For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for June 01, 2024

The dog is smarter than you are Elly!

Why do people think dogs can understand human sentences?

Edgar thinks, “SIGH” for the first time in dealing with Elly. He’s getting to be so much like his father.

The best thing they could do, of course, is put in a doggy door. Problem solved.

Ha, ha! Serves her right! BTW, how do the neighbors feel about her trying to teach the dog to bark outdoors at all hours?

Outsmarted by a mere dog, Elly! You ought be humbled!

I just put in a dog door to the back yard.

From Lynn’s Comments: Throughout this series, I received advice from vets and individuals on how to train my dog to bark when he wanted to come in and to refrain from barking at inappropriate times. The result was that, except for when the snowplow came, he never barked at all.

Uh-oh, Elly…From Edgars facial expression and stride into the house, it sure seems as if you’ve just reinforced the behaviour of digging in the flowers to opening the door…

Smart dog. But be grateful at least he is adding the water and fertilizer in your flowerbed, instead of in your lettuce and tomatoes garden.

Dog: 1 Elly: 0

OK,QUESTION!!Who’s the trainer and who’s the trainee?

I’d recommend a doggy bell or buzzer.

Come on, Elly. He’s not gonna learn if you keep caving in!

He likely needs a doggy pedicure.

Sooner or later, both the kids and the pets get the adults fully trained.

Who is getting trained ?

Panel four should have a thought bubble for Edgar – “In I wanted, in I got.”

Animals are not dumb. they just don’t speak our version of English.

He tricked you Elly!!!

More than one way to skin a cat, Edgar.

We trained out cat to ring bells hung on a rope by the door to be let out – we have motion activated cameras outside and when the cat comes back to the front door to be let in, the camera lets us know. We live in the country and she doesn’t wander far and is afraid of cars, trucks and tractors – when they are coming she is at the storm door batting on the glass to be let in…

Ooga Farley

Booga Farley

Googa Farley

Wooga Farley

Edgar, the Master Manipulator!

Edgar barking to be let into the house might annoy the neighbors.

Ouch! Why is Elly’s behind in front of her?

Edgar got what he wanted.

Well done Edgar, you have Ellie well trained.

I see Edgar has you trained well, Ellie! LOL

Reminds me of how a certain famous TV personality attracted the attention of a snooty waiter staff in a snooty restaurant—-he lit a cigarette while waiting.

My VERY LAST comment on John supposedly strangling Farley. His hands were cradling Farley’s face, his thumbs were not pressing on Farley’s larynx. , In fact his left hand is actually cradling Farley’ right side of his face. His right thumb is also on the left side of Farley’s face and the fingers are under his left ear. Stop just stop with the stupidity once and for all.

For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 16, 2024

I hold my own dog’s face like that a lot, as a form of affection. often slightly rubbing the back of her ears in the process. She loves it.

Oh give it up already!

Elly with her mouth open, eyes closed, and that finger pointing…..again.

Get him a door bell or the neighbors complain about the barking.

And yet humans continue to behave as if dogs understand English !

Six months ago that was a pup you could hold in the palm of your hand. Still want to know what they pout in his dog food

Who is training whom?