Scout’s Out & About

The Scout Report

Wicklow life, according to Scout.

Scout’s Out & AboutThe Scout ReportJoyce and Sinead arranging Scout’s rescue, in the approved first-days cartoon

“Barry calls it an archive. I remember it as quite a lot of firsts.”

A word from Scout · imagined dialogue

His real journey, everyday cartoons and the questions worth asking.

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  1. Scout in the cattle shed, with a chain beside him

    01 · The farm and rescue

    Before the bigger world

    A cattle shed, a chain and the people who helped Scout towards a different life.

    The story begins · real photograph

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  2. The early-days comic: Joyce and Sinead, meeting Barry at the kennels, collection with Ross, the first night and morning, and waiting with roast chicken.

    02 · Meeting, collection and first days

    Three Days & Four Soft Touches

    Joyce and Sinead get things moving. Barry meets Scout at the kennels; Ross and Barry return the following day.

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  3. The Scout Report front page showing Scout returning his blue ball to Barry, with the headline Five months later, the penny drops.

    03 · Nearly five months on · before the operation

    The First Fetch Special

    The penny drops, a video goes to Joyce, and Scout begins a careful assessment of the man throwing the ball.

    The Scout Report · 3 pages

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  4. Six-panel Scout Report vet visit: Scout in his recovery cone beside Barry, commenting on the check-up, phone and waiting-room food display.

    04 · After the operation · the check-up

    One patient. Two worriers.

    Scout returns for a check-up. Barry brings the entire case history.

    The Scout Report · 1 page

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  5. Corrected Cards, Cones and Compliments comic, with Scout’s upright ears: Barry holds playing cards at Lynhams and Scout enjoys being fussed over.

    05 · Friday 11 September 2026 · out & about during recovery

    Cards, Cones & Compliments

    A stop at Lynhams in Laragh. Barry has the cards; Scout enjoys Annie’s attention.

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Everyday adventures

Five small adventures, according to Scout. Inspired by real photographs, with imagined conversations and comic situations. These sit alongside his story, in the order they were drawn.

Beyond the story

Scout’s questions about the wider world, with sources alongside the commentary.

The Scout Report: Off duty. Still on a chain. Scout, wearing his recovery cone, sits beside Barry and asks who is working on change in Ireland. The page explains Germany’s and Slovenia’s tethering rules and cites RSPCA Australia’s welfare guidance.

Welfare special · 13 September 2026

Off duty. Still on a chain.

Scout asks who is changing life for working dogs kept on chains, with examples from Germany and Slovenia and guidance on the harm long-term tethering can cause.

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