This stray male border collie mix found by a rural California road is a pretty typical dog: He's a great snuggler, a total couch hog, and a bit of a mischief maker. And, oh yeah, he appears to have two noses.

This stray dog, ABC30 first reported, was found in Tulare County, which is between Bakersfield and Fresno.

And now he's at the Tulare County Animal Control shelter, where, staffer Paula Mendoza says, he's being affectionate to "everyone," playing fetch, and making friends with other dogs. But what's the deal with his nose(s)?

"He was probably born that way," Mendoza says, and a vet consulted by SFist concurs, saying that the dog likely has the canine version of a cleft palate, and that during his development, his nostrils failed to fuse.

"That means his nostrils seem to sniff independently, which makes him look like he has two noses," the vet said.

The dog, who was not microchipped, isn't available for adoption quite yet, Mendoza says, as there's still a possibility that he's just lost, and that his guardians are still looking for him. However, she urges anyone who's interested to check back with them on Monday (their list of adoptable pets is here). Who knows, the two nosed dog could soon be yours!

But you might have to get in line: according to the Tulare County Animal Control employee I spoke with when I first called their shelter, the phone has been ringing off the hook with people eager to learn when this dog might be available for adoption. (That certainly makes this pup's situation different from that of Snuffles, the Scottish Belgian Shepherd with a similar condition, who was "was struggling to find a new home because of his rare defect.")

"I tell them we have a lot of other great dogs that are just like him, except they only have one nose,"

In response, Steven T. Jones wrote about the column on the Bay Guardian's blog. In the posting, Jones compares Nevius to Ken Garcia and also says that Nevius is wrong to say San Franciscans are not so down with the homeless. He then accuses the Chron, and Nevius, of trying to stir things up to play to all the suburbanites out there as they are the only ones who hate the homeless, not local residents, and yadda...yadda...yadda... Spanish American War. Steven then posts the email back-and-forth he had between him and Chuck which is kind of interesting if slightly cringe-worthy in the same way as the Bill Maher show on HBO is. Not to be outdone on the fun, Garcia himself joined in with a column about homelessness, mainly to use it as an attempt to slam Chris Daly.

We're sure SFist Rita will detail all of this in We Read the Weeklies but this week's Bay Guardian seems to be the "Homeless Issue," which is just like Rolling Stone's Hot Issue except without Kid Rock on the cover and fun story about The Office inside (editor's note: more Toby). In the issue, the SFBG weighs in the recent fracas with an editorial and a lengthy story about how much all of these "Quality of Life" citations are costing the city.

Why do we love Lizzie? For starters, she managed to help get a blogger into the White House Press Room. Granted, getting into the White House Press Room seems easier than ever -- "hey, look at me, I'm a hustler with a fake name and a conservative agenda! I'm credentialed!" Still, not since bloggers managed to get some nose-bleed seats at the DNC have we gotten the respect as journalists that we deserve, damnit.

Of course, we're not alone in crushing on Lizzie from afar. Sacto's own NYC Get a J-O-B managed to land a spot commenting on FishbowlNY. And frankly, we kind of like the new, long, hair. Kisses from EssEff, Lizzie, don't be a stranger!