#murrayball

Daily Footrot - foul play, Dog gets stripped of his stripes

A junior Rugby match

1. Wall marches towards the kids who are surounding Dog 'WAL' THAT CRAZY DOG BIT A HOLE IN THE FOOTBALL!'
Dog: 'WELL HOW WAS I TO KNOW IT COULDNT TAKE A HARD TACKLE? WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT, IF YOU PLAY A BODY CONTACT SPORT YOL'VE GOT TO EXPECT THE ODD
INJURY?'
2.With a floop Dog's jersey is taken off him
3. Left shivering in the cold, he reflects 'I'VE
LOST MY STRIPES!'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · 6d

Daily Footrot - squasged

(I think our collie feels the same way)

1, Dog follows Pongo and Wal into the barn 'WAL IS GOIN' TO TEACH PONGO TO PLAY SQUASH ON HIS COURT AT THE BACK OF THE BARN.'
2.All he hears is '2xok zak zok zak;
3. The door opens
4. Wal emerges a wreck followed by a slightl dismayed Pongo 'PONGO WINS BY A T.K.O.'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Mar 29

Mar 29

Daily Footrot - running partners

(I think our collie feels the same way)

1. The dog is seen 'WELL, OF COURSE I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT...'
2. Again he bounds ahead '... AND I WOULDN'T OFFEND WAL' FOR THE WORLD...'
3. Up the hill 'BUT SO FAR AS COMPANY IS CONCERNED...'
4, Wakl lags behind, hot and bothered as the dog streaks ahead 'I HE'S HARDLY WORTH BRINGING WITH ME ON MY RUIN...'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Mar 26

Mar 26

Daily Footrot - the problem with cats

Background, Horse (the cat) has been 'oon medication'

1. Dogs sees Horse looking dopy in front of his bowl 'THAT CUT ON HORSE'S
NOSE HASN'T HEALED. AUNT DOLLY HAS SLIPPED A TRANQUILISER INTO SOME CATSMEAT SO SHE CAN GET HIM TO THE VET...'
3. Gets closer - Horse looks pie eyed 'IT CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE WORKING- I'UE
NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS CLOSE TO HORSE BEFORE. HE'S
REALLY PEACEFUL-
A CHANGED CAT!'
3. Zuk
4. Having tried to sniff his bowl he is held up by a large cats paw 'A LEOPARD AND HORSE DO NOT CHANGE THEIR SPOTS...'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Mar 26

Mar 26

Daily Footrot - springtime

1. Dog trip trps therough the rain 'THE DROUGHT'S BROKEN!
THE GRASS IS GROWING, THE DUST IS SETTLING THE POND IS FILLINE THE FROGS ARE CROAKIN...'
2. Bounces 'ITS RAINING!
IT'S RAINING!
IT'S...'
3. The rain gets harder as he approaches Wal
4. and tries to hide under his coat 'RAININ, DARNIT!'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Mar 16

Mar 16

Daily Footrot - exotic foods and the dangers

Cartoon. Cooch and Wal cook Crayfish

1. 'BOY, THIS IS THE STUFF TO FEED A HUNGRY MAN COOCH!', 'ЧЕН. Y' KNOW THAT POT-HOLE WITH THE CREEK AT THE BOTTOM?
I GOT'EM FROM THERE.'
2. 'Wal 'ЧЕН? I LOVE FRESHWATER CRAYFISH!', 'ME TOO'
3. 'BUT HOWDY
FEEL ABOLIT THEM
CAVE WETAS?' - Wal looks green

Cartoon.

In the dark, vcaving
1. 'Dog 'I DON'T REALLY LIKE CAVING...'
2. Still in the dark, Dog 'ITS NOT SO MUCH THE DARK AND WET- IT'S THE ABSENCE OF ANY OTHER LIVING GREATURE THAT I DON'T'
3. Something jumps onto his nose
'He l;aunches himself onto Wal's shoulders 'CAVE WETA!'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Mar 12

Mar 12

Daily Footrot - mistaken identity

1. The dog can smell somethinbg and standy by an old barrel 'I CAN SMELL LIVER! IT'S IN THAT JAR ON TOP OF THE OLD WATER TANK.'
2 Looks cunning 'WELL IF WAL' THINKS PUTTIN' IT UP THERE IS GOIN TO STOP ME HE'S KIDDIN HIMSELF!'
3. Rocks barrel 'FANCY KEEPIN' LIVER IN A GLASS JAR!? I COULD BECOME A REAL...'
4. something falls with a SPLONK
5. Dog has a gooeye sly mess all over his head 'FLY TRAP'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Mar 11

Mar 11

Daily Footrot - attention seeking - a reminder of how many collies work.... attention seekers one and all

Cartoon

1. Wal and GF are sre sitting in the fron of ther car watching peope 'I LIKE SITTING WATCHING THE PEOPLE ON LATE CLOSING NIGHT DON'T YOU WAL'?'
'YEH'
2. 'YOU CAN SIT AND WATCH AND NOT BE NOTICED BY ANYONE.' 'YEH'
3. There is a massive banging in the cab
4. Dog is seen on the roof bangign like mad for attention Wal 'WELL... HARDLY ANYONE!'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Mar 3

Mar 3

Daily Footrot - unrequited love

#FootRotFlats #MurrayBall #Cartoon #BorderCollie #DogsOfMastodon#NZ

Muliple panels, the fogs is seen undergoing multipl;e gymnastics, eventualy getting into tye 'Bitch's box', last oe, Hess is seen on the ground below him ' I DON'T COME ON HEAT UNTIL NEXT WEEK'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Feb 21

Feb 21

Daily Footrot - applied herding

Cartooon.

1. Wal and Dog walk onto the pitch, wal tossing a ball 'WALS BEEN ASKED TO COACH THE RAUIPO PRIMARY SCHOOL RUGBY TEAM. HE'S BROUGHT
ME ALONG TO LEND A PAW...
2. The kids mob Wal all after the ball
3. He blows his whistle
4. The kids are all gathered together in a tight group whith fdg gving them the eye 'OKAY WAL'- WILL YA SHEAR EM, CRUTCH'EM OR CUT THE BEGGARS TAILS OFF?!'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Feb 11

Feb 11

Daily Footrot - Domesticating your wildlife and the dangers

Dog watches a small magpie who has been brought up by a local since a fioundling walking by 'COOCH'S LITTLE MAGPIE, PEW, HAS HEARD THE CALL OF THE WILD - HE CAN HEAR THE SONG OF THE MAGPIE COLONY• IN THE MACROCARPAS...

He comments as the bird listens to the call of the truly wild birds 'HIS BLOOD HAS BEEN STIRRED.
SOME INNATE INSTINCT REQUIRES THAT THIS YOLING MAGPIE SHOLILD JOIN THEIR SONG WITH HIS OWN...'

And then the bird pulls back his head and yells 'WHERE'S ME FLAMIN' GUMBOOT? BY CRIKEY DICK?! LET GO ME TOE YA PIEBALL PEST! CRAAAK!!'

The dog comments 'NURTURE ONE NATURE NIL...'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Feb 10

Feb 10

Daily Footrot - Moving the machinery after a flood

The dug wanders across the field musing 'WELL, THE WATER SEEMS TO HAVE RUN OFF ALL RIGHT AFTER THE DAM BURST...'
2: silouette 'YEP, YOU'D HARDIY KNOW THIS PADDOCK WAS LINDER WATER A DAY OR TWO AGO.'
3: examines ground 'MIND YOU…STILL WOLILDN'T WANT TO...'
4: Comes ascross a tracto up over its rear axles in mu '...DRIVE A TRACTOR ON IT...'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Jan 20

Jan 20

Life on a farm - the goose

Cartoon : Wal sees a godling in distress 'HULLO, A LITTLE GOSLING THAT'S LINUSUAL — THE GEESE NEVER LET A YOUNG-UN OUT OF THEIR
~ SIGHT...'
He bends down to speak to it 'GUDDAY LITTLE FELLA ARE YOU LOST? D'YA
WANT A HAND TO FIND THE OLD LADY?
SHE'LL BE RIGHT.
LEAUE IT TO UNCLE WAL'...'
He gets run over in a fury of feathers
Left lying on the ground, he cries 'NEXT TIME ASK A FLAMIN' POLICEMAN!'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Jan 19

Jan 19

After the present - the dog observes the aftermath

Cartoon

4 panels 1: dog in his bed HULLO, IT'S WAL' BACK FROM TAKING CHEEKY HOBSON OUT FOR HER BIRTHDAY_
2: THE ROMANTIC OLD BLOKE GAVE HER A FRYING PAN WRAPPED IN A BEALITIFUIL YELLOW RIBBON... HOW DID THE DINNER GO WAL'? HAVE A 6O0D TIME
3L A man in a mess, dog comment CRIPES, HE'S BEEN DONGED WITH THE PAN AND HAS HAD FISH AND CHIPS SHOVED DOWN
7 HIS JACKET
4: Dog waves his fist 'DON'T YOU WORRY NAL, MAIE.ANYONE WHO DOES NOU APPRECIATE OYSTERS AND CHIPS AT PAWAI'S PIE CARI ISN'T WORTH A
> DARN!'

**Dog** @Chais_Footrot_Flats@mastodon.scot · Jan 19

Jan 19

The dog adnires his owners choice of wooing gift

Four panel cartoon

The dog stands by the door, IT'S CHEEKY HOBSON'S BIRTHDAY. WALSGO HER A PRESENI...
He looks through CRIPES, HE'S WRAPPIN IT WITH A YELLOW RIBBON-THERE'S A STRONG ROMANTIC STREAK IN WAL'
Clunk
The dog lies daxes as a man walks away from him carrying a frying pan, ..BUT HE DOESN'T LET IT CARRY HIM AWAY

**Wen** @Wen@mastodon.scot · Jan 19

Jan 19

An irregular post - Footrots Daily 4/4

The final showndown

to be continued. For the uninitiated, Horse is the local mog

All four strips are attached as one for the benefit for anyone who might have missed the first

First panel. Dog looks over the his hutch 'THAT BIG RED TOM ISN'T A FAST LEARNER.... THERE HE IS WITH AN EAR MISSING STILL PREPARED TO ARGUE THE TOSS WITH HORSE.' a cat yowls in the backgroun dillouhetted against the mopon

2nd: Dog 'WELL, HE LS
CERTAINLY GIUIN'
HORSE A PIECE OF HIS MIND-I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT HORSE HASTOSAY
ABOLIT THAT...'
3d: a cat contronues 'MEEEE AWWWWW'
4yh: a mess of unpictured 'slash, rip tear and chreddingg sounds'
4th One cat is left standing the dog muses 'ЧЕР,
HORSE IS A GREAT DEBATER...'

**Wen** @Wen@mastodon.scot · Jan 18

Jan 18

An irregular post - Footrots Daily 3/n

The new cat goes out if his way to be noticed...

to be continued. For the uninitiated, Horse is the local mog

Cartoon. Panel 1 the dug watches the ginger cat approachinf Hotse's bowl 'GOOD GRACIOLIS, THAT BIG RED TOM IS GOIN' TO HAVE ANOTHER GO AT HORSE'S MILK!'
Second panel: he tries it from the side 'HE SHOULD BE WARNED...'
3tfd panel : a paw slice across and remove art of the ginger's tuft
4th panel: dug stands to one side, horse flexes his cla4s, ginger looks shell shocked 'HORSE HAS A SMARTISH RIGHT CROSS!'

**Wen** @Wen@mastodon.scot · Jan 17 *

Jan 17 *

An irregular post - Footrots Daily 2/n

The new cat gets noticed...

to be continued. For the uninitiated, Horse is the local mog

Cartoon: The ginger cat (see last post) walks see ast the sleeping Horse (another cat) who scratches on the wall and goes back to sleep. The dug thinks 'Horse believes everyone is allowed one mistake'

**Wen** @Wen@mastodon.scot · Jan 16 *

Jan 16 *

An irregular post - Footrots Daily 1/n

The coming of a new cat

to be continued. For the uninitiated, Horse is the local mog

cartoon 4 panels

On the first a dog lying by the fence sees a cat passing, 'GOOD GRACIOUS A
BIG GINGERTOM WALKIN, SOLD AS BRASS, ACROSS
ЦУ РАТЕН !''

2: Dogs says 'Hey You'

3. Cat bashes dug

Battered dog reflects 'B4 CRIPES HORSE, YOLIVE GOT TROUBLE ON YOUR PATCH!