Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 18, 2023

If Rex’s aim were a little lower, Leonard would be missing his left heel.

Notice the precision bite…no skin, just pant. Rex is a master.

Have fun at the shelter Rex.

That’s what he gets for annoying Rex AND wearing cheap inserts.

0ne of the rare times we actually get a view of the skinny leg inside the voluminous pants.

You can see why there’s room for cardboard inserts.

It just doesn’t work for us non-toons.

Humans wear their pants embarrassingly wrinkled, in the eyes of Ballard Street toons.

Well, at least Rex is on the correct side.

Rex ate the cardboard insert and all. I think he’s telling Albert that he needs more fiber in his diet.

So, Rex, if you don’t want to heel, what do you want to do?

Apologies in advance: The first thought that came to my mind was that Rex kneeded a rest…

Philbert hopes his own healing will begin upon Rex’s resumption of gumption.

Look you mangy mutt, you’ve just ruined another pair of pants…

“You’ve got a leash, I’ve got a leash…”

Rex just wanted to stop and grab a bite.

Rex is doing his impression of a glacier, and calving.

Good morning Balladeers and Susan!

I don’t think it was the heeling that set Rex off. This walk started without the normal tummy rub, and Rex has limits about what he will do without a tummy rub.

Leonard is puzzled by this………..and he just bought those trousers!

One day I was walking with my cat. Since we were headed back toward home after a half-hour walk, he was less distracted and walking without those frequent “curiousity stops”. I thought to myself, “It’s almost like walking with a dog.”

At that point, I noticed he was walking slightly ahead and to the right of me. He was walking me “at heel”! :)

I doubt there will ever be another cat like “Johnny Depp”.

Rex prefers shins and calves to heels.

Their relationship is now stretched to the breaking point!!!

That’s about when the dog would go to a new home. Possibly with other people. No excuse for that kind of behavior in a fully grown dog unless his people are completely incompetent at raising one, in which case he needs better people.

Perhaps also, with living.