Fred Basset by Alex Graham for December 01, 2021

Fred, if your friends say go, don’t be afraid to say no!

Always a wise move, looking before you leap, and checking for anything tricky. However Dear thinks it’s safe, and he’s there to help if you need it. Go on. Give it a shot.

You might get stuck if you try to wiggle under.

Now Fred, you just took a tumble off that log, better be sure you’re up to it!

At least it’s not a crooked stile…..

Stiff Upper Lip time Fred !

Property owners purposely designed it to be an animal barrier.

Sometimes Mr Dear is thoughtless

Stiles are like vertical cattle grates.

Just walk through the hedge Fred!

Fred, in your 58 years of comic-strip history, I believe you’ve handled something like this before. : )

Better safe than sorry, Fred!

I had a Bassett Hound before, they aren’t designed for jumping.