Pickles by Brian Crane for March 15, 2024

Yeah—trust me on this one.

Is this the first time that Opal has walked Roscoe?

My budgie doesn’t understand “no” and she’s heard it many times a day. She understands “come here” and does so if she wants to. Maybe she does understand “no”, she just does’t want to accept it.

My grandpa only pretends to be deaf, so he doesn’t have to listen to grandma.

Whoa, is she a PETA enemy?

Dogs are one of the most useful inventions of humans, and vice versa.

Nice to see Buster and Roscoe get along peaceably.

Try telling MY dogs that.

Some dogs listen.

Some dogs don’t.

Like people, it tepends on how hard headed they are.

My dog takes “no” to mean maybe!

As much as we are having to tell our puppies "No!’, I hope that they do grow up to be old dogs…

Some animals consider people-speak the same way some drivers consider speed signs: it’s only a suggestion.

Got that right and don’t forget it

Nice to see Opal walking Roscoe.

Oy!

Gettin’ a lot MILEAGE outta this old dog story….

Roscoe looks smaller today

Regarding old dogs….she is right!

My dogs and kids quickly learned what The Look & The Point meant!

And Roscoe only does what Muffin tells him to do.

Doggies not likes the “no” word.

I beg to differ

Dogs know what “no” means, they just don’t think you’re serious until it’s “NO!!!”.

there have to be consequences for ignoring No. Dogs that understand their limits get more freedom. Same for kids.

Looking at the picture, what I see is two dogs in charge of their people. My dog is never allowed to walk in front of me. She generally walks right at my side, and on occasion slightly behind. She is a therapy dog, and I allow her to make some choices at to which parts of the hospital we visit first, but she does look at me for approval. Usually, anyway. She’s a leader and smarter than I ever expected from a beagle. I can say no all I want – she’s almost entirely deaf now, but her behavior is the same. She is very well behaved and very beloved.

so old dogs know old tricks?

Hmm, my dogs didn’t “no” that. :)