Soledad O'Brien Hates Neighbor's "Gassy" Mastiff

the harlem tiger guy should move in there.

Having two mastiffs myself, who weigh close to 200 lbs each, I found Soledad's comments distasteful. I have never had anyone complain about the smell of my dogs. I would have to agree that this seems to be a ploy to try and sell her condo. A mastiff is a wonderful,loving pet, and even though they are great in size...they are content with nice long walks. Having them in a condo is no problem at all, as all mastiff owners know that they are big couch potatoes anyway. There is enough in the world to worry about that should be more important than having a large dog. As she is obviously not an animal lover, I feel quite sorry for her cat.

Pretty nice fuckin place though

her home decor is disgusting.

If the smell is overpowering then it should be dealt with. It has nothing to do with who she is.

If the dog smelled that awful, its family would be doing something about it, nobody would put up with that for long. I just think that it's unbelievable that a no-talent newspuppet like Soledad O'Brien could afford a $4 million co-op but then she also puts it on the market while complaining about her neighbors. What does she care about some dog if she's moving anyway? She just wants to keep the smells away while she tries to unload that apartment on some fool. She is a heartless, greedy, ignorant,uninteresting nasty bitch. And of course that co-op board plays along: they always love any dirt on a tennant and they always play to their sad little "celebrity". I hope the pipes freeze in that shithole.

I have people on my floor that cook some foul smelling food all the time, and then it invades the hallway.

Last nite I thought maybe a toilet had overflowed. But it was their dinner. I don't care what they eat as long as it doesn't stink up the hallway or my place.

I pay my share for the common areas so I do have a right to act if conditions are unacceptable.

So maybe I can sympathize with her.

But even if she's moving she's there now. And if the dog really does stink, then she has to deal with it.

Maybe since she's leaving she's trying to do the other people in the building a favor on her way out the door.

And I don't see why the building would cater to her since she won't be a tenant for long.

The dog is not at fault for your neighbor's cooking. Everything smells. Why is the board targeting this dog and evicting the tenants? This is wrong. Even people of different regions smell different. Does it mean we should discriminate against them as well? This dog doesn't live with Soledad O'Brien. This talentless self-absorbed woman needs to mind her own and stop dictating her standards unto others. Perhaps she should learn standards of journalists since she seem to lack them.

I'm sure her little brats aren't obnoxious on that elevator either!

Look I don't really like dogs all that much, and I despise 'dog people', and i think it's cruel to keep dogs in apartments, but given the fact that pets are allowed in the bylaws this is just selective bullshit.

It doesn't matter the circumstance, theres a certain responsibility to be a good neighbor, which may include not having extremely smelly pets. Also, not letting your kids run wild in the hallways of the building, not playing your music obnoxiously loud etc.

How do you know that the dog doesn't really smell terrible and that odor is trapped is Mrs. Lyons hair and/or clothes. Maybe thats why people hold their noses.

If Soledad wanted to be sure not to encounter "smelly" dogs, she should have bought an apartment in a co-op with a strict no-pets policy. In the alternative, she also could have bought in a co-op with a limited no-pets policy (e.g., no dogs heavier than 20 pounds).

I'm not surprised to read that she put her place on the market a few months ago. I'm sure she envisions the broker bringing over a prospective purchaser to see the apartment, and having the "unfortunate" circumstance of having to share the elevator with the dog, making Soledad's apartment less attractive. Forget the fact that no normal person would want to live in a building where their potential neighbors act like four-year-olds (holding their noses, even when the dog's not there).

Make no mistake-This conflict is all about Soledad being able to sell her apartment in an expeditious manner.

BTW-She's also a shitty journalist who keeps getting shuffled around at CNN b/c they don't know what to do with her.

"BTW-She's also a shitty journalist who keeps getting shuffled around at CNN b/c they don't know what to do with her."

LOL! iirc, the woman started out as a video jock on MTV...

it's not a smell standard, it's a big disgusting beast that people don't want to live around. the dog doesn't want to live in the city either.

Soledad thinks the dog is gassy? She's never been around me after I've had a couple burritos.

nothing some libby's vienna sausages and prestone can't handle. one stop shopping at your local pathmark.

this is like that old coot and her giant dog getting a pass on the subway.

the co-op board will win.

I had to come back again and say something. Ms. O'Brien, you have a very inflated sense of your importance. The dog smells. Maybe. Get over it. You don't live with the animal. A thirty second ride on an elevator while the owner takes him down for a walk so offends your sensibilities that you want the owner evicted? My goodness what a pampered life you lead! You are nothing more than a superiorist bitch. I don't need a degree in psychology to know that.

Old people smell, people suffer from flatulence. This coop is smell-discriminating based on its own biases and is harassing the tenant to conform to its smell standards. This whole city smells. I am quite sure Soledad O'Brien stinks as well.

Amen!

Soledad O'Brien stinks as a journalist - maybe she should move out.

"pinching their noses", what low class self-entitled people. I never did like Soledad O'Brien anyhow. No talent and not really pretty at all.

To copy a post from the comments section of that article that I agree with:

"CNN's Soledad O'Brien, her boss Ted Turner and their ilk are hypocrites. Save the whales, be kind to animals... all good stuff, until it happens in their building or backyard."

It's cruel to keep dogs, especially big ones, in an apartment. Get a cat, they're perfect for the city.

Agreed. This person with the large dog obviously is seeking attention, either outwardly conscious of it or not...otherwise, they would do the sensible thing and not maintain such an otherwise hazard in NYC living.

Animal cruelty, whether they're intentions are 'good' or not. Simple.

I'm impressed at your analysis. From what school did you graduate with your degree in psychology? Or maybe Veterinary Science? You are an idiot. Dogs are pack animals and as such only need another dog for companionship when no human is around, and the human to lead. Regular exercise is important, but that's irrespective of apartment size.

Don't people have guinea pigs or parakeets as pets anymore?

People smell as well and suffer from flatulence. Old people smell. Does that mean that the coop has the right to smell-discriminate and to harass people by pinching their noses?? This whole city smells.

Parakeets should not be pets. It is cruel to cage a bird when it's nature is to fly. No other avian group has been subjected to such commercial exploitation, numerically and financially than parrots. Out of 330 parrot species found in the world, about 100 species are presently endangered due to trade and trapping pressures combined with fragmentation and loss of habitat.

There never seem to be any good stories coming from co-ops.

Did you see that the apartment is 3,000 sq feet Ides? that's plenty of room.

Mastifs are big, but much like greyhounds, don't want as much exercise as you might imagine. They are couch potatoes and need regular walks and some time in a dog park every day.

Regardless how big the apartment is, unless it has a decent size backyard or some open land nearby that it can roam around on whenever it likes, it's still unfair to the animal.

ummmm It's 4,000 sq feet, not 3,000 sq ft.

ha, soledad's cat get's to sleep in her giant bed.

It's cruel to keep dogs, especially big ones, in an apartment. Get a cat, they're perfect for the city.

Dude, my parents' HOUSE isn't 4,000 square feet.

4,000 square feet isn't exactly a small space.

pinching their nose in the elevator...how low can you go, really. I hope these mouth-breathers are getting their tounges covered in shit.

It's easy to criticize, but does anyone here really know just how bad that dog smells? It could be truly awful, for all you know. And pet owners, being around their pets all the time, get used to the smell and don't notice it.

No, but I can imagine how bad it did. Regardless of how bad the smell is, it's a very passive aggressive gesture to hold your nose while in the elevator with the woman who owns the dog. There are more productive, less rude ways to make the point.

Agreed. These people sound like the reason why people hate Manhattan co-ops.