What should Michelle Obama call her dog?
February 28th 2009 01:43
A Portuguese water dog
America's First Lady has made a decision which is receiving as much press, and perhaps more praise, than anything her presidential husband has managed recently.
Michelle Obama has decided that the new family dog, America's First Pooch, will be a Portuguese water dog.
It is a decision which has been met with a lot of questioning looks. Google searches on 'Portuguese water dog' have probably risen from one a month to 10 million a day.
Assuming this is not a shaggy story, and Mrs Obama is serious about her decision, the desire to learn something about the breed is understandable.
If there is one word to summarise the Portuguese water dog breed, it is: shaggy.
Other breed characteristics can be summed up in Michelle Obama's own words. "Temperamentally they're supposed to be pretty good," she said in an interview with People magazine. "From the size perspective, they're sort of middle of the road ... and the folks that we know who own them have raved about them."
The family is planning to acquire the dog soon, after returning from a spring break. One major decision remains - what to name it.
Leave your suggestions in a comment box below and I will personally see to it that your ideas are forwarded to the White House. Please note that it is believed that Mrs Obama has already ruled out the name Dubbya.
The Age; image: www.pups4sale.co.nz
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