Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for December 06, 2018

So … who caught all this on film and never told our Boys about it?

Look at Lupin – he’s so excited about this. ;)

You cannot hide, Agnes! We’re on to ya.

Is there a “Ballad of the Robber Mice Gang” song?

Wow, what would we do without Burt?!! He knows everything!

Natasha. 007!

Well, Lupin sure looks happy. I guess this is a job for the Cat of Adventure!

Look at those mugshots! They’re brazen criminal mousterminds.

I think Lupin is happy because he no longer is suspect in the missing earing!

On the other paw, Elvis is outraged – OUTRAGED – by all this. Just look at him. Outrage, right there.

“Love to eat them mousies, little mousies love to eat. Bite they little heads off, nibble on they tiny feet.” ^_~

Don’t worry, Puck, you won’t remain speechless when you get Buzzy back. Plus you’ll have someone to share your candy cane with.

Whoever ate any Space Goo is gagging now.

And poor Buzzy is in the grip of these villainous felons! He’s doomed.

And since they are still operating nefarious larceny, they clearly haven’t dealt with them on the farm.

Love all the mix of expressions in the last panel: bafflement, outrage, and unbridled thrill!

Natasha looks remarkably like Lupin, don’t you think?

I hate what this story brings out in Puck. I know we all have some darkness inside but grimdark Puck makes me sad. Bad mousies!

Agnes is shy…

I need to print out this strip so I can learn/remember which mouse is which!

Megan leaned into the fence, and while Baywolf had his chin on the ground listening to her, booped him squarely on the nose. This was not something he big Husky was familiar with, but he kind of liked it. “Everybody remember where I said to meet later?” Two sharp nods and a soft “woof” were the responses. “To your positions, then…”

A couple of trucks and a few cars arrived a short time later. All innocence- just another day at the office. Tre-C and Max took their positions, undetected by the dogs on the premises. Baywolf trotted back to his bed on the shop floor but had a few things to say to the other dogs belonging to the shop owner. He spoke to them in basic dog, just barking his requests, not even knowing if they would respond as Megan wanted. But he knew HE would. Tre-C climbed a tree and made her way to the roof of the building, then inside into the rafters just above the garage bay doors. Her perch allowed her a perfect view of the yard where Megan felt the fighting would be done. Max came in through a back door that hadn’t been pushed shut tightly, and quickly made his way to the unlocked office and up to the open winow. On the roof of the building, Megan checked her cell signal…

Yeesh. Rats stole things right beneath your noses. What sort of cats are you?

And so, the cat and mouse chase begins! But I’m disappointed you fellows didn’t smell a rat already!

Lupin (& Natasha) look so happy at the situation.

Love the expressions on Lupin and Elvis.

I understand recycling, but not with your strips….

Can’t get enough of Burt. Love his coloration, his casual look, and his knowledge base! He’s a smart kitty cat! Living on the farm gives him a whole different skill set!

Natasha owns that mugshot.

Come and listen to my story of the Robber Mice

A gang of ladies who would steal and not think twice

And then one they were in the Big Pink House

And what should they find but a cute mechanic mouse

(Spoken)Buzzy, that is

Puck’s friend

In a sock

Well the first thing you know, the mice are out of there,

Alice said to Agnes,

Write a ransom note right there

She said to Natasha,

This is how we’ll get our cheese

And Violet got the paper and now writing is a breeze.

(Spoken) But they figured with out Elvis, Lupin too.

The Ballad of Jed Clampett

Looks like the Boys are going to have to hire a cat that is a good mouser. Quick, to the Cat Signal…

Good morning, orbsters and orbabies! I’m trying to figure out what Lupin is so delighted about. Elvis’ outrage is understandable. Puck seems to be in shock.

I am all set to help Paul celebrate his birthday when he gets up. Duck breasts are defrosting, gift is ready, I have to read the instructions for cooking the cinnamon buns, and then make the orange sauce.

Is that a menu? They look delicious. Love them mousies. (Oh, wait. That’s another strip.)

Agnes is not cut out for a life of crime.

Why does Lupin look happy about it? And is the barn cat omniscient?

Rogues gallery!!!

The gambit of emotion in that last panel is delicious. Love it!

Since Elvis came from a cattery, his mother probably did not even know how to hunt (let alone know how to teach him to hunt things like mice, which she probably only saw in toy form). Puck’s early injury may have caused him to miss that lesson, and Lupin was also ill as a kitten, and then lost his hearing and might not have been able to read whiskers well enough to pick up on the fine points (especially the part about listening for mouse noises). Burt, raised with generations of Barncat lore, should have excellent “mousie radar”.

I’d forgotten how much I loved how excited Lupin is when finding out about the mice.

It’s kinda fun to know that one of the mice with my name is a master criminal!

And now the eternal question—why is there no mouse flavored cat food?

This reminds me of a conversation I had with my husband right after we moved into our old house and got our first two cats together (Evinrude and Pussnboots). “Ugh, the cats found another mouse in the basement pantry.” “Did they kill it?” “No, they left it as a present for the dog. At least I assume that’s what it was, they left it in his water bowl. I took it outside.” “Why are you so mad? It’s what cats do!” “I’m not mad at the cats, I’m mad at the mice! I had a long talk with them yesterday, and I told them they could stay the winter if they avoided the cats and didn’t gnaw on my pantry-goods. How hard can that be?!?”

Happy Birthday to @LadyKat’s Paul, and Happy St. Nicholas Day! Are wooden shoes out?

Georgia posted that she forgot to list three paintings in her Etsy shop and will be listing them for sale today at 9 AM Pacific time, https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBw08llnCF/

Panel 3: Puck is anxious, concerned, still mortified. – Elvis is outraged! – Lupin is ecstatic! (A big break in the news story)!!

I can hear John Walsh now … “TODAY on America’s Most Wanted VARMINTS !!” :)

Love the difference of expression between Elvis and Lupin. Elvis is angy these mice have infiltrated his home without his knowledge. Lupin is very excited!

Lock them up.

Okay HOW are you guys snapping up the BCN art so fast? At my computer at 8:45. Signed into Etsy. Hit refresh for 15 minutes. Saw the art go up, put one in my cart, clicked Buy it now, chose PayPal (thought it would be quicker), oops—already sold! Tried the other two, already gone. How how how? All I can think is that someone from the future is using a time machine to go back to 2018 and grab the art before anyone else can. It’s the only sensible explanation.

Love the reactions. Too bad Burt had to tell them the mouse was in the house.

Awesome little mug shots. Gotta love it.

Yeah, they’re at large again. Their “mousepiece” got them off.

. . . BREAKING CAT NEWS! Are you ready for Christmas? How about something special for yourself? “Wear a little ‘Puck’ in your life!” You certainly deserve it! lol! :) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDn1ncFmiL/

Made my day—again!

Love the angry Elvis and the excited Lupin!

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! (Elvis in panel 3)

First time commentator – Alice = Puck, Violet = Elvis, Natasha = Lupin, Agnes = ?Burt?