Fred Basset by Alex Graham for September 23, 2023

Hmmm! I seem to remember the Dears very upset with you because you wandered in after a night out visiting with friends. Now you understand their worry about you. You didn’t at the time. Love does that. Makes you worry. They love you. You love them.

Maybe they brought somenthing home for you a brown paper bag…..

they never listen Fred, they never listen…

They do what they want to do. They’re your owners Fred. Never forget that.

Not the welcome you would normally give…..

I understand how Fred feels. Dogs really do have a sense of time. My dog does, especially when it’s close to her eating time.

The stress of the evening has made ol’ Fred a little cranky.

Wait! Are you listening to me? Come back here! I am thinking at you!

So this is what a harangue sounded like there and then . . fascinating!

I had a Husky years ago who would “yell” at me when I came home after being away for hours. If you’ve ever heard Huskys “talk” you know what I mean.

Give ’em heck Fred!

Funny how they’re hanging their stuff on…nothing…and is Mr. Dear’s head turned 180 degrees? Heh, heh…

It’s fun seeing the early, grumpier Fred by creator Alex Graham. When he died in the 1990s his daughter, Arran, and her husband, Alistair Keith, took over the writing and softened Fred a little. Oh, I just received the new collection, “Fred Basset Yearbook 2024: Celebrating 60 Years of Fred Basset.”

Chinook (Avatar) would be all excited to see me, the few times that I had to leave him home ………… then he’d go sit with his back to me and ignore me for 20-30 minutes …….. then he’d come to me and look at me until I gave him a treat …… then things would be back to normal …… How I “MISS” that ….. great memories, just the same …….. :)

Fred be grateful the Dears are back home safe and sound maybe with any luck they might give you a sausage

Fred’s becoming an old lady…

Gosh, our dog is always glad to see us, no matter what time it is.