Peanuts by Charles Schulz for August 07, 2021

Anyone strong enough to carry a St Bernard is pretty dang dangerous already. St Bernards are sweeties, though, so no harm there.

Chuck is always such a “glass half empty” type of guy. Then again maybe he is just a bit put off that Sally is borrowing his beagle and probably not even asking Chuck if it is okay (let alone asking Snoopy if he wants to helps straighten out some playground bullies).

Carry a rottie! That’ll empty the playground in 30 seconds flat! ;D

Ask them whose advice they are following.

Maybe a puppy. Grown St. Bernards weigh what? 150 pounds? Anybody carrying around that would already have big muscles. They don’t need to carry a big stick!

Which dog do you carry? I just had my most recent canine family addition DNA tested, and he has 16 different breeds represented ranging from Fijian Street Dog to Lacy Dog, with Pit Bull in the middle somewhere. But don’t worry. The only aggressive thing he does is lick your face.

Snoopy would be in trouble if the other person were carrying a bunny-wunny or kitty …

How about a Chihuahua? They’re pretty fierce.

Beagle Power is the best power!

Nice planking with that carry, Snoopy.

Or worse, the neighbors cat!

I always enjoy Sally’s look of smug, determined cluelessness.

My son has 2 Benard-a-doodles. Delight playful dogs, but a handful to pick up!

A Pit Bull wouldn’t have near as much heft to it as a St. Bernard.

Worse thing he will do is slobber all over you…..

Saint Bernards are big babies. If someone is carrying a police or military trained German Shepherd, then you have something to be concerned about

I forgot that Chuck asked that question in this story. Well, a Rottweiler would probably still win.

Did I just speculate on the outcome of a dog fight? Wow. I’m a dirtbag.

that person would have to be extremely strong to carry such a large dog

I love this strip. After all these years, I still love this strip.

No kid would be carrying a St. Bernard. Riding one on the other hand . . .

What if someone brings an experimental unit that could trhow a super heavy 3,850 lbs. roughly 24.69 miles at a forty degree angle? Is that what you’re asking, Charlie Brown?

My son has a St. Bernard and no way could anyone carry him. He is a sweetheart and is very gentle.

Sally is obviously misquoting Theodore Roosevelt, but Teddy had his less-than-brilliant moments, too.

Case in point: in 1904, American baritone David Bispham sang for then-President Roosevelt at the White House. His program included his signature song, “Danny Deever”, a Rudyard Kipling poem set to music.

When Bispham finished the song, according to his autobiography, the president jumped up, shook hands with the singer and declared; “By Jove, Mr. Bispham, that was bully! With a song such as that you could lead a nation into battle!”

Somehow, Teddy failed to realize that the song is about a military execution.

Saint Bernards have one of the higher rates of dog bites. Which surprises me, because my kid’s Saint Bernard is a pretty easygoing dog. Those jaws are big, you wouldn’t want them coming after you.

You let them go first?