Pooch Cafe by Paul Gilligan for September 02, 2010

Mama looks tired. And… Bad Porcho!

Nice smile Poncho; I hope you get a copy of the family photo. I’n sure lots of other people would like a copy.

Wait! Where’s Nocturna?

Poncho is more excited to see his plankie.

Whitey is still alive!

Maybe Noctuma found a home

There is always one in the family…. Is anyone surprised that it was Porcho?

Whiteys back but I don’t see any ears!

looks like Whitey is still tail-less also. Otherwise he looks healthy! I love Porcho’s little half-smile smirk…

The photo before the family is dispersed and incorporated into new families.

And of course Porcho can brag about how world wise he has become since he left the confines of the porch.

Who knew that some one had a camera with self-timer and auto flash? Or maybe a union film grip?

Yeah! There’s Whitey!! Wish we knew of his adventures, but then this is about Porcho/poncho correct?

I love the fact that Porcho has the two fingers behind Orlando’s head!

So who is taking the picture???

(Someone said “smile” from out of frame.)

I’ve been worried about Whitey. It’s great to know he is OK and with his family. I seem to especially like him and if I were goig to adopt one of the pups, probably, almost certainly, he would be the one I would choose.

Apologies to the rest of the pups including Porcho.

Nocturna is not interested in such mundane activities as pictures. And Porcho is there just to act up.

I didn’t catch the rabbit ears at first - just like my family!

I guess Nocturna was already adopted (by Alice Cooper probably) and this DOES appear to be the family portrait before more pups are adopted. I can’t wait to see Chaz’ reasoning for choosing Porcho!!!! You just know sarcasm will play a part.

Nocturna must be the one taking the picture. I don’t think any of them have had dialogue with a human before.

Porcho and Boomer had dialogue with the folks at Lucky Cow just last week…

Nocturna playing shutterbug? Sorry, I just can’t picture it.

(Grooooaaaannnn…)

I agree Nocturna doesn’t make sense, but she is the only character left that they introduced that wouldn’t make Poncho say “who is that” guy and be skeptical about it.

For example, when the guy took Whitey - it freaked Poncho out and I don’t think there is a level of trust there.

Plus he never really had dialog with the people from Lucky Cow last week either. He talked to a box, but remember he didn’t even associate people with it. He thought it was cars getting the food.

He hasn’t had dialog with people as far as I know, where he knew that they were a human.

Which than comes back to who took the picture…and the only one left is Nocturna

Porcho’s sure glad to be home! And just in time for a picture too! Nocturna’s not the type to be in a picture, she seems more like the type to throw it over her shoulder in annoyance to me. No doubt Poncho’s gonna draw a mustache on everyone later on too…

If it ain’t the human who wormed Whitey and poured the kibble taking the picture, then I’d say it must not be of any importance WHO is taking the picture.

Nocturna might not have enough family spirit to be included in the photo, but I don’t see her having the family spirit to TAKE the photo, either. (And she certainly wouldn’t have asked for a SMILE.)

Finally, if it WERE intended to be Nocturna taking the picture, I’d imagine that would be explicitly dealt with. Since we (the audience) do not see the photographer, it’s most probably the human that we (the audience) have never clearly seen to begin with. Whether the pups (including Porcho) may have had clearer views of the human than we have cannot be discounted.

But, but, but… Isn’t the human that fed them kibbles and had Whitey wormed one of those things we call a “dog owner?” (S)he has been looking after her/his pet and her new litter and wants pictures of the puppies. Finding homes for the pups comes later.

Great family picture, Porcho!