I think Fred’s master meant Fred to treat it as a race. See if he could chase the boomerang and catch it before it started to come back. In the last panel, however, he seems pleased with Fred’s planning ahead and with his reflexes in catching the boomerang.
A boomerang would be the perfect training tool for rabbit hunting. Go run over there, flush the rabbit out back towards the hunter, be too slow for the rabbit so you’re out of the line of fire, and the hunter shoots the rabbit. Our basset hound would get indignant that we weren’t shooting the rabbit when he did that making him keep chasing it for another 5 minutes before he had to go lay down. Silly dog, we didn’t shoot anything, but he would do that without any training at all. Quite amazing.
Breadboard about 5 years ago
But you have to throw it just right ;-)
Calvinist1966 about 5 years ago
I think Fred’s master meant Fred to treat it as a race. See if he could chase the boomerang and catch it before it started to come back. In the last panel, however, he seems pleased with Fred’s planning ahead and with his reflexes in catching the boomerang.
The Pro from Dover about 5 years ago
Ow! That had to hurt.
One of the 12 monkeys about 5 years ago
Anybody else remember the Charlie Drake song from the sixties called My bomerang won’t come back ?
kathleenhicks62 about 5 years ago
Fred is smarter than the average bassett.
mikenjanet about 5 years ago
Ah Fred! You’re a smart one.
smartman about 5 years ago
A boomerang would be the perfect training tool for rabbit hunting. Go run over there, flush the rabbit out back towards the hunter, be too slow for the rabbit so you’re out of the line of fire, and the hunter shoots the rabbit. Our basset hound would get indignant that we weren’t shooting the rabbit when he did that making him keep chasing it for another 5 minutes before he had to go lay down. Silly dog, we didn’t shoot anything, but he would do that without any training at all. Quite amazing.