Snoopy for real! Pooch with uncanny resemblance to beloved cartoon dog wins legions of fans
A lookalike dog has won thousands of fans on social media – because she bears an uncanny resemblance to a beloved cartoon dog.
Bayley, a sheep herd from the US, has very similar markings to Snoopy – a very famous cartoon that originated in Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip.
While Snoopy is a beagle and Bayley is a mix of an Old English Sheepdog and Miniature Poodle, the resemblance has been spotted numerous times on social media, with one person writing, “Snoopy – is that you?”
Two-year-old Bayley has the same elongated face as Snoopy, with a white face, muzzle, round black nose, and the cartoon’s characteristic floppy black ears.
The doppelgänger pup has gained more than 160,000 followers on Instagram, and her owner posted adorable photos of Bayley in bunny ears for Easter Sunday.
Bayley, a sheepadoodle from the US, has very similar markings to Snoopy – a very famous cartoon that originated in Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip
Although Snoopy is a beagle and Bayley is a mix of an Old English Sheepdog and a Miniature Poodle, the resemblance has been noticed numerous times on social media
But the comments mostly focus on her resemblance to Snoopy.
One person said, ‘Omg! Real Snoopy!’
Another added: “Will the real Snoopy please stand up, please stand up.”
A third said, “Snoopy is real.”
Snoopy first appeared in the Peanuts comic strip in October 1950.
He regularly starred alongside the character Charlie Brown in the comic and a number of movies, the latest of which – The Peanuts Movie – came out in 2015.
Snoopy first appeared in the Peanuts comic strip in October 1950, starring Charlie Brown
Those on social media often point out Bayley’s resemblance to Snoopy
The original strip ran until 2000 when American creator Charles M. Schulz died at the age of 77.
He had announced that he was retiring and the strip published on February 13 would be his last. Unfortunately, he died the day before it appeared.
But Snoopy’s popularity has continued nonetheless, with the character regularly appearing on merchandise – and referenced in modern day TV shows and movies.