It is a pure English Mastiff not the little Bull Mastiff.
If it's 300 pounds, it ain't a bullmastiff, and it's certainly not competing at Westminster. That's more than double the weight of the breed standard.
"Deacon, an English mastiff, with his handler waiting on an elevator at the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan." He's "waiting on" an elevator? He doesn't look like he's ON an elevator.
How about using correct English: He's "waiting for" an elevator!
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Srsly ? One can wait on an elevator as well as one can wait on a customer.
I agree this is odd to see In a New York paper, but "Waiting on" IS correct English. It's simply of the regional variety. I associate it with the southern part of the country, but I'm not sure where exactly. We are long past the days when regionalism was sneered at. (I took a course in phonetics years ago in college, and the text would have had us all using a Boston accent. They don't do that any more either!)
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A 300 pound bullmastiff? I don't think so. They tend to max out at 130 pounds.
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Oh, wow, I hadn't looked at the Times earlier, because I thought the column didn't get published on national holidays! A great surprise.
I'd say "What a treat," but that word gets our corgi (who will always be "show quality" to us) too excited!
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I sure hope there won't be any cats at the Westminster Dog Show this year. I'm all for equality in the human world but please, only dogs should be featured at a dog show. Let cats finagle their own feline function - separate from the hounds.
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Just wonderful. I would put all of the dog haters in a different town, say Caracas, for this weekend.
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“We have it down to a science,” the canine concierge, Jerry Grymek, said of the hotel, which has been hosting Westminster competitors since the 1990s. “People have rituals to make their dogs feel comfortable.”
I would hope the folks at Hotel Pennsylvania have things down to a science if they've been THEE hotel used since the 1990s. My only thought is that I truly believe people have rituals to make THEMSELVES feel comfortable. Dogs just get extra pampering, treats, softer beds and attention during Westminster Week.
Good luck to all the puppies (my generic and affectionate terms for dogs)!
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ROCKSTER
James Joyce
Loved the human voice
But wasn't nuts
About mutts--
When he saw 'em
He'd always maul 'em
With rocks he'd pocketed.
Instantly rocketed,
According to the chronicle
By Nora Barnacle
(The love of his life
And his adored wife),
Which is why Ulysses
Is not for sissies
Or Finnegan's Wake
For dog owners' sake
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You just get better and better, Leon!
Thanks, Jack.
IT'S A DOG'S GIFTS
The love I bear my dog
Does not intensify
Each year at Christmas time
When he gets more stuff than I.
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You just know these dogs are puzzled by their owners’ behaviors!
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Canines deserve all the affection they receive. They are lovable and loyal little beasts.
That said, dog shows are funny and a bit goofy, doncha think?.
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Wow. Bow Wow! Finally, a doggone wonderful NYT article!
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