Im lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home. – Cathy Guisewite
The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from real life that I have proudly never even tried to disguise. – Cathy Guisewite
I had such a close relationship with my dog, and my dog so filled the need in my life to have children that I just wanted Cathy to have that experience. – Cathy Guisewite
A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when youre single and your dog is the only other living thing in your house, its a really special relationship which I wanted CATHY to have. – Cathy Guisewite