Fred Basset by Alex Graham for July 10, 2021

Just missed Fred! If you were meant to fly you would be able to flap your ears like wings!

Looks like Fred’s plan was all wet.

Fred next time try a running start. You still may not make it. Who’s knows you just might.

Splash, splash. You ended up taking a bath. Sorry. Word of advice. Don’t try jumping ditches wider than you are long. Bassets just aren’t distance jumpers. Good try though.

Fred did your plan include this bath ;-)

Poor puppy….

Well begun is only half done, Fred.

Nice try, Fred.

Whadda hoot! He reminds me of that huge ship stick in the Suez Canal!

Moral – some of the ditches of life are easier than others.

Thought you were gonna make it , Fred, guess you forgot your cape. :D

T’was the pause at the edge that did you in Fred. The plan was a running jump, as they say.. he who hesitates is lost.. and in your case, wet.

I had a Fred moment like this when I was 2 years, 9 months and 12 days old, and tried to jump a smallish goldfish pond in my Aunt and Uncle’s back yard. They were taking care of me while my parents went to the hospital for the birth of my younger brother, so yes, that age is precise and correct as I still remember his and my birth dates. If I recall correctly, the pool surfaces were slippery, the water was cold, and reminders of the incident were recited as long as my Aunt and Uncle lived.

Fred, a jumper you ain’t. At best a healthy basset can jump about 2-3 feet with no support. You should stick to smelling, that you are very good at.

Oh poor old Fred, go around next time, or to be fair, a nice swim when its hot will perk you up!!!

Just shake it off, Fred. Just shake it off and you’ll be fine again.

The best laid plans of mice and men, and Fred . . .