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Dogs have a funny way of being adorable, confusing, and frustrating at the same time, but these cartoons by Rupert Fawcett will help you shake it all off your tail.
The London-based cartoonist has struck gold with his Off The Leash series, and for canine owners, these comics are just too close to reality. "The inspiration comes from growing up with dogs and the dogs of family members, friends and even strangers I may see out and about with their dogs." Rupert told Bored Panda. He takes apart supposed 'dog logic', and tries to rationalize the thoughts of dogs in different situations, with hilarious results. The scenes are heartwarming, too, because they remind us that our pups usually have the best of intentions, and most often just need a cuddle at the end of the day.
Rupert Fawcett rose to fame in the early 90's with his Fred cartoon series, and now has almost 1 million followers on Facebook. "The success of OTL is keeping me very busy and at the moment I am spending a lot of time working on scripts and storyboards for an animated OTL TV series which is currently in production." He told us about the future of his penned pups. Cat parents, never fear - Rupert released an On The Prowl book this year as well.
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
One of my dogs does this. He's only little but always tries to sit on my throat when I'm in bed. Not sure if he loves me or is really trying to kill me!
Fabs Bauer 3 years ago
Whatever I'd be doing sitting anywhere my senior doxy always knew when I was sitting to study and only then he'd whine and beg for a lap. Otherwise he always allowed me to play, read, watch TV you name it. They always know whenever we're seriously busy. I miss his wits.
Frances Bernard 3 years ago
Never had a dog under my roof which misbehaved that much. Except for how one of them at night after everyone was asleep was in the habit of rooting through the garbage for left over human type foods instead. Or that guide dog which belonged to someone enjoying room and board in our house which was into chewing up the sofa whenever I was out of the house for too long. Poor owner of the dog offered to pay for it and so his son happily obliged.
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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago
My bigger dog could not care less... the little one always wants to sit on my lap. (sigh)
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My dog likes her head stroked during this 'personal moment' and then lies down so I can't reach any more and starts grumbling at me for stopping!
Lindsey Rose 2 years ago
At my friend indy house whenever I use her toilet her smol dog make eye contact with me and I'm just:😥😳 hes just:☺
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Paul K. Johnson 8 years ago
I was dog-sitting for an officer when I was stationed in Heidelberg and this exact thing happened. We took the dog into town but prior we tried to get her to do her business. She ended up going right in the middle of a street that had heavy pedestrian traffic. Stupid me hadn't brought any bags along (left them in the car) and had to stand there with the dog and a big steaming pile of poo while people walked by giving me all kinds of looks. Some scowled, some laughed at me. My friend took her sweet time getting back to me with a bag.
DarknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
Thank you for being responsible even though it was embarrassing. The dog owners here leave the poop nicely tied up on the steps outside or don't pick it up at all. The cut out behind my building has been dubbed “sh*t valley" last count 56 piles (our snow melted)
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
I was going into a gardening centre one afternoon and my dog stopped and squatted - and she had the trots! Had a poo bag but that wasn't going to work! Husband had to run to the car and get a lot of tissues! Poor little dog - she has a delicate tummy so we took her home after that!
Peggy Schultz 8 years ago
I was staying at a hotel for the weekend for a wedding so we brought the dog, after checking in we were walking down the hall to our room and my dog just stopped & popped in the middle of the hallway.
Dixon's Mama 8 years ago
My dog does this constantly. I think he prefers pooping in the street.
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Baenjolras 8 years ago
My dog farts in her sleep and as soon as she realizes that she's farted, she runs away from it
Norman van Druten 8 years ago
My sausage dog sleeping in the bed with me doesn't care, i have to raise the blankets at the foot of the bed to get rid of the smell........but hee hee revenge is sweet and dads can be evil!!
Load More Replies... DarknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
I swear they do it on purpose. Guaranteed stink five minutes into lap sitting time.
Hans 8 years ago
I have witnesses dogs walking away after sniffing their own fart (despite having no problems to sniff on piles of poo)...there is no question about doing it on purpose.
Load More Replies... The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My little dog is deaf now but when she used to be able to hear she was terribly started by her own farts!
Cody Eriksen 8 years ago
They keep a running score... at the end of the month, the winner gets all the treats for a day! You didn't know that?!
Fabs Bauer 3 years ago
I had one who mastered doing it stealth mode, no noise ever since just a puppy.
Katie Smith 8 years ago
Our greyhound has paint Peeling farts. It matters not what we feed him! He can clear a room LOL.
Sasha Bharti 8 years ago
One of our dogs give a way is when he quickly sneaks off you know he's done something silent and deadly!
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Cody Eriksen 8 years ago
OMG!!! THAT's why my dog goes insane when he can't get the sun! Seriously?!?! For Sh!ts and giggles, I will try this!! Don't worry peeps, I'll make sure the chair is secured!
Amy Carter 8 years ago
My Boston Terriers follow the sunshine too. Recharging their batteries. lol
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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago
I was at the veterinarian office last week. The gal came out and called for "Cookie". THREE people stood up with their dogs.... it was HILARIOUS
LavenderZ 8 years ago
I think that's my dog... his name is Mr. Bean, which is "Han Dou" in Chinese. Many people laugh about this name...
Dracule Mihawk 8 years ago
Interesting and funny name. Definitely sounds better in Chinese.
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Used to work in an office with two members of staff who were blind and each used a guide dog. One was a golden retriever/lab cross and the other a black curly coated retriever. There was never anything I could wear that wasn't obviously covered in dog fluff. Loved them though so didn't care one little bit!
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JillVille Child Care 8 years ago
Yep, three Danes used to hold us hostage on our couches or beds, loved it so much. Miss them so much more :(
Bubble POP 8 years ago
"There's an unspoken rule that when a cute creature sits on you, you don't get up"
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Paul K. Johnson 8 years ago
Sounds like my morning workout. Sit-up (hit snooze) Push up (the blanket over my head)
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Yes, that's it! Although my dogs always include a very slow stroll through the house, stopping to sniff various bits of furniture on the way and then the long stand in the open doorway to the garden leaving the house exposed to the cold and wet...
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Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago
My dog is forty kilos....still thinks he is the size he was, at 12 weeks....
Faith Stroup 7 years ago
Exactly what our big dog is like. shes the biggest of the three so she thinks shes tiny but shes not XD
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Stille20 8 years ago
Sometimes there isn't enough room in my full sized mattress for me and a 10lb dog.... I just don't understand how it happens
Jodi 8 years ago
The same thing happens with me. I don't understand either.
Load More Replies... Perry McLean 1 year ago
For a tiny dog he could roll around anywhere in that bed and not fall....lol
Linda Warner 8 years ago
Try sleeping me, my spouse, and at least 3 of my six dogs. 5 German Shepherd and 1 giant Alaskan malamute
Drakeguten 8 years ago
Got two dogs that keep fighting over the bed but eventually they get tired and fall asleep together.
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Paul K. Johnson 8 years ago
I've had pets my whole life and have never had a problem removing a pet from where I wanted to be. If I'm not there it's all theirs if they want it. When my time comes they need to find someplace else (sometimes my lap which is usually fine).
Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago
I swear it actually happens like that too. My dog waits for the sign you might sit down or sleep and then appropriates your space. Heaven help you if you need to go to the toilet during the night......there is no home for you to come back to......
Master Markus 8 years ago
My parents would never let the dog on the sofa. Personally, I don't mind it, but this is ONE dog - if you have like, SIX maybe you don't let them on the furniture.
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Sasha Bharti 8 years ago
Happen to me so many times I now have dog poo bags in every item of clothing more or less with all the poo bags I have I could open a store!
Katie Smith 8 years ago
Dogs really do know! Oliver will take the biggest poo in someone's yard when I have forgotten bags. I always go back and clean it up, though.
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Maria Kumar 8 years ago
Or directly in front of the cooker when you're trying to cook!
Load More Replies... Faith Stroup 7 years ago
My dog follows us around and lays directy behind our feet once we stop moving ._.
Katie Smith 8 years ago
Oliver parks in front of the fridge so we literally have to slide him across the floor when we open the door to get in it
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My wire fox terrier blends in with the colours on our kitchen floor....
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JillVille Child Care 8 years ago
Haha, I said the same thing to hubby. We had a king size bed and three full size Danes. We made it work, he wouldn't let me get more dogs, so the bed size stayed the same.
Parrot Lover comics 🐤 8 years ago
My boyfriend thankfully loves are animals and my crazy ways so.....we have..... 3 labs 1 Dane 8 small dogs 16 large parrots 47 small birds
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
More likely that the dogs would start picking their favourite human...! We have two (which is enough for us) but somehow you don't end up with favourites, they're both equally lovable in their own way. Like people they have personalities. When we got another dog we looked for one that would fit in and yet be different. We ended up with an absolute nutter but that's another story!
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Manuela Langer 8 years ago
Looks VERY familiar. As soon as I put on shoes, both my dogs do a happy dance in the living room.
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DarknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
Same thing with kids they seem to want whatever the other has, even if they don't.
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Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
Good piece of advice. Always great your loved one with as much excitement as your pet ❤
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Reminds me of the joke... when you shut your wife and dog in the garage and forget them for the weekend, when you finally open the door which one is still happy to see you?
Load More Replies... Norman van Druten 8 years ago
My wife asks: "If I lay on my back with my tongue out and act silly, could i also get some attention?".
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Ann-Kathrin Schulte 8 years ago
A husky is like the same, mine loves every human, but is afraid of some dogs x)
Maria Kumar 8 years ago
I have a husky-labrador cross and she's exactly the same!
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Brittany Ehart 8 years ago
My Chihuahua Jack Russell mix is the best… Ever so what even steps of the yard and he alert everyone
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Foxyloxylou 7 years ago
"me? want ur food? no, not at all... OK CAN I JUST HAVE ONE TEENSY WEENSY BITE? PLEASE?"
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Hans 8 years ago
Also, they hardly understand how they grow. It is hillarious when you return with a puppy after a month or so to a place where he fit underneath a bench, into a hole etc. The surprise, well the incomprehensibility, when it does not fit anymore is priceless.
Kathleen Reiser 8 years ago
The day Shay could no longer fit in my lap... The look on her face was so sad...
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Hang on - our dogs don't stop! They keep on yanking things out of the bags in their search for any treats! Which would be great if we could train them to put it all away in the fridge!
Wottermehlon Doge 5 years ago
Uh...excuse me, sir, you have an unsafe item in your bag... We're gonna need to confiscate that...
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DarknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
Had my grandmother's retriever succeed... this was a bee... not good. Looked hilarious, but still not good.
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My little black terrier won't go out if it rains. We live in England...
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My black terrier does this in the bed. Insists on being under the duvet and then wakes us both up in the middle of the night when he stumbles out panting and overheated! Idiot pooch.
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DarknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
I think it does. Small dogs create a more concentrated pungent smell.
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My black dog in bed. He lies between me and my husband and shoves with all his sharp diggy little paws! Ow!
Norman van Druten 8 years ago
Glad to know my wife and I are not the only people suffering the same fate.
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Robert Morson 8 years ago
I once had a dog who was small enough to lie comfortably on my lap. She could also take up an entire, three-person couch by herself.
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Marie Garmon 8 years ago
Lol so true..i have a huge dog that "hides" under the bed when she's done something bad..her entire butt in hanging out from under the bed and i just laugh and say "you know i can SEE you."then i laugh and say "come out Roo, you're not froubles."(that's doggie speak for in trouble)
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Ann Jeppesen 8 years ago
This is so my dog. Every time He doesn't have my undivided attention he comes with his paw and wants to be scratched on his belly.
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Aw. Mine starts by putting his paw on me and then moves straight to walloping me if I don't respond within a couple of seconds!
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Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago
My dog has slobby issues....so wipes lots...so gross... I love him, so we have little face towels just for him and we give him a wipe...now he comes to us for wipies...
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Foxyloxylou 7 years ago
Episode 3: the STILL white dog and the now white overcoat
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Bree Brents 8 years ago
My dog will actually stand under the umbrella with me so he doesn't get wet.
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My dog! He HATES the rain. Wasn't keen on the snow we had recently either. He's a bit of a wuss but we love him!
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Maria Kumar 8 years ago
Both my dog and cat are terrified of our hoover but the cat especially. Once she was so scared she scratched me all down my chest when I was trying to carry her past it. Now I always make sure to put her in another room before I start.
Norman van Druten 8 years ago
I always say to the dog "AAARGH it's that big green killing machine!!"
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Our first little Patterdale terrier chewed up my wage cheque from a new job and a wedding photo! Our Wire Fox Terrier takes the dishes and cutlery OUT of the dishwasher and puts them on the floor.
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Foxyloxylou 7 years ago
yeah... he plumps the pillows but rubs his crotch all over them in the proccess... XD
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Norman van Druten 8 years ago
I have this policy: "The dog lives here, you don't, if you don't like the dog, feel free to leave!".
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DarknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
And make sure it's five seconds before your owner walks in warring fresh socks
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
My tiny Patterdale wanted to go for two Rottweilers... I wasn't quite so keen.
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Norman van Druten 6 years ago
Maybe it's plastic, he probably broke a few before.
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Bree Brents 8 years ago
So glad to find out that this isn't something unusual for dogs to do. I thought mine was "special". Lol. I call this move spinning.
Norman van Druten 6 years ago
Nope, nothing unusual, mine does the same thing.
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Foxyloxylou 7 years ago
my dog (still searching 4 u, pepper) used to do that and then come home and jump on the couch.
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JillVille Child Care 8 years ago
The butt in the face - yep, my 4 month old Dane is learning that trick. He's 60 pounds already too, so that's a lot of dog butt... yay.
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
That 'I'm such a good dog' face they get when they are chuffed with themselves (okay, maybe I'm just seeing that!).
Norman van Druten 8 years ago
No you're not just seeing that, they really do have a special facial expression for 'I'm such a good dog'.
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