Nope
He's kind of a basset hound, as implied by his name. You're thinking of that other cartoon dog, his rival Fred Beagle. His cartoon strip is in the Sunday Express.
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MrSnuggly,
Sun 1 Feb 2004, 0:52,
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or snoopy
who is of course a beagle
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Sattamassagana, the LEGO-man needs to change his username's relevancy,
Sun 1 Feb 2004, 0:55,
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