I have a lot of garden related comic strips. Now Sophie was never destructive in the yard. However, our foster dogs destroyed my entire irrigation system. I tried keeping up with the repairs, but in the end I ditched the tubes and the timer and went back to using a hose.
Irresistibly Funny: Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip Brings Joy to Readers of All Ages
Okay, this is not the real reason Sophie loved stripping tennis balls. But it’s funnier.
Unleash the Laughter: Exploring the Hilarious World of 'Dog Eat Doug' Comic Strip
This comic strip inspired a chapter in “Sophie”, book two. In chapter six, the latest group of foster dogs get adopted. Sophie got what she wanted: her house back to herself. However she wasn’t happy and didn’t understand why.
I saw this strip and thought it would be interesting, and hopefully funny if she went on a small self-exploration adventure. One of the squirrels tells her to climb Mount Mojojumbajamab and seek wisdom from the Yeti of Enlightenment. And of course it’s not going to end the way Sophie is hoping it well.
Dog eat Doug: The comic strip that will change the way you see your pet
I love the spiders. The main spider that Sophie chats with is named Carl. He’s getting a bigger, reaccuring role in the upcoming graphic novels.
Irresistibly Cute and Funny: Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip is a Must-Read for Comic Lovers!
I realized that as much as I love puppets, I don’t use them often enough in the comic. After I post this, I’m heading back to the sketchbook and working on a puppet chapter for the next book.
Laugh-Out-Loud Moments: Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip Delights Kids and Adults Alike
Sophie never stle a taco, I just needed a food item to make this joke work. However the last line is all Sophie.
Tail-Wagging Adventures: Explore the Whimsical Universe of 'Dog Eat Doug' Comic Strip
Old socks make great toys for teething puppies. You can drop them in the freezer for a cold treat. I Always kept a bunch in the freezer for the younger foster dogs. Some people worry that it teaches dogs to steal your laundry. But none of mine ever turned into hamper thieves.
Laugh Out Loud with 'Dog Eat Doug': A Hilarious Comic Strip that Will Leave You in Stitches!
Sometimes Sophie’s lectures don’t go over to well with her audience.
Funny Dog Comics: Flying Squirrels
Yup. Squirrels with jetpacks. Only a matter of time.
Funny Dog Comics: Nauseous Labrador Retriever
I try to avoid tropes in my comics, but this is one I go back to often. Doug and Sophie laying in the grass and pondering life.
Dog Training Funny Dogs
This is honestly what I imagined was going through Sophie’s head when I was training her. She eneded up learning “stay” by playing hid eand go seek. She would “stay” while I hid one of her toys and then she’d go find it. But she knew if she didn’t stay put I couldn’t hide the toy and she couldn’t play the game. Then I thought I could teach more advanced commands if she liked playing Monopoly.
Funny Dog Comics: The Wheels on the Bus
Every one that’s had kids still has a few songs laser printed into their brain. I’m thankful we missed the Baby Shark craze.
Dog Training Cartoons: Why do dogs chase squirrels?
I love having fun with the dog chasing squirrel trope. I’ve never had a true squirrel chaser. Weezy gets a little excited when she sees one running along the fence but that’s about it. When I was a kid, I used to see squirrels chucking acorns at my dog, Toby. He never chased them, they were just really angry squirrels. Might be a New England thing.
Cartoons for Kids and Adults: Rules of the Couch
These are pretty much the rules for the couch in our house. Although our son is old enough to sit on it by himself. The dogs can’t have chew toys on it and we also shrouded it in blankets. I’ve never been one to keep dogs off the couch or the bed. We like being surrounded by floofs.
What type of canine couch rules do you have for your home?
Funny Dog Comics: Why Dogs Eat Grass
Probably one of my favorite comics I’ve drawn. I say drawn because I didn’t write it. Sophie did. This one started with dooles of her rolling around in the grass, which obviously most dogs love. Then I let Sophie take over and wrote down everything she was thinking.
That’s the fun magical bit about writing. You know you’re getting somewhere when you feel like you’re watching a movie and transcribing what you see and hear. Of course , it doesn’t solve the mystery as to why dogs eat grass.
Funny Dog Comics: Sophie is Doug's ChatGPT
I’m fairly certain if you could hear what babies and dogs say to each other it would be similar to having a conversation with ChatGPT.
Oddly enough, I’ve never used ChatGPT to generate a conversation with Doug and Sophie. I might give it a whirl and see what it comes up with. So far, I mostly use ChatGPT for research and more mechanical behind the scenes stuff like SEO and generating marketing ideas. I’m not too worried about AI replacing cartoonists just yet. Maybe in another ten years.
Funny Dog Comics: Where Labrador Retrievers Want to Live
For the record, I’d go on that walk with her. Of course I’m pretty sure doggy ice cream is universal and not just a labrador thing. But man, Sophie adored her ice cream. We’d have to watch her, because she’d lick away the entire cardboard container. And nothing interrupted her ice cream break.
And yes, that’s Gizmo in Doug’s arms.
Funny Jokes: Dog eat Doug Comics
Needless to say we had some storms over the weekend it looked like a herd of deer had stampeded through the house. This comic hit home. I also love when you’re mopping and you rdog follows behind making new tracks and wondering what in the heck you are doing.
Funny Dog Comics: All the Money in the World
Nothing better than lounging in the yard with the dogs in the shade.
Funny Dog Comics: Baby Talk Corporate Meeting
I alway s love when Doug addresses his stuffed animals. Playing around with an idea for a chapter in the upcoming graphic novels to take this to another level.
In case you wondering what the difference will be between the comic strip and the upcoming graphic novels, think of it as an old school TV show versus a Marvel Movie. Not that I don’t like the comic strip, far from it. It’s just that the old newpaper format to limiting. The comic strip is a spring board for the graphic novels.
For example, take the foster dog strips. I loved writing them because they were funny and sad. With four panels you had to get to the point and strip away anything that was filler. Now, that’s not to say expanding into a graphic novel means you’re going to stuff the pages with superfulous gags and such. Far from it. I’m taking the streamlied essence of the strips, the heart of the story if you will, and exploring in a much larger world.
One of the themes of the foster dog strips is that every dog has a purpouse. I expanded on that theme in book one with an epic space adventure where the cats help the foster dog find a home by blasting him into space. All because Sophie didn’t specify which planet to find the home on. So I get to use the same theme excpet now, the foster dog gets to go on a longer journey to find that purpose. And I get to draw space ships and a cosmic muffin (wait and you’ll see).
