Pickles by Brian Crane for April 08, 2021

When Earl was first losing his hair, Opal may have had the same problem with both him and their pets.

I guess in the kids’ case (when they’re still very, very young) it’s the diapers.

Yeah, and even then: You can give a dutch rub to pets OR kids (well, as long as the pets are mammals).

When they’re younger, children can occasionally have eruptions on your clothes

As the manager of an apartment house once pointed out when I asked why they allowed pets but not kids, “I’ve never heard of a cocker spaniel trying to flush a teddy bear.”

The Hemingway documentary on PBS said Hemingway put a letter from his wife’s ex in a hotel toilet and shot it with a shotgun, destroying the toilet and flooding the floor below.

If you have a cat, you know all about fur!

If he had had a child in his lap,

he might have said “crumbs” instead of “fur”.

The dog version of Tuesday’s “Pickles”? https://www.gocomics.com/pickles/2021/04/06?ct=v&cti=2208697

Love is messy, but worth it.

Rule number one is that , you never shoot a toilet with a shotgun , never .

And what a surprise it is today , guess what y’all the precious Roscoe is in almost three frames . The sleepy face in frame one and two is just great . Thanks to Brian again .

You don’t have to walk the grandkids. But it is a lot of fun!

There’s the food and clothing too, Earl, but no use quibbling over details.

pets

Earl is right. Hemingway was wrong!

Why do you think I have a Golden-doodle?

Fur aside, you don’t have to pay for a pet’s college tuition, wedding, car, or bail. They’re uncritical, generous with their affection, and devoted companions.

Keep lint-roller at the ready!

Plus pets tend to be better behaved.

Pets are like kids is so many ways. Only, you won’t hear the sassing. Just get the dirty looks.

I’ll take a pet 99.9% of the time.