I know no one will read this late post, but for those who don’t know this strip: Hobbes IS a stuffed tiger toy. He is only real in Calvin’s imagination! He does not become “stuffed” to avoid anything, he IS stuffed. He is “alive” only in Calvin’s super-hyper boyhood imagination. To Calvin, Hobbes IS a real tiger. That’s why whenever anyone else is pressent, Hobbes is a stuffed toy. Get it?
I totally agree with captainedd! Getting out of any Labrador’s routine is a battle!!