I’ve been a huge fan of Paul Gilligan’s “Pooch Cafe” for some time now but only just recently got around to buying the first two collections, All Dogs Naturally Know How To Swim and No Collar, No Service, and boy, am I glad that I did.
Utter hilarity.
For those of you unfamiliar with the strip, “Pooch Cafe” chronicles the adventures of Poncho, a cat-hating, squirrel-fearing, dumpster-diving, toilet water-drinking, talking dog (who speaks Human just fine, but doesn’t understand a lick of Cat) and his best friend and owner Chazz whose new-wife Carmen is, of all things, a Cat Person!
Poncho and his buddies Boomer and Hudson frequent the cozy, little establishment for which the strip is named, where they spend their down time sharing their thoughts on life as “man’s best friend” (“What a gyp.”) and figuring out ways to rid the world of its pesky, little ”cat problem” (Usually, this involves a giant catapult, and hurling the cats into space, or the sun.)
I first stumbled onto ”Pooch Cafe” maybe a year or so ago in the Sunday edition of the newspaper. Paul Gilligan’s quirky and oh-so-distinctive illustrations immediately drew my attention; the smart, subtle, offbeat humor keeps me coming back for more.
If your newspaper doesn’t carry the strip, you can always pester them until they do, or go check out “Pooch Cafe” on the web, here.
Tags: All Dogs Naturally Know How To Swim, No Collar, No Service, Paul Gilligan, Poncho, Pooch Cafe
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