Backyard Shenanigans with Sophie and Doug: The Latest Hilarious Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip Adventure!

Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 1: Puppy Sophie and baby Doug peer between the slats of the yard fence. Sophie tells Doug they can't go in the front yard because it's not fenced in.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 2: Sophie tells Doug it's much safer back here.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 3: Sophie says if they did make it over the fence they'd be explorers.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 4: Sophie says it would be fun. They would discover new places, new smells and strange animals.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 5: Sophie says, "Then again, tradiotionally explorers get eat by crocodiles or cannibals or sometimes both."
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 6: Sophie says, "Maybe it's best if we stay in the backyard and dig up mom's bulbs."

Backyard adventurers.

Cat Hacks Alexa and Chaos Ensues: A Dog Eat Doug Comic

Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 1: Alexa asks the cat to ask her a question.
Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 2: The cat asks Alexa, "Is the phrase ignore all the rules a rule in and of itself and therefore should also be ignored?"
Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 3: The cat waits while Alexa thinks.
Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 3: The cat walks away while Alexa continues to think.
Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 4: Alexa explodes.

One of my favorite cat comics. I expanded this one in the upcoming grpahic novels. Chewy and Equi build a fully sentient AI from the Alexa and a few kitchen appliances.

Baby Doug's Hilarious Solo Game of Hide and Seek: The Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip That Will Leave You in Stitches!

Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 1: Baby Doug sits alone, covering his eyes.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 2: Baby Doug still sitting alone, covering his eyes.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 3: Puppy Sophie walks over and asks what Doug is doing. Baby Doug says, "Bak!"
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 4: Puppy Sophie answers, "No, hide and seek doesn't have a single player mode."

Although, sometimes it’s fun to give it a try.

Sophie's Adorable Antics Raise Suspicion: A Hilarious Twist in the Latest 'Dog Eat Doug' Comic Strip!

Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 1: Puppy Sophie sits looking super cute.
Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 2: Puppy Sophie strikes another cute pose.
Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 3: Puppy Sophie makes a super cute face with large anime style eyes
Dog eat Doug Comic Strip Panel 4: Sophie looks even cuter and mom asks, "That's too cute. What did you do?"

There’s a fine line between cute and suapicious.

Meet Your New Comic Strip Companion: A Side-Splitting and Heartwarming Puppy Adventure Awaits!

Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 1: Pieces of a stuffed teddy bear fly by. Stuffing everywhere.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 2: Pieces of a stuffed duck zoom past.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 3: Pieces of a stuffed dog zip by.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 4: Baby doug tosses another stuffed animal up towards the ceiling. Puppy Sophie looks up and says, "Who needs an x box when you have a ceiling fan."

I’m not sure why, but it’s a ton of fun to draw shredded stuffed animals.

Mind-Reading Swami Sophie: Hilarious Laundry Basket Antics in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 1: Puppy Sophie has a turban on her head. She's a swami and is getting a vision.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 2: Puppy Sophie reads mom's mind.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 3: Swami Sophie reads mom's mind. She says her thoughts are getting clearer.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 4: We pull back and see Sophie is sitting in the laundry basket with a towel wrapped around her head. Sophie says mom is thinking, "You want me to get out of the basket."

I don’t think I ever revisited this character. Might be fun to have a story where Sophie is giffted with mind reading powers. Although, there are many times when I am certain my dogs can read my mind.

Sophie's Hilarious Window Duty Distraction: Baby Doug's Chew-tastic Antics in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip

Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 1: Sophie satres out the window. A weird sound effect in the background.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 2: The sound effect continues. Sophie looks up, annoyed.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 3: A close up on Sophie. The Sound effect is overwhelming.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 4: Sophie turns and we see baby Doug chewing on the window sill. Sophie says, "I appreciate you standing guard with me but that is getting distracting."

Puppy Mischief Alert: Sophie Swipes Baby Doug's Stuffed Animal in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 1: puppy Sophie peeks around the corner.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 2: Sophie sneaks down the hall.
Dog eat Doug comic strip panel 3: puppy Sophie swipes baby DOug's stuffed animal.
Dog eat Doug panel 4: puppy Sophie runs with the stuffed animal.
Dog eat Doug panel 5: puppy Sophie zooms along with the stuffed animal.
Dog eat Doug panel 6: Sophie slows down and looks behind her.
Dog eat Doug panel 7: puppy Sophie sits with the stuffed animal in her mouth.
Dog eat Doug panel 8: Sopie looks bored.
Dog eat Doug panel 9: Sophie lies down.
Dog eat Doug panel 10: baby Doug crawls towards Sophie.
Dog eat Doug panel 11: puppy Sophie tells baby Doug to take the stuffed animal back. The thrill of the chase is gone.

The one flaw in the puppy/baby dynamic: the disparity in athletic abilities.

Puppy vs. Baby: Hilarious Territory Battle Unfolds in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

In the first dog eat doug comic panel, baby Doug pushes on puppy Sopie's dog bed.
In the second dog eat doug comic strip panel, puppy Sophie says, "I get it. You want to mark a little territory of your own."
In the last panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, puppy Sophie says, "Before you get carried away, might I remind you how I mark my territory?"

If you’re going to do bathroom humor, make it subtle.

Wolf in Puppy's Clothing: Sophie's Hilarious Sock Stalking Adventure in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

In the first dog eat doug comic strip panel, a lone wolf charges through the snow. The caption reads, "In the dead of winter..."
In the second dog eat doug comic strip, a rabbit races away from the wolf. The caption continues: "...there is no mercy in the ranks of the food chain."
In the third panel of the dog eat doug comic strip, we see a close up of the wolves open jaws. The caption reads: "Today, the alpha will not starve."
in the fourth dog eat doug comic strip panel, Sophie the chocolate lab sneaks up on a sock. In the background, mom says, "Oh, there's my sock. Thanks, Sophie."
In the last dog eat doug comic strip panel, Sophie sulks and says, "The lone alpha contemplates a long and harrowing winter."

I love drawing the strips where Sophie images herself as a wolf. Both because I love drawing wolves but it’s funny when Sophie’s dreams don’t match up with reality.

Comic Chaos: Baby Doug's Hilarious Semantics Showdown with Dad in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Strip!

Dog eat Doug comic strip, panel one: Baby Doug holds a snack bowl and looks up at Dad. Dad says, "Oh I know that look. Don't dump that on the floor."
Dog eat Doug comic strip, panel 2: Doug looks at the snack bowl.
Dog eat Doug comic strip, panel 3: Baby Doug looks back up at Dad.
Dog eat Doug comic strip, panel 4: baby Doug dumps the snack bowl on his head. Dad sighs, "You're way too young to play semantic games."

Smarter than he appears.

Puppy Power Struggle: Sophie's Bedtime Battle with Baby Doug in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

In the first panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, puppy Sophie tells baby Doug to get out of her bed.
In the second panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Doug says, "Bak!" and Sophie responds, "Well, that's true. I do use your bed a lot. And I guess it would be okay to share mine."
In the last panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Sophie says, "Stop using baby mind tricks on me and get out of my bed."

Baby mind tricks are almost the same as Jedi mind tricks, just with more drool.

Adorable Curiosity: Baby Doug's Dental Inspection of Puppy Sophie in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

In the first panel of this Dog eat Doug comic strip, baby Doug looks inside puppy Sophie's wide open mouth.
In the second panel of this Dog eat Doug comic strip, baby Doug continues examining inside puppy Sophie's mouth.
In the third panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, baby Doug shrugs and says, "Bak." Puppy Sophie asks, "Nothing?"
In the last panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Sophie and Doug walk away. Sophie says, "Phew. It was only a dream that I ate Dad's recliner."

Who needs a vet?

Adorable Sibling Rivalry: Baby Doug's Playful Mischief Annoys Puppy Sophie in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

In the first panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Baby Doug messes with Puppy Sophie's ear. Sophie says, "Can't you go do baby things?"
In the second panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, baby Doug says, "Bak!"
In the last panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, puppy Sophie says, "Oh, I was not aware 'annoying quadruped co-habitants' was officially a baby thing."

I’m not sure where Doug learned that phrase.

Cheesy Cuteness Alert: Sophie's Sweet Compliment to Baby Doug in the Latest Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

In the first panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, baby Doug sits with one hand in his armpit.
In the second Dog eat Doug comic strip panel, baby Doug sticks his hand other his armpit.
In the thrid panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, baby Doug sniffs his hands.
In the fourth Dog eat Doug comic strip panel, baby Doug holds his hands out and says, "Bak!"
In the fifth panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, puppy Sophie walks up to baby Doug and says, "I know you smell like moldy cheese."
In the last panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Sophie licks baby Doug and says, "It's your best quality."

I don’t think any baby could ever gross out a dog.

Dusty Dilemma in Dog Eat Doug: Sophie's Heroic Rescue of Doug in the Latest Comic Strip!

In the first dog eat doug comic strip panel, Something fuzzy falls towards Doug.
In the second Dog eat Doug comic strip, Doug panics and tries waving the thing away.
In the third dog eat doug comic strip, Doug tries crawling away from the thing.
The fourth dog eat doug comic strip panel is a sound effect: CHOMF!
In the last Dog eat Doug comic strip, Sophie chews the thing and says, "Good thing I'm a highly trained dust bunny hunter".

This comic inspired an entire chapter in “Sophie, Book 2”. Doug and a friend fall into a world ruled by savage dust bunnies. It was a Lord of the Rings homage. Unfortunately it didn’t fit with the rest of the stories in book 2 so I pulled it.

I’ll proably make it available as bonus content for my newsletter subscribers.

Science Shenanigans with Equi, Chewy: A Hilarious Cat Tale in Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip!

In the first panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Chewy the cat purrs and rubs up against mom's legs.
In the second panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Mom asks what Chewy wants.
In the thrid Dog eat Doug comic strip, Mom asks if Chewy wants treats. Chewy looks frustrated.
In the last panel of the Dog eat Doug comic strip, Equi, the cat, works on a sophisticated piece of machinery while wearing a lab coat and goggles. He asks Chewy if he got the Beryllium. Chewy says don't ask and have some kibbles.

Nothing better than the cats doing science.

Comic Con Chaos at the Dog Park: Sophie's Surprise Encounter with Jay and Silent Bob

In the first panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Sophie visits a part of the dog park she has never been to before.
In the second panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Sophie meets two drogs dressed like Jay and Silent Bob.
In the last panel of today's comic strip, Sophie runs off.

One of my favorite comic strip cameos.

Adorable Chaos Unleashed: Doug's Hilarious Baby Bag Fright in Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip

In the first panel of today's dog eat doug comic, dad tells Doug it's time to pack his baby bag.
In the second dog eat doug comic strip panel, Doug yess and dad aks what's wrong.
In the third dog eat doug comic strip panel, Dad shows Doug there's nothing scary in the bag.
In the last dog eat doug comic strip panel, Sophie apologizes to doug for telling him they put the baby in the baby bag.

She was only trying to help.

Dog Eat Doug Comic Strip: The Importance of Family

In the first panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, the foster dog asks Sophie what is the best part of having a family.
In the second Dog eat Doug comic strip panel, Sophie says she hasn't really thought about it.
In the last panel of today's Dog eat Doug comic strip, Sophie says she's too busy eating, napping, going on walks, playing fetch or cleaning up Doug's food to think about it.

That’s my little Gunnar. He’s not so little now. I’m planning on bringing him back in the graphic novels.