News about Charles Schulz

This week, there's a lot of birthdays to go around for, with someone with long floppy ears, short waddly legs, and a tail wagging in anticipation. Not that Fred Bassett, 60, or 420 in doggy years, will cause a lot of fuss on Sunday. He's just not the sort. The rose bed could also be a subtle commemoration dig. Or, a nose in the garbage cans. Or perhaps a quick reorganisation of the daily newspaper and a nibch on a stolen string of sausages. And then, most likely, a snooze in his master's chair as he waits for all the festivities to pass.