Bentley the English Bulldog

Sassy waiting for handouts. Bentley, the English Bulldog.


Christmas dinner was at the invitation of our friends living in San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles. Their son and fiance was home for Christmas and brought along their English Bulldog "Bentley".

Bentley, a gentle New Yorker had the attitudes of a "New Yorker" as he lives with his "daddy" in Manhatten. Although of sweet temperment, he was aggressive in attitude. He wanted attention and play. We had brought Sassy the Dog along to the valley and Sassy was disappointed to see another four legged animal at the home of our hosts. Sassy who is a "Southern California" dog with a conservative "OC" outlook, took exception to sharing company with "liberal" New Yorker.

After a few snaps and growls, poor Bentley realized that Sassy was too snobby to play with him and they developed a quiet truce and each staked out part of the kitchen to mooch table scraps.

At this once period in time, a New York liberal and a Orange County (California) conservative found common ground with an uneasy peace (on Earth).