A Portuguese Water Dog will be joining the First Family next week!
No name has yet been selected. According to TMZ, “a black and white, six month-old, male dog will be coming to the White House this Tuesday with the help of Senator Ted Kennedy’s family.” The Kennedys have bought 3 of these Portuguese Water Dogs from the same Texas kennel that will be shipping this week to Malia and Sasha Obama.
The dog is currently named Charlie, but it is expected that he will be renamed by the First Family. The girls have floated “Frank” and “Moose” as possible names for their new post-Easter doggie. You can see the actual puppy on www.firstdogcharlie.com. This is the REAL OBAMA DOG coming to the White House on Tuesday.
There had been hopes and speculation that the Obamas would have adopted a dog from a shelter. The Obamas were drawn to this specific breed because of its friendly temperament and its lack of undercoat making this dog a good hypoallergenic choice for Malia who suffers from allergies.”Charlie” was previously returned to the kennel for reasons that are not yet publicized. In a twist of good fortune for Charlie, he is being re-homed to the Obama family.
Red,
They ought to name him Chewbacca! That is one hairy dog. He looks like a fur explosion!
I think the first parents should have set an example and DEFINATELY gotton a SHELTER DOG. Unless what I reead is wrong this does not seem to be a shelter dog.
Heh, Art. Maybe Jabba the Pup? 😉
Actually, I just heard that they are naming him “Bo” after Bo Diddly. Also, Michelle’s dad was named “Bo”.
Pat,
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I understand that the president is supposed to be giving a donation to the ASPCA and that they wanted a shelter dog, but settled on this “Re-homed” dog. BTW, with the way the economy is, there are a LOT of people who are re-homing their pets when they get evicted, are forced into housing that does not allow them to keep their family pets etc…
Again,
Welcome and thank you for posting your thoughts!
pat Sellers, I disagree on the shelter dog thing, puppies at shelter’s always seem to get adopted and older dogs can be a handful (I know, I have three pound dogs). None of the Obama’s have EVER owned a dog before and the girl’s wanted a puppy, this pre-trained pup sounds about perfect. Let them enjoy it, not everything in life has to be a lesson.