YapsieSF is curated by Kim Legocki, Director of Social Media for a Bay Area university and mama to Josie Poodle! Follow them @kimlegocki and @josiepoodle.

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A recent study by a UK pet insurance company found that one in ten pets have an account on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.  While my poodle may tweet, some Bay Area yappers take it one step further by authoring a regular dog-loving blog.  Here are five sites that you must sniff out:

Going West

What started as travel blog to document their cross-country drive from Boston to San Francisco has now become the adventures of Lima Bean the greyhound around her new ‘hood of Bernal Heights.  “I started the blog to document our big move/drive across the country. But then it just evolved to capturing a lot of how we were discovering our new city and since Lima Bean is such a big part of my life, she pretty makes up most of the blog's content,” writes Rally,  Lima’s human. Oh, yes, how these pups rule our lives! Follow Rally and Lima Bean at http://rallyp.tumblr.com. Our favorite post is “Relaxation is taken seriously around here” where Lima Bean demonstrates her favorite napping positions.

(Photo used courtesy of Going West)

Spot that SF Pup

Josie Poodle and I discovered this site when blogger Meagan asked to take Josie's photo for her site. Her clever blog is an ode to random dogs seen on the streets of San Francisco. She writes, “I’ve always wanted a dog of my own, but sadly, my apartment is a way too tiny for an extra little guy.”  Most photos are taken around her Marina neighborhood so check and see if you if you recognize any pups on http://spotthatsfpup.com/ 

(Photo used courtesy of Spot that SF Pup)

It's a Vizsla Thing

This fun blog highlights the adventures of Captain the vizsla around the Bay Area. He is apparently quite the runner and helps to train his people for half-marathons. Captain also enjoys play dates and eating homemade frosty paws. Lucky pup! No, he’s not named after the booze but after his people’s fondness for “The Dead Poet Society.” Check out the photos of oh Captain, my Captain at http://vizslathing.blogspot.com/

(Photo used courtesy of it’s a Vizsla Thing)

cainbot & canine

Life can be challenging with a bossy pup. Her human describes Dixie as a three-year-old standard poodle “whose mission in life is to break the world record for fetching while simultaneously driving Allison [her human] to the brink of insanity.” Allison shares her daily trials and adventures with Dixie the poodle in true “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” fashion. Her photos and captions may sometimes be offensive, but are always funny. Watch Allison pull her hair out on http://cainbot.com/.

(Photo used courtesy of cainbot and canine)

Deano Got Drunk

Winner of the “Only in SF” prize is… Deano the French bulldog!  His person, David, posts photos of Deano with various discarded booze containers on their way to work at Room 4 vintage (www.room4.com) in San Francisco where Deano works as the official greeter.  “The very first photo was Deano with a tiny Jagermeister bottle that I just thought was funny,” said David. “After that, it just sort of happened: we'd see bottles on the streets every day and boom: a blog was born. We've started picking up the bottles and recycling, so Deano's not just getting drunk but cleaning up his neighborhood, too!”  As SOMA residents, Josie poodle and I extend a tip of the bone to this creative blogging duo for embracing the peculiarities of the city. Our favorite is when this Frenchy scored two six-packs! Check our Deano's adventures at http://deanogotdrunk.tumblr.com/ or better yet, stop by and meet him at Room 4.

(Photo used courtesy of Deano Got Drunk)

Does your Bay Area dog, cat, bird… tweet, blog or Facebook?  Leave the link below and we’ll be sure to include it in an upcoming story.