Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 03, 2024

Rufus has never had any respect for Harold…and, really, who can blame him?

Harold suffers a surfeit of ifs and ands — and now, butts.

Tsk…teen age dogs, what are ya gonna do?

Must be a cross breed between a bulldog and a shih-tzu.

like the toady looking up at the boss dog giving him encouragement. “go bowser!!”

Summer of 82 at the Omaha Zoo. This is where I learned that E. R. Burroughs was full of crap. The big cats in the zoo were in an area where there were huge glass walls so that we could see the tigers and lions up close. These cats were huge! I was only three feet away and a big cat was looking right at me for several seconds and then turned around showed his hindquarters and proceeded to spray the glass and then casually walked away.

I got the message very clearly

more like an ‘arear’

Unlike the lowbrow cartoonists, Jerry sets himself apart as a truly cultured artist by not drawing the asterisk.

Pressed ham on glass

Good morning Balladeers!

I guess that dog doesn’t want to be adopted by Harold.

Scooter’s influence (effluence?) is wide… And spreading!

( ͡ ﹏ʖ ͡  )

Full Moon over Ballard St.

In a surprise ending, Harold privately delights in being the butt-ugly butt of the joke.

This is gonna ruin Harolds morning coffee and bagel that he.. was, looking forward to.

hmmm…that’s not a front….

Bummed him out.

Cats are smart enough not to do that until after you’ve adopted them and taken them home. :)

Rufus figures, why get adopted when you can taunt people all day long instead.

It’s an affront from a behind.

Harold is mooned by a dog.

Harold is suddenly reminded Wanda wanted hot cross buns.

Harold silently thanks the universe there are no scratch-n-sniff retail window displays.

Yet.

“Someone in there is confused,” Harold thinks, “as this is clearly not a Setter but a Leaner.”

In a terrible confluence of events — even for Ballard Street denizens — the florist shop next door has a slew of sale signs all over the place, announcing “Pucker Up, Buttercups!”

Harold may eventually understand this comoonication.

Aw, he just wants to make friends…

He keeps track of them, and maintains a daily count. Harold doesn’t have many friends. He was thinking of getting a dog, but …

that’s not a front. that’s a rear…

A moon dog!

“When the moon comes over the mountain…”

He just wants you to sniff his butt. He likes you!