For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 31, 2009

  1. Lady with a bow
    ejcapulet  over 15 years ago

    A good squirt from the hose does wonders.

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    atajayhawk  over 15 years ago

    Or find out what he’s barking at. He’s not looking at her, so he’s probably not just asking for her attention.

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    bald  over 15 years ago

    poor dog just wanted a little attention that’s all

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    alondra  over 15 years ago

    Just like my cat only with a bark instead of a meow!

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    Silverpearl  over 15 years ago

    Someone yelling “Be quiet!!” is really annoying, especially in the middle of the night.

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    Wildmustang1262  over 15 years ago

    I could not stand that stupidest dogs barking for no reasons during the daytime and nighttime. Sighhh! The owner didn’t care about the dogs barking outside. That is barking nuisance!

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    Yukoneric  over 15 years ago

    Why do people get dogs for protection and then holler at them when the poor ignorant thing barks??????

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    Yukoneric  over 15 years ago

    things bark??? Sorry I’m a teacher.

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    matveo  over 15 years ago

    Lol @ yukoneric, once a teacher, always a teacher. :-)F.B.O.W. has always been my favorite strip.

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    DanityKanefan  over 15 years ago

    Wow the dog is funny lool

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    Joanie Premium Member over 15 years ago

    My dachsy only barks when there is something to bark about. Just like us humans who only talk when we have something to say. hee hee

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    ben_david  over 15 years ago

    A dog “for protection” that barks every time another dog 3 blocks away barks is useless.

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    Devils Knight  over 15 years ago

    first if the dog is stupid look at the owners they are the ones that trained the dog second the dog is just doing what he should protecting his yard so you tell him good boy thats enough and then distract him

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    Northwoodser  over 15 years ago

    The first rule of training a dog is; You must be smarter than the dog.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    I don’t own a dog, but I study animal behavior enough to know that a dog barks for at least two reasons:A/ To communicate something or announce the presense of an “object of interest”, or B/ They have been tied up or locked up alone and they bark for attention.

    Farley could be doing both. He may be barking at the scent of a cat on the other side of the fence. But by the seventh panel, he may be barking because he loves to watch Ellie’s reaction.

    Same with my cat. He’s trained me to come running at the sound of scratching- because he KNOWS that I think he’s really wrecking the furniture. You should see the smug look on his face when I discover once again that he is bluffing! Just his paw up on the couch is enough to make me go to him now. I know when I’m being summoned!!!

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