0132 — The Dog Show (Patreon)

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I just stayed with my friend Uncle T, and Uncle T has a dog named Beans. Many dogs are called "rescue" dogs, but with Beans that's an understatement. Discovered as a feral gang mutt, covered in scars, sporting badly-healed broken limbs, and wildly unmannered, Uncle T's family took him in. The first time I stayed with them he snuck into my guest room and pissed all over the bed — which I discovered with the back of my neck. His yapping was ceaseless, and he ruled his bowels with caprice. He had no ground manners, and the manners he did have told you what you needed to know about his previous environs.

Now, two years later, Beans (who goes to obedience classes the way a soldier wears green) is a calm and curious gentleman. He appears quite set to approach his dotage in snorty (for there is obvious pug in his lineage) comfort and happiness. Beans, this strip is for you.