Snoopy Fri May 19 2000 at 3:01:25 Snoopy has been the star of Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts comic strip since 1950. Charlie Brown feeds him. Snoopy's doghouse is larger than it might seem. Like many dogs, he likes to tug on rags. He has aspired to be a writer, among many other roles. Roles Snoopy has played, in order of appearance. A surfer The WWI Army Surgeon The World-Famous Baseball Superstar The World-Famous Crabby Skating Pro Joe Motocross The World-Famous Big-Rig Operator A diving expert Tue May 23 2000 at 13:11:18 When Charles M. Schulz was 13, he had a dog named Spike who was the inspiration for Snoopy. Schulz said that Spike was very intelligent and had a vocabulary of over 50 words. He would ask Spike to go downstairs to get a potato, and the dog would immediately run downstairs, stick his head in the potato sack, and bring a potato upstairs.