Joe Biden To Add Second Dog, Rescue Pup From Shelter
Filed under: animals, politics — Michael d'Estries @ 12:18 pm
December 22nd 2008
After coming under fire for buying a puppy from a breeder in PA (where violations have been cited in the past), Vice President-elect Joe Biden is vowing to add another dog to his growing family.
This time, he’ll get one from a shelter.
“We’re gonna get a pound dog that my wife wants,” Biden said. He told ABC the new puppy will likely be a golden retriever — and that he’s not just adopting from a pound just to silence critics. “We’ve always had two dogs,” he says. “We’ve always had two big dogs so they can have companionship. I’ve had German shepherds from the time I was a kid. I’ve trained them and shown them.”
Biden also told Stephanopoulos that his family is no stranger to pound pets. “We already have a pound cat — we’ve had pound animals in our house,” he says.
It’s great that Biden is taking this route — and I sincerely hope his visit to the shelter and subsequent selection gets some good press. Interested in adopting your own pet? Check out PetFinder.com to search for animals looking for homes in your area!
He did this b/c he was getting ragged on for getting a breeder puppy.
Tool.
Whatever works.
Um yeah, er right, good save there Joe……
No doubt, Science, but if he wants a companion for his puppy mill dog, at least he’s going to a shelter. And goldens are great dogs–super friendly.
The doggie adopted from the shelter isn’t going to care what the reason is.
WHy be so negative? Be happy that he’s getting a shelter pet. You very well know that Bush/Cheney wouldn’t have given a a flying ____ about adopting shelter pets. Plus Biden really truly loves German Shepherds, and I can’t begrudge that he wanted another.
Cynicism that condemns with such broad strokes just makes the cynic look bitter and extreme.
You know what still really upsets me though is that even though Biden did insist on having a “German Shepherd”… please someone correct me if I’m in error, but couldn’t he just as easily gotten a puppy from a “German Sheperd” breed rescue organization?