I guess that could work if Max lied to Grape about having Counter-Intelligence in place but if he knew about Peanut being captured (which is the only reason I could see that he would plan for Grape to betray him) why not help Grape find Peanut then? (and her trying to play Joey off as a Double Agent-most likely to cover her self for reasons I already stated-shows that he either doesn't know (going back to my original point which is most likely) about Peanut or knows; hasn't told Grape he does, and is unwilling to help her rescue him which would make him a pretty big jerk and I would be shocked if he is that big of one.) And If he doesn't know Grape is the Double Agent but prepared for it anyway it shows he doesn't trust Grape to come to him for help with that possibility which is odd IMO.

The only reason I can see that Grape didn't go to Max for help is she thinks he might be part of the conspiracy behind the war. Which again ties into my original point.

Edit: Also if he is on the Conspiracy that means he captured (or helped capture) Peanut which opens a whole new can of worms (depending on how serious the whole thing is being taken by everyone involved) that I don't want to get into unless it is reveled he is.

I suspect the the conspiracy will be something REALLY silly. And the ferrets are behind it all.

This whole thing is just a ploy to get Zach out of his shell. Everyone is in on it. That is why he is the center of everything, and what happens only seems to happen around him. They tied Bino up because they know he can't act...


I loved the new strip. Grape is trying to find Peanut? Nice. This will be a beautiful ending, I am sure.

Quick, someone give Grape a Hammy award!! Wait... do those even exist?

You win the 2011 Emmy Award for being Hammy! *watches Grape faint*

oh wait, wait

I get it now

yeah, that's pretty funny

Surprising twist... Check!
Getting shot in the middle of a plot-related conversation... Check!
Important and revealing flashback... Check!
Dramatic death... Check!

Oh boy! We are near the end of this arc... I can feel it!!!

... Or is it? Dun dun DUNN! </random>

Now that's what I call a twist.

Called it! To 35%.

Something about this exchange made me burst out laughing.

I chuckled.

It's like Peanut's talking in the third voice XD
I smiled, but somehow at the same time, was spooked by the avatar and the way it's written there ...

Two Words:

Dark Peanut. =3

Well, Peanut is having a LOT of fun.

I wonder who that villain could be, holding a water soaker under the desk.... how rude.

I hope it is another wolf cub...

hmmm I’m going with Rockstar Hawk (or one of the Cubs anyway) or one of the Ferrets. at Peanut playing Videogames.
I could also see Fox or maybe King (but I would need a really good explanation as to why he would do this) Or for a final shocking twist it could be Joey (but I highly doubt that one.) However One of the cubs or the Ferrets are much more likely I think.

Edit: I wonder exactly how Peanut was captured in the first place anyway? It had to be someone he knows and would go with (unless it was forceful, but I really doubt it was) that is leading me to think its Most likely one of the cubs since he knows them much better then the Ferrets (which I think hes met like twice.) That also kind of rules out King since Peanut doesn't know him that well, though Fox is still possible. He becomes more unlikely however.

xD That was funny! This villain takes everything literally... probably saw the "good time" line on a movie or something, and took it literally xD

I believe it is obvious that the villain is another cub. However, Rick almost never does what's obvious, so by stating it's obvious I've proven that it's NOT another cub. It's Sabrina.

One of Mile's cubs or one of the ferrets would make sense, though it does seem like a very common guess.

Speech pattern wise, it could be one of Mile's cub, one of the ferrets, or Lester. And while less likely, it could also be Max or Joey.

Then again, I have mostly been wrong so far, so I wouldn't listen to myself!

Actually I think it being Max is almost impossible at this point (it could be Joey but that is almost equally unlikely for much the same reasons as Max) there is no way he could have gotten from the battle to the Mall in time to meet Grape and Zach there. So unless he some how saw them leaving, knew why they did so and then some how got there before them its almost impossible. (However I won't put anything past Rick, he could have a really good explanation if it is Max) Also there is the fact that I think Grape would have recognized his voice right away when he started talking. (though again he could be using some sort of voice changer.)

I think its basically down to The Cubs or The Ferrets at this point unless Rick throws a huge curve with say, Tarot or Sabrina.

You crack me up, little buddy but Grape seems everything except Sam, whatever.

Peanut seems really concentrated on that videogame... maybe it's Rhythm Tengoku, don't know anything else on Wii that requires that concentration (and patience, too).

I should've known 235 was behind it all along.

No, it's ???, obviously Arc 42 is attacking the current one because it is jealous that it is currently running, unlike itself.

When I saw the first panel of today's comic. The first thing that came to my mind was. Zach and Grape are the new characters to the rainbow six game.

On another note, I think that It's Bino behind the chair in the office, considering that he ran the huge egg fight in the past years. (year, I really don't know the timeline as well as everybody else)

Guys, it's all a ploy to get Grape to meet Sasha. Sasha is the leader of a conspiracy of female Dogs and Cats that want to take over the war since Max and Fido forbid any females getting wet in this war. By getting Max and Fido to surrender to them, they will mercilessly slaughter (with water) all the cats and dogs in the war in a embarassing show of glory for being left out in this war.

Only problem is though... Grape was somehow recruited into the war. This does not amuse Sasha. She already has Sabrina, but without Grape her plans will fail.

Part of me thinks it's Tarot. I have no idea why.

Who knew Daisy could be so evil?

And have a vocabulary beyond, "Hi I'm daisy!"

I'll give you a hint: it's NOT KING. He hasn't the inclination or disposition to orchestrate something like this. If it's him, I am Robert Redford.

I say it's Pit. He's a total spendthrift, and CERTAINLY has the money and the mind for chaos to provide the kind of firepower we've seen so far. He would also be in a position to put one of the wolves in the leadership of the dogs. Finally, he's the most likely of the ferrets to DO something like this.

Loved this one.

I still don't have an idea on who could be behind the conspiracy, though I wouldn't be surprised if it was all an elaborate plan by Daisy.

I can imagine her saying in a deep voice "You seem to forget who's holding all the cards" haha

By those reasons, it could be ANY of the ferrets.

Not REALLY. It couldn't be Simon, he'd WANT the attention, that's in his personality. He doesn't seem the type to go sneaking around behind the scenes. Keene and Lana are the more sensible of the group, they don't seem QUITE the type. Although, Duke could easily be doing this, and Rock could be making an EPIC war movie as his latest project. I still say it's Pit, though.

Well NOW you're just giving them personalities

Doesn't anyone EVER read the cast page?

MMMMMM Pizza.

Is that so?


I haven't read the cast page in a while, and I don't think each ferret's individual personalities would be the first information to stick with me.
While it has been update relatively recently (for a webcomic), the cast page is still about a year old, and we haven't been able to see the individual ferrets doin' their stuff in the comic very much yet. Rick might decide he wants their personalities to go a different direction, and it will be canon whether or not the cast page says so.

I'm wondering what sort of game Peanut is playing, as his controller is small, square, green, and wireless. I'm guessing he's a tester for the Wii U, and the person behind the chair is Satoru Iwata.

In this comic: Rick draws paw pads.

Well, until the cast page is disproven, I'm going on the information I have about the ferrets from it and the comics.

There is also the fact it does look like King is trying to turn his life around and Kidnapping Peanut and starting a war would not help that at all. Also I think with the Kidnapping part of this I have a feeling we were meant to think it was King since hes kidnapped animals as Joel so he would be basically the only person able to do it. (or that we know of anyway) Basically he could be considered a bit of a false lead (a Red Herring I guess, but I think that trope would require him to be brought up in the arc first.) for us to follow.

Edit: http://www.housepetscomic.com/2011/07/2 ... ment-80475 I really like this guess actually and as I said below it while I don't think its completely right it leads me to believe its the Ferrets more then ever now for basically the same reason as Alechsa said. I would make sense to get more people (and Pets) into a Mall the Ferrets bought.

Hey Zach's response looks familiar!

This would be a good time for Keene to get squirted with his own gun.

Yay me and Alechsa got it completely! (well as close as could have been gotten anyway!) Though I still wonder exactly why Grape didn’t get Max’s help for the rescue she let Zach in on it easily.

Edit: I actually hope we get some sort of explanation as to why because I really think that's odd that she wouldn't get his help.

MAN! I almost had it right, I just got hung up on the wrong ferret! And someone actually guessed his PLAN as well! See above. We should have known.

Great updates! Hardcore testing! Those Miltons sure are creative, to come up with this.

booooo