What do dogs think while doing what they do? Life would have been so much easier if our furry children talked in our tongue. But we have to settle for the woofs and boofs. Nevertheless, we somehow find order in this chaotic form of communication. This is what leads us to imagine what our doggos might be saying, for that’s what we can do best. When Rupert Fawcett takes it a tad bit further by making comics on these funny dog-talks, we welcome it with both hands!
All the confusion and frustrations that you have gone through to give your dog what he/she wants have received a funny twist. Off the Leash is a series of comics by this artist from London that interprets dog logic.
Rupert actually shot to fame with his Fred Cartoons series in the early 90s and continues to work on this new project amassing him close to 1 million followers on Facebook.
It’s the best if you don’t have a liquid or a computer. -Silent Skeleton
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
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. -Paul K. Johnson
Rupert’s life-long attachment with these smart and sometimes not-so-smart canines ensures that all of us can relate to the perspective he offers. Fawcett has explained the little things your dogs do and the supposed thought-process that goes behind them.
He believes that all the tantrums your dog throws and all the cuteness your dog shows are the results of their love for you. They always intend the best for you.
The success of Off the Leash 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. -Rupert
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. -Yvonne Bernal
Sounds like my morning workout. Sit-up (hit snooze) Push up (the blanket over my head). -Paul K. Johnson
There’s some space left on the floor. -Drakeguten
Kitchen doorways are a particularly comfortable spot. -DarknessIsMyOutfit
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. -JillVille Child Care
You WILL love me and love me NOW!!! -DarknessIsMyOutfit
Really cute! One of my dogs leaps from a distance… it’s often painful. -The Laugh Fan
A good piece of advice. Always greet your loved one with as much excitement as your pet. -Melissa Nunya
Or they go ‘oh no almost dry’ better help by putting it everywhere. -Daniel Mallory
A husky is like the same, mine loves every human, but is afraid of some dogs. -Ann-Kathrin Schulte
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. -Hans
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! -The Laugh Fan
My little black terrier won’t go out if it rains. We live in England… -The Laugh Fan
Mine lays half in half out and rotates when necessary. -DarknessIsMyOutfit
They learn so well! Good dogs. -The Laugh Fan
My black dog in bed. He lies between me and my husband and shoves with all his sharp diggy little paws! Ow! -The Laugh Fan
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.
I just laugh and say “You know I can SEE you.” -Marie Garmon
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. -Ann Jeppesen
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… -Monty Is Fiennes
A very smart dog! -DarknessIsMyOutfit
Episode 2: the still white dog and the greyish overcoat. -Hans
My dog will actually stand under the umbrella with me so he doesn’t get wet. -Bree Brents
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. -Maria Kumar
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. -The Laugh Fan
More dog humor that is so true in our home. -Marti Williams
Would have loved a on the way back picture too. -DarknessIsMyOutfit
So glad to find out that this isn’t something unusual for dogs to do. I thought mine was “special”.
I call this move spinning. -Bree Brents
I never thought us and dogs were so alike. -Wottermehlon Doge
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. -JillVille Child Care
That ‘I’m such a good dog’ face they get when they are chuffed with themselves (okay, maybe I’m just seeing that!). -The Laugh Fan
My dog does this but under the table. It’s made of glass. -pikachu
That cat doesn’t learn too well. -The Laugh Fan
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