Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 29, 2023

Pretentious? Moi!?

We haven’t covered that at the Ace Obedience School yet, Marcie!

it will be ruff when Patty finally has a moment of clarity!

Do the teachers/trainers at Patty’s school actually think she’s a dog, or are they just humoring her? I guess it doesn’t matter as long as dad’s check clears.

Now does Marcie snap, or still keep it under wraps? Hmm

Sit up! Beg! Roll over!

Play dead!

Sit! Stay! Shut up!

You go, Marcie

At least Marcie doesn’t keep her anger and frustration bottled up.

Good one, Marcie.

Me thinks she needs a flea collar. She would think she was stylin’

And don’t they require all “students” to have their rabies vaccination ?

Be careful Marcie, after P Patty graduates she may want to use that new necklace, errrrrr collar, on you!

One thing you can say about Peppermint Patty is that since she started attending “Ace Obedience School” she certainly is more fetching.

Comprehension dawns??

Stop barking orders, Marcie. :D

Have a kibble cake, sir.

Privileges? Like being so dense that you don’t know you’re at a dog school?

Well said Marcie, now Roll over Sir.

Careful, Marcie, she might bite you.

HEEL

Well, well, well. Marcie can bark, after all.

Should somebody whack Peppermint Patty in the butt with a rolled-up newspaper?

No, Patty – she didn’t say, “Speak.”

I feel like that last panel signals a change in Patty’s thinking. Marcie will explain things to the know-it-all friend and Patty might finally see the light.

Is P.P. so dense that she doesn’t know it’s an obedience school for dogs?

Peppermint is enjoying school more than she ever has.What a shame we’ll have to burst her bubble eventually.

The other dogs will miss her.

She doesn’t have to practice at home?

Marci lets cat out of bag

adorable story line. In real life, if the owners don’t do the homework with their pets, the lessons won’t stick.

I’m not too proud to sit up and beg if they’d toss me some donut holes.

I’m surprised patty didn’t say “ok”

And now she deserves what’s coming.

That was nasty! And not necessary!…

At least she’s not going to a “voucher” school on public money.

PP just never gets it……..; schuz has every spectrum of mindsets in this strip.

There should be homework. A good obedience school teaches people, not dogs. The people then use what they’ve learned to work with their dogs at home.

Marcie still calls Pattie “sir” in that last frame? Something wrong.

Guess they haven’t gotten to heel yet.

Maybe Marcie will explain it to Peppermint Patty.

Oh dear. I suppose she deserved that.