Red and Rover by Brian Basset for July 11, 2023

If they can’t see you, then they can’t hear you. That’s what my golden told me.

It’s selective hearing Red, and you weren’t selected!

For the same reason you don’t always come the first time your mom calls, Red!

Yeah Rover. Dogs are supposed to come when they’re called. Cats take a message and get back to you later.

Selective hearing. All dogs have it. Especially mine.

Very good artwork on Rover today. We see him stick one ear up in the second panel, we see him with his tongue out in hopeful anticipation in the fourth panel and we see him roll his eyes upwards in the fifth panel. Rover’s different expressions in the fourth and fifth panels are especially good.

What fun would that be, Red?

One word, Defiant ! My Rugby, would give me a quick look, then go back to doing something much more important, sniffing deer poop. What was I thinking, ha.

Depends, is his Mom calling him b/c it’s time to eat, or b/c it’s time to do chores, take a bath, go to bed…..

My wife says I have a selective hearing problem. Maybe Rover does too?

Oh no, Rover, you’re busted. ;-)

selective hearing

If your dog/cat is ignoring your voice more than usual, go behind them and snap your fingers or something like that. If they don’t respond, they could be losing their hearing. I don’t think this is Rover’s problem, of course. My dog seems to have a slight new hearing loss. My last dog slowly went totally deaf, and I had a cat also go deaf. It puts them at more risk, especially if outside without a leash. I do little hearing and vision checks on my pets on a fairly regular basis.

You have a point, Red

“Popsicle Pete”… LOL. Rover hears him, but maybe too busy chasing a squirrel to come immediately.

Red needs the harpoon from “Crabgrass!”

He’s busy.

Simple Red ………… selective hearing …… like when your Mother wants you to do something …………. of course when food is involved, it’s a different story ….. :)

I see, you have much work to do, Rover, but you should really come more often, when I call you!!

We could ask the same of you Red when Mom or Dad call you.

You’re nipped rover

lol