Weapon Brown she is abducted by Linus, which prompts him to take up his old ways in what would eventually be a failed attempt to rescue her. As with the original Charlie Brown, Weapon Brown owns a dog named Snoop, and, like the original, this dog in no way resembles a beagle. Snoop: Weapon Brown's pet and companion. Although he shares name, color scheme, and breed with the classic Peanuts character, all resemblance ends there. This version of Snoopy is depicted as being a real dog, with no thought balloons or fantasies of his own (that the reader can see; Hildy, a
Snoopy strip), and it was initially not clear who his owner actually was. The September 29, 1951 strip implied that Snoopy was owned by Shermy. Charlie Brown was first portrayed as being responsible for Snoopy in the strips of November 1 and 3, 1955; it was not until September 1, 1958 that Snoopy was specifically said to be Charlie Brown's dog. (In the September 20, 1980 strip, Charlie Brown comments that he once told Snoopy to "stay" and "he never went home.") Snoopy frequently tries to kiss Lucy on the cheek and/or nose, which Lucy, who is afraid of dog germs,