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A different kind of Obama dog 2009-01-14 19:24:39 Is there a dog in Barack Obama
’s future? You bet there is. No, we’re not talking about a Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Dog. This is much more serious. On inauguration day in Washington D.C., the Secret Service will provide ample protection for the incoming President in the form of four military police dogs. Their assignment: Make sure there’s no trouble during the Presidential inauguration Read more:different
Obama dog: Mutt prints help cause 2009-01-13 12:35:30 It doesn't matter that the Obama
dog is going to be either a Labradoodle or a Portuguese Water Dog, which is what the President-elect told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week." A few staunch holdouts are still hoping for a mutt.Pia Salk, an animal advocate who works with Adopt-a-pet.com, pounced on Obama's first post-election press conference in which he said "a lot of shelter Read more:prints
Obama Dog segment on CNN 2009-01-13 11:03:03 DogTime's own Maggie Canon appeared on CNN
yesterday to update the world on President-elect Obama
's dog search.. Embedded video from CNN Video
Labradoodle leads for Obama dog 2009-01-12 16:28:39 The polls are open, and it looks like people favor a Labradoodle over a Portuguese Water Dog in voting for First Dog. In a CNN poll, the Labradoodle (a Labrador Retriever-Poodle hybrid) is leading 60 percent to 40 percent, with almost 94,000 votes in. In the Fox Forum, the margin is 62-38.The polls are open -- or you might want to wait and vote in our poll, which will be available shortly. Read more:Obama
Obama dog choices narrowed to Labradoodle, Portuguese Water Dog 2009-01-11 16:41:30 So now we know. It's either going to be a Labradoodle or a Portuguese
Water Dog.That's what Barack Obama
told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" -- after a little prompting from the President-elect's daughters, Malia and Sasha.The two girls were sitting in the control room before the taping and gave the question to Stephanopoulos."While you were get getting made up, they wen Read more:choices
Obama dog will be a soothing addition 2009-01-11 16:07:57 Dog owners already know this, but it would sure be helpful if President-elect Barack Obama
knew it, too: Dogs are good for people. Proof comes from a recent study published in the journal “Psychosomatic Medicine.” It says dogs are actually more effective on people than Prozac. Dogs can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, slow heart rate and relax muscles more quickly than pills. Sure, they ca Read more:soothing
Obamas waiting a year to get a dog? 2009-01-08 13:21:14 Dog lovers around the world remain on the edge of their seats waiting to find out what breed of dog the Obamas will choose, and it looks like we will all have to wait a little longer. An insider on the California political scene tells the rumor going around is that the Obamas will wait a year before getting a dog so that the daughters Sasha and Malia can get settled into their new school and they
Obamas should stay away from large breed dogs? 2009-01-08 12:47:22 Every so often, we like to throw in somebody else’s two cents about the soon-to-be Obama dog. Not that the President-elect is listening, but maybe, just maybe, he’s checking out this site for a few ideas. We hope. OK, so Terry Tomalin, the outdoors writer for the St. Petersburg Times (and apparently the brother of actress Susan Sarandon), advises the Obamas to stay away from outdoor types such Read more:large
Obama Dog Debate with Anderson Cooper on The Daily Show 2009-01-06 12:14:00 It had to happen. None other than CNN host AndersonCooper
held the first debate of First Dog hopefuls for Comedy Central's "The Daily
Show." There was plenty of sniffing, and things got out of order at times, but Cooper gave the event an air of respectability. You'll be surprised at the winner of the first Obama
dog debate. Read more:Debate
Farewell to India, the Bush Family’s First Cat 2009-01-06 11:59:39 Just days before she was scheduled to move out of the White House, India
, the Bush Family
’s 18-year-old black American Shorthair cat, passed away.Said press secretary Sally McDonough, "The president, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna are deeply saddened by the passing of their cat India ("Willie"). India was a beloved member of the Bush family for almost two decades. She will be great Read more:Farewell
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