance got changed. Nice!)
➠ May 7, 2009
➠ May 6, 2009
Chewthing
Bacon has a bloody good roll around, ignoring his chew rope.
Old dog
Sometimes, when you look into Clyde's eyes, you can see his 77 dog years.
➠ April 25, 2009
➠ April 21, 2009
Clyde on the beach
Looking through Flickr, I was surprised that I hadn't uploaded this handsome shot of Clyde on the beach at Fort Funston. It's probably my favourite photo of him.
➠ March 23, 2009
Sunny Side Up
Clyde basks in the warm spot at the front door.
➠ March 20, 2009
Standoffish
Bacon appears to have learned that when the red light on my camera shines at him, there's a flash soon approaching.
➠ March 8, 2009
Dr. R. S. Candle PhD pets Clyde
Joy practices her puppetering on an uninterested audience
Joy is performing the The Un-Scripted Theater Company in their current show, Un-Scripted: unscripted, and they like to introduce puppets into scenes, so she's practicing with my Muppet Whatnot.
➠ January 11, 2009
Made it to the top
On the way up
Clyde is aging, and stairs are not his strong point. (You try dragging 70lbs on little stumpy legs!) He made his way up from the beach masterfully, though.
Bacon Barking on the Beach
Playtime!
Dogasm!
Charge!
From here to eternity
Wide eyed
Clyde contemplates the ocean
Downhill is the easy part
Fort Funston
My absolute favouritist thing to do in SF on a sunny day: Fort Funston with the bassets.
➠ December 27, 2008
➠ December 9, 2008
Targeted
MySpace appear to have some impressive photo recognition mojo going on. I was creating a dummy account for work, and uploaded this shot of Clyde as my "profile photo". Note the advertising box that has appeared, without any metadata entry by myself!
➠ October 23, 2008
Ten Years in My Life: Number of Basset Hounds Owned
On Saturday, 24th October 1998, I flew from Glasgow to Boston, with little more than a suitcase of clothes and a credit card with a decently high limit.
It's now 24th October 2008. Ten years have gone by. Time for little personal retrospection. How have I spent these ten years?
➠ September 22, 2008
➠ September 14, 2008
Bacon in South Park
Enjoying running round and barking at the other dogs. Loudly.
Clydepeetrail
Clyde was taking a leak, then decided he needed to sniff something across the sidewalk. Sadly, he's old, so stopping wasn't an option, thus this attractive lumbering pattern.
➠ September 1, 2008
➠ August 27, 2008
The great thing about being a basset…
If you're trying to sleep, but it's bright out, you've got your own built-in eyemask.
➠ August 10, 2008
Bacon & Clyde meet the Pacific
Took the dogs for a walk along the beach at Crissy Field this afternoon.
Two bassethounds and an ocean
Took the dogs for a walk along the beach at Crissy Field this afternoon.
➠ July 28, 2008
San Francisco, Jul 27, 2008
➠ April 26, 2008
Video Chat with Clyde
Thank you, The Internet, for making it possible for me to see my dogs when we're three time-zones apart. And confuse them by calling their names.
➠ March 30, 2008
Clyde drinks
Shortly before falling into the cold river and having to try and scramble back to shore.
Ready for takeoff
Basset-ears at maximum flap.
➠ March 28, 2008
Droooooool
A long sliver of spittle hangs from the mouth of Clyde as I play with my new camera.
➠ February 24, 2008
Bassetfight
Two bassets and a squeaky toy enter...
➠ January 27, 2008
“Enough already!”
Clyde imploring me to stop taking photos of him. (Since my class yesterday, I've fired off over 100 shots of him -- these were the only two worth sharing!)
➠ January 14, 2008
Happy Birthday, Sheriff George!
Another social software village I’m a member of: Basset hound owners on Flickr. There’s a great community forming of basset owners commenting on each others’ photos, and here, celebrating the birthday of another Flickrer’s dog!
➠ December 27, 2007
➠ December 16, 2007
Clyde Shakin’
Clyde getting his shake on in the chilly snowbank.
➠ December 14, 2007
Bacon Barking
Action shot of Bacon barking his little doggy head off.
Snowbasset
It's challenging when there's 8" of snow on the ground, but your legs are only 7" long.
Clyde has also found the new tastiest snack ever -- Snow. He bloody loves eating it. So long as he sticks to the white stuff, we're happy for him.
Clyde in his too-small bed
We won this dog bed in a raffle at a basset rescue event last year, but Bacon never really took to it.
Now Clyde has discovered it and has made it his; Despite the fact that he barely fits without hanging over the edges.
➠ November 29, 2007
I walk away from the sofa for *one* minute…
...and someone else decides to make himself comfortable.
➠ November 23, 2007
Joy Ahead
With the pups.
The Family
Joy and Mum walking with Bacon and Clyde.
Clyde in the Leaves
Clyde running along in the New England folliage.
Dogs in Leaves
Bacon and Clyde admire the beautiful autumnal colours a New England fall brings.
➠ November 20, 2007
First Attempt
My first shot with my new (second-hand) Digital Rebel camera.
The composure... the subject... the fact I've accidentally managed to turn off all the auto-focusing-smarts in the camera... A masterpiece!
Now to read the manual...
➠ November 4, 2007
Basset Basset Revolution
Clyde not *quite* getting into the spirit of Dance Dance Revolution
➠ October 15, 2007
The Elements of Style Illustrated
Grammatical pedantry combined with a cute picture of a basset hound on the cover? IT’S LIKE THEY’RE INSIDE MY HEAD!
➠ June 1, 2007
Back Seat Basset
When Bacon's in the back of the car, and I'm stopped in traffic, he loves sticking his head out the window and getting adoration from the other drivers.
➠ May 24, 2007
➠ April 30, 2007
Bacon Ears
My current laptop wallpaper. Bacon doesn't look amused, does he?
➠ March 27, 2007
Brave Basset
Clyde got attacked by another dog at the dog park this evening, and we had to take him to the vet to get the cuts looked at. A few staples later and he should be right as rain.
Thankfully, he's taking it all in his stride -- apart from strongly refusing to be put into one of those headcone things. No amount of snausages would convince him to wear it!
➠ February 19, 2007
Clyde on Ice
There were no other dogs at the dog park today, and with the icy ground, more resembled some sort of alien planet.
➠ January 24, 2007
The Basset Who Came In From the Cold
More playing with my new camera. Bacon reentering the warmth from our back garden.
➠ January 10, 2007
Crumpled Clyde
Playing with my new camera. Here's Clyde's preferred sleep position: Head off the mat, ear covering eyes and/or nose.
➠ December 25, 2006
Packaged Pooped Pooch
Bacon, too tired to swat off the ribbon we attached to him.
➠ December 16, 2006
Basset Belly Balancing
Bacon makes himself comfortable, perched atop my ample gut.
➠ November 24, 2006
Let Sleeping Dogs…
As an occasional insomniac, I am massively jealous of Clyde's ability to just fall fast asleep, no matter where he is. Middle of the hardwood floor with no mat? No problem.
➠ October 29, 2006
Watchdog
Bacon ensures our safety by keeping a beady eye our for any evil-doers (or cats) in the vicinity.
Snoozing Clyde
Tuckered out, bandana-d up, and smelling sweet, after a trip to the grooming salon at Petco.
➠ October 23, 2006
Joy’s Moo Cards
I treated Joy to a box of Moo Cards for herself -- each illustrated with a photo of the dogs. Here are two, resting in some dog photo holders I picked up for her at Philadelphia Airport.
➠ October 1, 2006
Clyde’s Nest
Clyde isn't spritely enough to hop onto the bed like Bacon, so he's made himself a little nest in the corner of the bedroom.
➠ September 24, 2006
Bookend Bassets
Pooped out after a runaround the dog park.
Drool!
Clyde produces a steady stream of drool -- it really is quite impressive.
Introducing.. Clyde!
Picked up from New England Basset Hound Rescue, Clyde is a 9-year-old male, and a gentle sweetheart.
Bacon and Clyde
It's like Bonnie and Clyde, but with approximately 87% less Warren Beatty.
➠ July 16, 2006
Basset Hounds! Sunday 12:41 pm 7/16/06 Bristol, Rhode Island
Some of the bassets relaxing in the shade at the Colonial Basset Hound Rescue Basset Bash.
Maggie May, Sunday 11:23 am 7/16/06 Bristol, Rhode Island
This adorable little puppy stole everyone's hearts at the Basset Bash.
➠ June 8, 2006
➠ May 19, 2006
Bacon and his Bone
Bacon has had this bone since February. He hides it, then a few hours later "finds" it again, before marching around the house with it for a few minutes looking for a new hiding place. Ad nauseam.
My parents' dogs got similar bones, which they devoured in five minutes flat. I like to think that Bacon's just making economical use of the entertainment value of his bone.
➠ May 6, 2006
Crated Bacon
Bacon suffered a back injury this week -- A slipped disc or a pinched nerve, reckons the vet. Poor little bugger has the be kept in his crate (except for "short leashed walks") for two weeks.
Since he's caged and being fed steroids, Keith suggested we should rename him "Veal".
➠ March 29, 2006
Bacon guards his squeakyball
Don't you dare try and steal it from him, or he'll viciously roll his eyes, yawn and ignore you.
➠ March 1, 2006
Another Zonetag test
Bacon's tail: Too fast for the LED flash on the camphone.
➠ January 30, 2006
Slumber Party
Joy phoned me on my cellphone at work this week.
"Look at your cellphone."
"What?"
"Look at your cellphone."
"Huh?"
I look at my cellphone. This shot, taken by Joy that morning, was my phone's wallpaper.
"Bitch."
(Apparently, when Joy decided to take the photo, Bacon was asleep too. However, by the time she'd worked out how to take a photo with my phone, he was just staring.)
➠ January 7, 2006
Bacon’s a huge Ted Williams fan
Skunky Puppy
Poor little bugger. A skunk got him good last night. Luckily, we still had some "Nature's Miracle" from last time, but the house is still reeking.
As is traditional, Joy attended to washing him, while I got in the way and took photos.
➠ December 23, 2005
Basset Hound socks
A gift to me from Joy. Because christmas just wouldn't be christmas without a jaw-droppingly ugly pair of bad-taste socks.
➠ September 26, 2005
Randombaconshot
Needed to test something, so here's a shot of Bacon in repose.
➠ June 9, 2005
Basset on the move
There's nothing quite so awesome as bassethoundears flapping in the breeze.
➠ May 6, 2005
Bacon in a Blanket
OK, last cute puppy photo for now. Here's Bacon keeping warm in bed.
➠ May 5, 2005
Ear to Tail
Bacon has perfected the art of taking up as much space on the bed as possible.
➠ April 19, 2005
Professor Bacon
Because we are bad owners.
➠ March 22, 2005
De-skunking Bacon 3
Thereby answering the question "If we decided to slit Bacon's throat, what would it look like?"
De-skunking Bacon 2
He is *not* happy with us right now.
De-skunking Bacon 1
Joy focused on cleaning him, while I unhelpfully stood around with my cellphone snapping photos.
➠ February 6, 2005
Stair navigation avec balloon
Bacon attempts to climb the stairs whilst gripping between his teeth a balloon larger than his stumpy little legs. Lots of fun to watch.
Bacon at his most puppyish
Mr. Dogg manicly rushing around chasing a big balloon, which has already become his new favourite toy. Until it bursts, which it is bound to do in about 5 minutes, the way he's attacking it.
➠ January 2, 2005
Yeah, it’s a lazy dog-dangling afternoon…
➠ December 11, 2004
Testing the new cellphone
...whilst continuing the Bacon-humiliation.
➠ December 7, 2004
➠ December 6, 2004
➠ November 13, 2004
➠ November 9, 2004
➠ October 20, 2004
➠ September 20, 2004
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.