If you're a dog lover or follow canine news headlines, you may be familiar with the story of Jasper, currently owned by Sir Benjamin Slade but formerly of Battersea Dogs Home.
Jasper, a Labrador-doberman cross, was bequeathed, according to tonight's Evening Standard, to Sir Benjamin with a £50,000 trust fund when his brewery heiress owner died. Those investments have doubled in value so Jasper is now sitting on a fortune for £100K. Not bad for a rescue dog! Check out http://www.maunselhouse.co.uk/jasper.html for the full story of Jasper's rags to riches tale.
Jasper - now aged 13, or thereabouts - is not allowed, however, to be idle in his dotage Sir Benjamin is hoping that Jasper will lure couples, particularly gay couples, to hold their wedding at Maunsel House. “Jasper will give us the edge in attracting weddings...He is the perfect best man. He likes cleaning up leftover food, and I can promise couples that he will not make any embarrassing speeches....I should add that he has been castrated.”
And as he explains on http://www.pinknews.co.uk:
"Jasper is absolutely perfect for the role. For one thing, he is gay himself.
"He may also appeal to the more cosmopolitan among potential same-sex suitors as he is anti-hunting, a pacifist and probably supports New Labour."
I think Jasper sounds pretty dreamy and maybe, indeed, the perfect best man. “Jasper is as much of an attraction as the house itself, and is happy to show off his domain to those who ask him nicely!”, announces the Maunsel House website.
What more could today’s modern couple wish for on their special day?
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