we’ll see, that really depends on weather or not Pete remembered to change his smell/ if the fat mans smell didn’t overpower his back then… mind you, there is someone that could remember >.>
I just noticed that that is the same squeaky bone he wanted back then Fox is being very nice, and considering dogs acute sense of smell… he’s probably already past that point of recognition being possible… however the dog that tackled him, or any of the ones that arrested him >.>…
Well I was thinking that how King acted would give himself away but I never really thought of the smell factor but since Pete changed him into a pet there might be no trace of previous identification, heck he might have even changed his blood type. But who know’s all we have to do is wait 2 more days
I just realized omething!! Earlier, I said Pete wasn’t jerk…….I stand very corrected! Pete is a super jerk for making King’s butt produce pain stars!!!
I know Rick says he doesn’t guarantee sizes to remain constant but, after a brief search of the archives, here’s what I found
Peanut is elbow-height (January 30, 2009)
Grape is elbow-height (January 21, 2009)
Bino is waist-height (November 25, 2009)
Tiger is waist-height (December 25, 2008)
Fox is somewhere in-between (December 17, 2008) however, he’s slightly taller than Bino (July 19, 2008 and July 27, 2009)
King is below waist-height (December 4, 2009)
and I’m pretty sure this will be settled in about two hours, when Mondays comic goes up. It’s just fun to go on what you got while you still can, and speculate about it not knowing who is right.
Why not? He does show some symptoms of immaturity – notably, being so easily led and not checking out the groups he joins first (as per his first appearance).
Besides, “Kid” is relative. For most people it tends to translate as “obviously substantially younger than I am”. After all, my niece is in College, and I still think of her as a “Kid”.
At least Pet was kind enough to give him shots, but still he shouldn’t be trusted just yet and the look on King’s face when Fox is challenging him to a squeaky bone fight is priceless
Oh yes my friend XD But the question is who will win the squeaky bone fight?! O.o Fox has lots of power but King’s power is speed! A must see fight indeed muwahaha!!!
Fox has the all around upper hand. The King is still getting used to his new body, strength and reach go to fox, not to mention the experience and drive to win. Will King’s hatred be enough to claim a victory? Or will he just snap at Fox and storm away?
I have to agree, King is not used to his animal athletic ablitites and he won’t be much of a challenge to Fox but it could backfire or he could walk away upset! King will be drawn to canine toys like a moth to a flame that’s for sure!!
Actually, the shots do seem sort of pointless unless he’s only having them to provide the legal record and get the tags. After all, canines are subject to a variety of minor childhood diseases just as humans are, but humans have only created shots to handle the more serious ones. Unless Pete provided immunity to all of those with the body, Joel/King would be in for a miserable time – and a visit to a vets office would pretty much ensure exposure to a wide range of such minor canine pathogens, possibly enough to be quite serious all at once. If Pete did provide such immunity, why wouldn’t it include immunity to to the major pathogens?
…if you want to show someone what it’s like to be something, you’ve gotta show them everything, getting your shots included, after all, it is a regular thing for dogs and cats, and humans alike.
and telling him to go play in the snow is actually smart, it will keep any swelling that may occur from being noticeable.
Well, it’s not like shots will be a new experience for him; human kids get plenty of them – and we don’t really know what Pete’s motives are (or if they really have deeper roots than “funny situations”; it is a comic).
There is nothing wrong with the natural version of an ice pack though.
good ol’ dog tags… for when symbolism just don’t cut it… my old cat would of been wearing cinnamon sticks, and I’d probably have to replace them every couple of days
King probably think right now that there is no way that this is just a coincidence. I bet he is sure that Pete arranged that somehow (could be wrong but if I was in his place I would think that.). Also, I’m not sure he will accept to play, he just got shot and give him a good excuse about why he want stay still.
Apparently, we hit 200 at 7:13 PM, CST, with Spirit of the Wolf’s comment. We’re still on Page 2 of comments (which I personally prefer, it means we’re keeping our conversations sensible and organized (most of us are checking what other people said before repeating something, thus responding rather than repeating) and less likely to get closed down by Rick)
If I was King and he told me to “Go cool of in the snow until the shots stop hurting”, my retort would have been “Why don’t you kiss it until it stops hurting?!”. Though I’m a lion and not a speciest human turned into an annoying corgi.
Joel/King holds allot of resentment for everything and anything.
he’s had a hard life, I know were all saying Pete is being a jerk, but Joel needs the time to just chill, relax, and have some fun, something I’m certain he’s [b]never[/b] done before, Pete is taking care of everything he’d normally have to worry about as a human, and the only way I could see him being a jerk, is if he does something totally cynical at the end of this… like turning Joel into a slave.
I thought we already established that. That’s what I like about him. One of my cousins was the same way, except he was a lot more, how you say?… of a killjoy. His Idea of a vacation to the beach was to avoid everyone else and read his book, and then complain about the salty air ruining his paperback.
At least King is miserable in the fun lovable way.
Well, either that or I’m slightly sadistic. ‘(^,_,^)’
I’m also beginning to wonder can you be a “kind of a Jerk”, if you force your help on people that don’t want your help? Pete may not be your definition of a Jerk, but what you defined as such is more cruel than jerkish.
Well… The pets may be happy and much prefer it to being feral, but they are still sapient, talking, and capable of using tools – quite enough to make them “people” as far as I’m concerned – who are property. They may be beloved pet slaves, but they’re still within the meaning of the word.
Fortunately, it’s a comic. Character motivations are “serious” matters, but their world doesn’t have to be entirely consistent. Otherwise we’d have to ask questions about background elements – such as how all those domesticated breeds were developed.
this is exactly why i’m a dog person. when everything’s at its worse, they always come trotting up with a toy. and you always wonder…are they oblivious? they seem oblivious, but the timing is always so uncanny…
True that, and what’s more comforting than giving them attention *drops ball at feet* *stares at you, tail waging furiously* “woof woof” *jumps around a little* *picks up ball and tries to drop it in your hand* *continues on like this until you give in XD*.. all the while the cat is sneaking up behind you, getting ready to pounce, just in case the dog can’t convince you to move…
My dog was oblivious to almost everything. He used to hop on my lap wanting to play when we were stressed or miserable. Which, Since he was like a 200 lb.(or so) Rotty, made us more miserable, So then he’d continue to try to comfort us, then we’d forget why we were so miserable in the first place. He was such a slaphappy dog who thought he was still a little puppy.
Sigh, I miss Tack.
YAAAY Rick used my idea or already had it comming and i just predicted it yea
What was your idea??
My idea was or my question was “Do you think Fox is going to know that King is Joel?” I dont know about you but i think i hit bullseye on that topic
we’ll see, that really depends on weather or not Pete remembered to change his smell/ if the fat mans smell didn’t overpower his back then… mind you, there is someone that could remember >.>
I just noticed that that is the same squeaky bone he wanted back then
Fox is being very nice, and considering dogs acute sense of smell… he’s probably already past that point of recognition being possible… however the dog that tackled him, or any of the ones that arrested him >.>…
Well I was thinking that how King acted would give himself away but I never really thought of the smell factor but since Pete changed him into a pet there might be no trace of previous identification, heck he might have even changed his blood type. But who know’s all we have to do is wait 2 more days
A lot of people were hoping for that.
I just realized omething!! Earlier, I said Pete wasn’t jerk…….I stand very corrected! Pete is a super jerk for making King’s butt produce pain stars!!!
But he is nice enough to give King some shots and not get him super sick.
Yeah! Deely Boppers are meant to be worn on the HEAD!
Oooh! A squeaky-bone! If King doesn’t want to, I’ll fight for it!
They squeak!
:3
King: (OH CRAP!!!!) Sure super giant dog…..
Fox: (haha dumb Corgi…wait do i know him!??)
Fox and King are the same size, King is sitting down.
I know Rick says he doesn’t guarantee sizes to remain constant but, after a brief search of the archives, here’s what I found
Peanut is elbow-height (January 30, 2009)
Grape is elbow-height (January 21, 2009)
Bino is waist-height (November 25, 2009)
Tiger is waist-height (December 25, 2008)
Fox is somewhere in-between (December 17, 2008) however, he’s slightly taller than Bino (July 19, 2008 and July 27, 2009)
King is below waist-height (December 4, 2009)
Sorry, forgot to say what I conclude from this: Fox IS taller than King
Maybe Gustaf/Pete is taller than all the other humans.
It’s Gaspar, Maxie. It’s Gaspar.
and I’m pretty sure this will be settled in about two hours, when Mondays comic goes up. It’s just fun to go on what you got while you still can, and speculate about it not knowing who is right.
awww poor kid
KID?!
Why not? He does show some symptoms of immaturity – notably, being so easily led and not checking out the groups he joins first (as per his first appearance).
Besides, “Kid” is relative. For most people it tends to translate as “obviously substantially younger than I am”. After all, my niece is in College, and I still think of her as a “Kid”.
I like this version of Pete a lot more, he should stay this way ;P
And good ol’ Fox for sayin hi to the ney guy
Uh, meaning he should stay off-screen?
Human, off screen, not using his powers for every little thing. I love the current arc, but I hop magic isn’t a regular thing.
At least Pet was kind enough to give him shots, but still he shouldn’t be trusted just yet and the look on King’s face when Fox is challenging him to a squeaky bone fight is priceless
Indeed. Makes for a nice avatar, ya?
Oh yes my friend XD But the question is who will win the squeaky bone fight?! O.o Fox has lots of power but King’s power is speed! A must see fight indeed muwahaha!!!
Fox has the all around upper hand. The King is still getting used to his new body, strength and reach go to fox, not to mention the experience and drive to win. Will King’s hatred be enough to claim a victory? Or will he just snap at Fox and storm away?
I have to agree, King is not used to his animal athletic ablitites and he won’t be much of a challenge to Fox but it could backfire or he could walk away upset! King will be drawn to canine toys like a moth to a flame that’s for sure!!
do it do it fight over the squeaky bone =D
He has the bone! Quick, tackle him!
Le gasp! Fox and King, how ironic to be friends despite their preivous encounter.
lol then again Fox dont know who King really ish x3
Actually, the shots do seem sort of pointless unless he’s only having them to provide the legal record and get the tags. After all, canines are subject to a variety of minor childhood diseases just as humans are, but humans have only created shots to handle the more serious ones. Unless Pete provided immunity to all of those with the body, Joel/King would be in for a miserable time – and a visit to a vets office would pretty much ensure exposure to a wide range of such minor canine pathogens, possibly enough to be quite serious all at once. If Pete did provide such immunity, why wouldn’t it include immunity to to the major pathogens?
…if you want to show someone what it’s like to be something, you’ve gotta show them everything, getting your shots included, after all, it is a regular thing for dogs and cats, and humans alike.
and telling him to go play in the snow is actually smart, it will keep any swelling that may occur from being noticeable.
Well, it’s not like shots will be a new experience for him; human kids get plenty of them – and we don’t really know what Pete’s motives are (or if they really have deeper roots than “funny situations”; it is a comic).
There is nothing wrong with the natural version of an ice pack though.
what is Fox’s collar?
It’s supposed to be dog tags but now he wears a bandana over it.
He’s holding his squeaky bone over his dogtags
good ol’ dog tags… for when symbolism just don’t cut it… my old cat would of been wearing cinnamon sticks, and I’d probably have to replace them every couple of days
King probably think right now that there is no way that this is just a coincidence. I bet he is sure that Pete arranged that somehow (could be wrong but if I was in his place I would think that.). Also, I’m not sure he will accept to play, he just got shot and give him a good excuse about why he want stay still.
Keep it going Ricky
I sense a 200 page coming
Apparently, we hit 200 at 7:13 PM, CST, with Spirit of the Wolf’s comment. We’re still on Page 2 of comments (which I personally prefer, it means we’re keeping our conversations sensible and organized (most of us are checking what other people said before repeating something, thus responding rather than repeating) and less likely to get closed down by Rick)
If I was King and he told me to “Go cool of in the snow until the shots stop hurting”, my retort would have been “Why don’t you kiss it until it stops hurting?!”. Though I’m a lion and not a speciest human turned into an annoying corgi.
wow no one commented what joel just revealed about him self. I can see how it’s connected to his hatred towards Pets and people.
Maybe it’s because no one noticed what you did. What is it that he just now reviled about himself? The fact that he’s totally Emo in the third panel?
Joel/King holds allot of resentment for everything and anything.
he’s had a hard life, I know were all saying Pete is being a jerk, but Joel needs the time to just chill, relax, and have some fun, something I’m certain he’s [b]never[/b] done before, Pete is taking care of everything he’d normally have to worry about as a human, and the only way I could see him being a jerk, is if he does something totally cynical at the end of this… like turning Joel into a slave.
I thought we already established that. That’s what I like about him. One of my cousins was the same way, except he was a lot more, how you say?… of a killjoy. His Idea of a vacation to the beach was to avoid everyone else and read his book, and then complain about the salty air ruining his paperback.
At least King is miserable in the fun lovable way.
Well, either that or I’m slightly sadistic. ‘(^,_,^)’
I’m also beginning to wonder can you be a “kind of a Jerk”, if you force your help on people that don’t want your help? Pete may not be your definition of a Jerk, but what you defined as such is more cruel than jerkish.
Well… The pets may be happy and much prefer it to being feral, but they are still sapient, talking, and capable of using tools – quite enough to make them “people” as far as I’m concerned – who are property. They may be beloved pet slaves, but they’re still within the meaning of the word.
Fortunately, it’s a comic. Character motivations are “serious” matters, but their world doesn’t have to be entirely consistent. Otherwise we’d have to ask questions about background elements – such as how all those domesticated breeds were developed.
this is exactly why i’m a dog person. when everything’s at its worse, they always come trotting up with a toy. and you always wonder…are they oblivious? they seem oblivious, but the timing is always so uncanny…
No, we’re just too oblivious to realize that the dogs can tell when we need comfort.
True that, and what’s more comforting than giving them attention
*drops ball at feet* *stares at you, tail waging furiously* “woof woof” *jumps around a little* *picks up ball and tries to drop it in your hand* *continues on like this until you give in XD*.. all the while the cat is sneaking up behind you, getting ready to pounce, just in case the dog can’t convince you to move…
Your cat is funny. Mine is usually wondering how I could possibly pay attention to anyone but him (or indeed, anything but him)
My dog was oblivious to almost everything. He used to hop on my lap wanting to play when we were stressed or miserable. Which, Since he was like a 200 lb.(or so) Rotty, made us more miserable, So then he’d continue to try to comfort us, then we’d forget why we were so miserable in the first place. He was such a slaphappy dog who thought he was still a little puppy.
Sigh, I miss Tack.
King looks too cute to have been a pet napping, tall, gangly human…