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Lili Chin she/her
@lilichin.bsky.social
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animal illustrator and author DOGS OF THE WORLD (new!), award-winning DOGGIE LANGUAGE & KITTY LANGUAGE, small biz gift shop, board gamer, cat mom, learning mandarin, swimmer, SGV 🇲🇾 🇦🇺 🇺🇲 🍉
shop: Doggiedrawings.net/collections
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Today was @nathanrlong.bsky.social and my last full day in Taiwan! We went to Jiufen, a beautiful mountain town, & saw the famous Shifen waterfall. We also caught sight of several free-living Formosan Mountain Dogs (Taiwan village dogs)up in the mountains, which was a treat! 🐕⛰️
In front of one of 2 suspension bridges on the trail to Shifen Waterfall. A fermented red rice vegan meatball - Jiufen specialty. It is like a giant glutinous dumpling. Walking up to the Ai-Mei teahouse in Jiufen - very "Spirited Away" vibes with pricey teas for tourists. So picturesque, so many narrow stairways, and amazing mountaintop views. We go to Jiufen early before loads of tourists arrived.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Met my Taiwan publisher today (Oak Tree), did an interview with a pet magazine about my books, went to Nanjichang nightmarket, then Tonghua street for dessert! #Taipei

🐕 DOGS OF THE WORLD will be published in trad chinese in 2026!
Nanjichang night market 5pm No we didnt get any cat paw things. 😸 Traditional Taiwanese dessert Tonghua night market
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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SO MUCH CUTE. I really loved the gift stores in Huashan Creative Park! #taipei
Blind box figurine of a orange cat sitting on top a person scooping poop. Felt turtle boba holder. Next to a felt capybara. Wooderful is a shop full of wooden toys, figurines and miniatures. Cute AF! Paper cut art and figurine - Cascade store.
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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So many cute/cool books and comics!!!! (Eslite bookstore) #taipei
Chinese picture book with a little girl and her dog Butt detective comics in chinese Illustrated book with cats This looks like Shigeru Mizuki! Mysterious cases in the Showa era.
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Taipei day 2: Zhongshan underground Eslite bookstore, massage, Taipei fish market sushi lunch, shaved ice, tea shop, board game cafe, Raohe night market. Our friend Bernie had so much energy. My legs hate me. I need another massage.
Pet section of Eslite bookstore in Zhongshan. They have Doggie Language and Kitty Language! Phenomenal set course: handroll, Nigiri, oysters, grilled fish, soup, at Taipei Fish Market. Matcha shaved ice with red bean. Raohe night market: Taiwanese hamburger
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Day 1 Taipei.
With @nathanrlong.bsky.social
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Taiwanese breakfast in ximending. Amazing salty soy milk with youtiao. Omelette thingy, fantuan with lots of pork floss, cold milk tea. All of this came to around 5 USD!!!! The national Palace Museum was full of amazing Chinese artifacts and paintings from ancient times. Unfortunately it was hard to see everything clearly because at least 20 tour groups arrived at the same time we did. Ottomi Gelato in Da'An district. I had to try the smoked salmon just because. We ended up getting the Mascarpone Longan and Caramel Macadamia which were good but we were so full already... We waited in line for ages, and the line kept growing. Yongkang Beef Noodles are Michelin starred, and well worth the wait. The broth with the pickled veg 👌🏽 Funniest thing is that the people waiting in front of us were from LA too! And there were some kids taking photos of their noodles with fan images of BTS, lol. That good.
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Our cats are cuddling. ❤️🥲 #mamboandshimmy
A small gray cat and a fluffy black cat are squished together on blankets on a couch. The little gray cat has her arm around the black cat.
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Mambo is perturbed by my Meow Wolf hat that looks like him. #oneeyedcat
A black and white baseball cap with 2 cat ears and 2 faces. The face on top is on white, has 3 eyes and a nose. The face below is on black, has one cat eye, pink nose and white whiskers. Fluffy black cat face with one eye.
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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It was freezing cold at this outdoor event but @nathanrlong.bsky.social and I had fun. I sold merch, met cool folks, and look at this hand! I got lucky! 8 points!
Winning mahjong hand: all one suit, no honors, 2 flowers (seat 1)
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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🐕Today's doggo is the SINGAPORE SPECIAL! We will be in Singapore in late November & looking fwd to the #AsianBoardgamesfestival!

🐕A famous Singapore Special you should follow is Dave & their dog-behavior-professional human, @humanrach.bsky.social

🐕From my book bit.ly/Dogsoftheworldbook
My illustration of a Singapore Special (Bosco) - light cream dog on a yellow background.
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A DOGS OF THE WORLD sighting at Dymocks bookstore in Melbourne, Australia! (Photo by @drmiacobb.bsky.social )
Copy of Dogs of the World (by me, Lili Chin) on a bookshelf. Note: this is the British edition with a cream cover.
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Miss #ShimmyToebeans on the heated blanket. ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Today's dog from DOGS OF THE WORLD 📖🐕 bit.ly/Dogsoftheworldbook is the Mongolian Bankhar/Hotosho, a landrace livestock guardian dog.
🐕Mongolian Bankhar Project bankhar.org
Illustration of a big floofy black and tan Mongolian Bankhar Dog on an olive green background.
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Also, these pit bull ice cream pins!
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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We will be at the next Common Ground Mahjong event. I will again bring stickers and prints! Donations go towards mutual aid. NOV 18 at 626 Ice Cream, Arcadia. RSVP: partiful.com/e/9ksO8deCkt...
Photo of sticker packs - mahjong cats, No Fascists, Free Palestine.
November 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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A fun night at Free Spirited lounge with mocktails, mahjong, raffles for mutual aid, and I sold some 🐶🐱🀄 merch too.
Mocktails and mahjong tiles on a table top.
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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The Supreme Court of India has ordered all street dogs to be taken away from their communities and locked up in shelters. They don't believe that people outside India care about these dogs. If you care, please share, and sign c.org/ChQjPJc9vW
Follow: www.bharcs.com
infographic of various street dogs. Message: I hope India will keep protecting their Community Dogs.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Pizzeria Mozza dinner tonight, Little Skewer dinner last night. Happy birthday, @nathanrlong.bsky.social!
Two pizzas: Honeynut Squash & Speck Butterscotch Budino! Little Skewer with friends
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Thank you! (Boogie is my dearly departed dog)
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Happy Birthday @nathanrlong.bsky.social! ❤️ Here he is, trapped on the couch at midnight.
My husband with a small cat curled up on his lap.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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🐕Today's doggo is the Chukchi Sled Dog from the arctic north, the dog of the indigenous Chukchi people.

🐕During the Klondike Gold Rush, Chukchi Sled Dogs were taken by Americans & Canadians to Alaska eventually became the Siberian Husky, a new separate breed.

From bit.ly/Dogsoftheworldbook
Illustration of a grey and white tongue-out Chukchi Sled Dog on a green background, from RUSSIA, CHUKOTKA AUTONOMOUS OKRUG
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Playtested @nathanrlong.bsky.social's tricktaking game (this is a prototype). I drew the characters 🐱🐶🐀🐦, he named them and brought them to life!

P.s. why is there no pigeon emoji??
Illustrated cards showing 9 of rats, 9 and 2 of cats. Illustrated cards showing badass animals- a dog, a pigeon, and a rat. Prototype board game: Trick City Gang War box and cards.
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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If only I wasn't looking all floppy and frumpy, this could be my professional photo. (Do you know how hard it is to get a photo taken with both cats?)
Me lying on the couch under a blanket with a red cushion on my lap. Shimmy is on the red cushion. Mambo is next to me. Lucha movie posters on the wall.
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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November is Adopt a Senior Pet month. Pictured: few custom (senior) pet drawings from over the years. If you are planning to order a custom pet print, please order soon. I will be taking a break 11/15-12/3. doggiedrawings.net/products/custom-pet-print
illustrations: Seamus - Boston Terrier, Flirt - black and white snaggletooth mutt, Gabrianna - Pomeranian, Fitch - tipped eared tabby cat.
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Doggiedrawings.net/products/cats-playing-mahjong-print
Illustrated print of four cats at a table playing mahjong.
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM