Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for July 02, 2000
Transcript:
GIRL: Nate! Is that your dog? NATE: Who, Spitsy? Heck, no! He's my neighbor's! Do you honestly think I'd own a dumb dog like this? He'd chew his own paws off if you let him! That's why he wears this idiotic collar! To protect him from himself! I mean look at him in that thing! He looks like a clown! If I were a dog, I'd be embarrassed to be seen in a collar like– YANK!
At least Spitsy actually chased a squirrel.