Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for September 15, 2010

It’s probably just Chaz Ponch…you will have him eating out of your super dish in no time.

Don’t worry….we’re all unique, but we’re not alone. It just feels like it sometimes.

Carmen will see through you in no time at all, though!

You’re really going to love the cats, Poncho!

At least you know your faults Porcho.

Know thyself…then fake it around everyone else.

Yea, we know how this one ends :)

“Hmmm. The one with the pleasant personality is wearing an expensive collar – or whatever that is – and I can’t afford that kind of taste. Porcho it is.”

His self assessment is pretty accurate, except for spineless. I never would have called him that!

If Chazz has a girlfriend AT ALL when he takes Porcho, I doubt it’ll be Carmen. There have been references to Chazz’s old girfriend(s) in the strip, although not by name, and Poncho is aware of them (he’s done things like slip their photos into places where Carmen is sure to find them, and put the blame on Chazz). Chazz also used to use (or try to use) Poncho as a “chick magnet” before he got married.

I’m thinking that the VERY LAST thing that’ll happen in “Year One” is that Chazz will meet Carmen and decide, knowing Poncho’s attitude towards cats and “cat people”, to keep their blossoming relationship (maybe her very existence) secret from the Pooch…

Porcho, you’e lucky because this is one of those shelters that doesn’t believe in putting animals down, no matter how long you stay there.

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I think it’s an ascot. In frame 2 you can see the front. No wonder he was adopted by a rich person. All he lacks is a smoking jacket!!

I predict Porcho will be the last to go. But maybe he’ll get some good one-on-one mommy time out of it.

Paul Gilligan did a superb job of defining the personalities for each puppy. Once we fast forward to the present I, for one, will look forward to one or more of them (other than Orlando again) visiting bro PPPP.

If I had a nickle for every time I heard my mom say, “Don’t ensnare your brother in a spring-loaded rope trap”…

SallyLin, when Orlando was first introduced into the series, they established that Orlando was adopted after Poncho. Which created much grief for Poncho when he found out that Orlando was adopted by a wealthy couple.

Hopefully they’ll show that in the strip, as far as after he’s adopted, Poncho cackling at how Orlando will be forced to live alone under the porch only for a cutaway scene showing Orlando at his new posh home….

mom is strong enough to stand.