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June 29, 2014 by tomdalzell

Dogs and Cats

 

1400 Bonita

1400 Bonita

This post deals not with living and breathing dogs and cats, but with artistic depictions of dogs and cats.

Two things come to mind for me when I read “dogs and cats” or “cats and dogs.”  First, Berkeley Dog and Cat on Haste.  Great vets.  Caring, smart, smart, diligent.

Second, the expression “raining cats and dogs.”  Meaning to rain heavily, dated to 1661 by the OED.  It is a phrase that has lent itself to many book titles, and many illustrations, including these cream of the raining crop:

Ladies HOme Journal 1925

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April 4, 1936

April 4, 1936

The dog and cat images around Berkeley often verge on kitsch.  So what?  I find them quirky.  And it is a great exercise for children.  Look for cats and dogs as you walk.  I bet there are more than I have found.

On Alcatraz we saw tree stumps carved into a cat and dog in 2016 – great stump carving art.

601 Alcatraz

601 Alcatraz

601 Alcatraz

601 Alcatraz

601 Alcatraz

601 Alcatraz

Now – solo dogs:

1817 8th

1817 8th

I have a whole posting on the doxies of 3026 Harper Street, but here are a few:

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., is seen on Thursday,  June 20th, 2013.

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., is seen on Thursday,  June 20th, 2013.

And I have a posting on Ron’s Berkeley Muffler Shop, including this muffler-based dog:

Ron's Berkeley Muffler (in Oakland)(but named Berkeley)

Now more dogs –

1611 California

1611 California

1215 Blake

1215 Blake

1231 Channing

1231 Channing

1760 Rose.  Photo: Colleen Neff

1760 Rose. Photo: Colleen Neff

1420 Dwight

1420 Dwight

1714 Addison

1714 Addison

1854 San Lorenzo

1854 San Lorenzo

2410 5th

2410 5th

679 The Alameda

679 The Alameda

1201 7th

1201 7th

1344 Curtis

1344 Curtis

2526 Webster

2526 Webster

2526 Webster

2526 Webster

2526 Webster

2526 Webster

1034 Carleton

1034 Carleton

535 Spruce

535 Spruce

Vassar Street

Vassar Street

1220 Oxford

1220 Oxford

1303 Alcatraz

1303 Alcatraz

1330 Cedar

1330 Cedar

2500 Prince

2500 Prince

2608 Waring

2608 Waring

 1960 Yosemite

1960 Yosemite

2598 College

2598 College

My favorite dogs doesn’t fit my qualification rules on account of it is ephemeral.  Ephemeral or not, it is wonderful, and it gives me a better excuse than I used to have to fool around with dogs playing poker.

2905 Shattuck

2905 Shattuck

And cats:

1605 Ashby

1605 Ashby

1605 Ashby

1605 Ashby

640 Creston

640 Creston

Mabel, north of Blake, east side of street

Mabel, north of Blake, west side of street

2116 10th

2116 10th

1151 Keith

1151 Keith

1028 Middlefield

1028 Middlefield

2112 7th

2112 7th

1867 San Juan

1867 San Juan

1344 Lincoln

1344 Lincoln

1313 Stannage

1313 Stannage

818 Mendocino

818 Mendocino

982 Tulare

982 Tulare

902 Indian Rock

902 Indian Rock

 982 Tulare

982 Tulare

982 Tulare

982 Tulare

2275 Marin

2275 Marin

1748 Marin

1748 Marin

1417 King (Mr. Mopps)

1417 King (Mr. Mopps)

890 Camelia

890 Camelia

1328 Josephine

1328 Josephine

1344 Lincoln

1344 Lincoln

 1527 Julia

1527 Julia

1615 McGee

1615 McGee

2339 Curtis

2339 Curtis

2342 Sacramento

2342 Sacramento

When I showed these photos to my friend, he got to talking about Gabby’s trading cards and postcards of dressed dogs and dressed cats.  Yes, the collections are fun.  But they aren’t the point of the posting.  What did he think of the central issue here, the dogs and cats as portrayed in Berkeley material culture?

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