Jekyll2026-04-30T06:16:06+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/rssAnxiety Dog ComicLife is a little more difficult when you're afraid of going through doors.
Despite his fear of just about everything, Billy was (and continues to be) pretty smart and inquisitive. He is a natural athlete. His favorite thing is running on the beach, and rock climbing like a ninja. He is a pretty happy little guy with the occasional flare ups of crippling anxiety, but these get easier as time goes on.
Billy began his life as a pound puppy, and had only been in a foster home for about a month when we met him. We took him home that day. It became very quickly apparent that he was going to need some extra attention. He was too afraid to go in through the front door, and only slightly less terrified of the back door, so I sat outside with him for four hours (yup, four) until he was comfortable enough to go inside. At that point, he had decided we were best friends.Gretchen KislerBig Red Ball2026-04-21T00:00:00+00:002026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/BigRedBallMy parent’s-in-law’s dog has a big red ball that Kimbo disscovered. I’m pretty sure she was going out to play with it by herself.
We got her one of her own.]]>Gretchen KislerSnowCrash2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:002026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/SnowCrashKimbo was so hyped that she kept running Billy over in the snow. We had to put her on a leash until she calmed down enough to play nicely.
Billy also enjoyed the snow when he stopped getting bowled over by an overly excited Rottweiler
(part 2).]]>Gretchen KislerThis Stuff2026-04-07T00:00:00+00:002026-04-07T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/ThisStuffWe took Kimbo to the snow a few times. The last time, she absolutely lost her mind with excitement (part 1).]]>Gretchen KislerYou Are Hurt2026-03-31T00:00:00+00:002026-03-31T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/YouAreHurtThe Big Human scraped himself up pretty badly. Billy’s reaction was to monitor him constantly]]>Gretchen KislerNot That Water2026-03-24T00:00:00+00:002026-03-24T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/NotThatWaterBilly is particular about the location and speed of the water he drinks]]>Gretchen KislerTongs2026-03-17T00:00:00+00:002026-03-17T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/TongsIn memory of Ms. Kimbo, who really didn’t like the tongs]]>Gretchen KislerTicks2025-02-18T00:00:00+00:002025-02-18T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/TicksThe first time we took Billy to visit “nature”, he jumped into a bush full of ticks (presumably left there by a deer). We only had him for one week at that point.]]>Gretchen KislerCan I Go By?2025-01-28T00:00:00+00:002025-01-28T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/CanIGoByBilly is very polite and timid. Sometimes we meet other dogs who are equally polite and timid. It’s not usually very productive.]]>Gretchen KislerWe’re Home!2025-01-07T00:00:00+00:002025-01-07T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/WeReHomeWe went on a two week road trip. The dogs were very happy to get home and snooze on their favorite surfaces]]>Gretchen KislerHonorary Crow2024-12-03T00:00:00+00:002024-12-03T00:00:00+00:00http://anxietydogcomic.com/comic/HonoraryCrowKimbo continues her adventure as an honorary crow. She has been sneaking over to eat the figs that the normal crows drop off of our neighbors fig tree.]]>Gretchen Kisler