Entertainment News
2007-03-10
Aristocrat offers
dog as best man at same-sex weddings
An eccentric
aristocrat is offering his rich and famous dog
Jasper—who "is a bit gay"—to act as
An eccentric
aristocrat is offering his rich and famous dog
Jasper—who "is a bit gay"—to act as
"best man" at same-sex weddings at his country estate.
"He is the
perfect best man," Benjamin Slade said of his
cross-bred canine. "He will not be making any embarrassing
speeches, he hoovers up all the leftover food, and he
is castrated."
Jasper, a black
cross between a Labrador and a Doberman, has already been
in the news for inheriting a hefty bequest from Slade's
former mother-in-law, which has swelled to a trust
fund of $290,000.
He has been
dubbed the country's richest hound with tabloids lapping up
his tale of "wags to riches."
Slade, who has
been trying to drum up business for weddings at his
13th-century country estate, Maunsel House, decided that
Jasper could be a particular attraction to the gay
community since the government legalized same-sex
civil unions last year.
"He is a bit
gay," Sir Benjamin said. "He would act as the perfect
best man in what is a gay-friendly house."
So Slade is
promoting Jasper's services on wedding Web sites aimed at
same-sex couples.
The pair are even
planning to travel up to London for a gay wedding fair
to drum up business, although Slade says Jasper would be
available for straight couples too.
"Whatever they
want, he is there for them. Maybe he will be better as
a bridesmaid." (Paul Majendie, Reuters U.K.)
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