Posts Tagged ‘leash’

The Angry Pacific Ocean Vs. the Point Bonita Lighthouse

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

All you need to know about the Yelp-rated lighthouse at Point Bonita is right here.

Did the lighthouse keeper’s wife really tie up the kids on a leash when they played outside to keep them from falling into the ocean? That’s the story, anyway.

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Looks like that house might get sprayed with salt water sometimes.

See you there!

Be Sure to Leash Your Dog (or White Tiger) When Visiting Duboce Park

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

It’s the Law.

Duboce Park is where the dogs can run free (in the Multi-Use area) and the children get fenced in – it all works out.

But your pup is going to need a leash to get to the leash-free area, as this sidewalk graphic tries to communicate:

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See you there!

(And “please please pick up after your dogs“, they are begging over on the Yelp. Oh well)

The Bay Area Plover Wars Continue into 2009 – R U a Plover Lover?

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

San Francisco has had its share of battles about beaches, dogs and Western Snowy Plover birds so it’s only logical that nearby Pacifica, CA gets into the act as well. Some dog owners down there are hopping mad, as you might expect in light of San Francisco’s recent experience.

But, as you can see from this shot from Ingrid Taylar’s About.com San Francisco, these little dickens have cuteness on their side. And that always helps.

Stay smooth, Pacifica.

Brace yourself, this photo of an adult plover on Ocean Beach gets extra big when you click on it:

Of course San Francisco is for Plovers, as the T-shirt says:

More deets after the jump.

Godspeed, little plovers!

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This Monkey Backpack is Really a Leash.

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

This here monkey thing looks like a stuffed animal or a backpack, but basically it’s a disguised harness avec leash.

The youngest blogger in the world seems to like his. He doesn’t feel he’s lost his “dignity” or is being “treated like a dog”

You see, somebody who cares about you wants you to get out of the house, but not stray too far.

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Just so you know….