Dog Eat Doug by Brian Anderson for March 15, 2021

I think the cat won.

Throw the cat out. NOW.

Do I sense a little Izzard appreciation?

Better than a cat’s usual way of marking territory.

Equinox is correct. Planting a flag means that you own everything. Sophie, you’ve been annexed.

Cats don’t really need flags, they know that they already own everything they can see

Okay, technically the cat has the right of it. However, the natives have a say in the matter since the “finders keepers” and “first come, first serve” rules supersede the “I have a flag” gambit, unless a “dibs” is called within earshot of Mom and Dad.

So glad to know my cats and dogs can peacefully share my bed; however, I do lock them out at night.

The fur will fly when a challenge has been mounted. Adios, gatito.

At this rate, there’s not even going to be a bed leftover to claim.

It works for humans, why not cats?

Animal cruelty s not amusing.

We adopted the first dog we’ve ever had last week, which seems to be a lab/hound/something mix we’ve named Mickey. Mickey is mostly curious about the older of our two cats but sometimes gets a little overzealous in his desire to interact with Maverick. Even I have looked at him and said, “Dude, you’re overdoing it.”

That said, Maverick quickly learned that (1) Mickey is excitable and (2) we will protect him from Mickey if needed. This has resulted in Maverick deliberately walking back and forth in front of Mickey just out of his reach. (Ember has simply hidden upstairs during Mickey’s waking hours, although she’s started poking her head out a bit.)

So, yeah, cats very much have the ability to be jerks.

Water bed or air mattress?

My cats have a rotating schedule for my bed. Quigly at night, Princess in the morning. They do however sometimes fight for the best sunbeam spot when their time overlaps.

Sophie, I can send over my 100 pound German shepherd to defend all dog rights. No domestic cat that has ever tried to fight him, has lived to tell the tale, Including a 20 pound Maine Coon tom.

“For where’er our country’s banner may be planted

All other local banners are defied!”

- The Mikado

Wrestle Mania!

The cat is right … it’s called colonialism.