For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for June 24, 2024

Back to the running joke about Edgar and the door. Typically you need to train your dog to go before your bedtime and then hold it until morning. Do the Pattersons really get up every night at 3 am to put the dog out? Apparently so.

Oh No!!! 3AM and the door locked behind me when I went out!

In the last panel, it looks like John is about to relieve himself.

John, next time pretend not to hear Edgar scratching and let Elly deal with it ;)

A dog, a man’s best friends. Who came up with that nonsens?

There are some funny stuff coming up with Edgar and the door. At least, I think it’s funny.

The things some parents will do for their dog! ( Oh, and the kids too!)

I ‘like’ how John is the one who has to go to work, but Elly gets to stay in bed, even though she could sleep in a bit more.

A lot of things can make sense when you’re not fully awake.

Notice its always “Why don’t you…” and not “Why don’t I….”?

It’s a COMIC STRIP.

And Edgar will just sniff around, not do anything, and then walk back to the house.

There’s a time to sleep, Edgar.

Did John just refer to Elly as a dumb thing?

Edgar is still in late puppy stage….. ongoing process of training.

John’s taking advantage of the situation, too…watering the lawn.

Dogs rule home life……

Yes, they do.

“The dumbest things make sense at 3 AM” and yet he’s awake and lucid enough to have made this realization.

Another reason why I don’t have pets.

If you go out and pee in the yard, the dog will think that you had to pee and associate the act of going outside with peeing.

I or my husband have done that for many a dog.

Oh no, not this again!

John, Edgar is old enough for training, including crate training you know.

John, Edgar is old enough for training, including crate training you know.

Before some of you go crazy…..Crate training a puppy takes advantage of the dog’s natural instincts to seek out a comfortable, quiet and safe place when the environment around them becomes too loud or overwhelming. It’s an important tool in preventing dogs from chewing on items in the home or during housetraining. Crates are also a safe way to transport your dog in the car. A crate should never be used as a form of punishment. Just as you have your own space, a crate is very much a dog’s own space that belongs to them.

Training doesn’t seem to be their strong suit.

They’re still trying to train this dog???

Has anyone else started getting pop up ads in that gray space above the comics? Mine started doing that today.

Too bad dogs won’t use a litter-box.