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Former street dog Afonso applauds Barack Obama's "shelter dog" comments
Former street dog Afonso applauds Barack Obama's "shelter dog" comments
During his speech on the economy today, President-Elect Barack Obama discussed one of the most important decisions he will make prior to taking over the Presidency on Jan. 21 - what type of dog he will get. And while Obama may be hamstrung by his daughter Malia's allergies and the need for a ...
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Obama on the pressing issue of "the dog"AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
The president-elect discussed the pressing issues -- and the family dog. This is classic: Dog lovers will love this -- especially those of us who got our dogs from the shelter. I understand the Obama's predicament. I have allergies and my shelter dog, Boomer, is a pure cocker spaniel. No ...
We Definitely Vote for a Shelter DogHoffmania!
We were applauding when Obama said a shelter dog would be the White House First Pet. They can start here , where we got Cali. The idea of a mixed breed going from the streets to a pound to a shelter to the White House would be another cool Cinderella story. This also gives me another excuse ...
The dogBen Smith's Blog
We are, I think, going to hear a lot about the dog Obama promised his kids -- a "pressing" family issue -- and we heard a little about it today. The criteria: It has to be hypoallergenic, but Obama would prefer to adopt from a shelter. The problem, he jokes, for allergy purposes, is ...
Obama's Puppy PlansThe Page by Mark Halperin
During his Chicago presser Friday the president-elect fields questions on the kind of dog he and his wife are looking at for their daughters. Says they want one that's both hypoallergenic because Malia is allergic and a shelter dog, or "mut" -- quickly adding, "like me." "Whether we're ...
Obama + dog.Althouse
1. Obama promised to get his girls a dog, and a year ago Malia determined that the goldendoodle was "the optimal dog," they're getting a lot of political pressure to adopt a stray. Because others cast off dogs they don't want, you should be able to get the breed you find optimal , in the ...