For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 11, 2018

Farley was looking up at the vet and thanking him in panel 1. He is his hero.

Oops. Busted!

well done, Elizabeth

Poor Farley!

Why would anyone put a rubber band on a dog’s leg?

He’s lucky he didn’t lose the leg.

This colourist seriously needs to work on their hair!

Lizardbreath is lucky Farley didn’t nip @ her!

One guess!

Jerk!

OUCH!

Lynn’s Notes:

What had happened was exactly this. The kids had been attaching streamers and other things to the dog’s legs using elastic bands. They had forgotten to take one of them off and the elastic worked its way down to the bone!

Doctors and veterinarians must think they’ve seen it all and then something like this comes along. We all felt so badly. The elastic was completely invisible in the dog’s thick fur. We had no idea what was hurting him.

That’s how we used to dock our lambs tails (and other parts). I’m not sure why Farley didn’t lose his leg in this case, if it was clear down to the bone. Goodbye blood vessels, tendons, flesh etc.

Elizabeth will be taking a trip to the woodshed for her long awaited date with the paddle.

The real tragedy is that some people do cruel stupid things like that.

I thought Farley had a bad habit and Lizabeth was helping him quit it.

Had a niece do a similar thing – dog was having trouble breathing! Found a rubber band or flexible bracelet around the neck.

Now YOU!

Poor Farley and poor Elizabeth. I can guarantee she’ll never forget this and it will haunt her in those early morning hours when she can’t sleep long into adulthood.

Mystery solved.

Farley is looking down at Elizabeth in the last panel.

A rotten thing to do to such a sweet dog. Farley is a darling fur