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APR 12, 2009 11:30 AM
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I usually don't like smaller dogs but ..... ,yah, AWWWWWWWWW 
APR 12, 2009 11:55 AM
Paisley
USA
September 2006
APR 12, 2009 11:59 AM
Is that the actual dog?
Also, his name is Bo, apparently, and he's 6 months old, with connections to the Kennedy family. Figures. 
APR 12, 2009 12:10 PM
APR 12, 2009 12:15 PM
DannyDMc said:
I usually don't like smaller dogs but ..... ,yah, AWWWWWWWWW
Heh, he's only small because he's still a puppy. Portuguese Water Dogs get pretty decently sized (about 50-60 pounds).
Cute puppy!
APR 12, 2009 12:21 PM
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APR 12, 2009 12:24 PM
I also think it's cool that since they couldn't find a Portie at a shelter, they are going to make a donation to the Humane Society instead. 
APR 12, 2009 12:57 PM
Shalome said:
I also think it's cool that since they couldn't find a Portie at a shelter, they are going to make a donation to the Humane Society instead.
I missed that! That's awesome.
APR 12, 2009 01:15 PM
gdarklighter said:
Ascanius said:
Called it!
Yes, you're brilliant. Now shut up and say "AWWWWWW" like the rest of us! :-P
wait, I mean
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WyldeSage
I'm lost
June 2008
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APR 14, 2009 08:51 AM
Cosi
Los Angeles, CA
December 2006
APR 14, 2009 08:56 AM
APR 14, 2009 11:32 AM
Leave it to some to split hairs.
WASHINGTON (April 14) -- Is Bo a rescued dog or not? Did President Obama keep or break a campaign promise in picking the purebred as the family's new pet?
The twists and turns of the Portuguese water dog's route to the White House make for the kind of intrigue that political junkies and the highly opinionated dog world delight in.
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle said during the presidential campaign that they had promised their two girls a dog after the election.
The Obamas repeatedly said they wanted it to be a rescued dog such as one from a shelter. Their search was complicated by daughter Malia's allergies, which would rule out many of the "mutts" the president has said he would prefer.
Skip over this content Enter Bo, a 6-month-old puppy given up by his first owner and matched with the Obamas through his breeders. Because he was given up by his first owner as a poor fit and is now with his second owners, the Obamas, but never spent time in a shelter or with a rescue group, Bo is a "quasi-rescue dog," says Wayne Pacelle, chief executive of The Humane Society of the United States.
My bold, since I felt it was rather pertinant to the reasons that this is so ridiculous.
God forbid, Obama put his daughter's allergies first before a facetious campaign promise, that he more or less did keep.
On a lighter note...that is one CUTE dog.
EDIT: I noticed Cosi aleady mentioned above me that he didn't adopt for the reasons I mentioned. Hat-tip.
gdarklighter
San Diego, CA
August 2005
APR 12, 2009 11:28 AM