Obama Confirms First Dog Will Come From A Shelter

Filed under: animals, politics — Michael d'Estries @ 12:00 pm

January 11th 2009

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Rejoice! During an interview with ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos”, President-elect Barack Obama confirmed that the family has narrowed their search for a First Dog – and that it will definitely be coming from a shelter. He said they had settled on either a labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound. “Now, we’ll go to a shelter and see when either one of those comes up,” he added.

The search for the White House dog has been complicated by 10-year-old Malia Obama’s allergies — which led many to believe that the family might go with a breeder. Thankfully, the President-elect appears to be well on his way to backing up earlier support for shelter and animal rescue programs. Truly, such action brings wonderful attention to the multitude of adoption and rescue initiatives across the country.

We look forward to receiving news of what lucky pup gets the nod!

About the image: Check out Muttslikeme.com, a website inspired by Obama’s recent comment about how his family’s new puppy would likely be “a mutt like me.” The image also will be distributed to 7,000 shelters across the country to promote the cause.

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12 Responses to “Obama Confirms First Dog Will Come From A Shelter”

  1. Vegan, January 11, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    Yay! Great news to hear – I guess Biden became an example.

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  2. Elaine Vigneault, January 11, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    I love that image! So cute :)

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  3. Brandi, January 11, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    Obama is awesome YAY!!

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  6. Ali, January 12, 2009 at 11:06 am

    I’m so excited to see what lucky shelter pup ends up in the white house!

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  7. Claire Southpaw, January 12, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Labrapoodles are the best breed.
    Here is a picture of my labrapoodle adopted in his 14th year:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Gsa1-f2ICprYXFg1-jYP_w?feat=directlink

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  8. Nolin, January 15, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    good news. I mean if he’s planning on spending $1 trillion dollars to ’stimulate’ the economy, at least he’s cutting costs at home. way to go prez!

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  9. POWinCA, May 23, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Purebred from a breeder.
    Gift from the wealthy Kennedy family.
    No scientific evidence the dog is “hypoallergenic.”

    Lie, Lie, Lie

    Is Obama still “awesome”? Is it still “great news”? Or have you all forgotten about it by now?

    It’s official. You all eat the corn out of Obama’s $^!+, thank him for the yummy, nutritious meal, and ask for seconds.

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