In the Garfield shows and movies, it is implied that Jon adopts Odie from a rescue. However, in the comic strips, this goes ...

Jackson) - Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

O'Neill found Odie, the dog from the Garfield comic, on Mar. 11. "We find all kinds of things in toilets," O'Neill commented. "This little guy happened to be hanging on the wall, nice and clean." ...