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How George the Bullmastiff talks his way outside

George has something to say, and he would like his mom to hear every word of it. The topic is the park, and he's not changing the subject. more

He is a Bullmastiff, a year and a half old and already big, with a brindle coat and a droopy face. He plants himself in the living room and starts talking. The sounds aren't quite barks and not quite words.

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George, a year and a half old, starts laying out his argument for a trip to the park.

People who hear him tend to reach for engines. One fan hears Chewbacca crossed with a Harley Street Glide. Another hears the Mustang that lives down the street.

His mom doesn't jump up right away. George keeps at it, with some paw work thrown in. At one point he lays his face in her palm and puts on his most innocent look, which on a dog this size is a lot of face to say no to.

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When talking isn't enough, George switches to his sweetest look.

She tries to keep up. "What are you saying?" she asks him, three times over.

Then he stops for a yawn and lets out a noise that one fan calls the most adorable sound ever. Someone else swears it is an evil laugh.

When she still does not move, he barks at her. "Hey, don't bark at me," she tells him.

It works anyway. "Do you want to go outside?" she asks. "Okay, let's go outside." George has won the argument.

An adult-sized dog with a brindle coat pattern stands indoors in a living room, surrounded by simple furniture and light blue walls. Natural light illuminates the scene. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third.Save
George has something to say, and he would like his mom to hear every word of it.

Bullmastiffs were first bred to be guard dogs, and the average one weighs around 120 pounds. George seems to have been built for something else. He was made to negotiate.