Beardo by Dan Dougherty for January 04, 2025

That’s the way dogs love us, exactly.

Excuse me, I got something in my eye…

The first time I read this I had to put the book down and walk away for a while. This is absolutely perfect. It breaks my heart every time. Anyone who has ever loved a dog knows this feeling. Thank you for having the courage to draw it and share it with us.

Doggies are family. Broke my heart each and every time I lost one.

Heartfelt

My beautiful little Maltipoo, Finnegan, died just a few days ago, on New Year’s Eve. He was eleven and a half years old. I had thought he would be with me for years to come.

Not to belabor the obvious…but the day I lost my dog was – without compare – the worst day of my life. And that’s a lot of days.

Sad and beautiful.

That hits right in the feels. We have a clowder of 5 and a pack of 3. Four of all of them are over 8 years old. We give them the best food and exercise and vet appointments and shots and stuff, but sometimes you can’t do anything. I remember the first time one of my pets died. He was 18 years old and it should have been expected, but it still hit very hard.

I’m gonna miss that sweet, little doggie…

Been there, done that. Too many times.

So sad and beautiful. R.I. P.❤️

Drawing this strip must have been very hard.

Thanks for the love, everyone. Yes, this was a hard one to draw and tough to share as well. Even now, years later (Penny passed in February 2020) it still hurts. But better to have had her in our lives and lost her than to never have her at all.

and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.

Awww man…… Sniff…..