Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for July 10, 2010

Watch out for that one, Porcho!

Is that a Ponchette? Black lipstick? Man, they grow up fast!

One of Poncho’s litter-mates has already got to the next level of pessimism.

It’s Gotho! Or Emo!

You might wanna go back to Blotchy, Porcho. I think this one will castigate you all.

That’s not the savvy one, that’s the cynical one. Literally! (har har)

When a studded leather dog collar is actually being worn by a dog, though, it loses some of its effectiveness as a statement.

Love Porchette’s lipstick and the more feminine-looking eye.

Sigh! There is one in every litter.

I’m not convinced it’s female yet…

A surer sign than lipstick would be eyelashes, but given the markings it would be hard to notice them if they were there.

Really, other than Porcho and Orlando, any of the pups might be either male or female at this point. But with cartoon animals there’s often an assumption that they’re male until demonstrated otherwise (usually by eyelashes).

It’s Emo!

If she likes to read Neil Gaiman, she’s aces with me.

Too soon, Eldo. Puppies generally aren’t castigated until they’re about 2 months old.

Poncho sister is a Goth-Dog!

I’m gonna go out on a limb and predict that’s another brother…

It’s Spike! Oh wait, that’s from Peanuts. Never mind.

So this one is the Protesting Emo Dog. the dark runt of the litter.