Reminds me of poring over the small ads in the newspaper. After all the “Kittens Free to Good Home”, you got the backyard breeder ads. The prices were huge for the average kid in the 70s.
Over the years we have had many, many strays that we have given a forever home to. They were always the best of animals, be it canine or feline. I never saw a reason to buy love when there was so much love to be had and to be returned from those already out there.
Back in the ’60s, my brother had a newspaper route. One day he came home with a puppy in the newspaper satchel on his bike! Of course there was a lot of begging from us four kids and my mother let us keep him. That dog was our family dog for many years!
The sweetness of the final two panels softens the realization that, in a world where dogs are smart enough to think and understand such thoughts, what he’s reading is essentially ads for a slave trade.
carlsonbob 4 months ago
A moment of appreciation for that round-headed kid?
ronaldspence 4 months ago
what a nice moment for Snoopy and CB!
Templo S.U.D. 4 months ago
I wonder how much Snoopy and his beagle siblings cost when adopted from the Happy Daisy Puppy Farm.
mccollunsky 4 months ago
Aww that was sweet
dougcalder1 4 months ago
Wasn’t it the Daisy Hill?
Judy Hendrickson [Unnamed Reader - 852856] 4 months ago
Awwwwwwww!!!! Is that cute!!!!
orinoco womble 4 months ago
Reminds me of poring over the small ads in the newspaper. After all the “Kittens Free to Good Home”, you got the backyard breeder ads. The prices were huge for the average kid in the 70s.
littlejohn Premium Member 4 months ago
If Snoopy is like every other Beagle that I’ve meet. He and all his beagle siblings at The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm must have had a howling good time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esjec0JWEXU
Decepticomic 4 months ago
Chuck looks very disturbed after that.
hagarthehorrible 4 months ago
The roundhead is a great adopter, alright.
saylorgirl 4 months ago
Aww, Snoopy loves Charlie Brown.
kaycstamper 4 months ago
Aww, how sweet! Gratefulness!
SusieB 4 months ago
Dogs were affordable back then
losflemings 4 months ago
A humbling comic indeed.
Tallguy 4 months ago
Snoopy shows gratitude! That’s rarer than showing grownups!
cornshell 4 months ago
He’s OK with dogs being sold as property?
Ellis97 4 months ago
Snoopy may be demanding and rude, but he’s forever grateful to have a home with the Browns.
preacherman 4 months ago
I say ditto to that Snoopy. Amen.
lbd1651 4 months ago
I paid $56 for a purebred male beagle puppy in 1985. Got him from conscientious breeders who kept the puppy’s parents as pets.
Daltongang Premium Member 4 months ago
Yes Snoopy, be very glad you have a home.
Over the years we have had many, many strays that we have given a forever home to. They were always the best of animals, be it canine or feline. I never saw a reason to buy love when there was so much love to be had and to be returned from those already out there.angier3824 Premium Member 4 months ago
Back in the ’60s, my brother had a newspaper route. One day he came home with a puppy in the newspaper satchel on his bike! Of course there was a lot of begging from us four kids and my mother let us keep him. That dog was our family dog for many years!
198.23.5.11 4 months ago
The Flying Ace finally admits he needs a co-pilot
stamps 4 months ago
Boy are those prices out of date. You can hardly get a “purebred” dog for less than $1000 these days.
Jaddis 4 months ago
Check out https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1972/01/30 for CB telling Linus the story of getting Snoopy.
WCraft Premium Member 4 months ago
Very few free dogs out there, even those without papers.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 4 months ago
You have much to be grateful for.
knight1192a 4 months ago
How about some nice MUTTS for sale?
geese28 4 months ago
All thanks to the “stupid bald headed kid” eh snoopy?
Scott S 4 months ago
French bulldog puppies usually cost between $1,500 and $4,500, with the average cost about $3,000.
Doug Taylor Premium Member 4 months ago
Over 55 comments so far and not one mention that today marks 57 years since the original broadcast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Publius10608218 4 months ago
Man, dogs were dirt cheap back then
Save Linus! 4 months ago
This should teach Snoopy not to take his home for granted!
MT Wallet 4 months ago
https://www.seattletimes.com/comics-king/?feature_id=curtis/2022-12-09 The comic strip Curtis seems to have devoted many days to a Schulz tribute.
EnlilEnkiEa 4 months ago
And a butler.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member 4 months ago
❤️ ❤️ ❤️
hagarthehorrible 4 months ago
Love the chemistry between the two.
Sambora1 4 months ago
Please never pay for a puppy from an ad in the paper, go to local shelter and adopt a puppy or kitten or even a senior dog or cat.
John Jorgensen 4 months ago
Aww!
The sweetness of the final two panels softens the realization that, in a world where dogs are smart enough to think and understand such thoughts, what he’s reading is essentially ads for a slave trade.