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Has Sophie Seen it All? Unicorns and Squirrels Up the Ante in Today's Hilarious Dog Eat Doug Comic!

Funny Dog Comics: Baby Doug and Pupy Sophie sit under a tree in the yard. Sophie asks, "Ever wonder if you've seen everything there is to see?" Off panel someone yells, "Yeehaw!"
Funny Dog Comics: The squirrels race past riding a sparkling unicorn. One of the squirrels yells, "I LIKE SHORTS! THEY'RE COMFY AND EASY TO WEAR!"
Funny Dog Comics: Sophie and Doug have shocked looks. Sophie says, "Never mind."

Where Do You Find Squirrel-Powered Unicorns? Unravel the Wacky Wonder of Today's Dog Eat Doug Comic

One of my favorites. Also, the “I like shorts” line is an easter egg from some cartoon, and now I can’t remmeber. Anyone recognize it?

From Floor Fiasco to Frame Fun! Unmasking the Mystery of Mom's Masterpiece Placement in Today's Side-Splitting Dog Eat Doug Strip

Funny Dog and baby Comics: Baby Doug crawls alongside mom as she treis to decide where to hang a picture.
Funny Dog and baby Comics: Mom says, "How about over here." Baby Doug crawls after her.
Funny Dog and baby Comics: They go the other direction and mom says, "What about over here next to the mirror."
Funny Dog and baby Comics: Now they go the other direction and mom says, "Oh I know! Let's see how it looks in the front hall."
Funny Dog and baby Comics: Puppy Sophie pops in and asks, "How's the indecisiveness workout going?"

Wall Who? Floor What? Baby Doug Redefines "Hanging Art" in This Side-Splitting Dog Eat Doug Strip!

Honestly it’s not a bad way to tire out the kids or the puppy.

From Shiny Chrome to Fuzzy Fibers: Unraveling Baby Doug's Fascination with the Forbidden Lint in Today's Dog Eat Doug

Funny Dog Comics: Dad gives baby Doug a new toy truck.
Funny Dog Comics: Dad shows baby Doug that the truck has blinking lights and it drives all by itself.
Funny Dog Comics: Dad show him the toy truck also has a siren and...
Funny Dog Comics: Doug starts playing with lint on the floor. Dad realizes the new toy is no where as interesting as carpet lint.

Who Needs Chrome When You Have Fuzz? Unwrap the Furry Frenzy of Baby Doug's Tumbleweed Tango in Today's Side-Splitting Dog Eat Doug Strip!

If there’s one thing babies and cats have in common, is that both are never interested in the gift you get for them. They usually prefer the packaging.

Book Bonkers! Sophie Gets Tangled in the "Zathrua" Mix-Up in Today's Hilarious Dog Eat Doug Comic

Free Funny Dog Comics: Doug sits in dad's lap reading a picture book. Sophie walks up and asks, "What're we reading tonight?"
Free Funny Dog Comics: Sophie mistakes the author's name for the title of the book and says that's a ridiculous title for a kid's book.
Free Funny Dog Comics: Doug tries to correct her, but Sophie says, "No. That's definitely the title because I know for a fact that 'Zathura' is a famous author."

All Hail Queen "Zathrua"! Sophie Crowns Herself Literary Leader in Hilarious Dog Eat Doug Comic

Had to work in one of my favorite author / illustrators! Chris Van Allsburg is brilliant. I always recommend his books to new parents. I also recommend them to adults without kids.

Catnip Calamity! Can Equinox Resist the Lure in Today's Hilarious Dog Eat Doug Comic?

Funny Cat Comics: Equinox the cat, tells his brother Chewy that he is weak and needs help. Cat Chewy says, "Remember it is not mind over matter, rather mind over nature."
Funny Cat Comics: Cat chewy continues, "Your will must submit your nature."
Funny Cat Comics: Cat Chewy says, "Practice your mental B.J.J." Cat Equinox says, "I...I...Can't"
Funny Cat Comics: In the final panel dad holds a cat toy over Equinox's head making him paw at it. Equinox says, "IT'S JUST TOO DANGLY!"

Dangle Dilemma: Watch Equinox Wrestle with His Inner Tiger in Today's Hilarious Dog Eat Doug Comic!

Both our cats are feral rescues. They have free reign to go inside or outisde all day up to 6pm. I trained them to come home at that time, because when night falls, that’s when they turn into Batman. They do argue the poiint from time to time but for the most part they kind of enjoy it.

However, the one side effect of giving them free reign to be cats, is that they have never played with a single cat toy I’ve bought them. From catnip mice to motorized floppy fish. Nothing. I think part of that is they are happy just getting to live like cats.

Big Appetite, Tiny Chef: Baby Doug's Culinary Catastrophe in Today's Dog Eat Doug Comic

Funny Dog Comics: Baby Doug wears a chef's hat and sits behind his toy kitchen. Puppy Sophie walks up and asks, "What's on the menu?"
Funny Dog Comics: Doug says, "Bak!". Sophie says, "Sausage sashimi?"
Funny Dog Comics: Puppy Sophie says, "Wow! You are going to revolutionize the culinary arts when you grow up."

Tiny Masterchef, Big Culinary Ambitions: Unwrapping Baby Doug's Sausage Sashimi Surprise in Dog Eat Doug

You won’t be seeing Doug on Master Class anytime soon. I call these prop comics. I write them by placing the props in front of the characters and watch what they do. In this case, I used the actual toy kitchen we bought for my son. But it’s a great way to come up with ideas for any kind of wriiting.

You can use this in fiction too. If you get stuck, just chuck some strange props at your characters. Or better yet, use props that great a challenge or barrier to what they want. They’ll find a way arond it or fail trying.