Month in Review

As of this day, April 30th my running totals are as follows.

Dogs: 268/365
Finished pieces: 1/6
Featured breeds: 7/24
Comics: 42/100

Not too shabby. My personal favourite this month was Scape Goat Dog.

Cool Face Dog

Dog Box #1

Magic Dog

I got a new scanner, for £50. Less than half price. Wonderful. Not knowing how to use watercolour pencils however, is not.

Custard the Dog

I got a new scanner today, and it's not set up yet. Oh my!

Things I Learned: Dogs are fat.

Featured Breed: Chow Chow

The Chow

These dogs have a really funny face in sticking out slightly from a big old ball of fluff. I notice in the URL of that picture that they are apparently a nonsporting dog breed, which is a shame. I don't see why they can't play nice.
The Chow is thought to be one of the oldest recognizable dog breeds, which is funny, because I'd never heard of them. Ancient Chinese sculptures of Lions were based on them, since at the time in ancient China they had only ever heard descriptions of Lions. This is their main claim to fame apparently, and even that sounds made up.
I've not much to say here, so I resorted to asking other people.



Doc says:
You know anything about Chow Chow dogs?
Jaws says:
no

Featured Breed: Pomeranian

The Pom

Pomeranians are small furry dogs, assumedly named for their resemblance to a pom pom. In fact, they are also known by that name, or just 'Pom' for short. Come to think of it, which came first? Maybe pom poms got their name from the dog. This is something I'm sure I could find out, but I shalln't bother.
According to Wikipedia Pomeranians are "typically very friendly, playful and active." Which I am going to take as meaning they are mental, and jump around a lot. Just looking at them makes me think "that is gonna be one hyperactive dog."
On a side note, I love how non-encylopedic the sections of Wikipedia concerning dog behaviour are. Apparently Pomeranians are "very protective of their owners and love to be around them." Wikipedia is known for being made by a team of beurocratic OCD sufferers who insist that everything is verified, sourced, and non-biased (supposedly) but they're happy to attribute human emotions and behaviours to dogs. (Another example would be the statement that Poodles are "creative about finding mischief.")
I can't really think of much else to say about them other than they are fun to draw.
Oh! Ai Kago, J-Pop singer and Guinness Book of World Records breaking hula hoop player, owns a Pomeranian. This is one of the many interesting and useful facts you learn from my blog, yo.

Super Rushed Dog

I was working on a Cubist Dog, and then I look at the clock and FUCK it's 11:50! So this is the result. If you have any suggestions or requests, shoot the comment box with some words, yo.

Unsensible Dog

I don't think "unsensible" is a word.

Not Very Good Ballerina Dog

Bit rushed this one. But I like it none the less.

Pissing Dog