Dog Eat Doug by Brian Anderson for January 16, 2013

Fur ball??

Evil inside.

Sorry, Brian but if you don’t do something quick, these cats will never look cute. Sophie looked sweet from the start – it was the way you drew her. My two cats look sweet … it’s in the paws, I think.

Hey Brian why are you getting so weird. When I first began reading, Sophie was so darling. Now, every day this comic strip is becoming much more weird. Get back to the way you started this and forget the strange eyes and monsters.

I’m all for the current weirdness, there are more than enough sappy happy puppie strips. I personally like the alien look of the cats and welcome their addition to the strip.

Perhaps I’m in the minority, but I, for one, think this is drawn perfectly! To me, it conveys very clearly the whole “fur ball” process, yet retains its cuteness and adorability. That’s not an easy thing to do! I like the eyes and the paws. How do you all see it so differently from Sophie’s empty-circle eyes and paws?

Again, maybe I’m an approving audience of one, but it does seem to me that lately, everyone has a serious case of nit-picking going on. Perhaps reacting to change is a little tough, but let’s just be patient and enjoy the evolution of the strip and these new characters. I am not a “cat person” per se, but I think these two kittens are cute and full of personality…and show great promise as supporting characters.

It’s not just in how they look, but the specific noise they make whenever they’re fixing to blurp up a hairball. I know to get them into a place that will be easier for me to clean it up.

Makes no sense……….

This is typical kitten behavior. My dear ol’ cat (nearly 14 now) still has his “manic” moments of wildly running around the house for no particular reason. His big golden eyes still can be adorable though, even when you realize his cataracts are getting larger. Poor darlin’.

My 14 year old cat died of cancer a few months back and I miss her. I’m too old and sick to take another cat, which would most certainly outlive me, so I am enjoying the kittens that Sophie and Doug have to merely “put up with”. I should be so lucky! I like the way they look and their manner of conversation.

Sophie and doug are adorable, the cats…. meh. And I’m a cat person. I would probably enjoy more of the cat/baby interactions. .My then 7 year old kitty taunted both our children as they were learning to crawl and move around by flopping down in front them, rolling and then as they inched closer, moving just out of reach. This worked both hort and vert, which is probably why my son learned to climb up boxes before he could crawl. . . .

if i want to read a cat strip i will read garfield

Love the kitties; not sure about their manner of speech though. Maybe they will absorb Sophie’s speech patterns.Love Doug’s speech … come to think of it, the kitten in today’s strip could have used a few of Doug’s “words” – the drawing certainly shows that. GYAK, BAKKeep it up … loving it.

It feels like this strip has jumped the shark.

To Mr. Dale:Have some patience … no way has it jumped the shark

Its Brian’s strip leave it to him to take the direction he wants.

I find it not-so-mildly amusing that the ones grousing and complaining about kittens are quite fine with talking lake monsters.

My oldest 2 cats often look at the younger ones like they are aliens. Had a big black klutz of a cat that was constantly getting yelled at by our petite princess. I’m pretty sure she was berating him for being a disgrace to all cat-kind.

With exception of the last two panels, this is a common sight in our house. The fourth panel would involve the cat/kitten hitting mach 1 and having one or two other joining the race within the next 5 seconds.

I;m enjoying all your evolutions Brian. Can you tell me how to download yesterday’s finish strip? I joined the site, but never got my confirmation.

Thanks.