The big news today….. The first dog choice has been narrowed down. This from an interview by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos this morning (link). (Also NYT article.)
Stephanopoulos: “What kind of a dog are we getting and when are we getting it?”
President-elect Barack Obama: “The — they seem to have narrowed it down to a Labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound.”
Stephanopoulos: “A medium-sized.”
Obama: “Medium-sized dog, and so, we’re now going to start looking at shelters to see when one of those dogs might come up.”
Stephanopoulos: “So, you’re closing in on it?”
Obama: “We’re closing in on it. This has been tougher than finding a Commerce secretary.”
I thought they had it narrowed down to this choice several months ago though. I suspect they’re busy with other things and are letting this one slide a bit…. Also spring is a better time for a new dog.
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If they do end up getting a shelter dog, that’d be great – it might draw attention to that great source for loving friends to many people who think a dog from a shelter has “too much baggage” (I heard someone actually say that this week, amazing.)
Well, I’ll definitely be hoping for a Portuguese Water dog based on what you’ve told and showed us about Skippy!
Guess they need the new ‘yard’, too, before getting a puppy…
That’s a great-looking fluffed-up robin, too. I’ve been seeing large groups of them laterly.
I’m glad to see they’re looking at shelter dogs!