Kelli Huggins
@kellihuggins.bsky.social
Historian and museum professional. Writing about animals in history and canine celebrity
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“Have you seen a cat’s ultrasound before? Now you can!” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/congratulati...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/congratulati...
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Have you seen a cat’s ultrasound before? Now you can!” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/congratulati...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/congratulati...
And in case you need proof of my inspiration, I submit this:
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
And in case you need proof of my inspiration, I submit this:
Ready to learn about the scandal that rocked the world’s oldest dog rankings? It's up on Substack now.
kellihuggins.substack.com/p/the-worlds...
kellihuggins.substack.com/p/the-worlds...
The World's Oldest Dog Controversy
Happy 115th birthday, Bluey!
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June 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ready to learn about the scandal that rocked the world’s oldest dog rankings? It's up on Substack now.
kellihuggins.substack.com/p/the-worlds...
kellihuggins.substack.com/p/the-worlds...
New on Substack! Revisiting one of my very first comics about a delightfully gross dog character, Oval Jack: kellihuggins.substack.com/p/the-ballad...
May 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New on Substack! Revisiting one of my very first comics about a delightfully gross dog character, Oval Jack: kellihuggins.substack.com/p/the-ballad...
Important new comic about sleep hygiene, helpfully vengeful ghosts, The Hat Man, and more
“Maybe you should develop a pre-bedtime routine, like journaling or building an altar and burning incense to appease my restless spirit.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/notes-on-you...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/notes-on-you...
April 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Important new comic about sleep hygiene, helpfully vengeful ghosts, The Hat Man, and more
Reposted by Kelli Huggins
“Maybe you should develop a pre-bedtime routine, like journaling or building an altar and burning incense to appease my restless spirit.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/notes-on-you...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/notes-on-you...
April 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
“Maybe you should develop a pre-bedtime routine, like journaling or building an altar and burning incense to appease my restless spirit.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/notes-on-you...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/notes-on-you...
New on Substack, the story of Toodles, a dog in 1910 who underwent treatment for opium addiction kellihuggins.substack.com/p/toodles-ha...
Toodles' Habit
A dog's unexpected cameo in an early addiction treatment story
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March 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New on Substack, the story of Toodles, a dog in 1910 who underwent treatment for opium addiction kellihuggins.substack.com/p/toodles-ha...
New Substack post all about the nine Irish dog breeds, just in time for #StPatricksDay kellihuggins.substack.com/p/lucky-pups
Lucky Pups
The Nine Dogs of Ireland
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March 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New Substack post all about the nine Irish dog breeds, just in time for #StPatricksDay kellihuggins.substack.com/p/lucky-pups
I had such a great time talking about my comics with the editors of @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social. I love the work they do. Recommend watching on YouTube so you can see both my messy comics notebook and me make all sorts of weird faces and hand gestures as I show how I made my dentist POV comic lol
Our second ever podcast episode is live with the lovely @kellihuggins.bsky.social - watch here or grab it wherever you get your ‘casts! youtu.be/l2WqoLWk5XU?...
March 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I had such a great time talking about my comics with the editors of @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social. I love the work they do. Recommend watching on YouTube so you can see both my messy comics notebook and me make all sorts of weird faces and hand gestures as I show how I made my dentist POV comic lol
Reposted by Kelli Huggins
Our second ever podcast episode is live with the lovely @kellihuggins.bsky.social - watch here or grab it wherever you get your ‘casts! youtu.be/l2WqoLWk5XU?...
March 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our second ever podcast episode is live with the lovely @kellihuggins.bsky.social - watch here or grab it wherever you get your ‘casts! youtu.be/l2WqoLWk5XU?...
New on The Dog Historian Substack: kellihuggins.substack.com/p/caroline-e...
March 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
New on The Dog Historian Substack: kellihuggins.substack.com/p/caroline-e...
March 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Doing the Gelli Arts ##MarchPrintingChallenge over on Instagram and figures I'd put them here too. Day 1: Texture
March 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Doing the Gelli Arts ##MarchPrintingChallenge over on Instagram and figures I'd put them here too. Day 1: Texture
New on my dog history Substack: kellihuggins.substack.com/p/dogs-on-th...
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
New on my dog history Substack: kellihuggins.substack.com/p/dogs-on-th...
New comic out today. Here's to the weird aunts!
“While your family may describe you as ‘bizarre’ and ‘a bit of a black sheep,’ you have special skills that will benefit this baby.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-weird-au...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-weird-au...
February 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New comic out today. Here's to the weird aunts!
Reposted by Kelli Huggins
“While your family may describe you as ‘bizarre’ and ‘a bit of a black sheep,’ you have special skills that will benefit this baby.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-weird-au...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-weird-au...
February 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“While your family may describe you as ‘bizarre’ and ‘a bit of a black sheep,’ you have special skills that will benefit this baby.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-weird-au...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/the-weird-au...
New Substack post up just in time for President's Day. Because we can all use some dogs now kellihuggins.substack.com/p/all-the-pr...
February 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New Substack post up just in time for President's Day. Because we can all use some dogs now kellihuggins.substack.com/p/all-the-pr...
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This is a wonderful art project and...
...it's also a reminder that it's important to look back on the books we've read. It's easy for people to disparage themselves as "not being a big reader," so let's take time to remember ALL of the books we've loved. #amreading #journaling
...it's also a reminder that it's important to look back on the books we've read. It's easy for people to disparage themselves as "not being a big reader," so let's take time to remember ALL of the books we've loved. #amreading #journaling
January 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is a wonderful art project and...
...it's also a reminder that it's important to look back on the books we've read. It's easy for people to disparage themselves as "not being a big reader," so let's take time to remember ALL of the books we've loved. #amreading #journaling
...it's also a reminder that it's important to look back on the books we've read. It's easy for people to disparage themselves as "not being a big reader," so let's take time to remember ALL of the books we've loved. #amreading #journaling
I've made the Substack plunge. Want a dog history newsletter in your inbox semi-regularly? Here you go!
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kellihuggins.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to The Dog Historian!
It's Westminster Week
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February 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I've made the Substack plunge. Want a dog history newsletter in your inbox semi-regularly? Here you go!
kellihuggins.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
kellihuggins.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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“My agent dropped me when I got in a wingfight with Daffy outside the Chateau Marmont.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/veteran-duck...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/veteran-duck...
January 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“My agent dropped me when I got in a wingfight with Daffy outside the Chateau Marmont.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/veteran-duck...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/veteran-duck...
New comic with @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social! You'll never think of those duck oil spill soap commercials the same again
“My agent dropped me when I got in a wingfight with Daffy outside the Chateau Marmont.” By @kellihuggins.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/veteran-duck...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/veteran-duck...
January 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New comic with @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social! You'll never think of those duck oil spill soap commercials the same again
Year six of drawing the cover of every book I read
December 31, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Year six of drawing the cover of every book I read
Does anyone else have this ornament? My family has had it for a long time and we don't remember where it came from. We have some... umm... speculation about what is hanging out the bottom of his coat, but no real idea what the artist's actual intent was. Any guesses?
December 22, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Does anyone else have this ornament? My family has had it for a long time and we don't remember where it came from. We have some... umm... speculation about what is hanging out the bottom of his coat, but no real idea what the artist's actual intent was. Any guesses?
Finished this ornament portrait of my friend's mini Aussie. I love to paint a fluffy dog
December 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Finished this ornament portrait of my friend's mini Aussie. I love to paint a fluffy dog