It is true that sometimes OWNING something is not as exciting as dreaming about owning it. Somehow some magic is lost once you can touch it. Weird, but it has happened to me. What seemed so special suddenly isn’t so special. Can’t explain it.
What a cute Sunday page! Puddles charging up and jumping like a cat is so cute. The butterfly was lucky to have almost suffocated him, but poor pup. This might become my favorite Sunday with Puddles.
See the dog and butterflyUp in the air he likes to flyDog and butterflyBelow she had to tryShe roll back down to the warm soft ground, laughingShe don’t know why, she don’t know whyDog and butterfly—-Ann Wilson
Hate me for saying and repeating it, but when will that Ph.D. come along and carry off Bernice? He’s the only solution I can see for her to for a boyfriend. Classical Greek or AI Engineer, He’d fit?
Luann should appear in this comic more often. But this time I want to see her find a new boyfriend. Ooh, and I want to see her make some new friends and ditch Bernice once and for all!
And while you’re at it Greg, I want Bernice out of the strip!
Looks like Greg has been listening to some classic Heart….“see the dog and butterfly”. The events in the comic are exactly the experience that inspired Ann Wilson to write the song. Hoping Ann recovers soon….
I must admit….I have had the same verbal and entirely involuntary reaction with brussels sprouts. I think I’d rather take my chances with the butterfly.
lvlax about 2 months ago
So the lesson is… Butterflies don’t taste good?? ;)
Namrepus about 2 months ago
Butterflies aren’t what they used to be.
eced52 about 2 months ago
All that flutters isn’t a doggie treat.
imdaboss about 2 months ago
Be careful what you wish for … you might get it.
RSH about 2 months ago
These two look much nicer today than this past week.
kraftjeff about 2 months ago
Butterflies don’t taste like chicken…
Wilkins068 about 2 months ago
Puddles sez this cartoon’s got bad taste
thevideostoreguy about 2 months ago
Chase the car, whether you know what to do with it or not.
Enter.Name.Here about 2 months ago
It is true that sometimes OWNING something is not as exciting as dreaming about owning it. Somehow some magic is lost once you can touch it. Weird, but it has happened to me. What seemed so special suddenly isn’t so special. Can’t explain it.
mnexplorer+ about 2 months ago
Yes, there is, be careful what you ask for. You just might get it.
snsurone76 about 2 months ago
Maybe Puddles thought it was a PEANUT butterfly!
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs about 2 months ago
Sometimes the greatest joy lies in the chase.
Sometimes getting what you wanted isn’t what you really wanted.
Wilkins068 about 2 months ago
I was out in th shop sharpenin some of my knives an I got to wondering. Since there are serial killers are there parallel killers?
OneTime59 about 2 months ago
Never eat anything that flutters around in your head.
melodymucisa about 2 months ago
Not the best idea
Aladar30 Premium Member about 2 months ago
What a cute Sunday page! Puddles charging up and jumping like a cat is so cute. The butterfly was lucky to have almost suffocated him, but poor pup. This might become my favorite Sunday with Puddles.
Bernedoodle about 2 months ago
Lesson: the fun is in the pursuit.
Ellis97 about 2 months ago
Yeah, don’t eat insects if you’re a carnivore.
Calliope about 2 months ago
My dog wants to do the same thing with bumblebees, but I don’t let her. Respect the pollinator!
kaycstamper about 2 months ago
That was my pup yesterday, the butterfly got away! Yay!
SquidGamerGal about 2 months ago
The life lesson is a lot of butterflies are actually poisonous!
Just-me about 2 months ago
Better Puddles catching a butterfly than a toad.
MS72 about 2 months ago
HORK!
Count Olaf Premium Member about 2 months ago
The butterfly is symbolic of Ugandan Giant presidency. And ref today’s Pearls Before Swine for a preview. God Save America
baskate_2000 about 2 months ago
Butterflies can take care of themselves … by tasting bad!
BradFilippone about 2 months ago
See the dog and butterflyUp in the air he likes to flyDog and butterflyBelow she had to tryShe roll back down to the warm soft ground, laughingShe don’t know why, she don’t know whyDog and butterfly—-Ann Wilson
bittenbyknittin about 2 months ago
My dog snaps at bees and caught one once. Her mouth swelled up and she couldn’t eat for a day. Talk about a sad faced dog.
mountainclimber about 2 months ago
“Beware of finding what you’re looking for." (Richard Hamming)
Mordock999 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Well, Pud, NOW you know why “Butterflies are Free.”
Because they taste BAD.
Besides, cats are Tastier. :-)
[DUCKS]
nightflight about 2 months ago
Bernice feels that it is better to observe life than to actually live it.
wolfiiig about 2 months ago
Hate me for saying and repeating it, but when will that Ph.D. come along and carry off Bernice? He’s the only solution I can see for her to for a boyfriend. Classical Greek or AI Engineer, He’d fit?
tcayer about 2 months ago
The Chase is Better than the Catch, -Motorhead
tremaine53 about 2 months ago
“Not everything that’s beautiful tastes good”. That’ll be $80.
BlitzMcD about 2 months ago
Bern is right. That’s a metaphor that doesn’t sink in with those who haven’t yet experienced it. But it’s a much different story for those who have.
Joe1962 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Nice to see Puddles get top billing for the day.
frs1951 about 2 months ago
BewareBeauty can be toxic.
Angry Indeed Premium Member about 2 months ago
Puddles prefers margarine to butter with no transfat.
Angry Indeed Premium Member about 2 months ago
This comic could’ve been a bit funnier with a “Hawk Tuah” sound coming from Puddles.
melodymucisa about 2 months ago
Luann should appear in this comic more often. But this time I want to see her find a new boyfriend. Ooh, and I want to see her make some new friends and ditch Bernice once and for all!
And while you’re at it Greg, I want Bernice out of the strip!
Anon4242 about 2 months ago
“Having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical but often true.” – Spock (Amok Time, Star Trek)
FassEddie about 2 months ago
“Dog and Butterfly” written by the Wilson sisters after Nancy saw her dog trying to play with a butterfly.
Kim Metzger Premium Member about 2 months ago
“The chase is better than the capture!”
mindjob about 2 months ago
Now he’ll think anything blue tastes bad
AZPhinFan about 2 months ago
Looks like Greg has been listening to some classic Heart….“see the dog and butterfly”. The events in the comic are exactly the experience that inspired Ann Wilson to write the song. Hoping Ann recovers soon….
billdaviswords about 2 months ago
Our cats would always catch and eat moths and lizards… and would then promptly barf. Other critters agreed with their tummies better.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 2 months ago
Anyone think in the recent arc the girls should have brought Puddles with them?
Uncle Bob about 2 months ago
The mind reels with metaphoric interpretensions!
TravelinMan about 2 months ago
“Zo, in zis shtrip Puddles reprezentz ze readerz of zis cartoon und ze butterfly reprezentz ein arc mit Luann as ze zentral karakter…”
w16521 about 2 months ago
That butterfly is lucky it didn’t taste good.
The Quiet One about 2 months ago
Don’t eat butterflies?
blessosu Premium Member about 2 months ago
Why is Puddles off leash? Looks like they are in a public park.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 months ago
Taste means everything!
Beowulf 406 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Yes, I will certainly remember this next time I am about to eat a butterfly.
BJDucer about 2 months ago
I must admit….I have had the same verbal and entirely involuntary reaction with brussels sprouts. I think I’d rather take my chances with the butterfly.
Susan123 about 2 months ago
Maybe it is, you want it you want it you want it, and then you get it and find out what you wanted and got, wasn’t so great.
comic reader 22 about 2 months ago
Great strip today! Love the facial expressions on Puddles.
funnypenguins about 2 months ago
Must be a fan of the group “Heart.”
eddi-TBH about 2 months ago
Those wings are ticklish.
DaBump Premium Member about 2 months ago
Whatever you’re obsessed with, stop and think about it — and then get a second and third opinion.
eladee AKA Wally about 2 months ago
The girls look nice today—-both look very fashionable.
lnrokr55 about 2 months ago
yeah , and the lesson is dogs are dumb ! ;-)
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 2 months ago
That delicate butterfly is still alive??
fairportfan about 2 months ago
Mark Twain said: "A cat who sits on a hot stove will never sit on a hot stove again.“She will also never sit on a cold one.”
Good old Sour Sam.
David 27 days ago
Check out the Rose is Rose comic on 2024-08-20. Similar theme of pets chasing butterflies.