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"A very large cat"
From http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-28966001
ROGER MOSEY
YoYo the bassett hound was adopted by Mr Mosey
The master of a Cambridge University college that banned dogs from accommodation has been allowed to keep his canine companion after persuading officials it was "a very large cat".
28 August 2014 | Cambridgeshire
YoYo the bassett hound lives at Selwyn College with Roger Mosey.
Mr Mosey said cats were allowed but dogs were "technically" banned.
However, after a past master set a "dog-owning precedent" decades ago, the college "tongue-in-cheek agreed YoYo could stay as a large cat", he said.
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28 August 2014 | Cambridgeshire
YoYo the bassett hound lives at Selwyn College with Roger Mosey.
Mr Mosey said cats were allowed but dogs were "technically" banned.
However, after a past master set a "dog-owning precedent" decades ago, the college "tongue-in-cheek agreed YoYo could stay as a large cat", he said.
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More at link.
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While searching for a postable photo, I came across this follow-up article, regarding YoYo's pedigree:
The truth behind the Cambridge "very large cat"
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