Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 15, 2023

spying to see if treats are coming?

How else is Scooter supposed to keep up on all the latest gossip?

Now this is a dog with skills. He’s even got his ear flopped over the earpiece! If he can just suppress the heavy breathing so they don’t think the line is bugged.

So that’s how he knows……

Scooter hopes, between lessons from the TV and the phone, he’ll be talking by the New Year — and really get that manifesto off his chest.

https://archive.Org/details/party-wire-1935

Scooter looks very aggravated.

Listening in as they make his vet appointment. He’ll be AWOL that day.

I’m just waiting for Scooter to put in his 2¢ worth.

His Master’s Voice…Mail?

Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!

Gives him time to get in the appropriate mood.

Scooter prefers to overhear, over there.

Who’s a bad boy?! Who’s a bad boy?!

That heavy breathing rapidly becomes disconcerting to both parties.

That would explain why the mouthpiece is covered in drool.

I Love Scooter!!!

Is Scooter going to blackmail his people—or sell their stories to the soaps?

His master’s voice . . . or the voice of the human he despises.

when it comes to home surveillance, scooter doesn’t just phone it in…

Scooter likes listening to BS.