Citizen Dog (1995-2001) was a newspaper comic strip by Mark O'Hare, distributed by Universal Press Syndicate. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Mark OHare created the comic strip Citizen Dog, but is well-known for his work on TV shows such as Rockos Modern Life, Dexters Laboratory, and SpongeBob SquarePants. ... Universal Press Syndicate provides syndication for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comics, and various other content. ...

The strip primarily concerns the antics of a human male, Mel, and his male canine companion, Fergus. The lines between master and companion are extremely blurred: Fergus frequently asserts his rights as an equal, or perhaps superior, member of the friendship; in an early strip, Mel labors for three panels to install a pet door, only to have Fergus stroll in via the doorknob. Of course, this works both ways; several strips later, Mel flounders with his order at a fancy restaurant, only to be saved by Fergus, who orders for both of them in fluent French. All in all, Mel and Fergus's friendship is similar to that of the title characters in Calvin and Hobbes, sharing both adventures and frequent arguments about the silliest things. Supporting characters include Arlo, whose owner is never clarified, and Cuddles the cat, a somewhat cantankerous feline who, inexplicably, hangs out with the dogs most of the time. Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu(extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Homo (genus). ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris (Linnaeus, 1758) The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. ... A cat flap in action. ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... Calvin and Hobbes took many wagon rides over the years—this one showed up on the cover of the first collection of comic strips. ... Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus (Linnaeus, 1758) This article is about the domestic cat. ...

One of the odd stylistic quirks of the strip is that many dogs look similar to their owners: a slender, bookish man may find his eyewear paralleled on his dog. Another is that almost all characters, feature O'Hare's distinctive large nose and candy corn-shaped body, even the women—with the sole exception of occasional nubile females, who are rendered with large bosoms and caricatured hourglass figures. Candy corn is a confectionery. ... Hourglass in wooden stand An hourglass, also known as a sandglass or sand timer, is a device for the measurement of time. ...

Citizen Dog ended for unspecified reasons in 2001. Three paperback compilations were released:

• Citizen Dog, ISBN 0836251865
• Dog's Best Friend, ISBN 0836267516
• D is for Dog, ISBN 0740704575