The Puppy and the Lace — Honor C. Appleton Art Postcard

Seen from behind, two children sit absorbed in nursery play while a black-and-white puppy seizes a strip of white lace and tugs it to shreds — kimono dolls and a teddy bear look on, unmoved. The caption below, “When we had forgiven you, you went and tore the other one,” turns a small disaster into the whole joke.

Honor C. Appleton's linework catches the mischief mid-motion, making this a sharp pick for anyone whose postcrossing swaps lean toward dogs behaving badly.