Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 25, 2024

Scooter is trying to get Arnold to skip over to the comics.

… as long as the food is not served

Must be dinner time.

That’s surprisingly sweet for a Ballard Street dog.

Scooter always scrambles to do the Daily Jumble first.

And just how is Scooter different from any other big dog?

It’s the Scooter LLC.

Scooter will let him know when it’s okay to turn the page.

Too much company!

Haven’t seen that much of interest in my paper to interest Scooter. Maybe it’s the Wall Street Journal?

Good morning Balladeers!

Everyone knows Scooter is a faster reader than Arnold.

Scooter is helping solve the crossword.

Scooter is a bit of a newshound.

Arnold often wishes Scooter would take the shorter route to Mrs. Higglepooder’s Garden…

I once had a cat that did that.

So Sweet. My pup likes to snuggle up when I am reading the news on my iPad. Solving puzzles is a problem as the nose keeps going under my hand looking for a good pet or ear scratch.

Scooter was once content to merely point out missed solitaire plays. Now, after finally decoding the once-baffling human print code, Scooter is able to paw the pet-adoption ads.

I know it’s crude.. but Scooters, umm junk, poking me in the neck would bother me.

He’s more of a giant corporation. :)

It’s taken a while but it’s now a big success: Scooter has been cross-trained to both “play dead” and “mink stole” in order to collect on Millie’s wager.

Is Scooter part GSD?

I Love Scooter!

Scooter looks like a huge fox collar.