TMZ: Obama Dog to Arrive Tuesday (Not a pound pooch)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/dpgo_041009_obama_dog_to_arrive_tuesday2402777

TMZ: Obama Dog to Arrive
Tuesday

Last Edited: Friday, 10 Apr 2009, 10:56 PM CDT
Created On: Friday, 10 Apr 2009, 7:44 PM CDT

* By EMILY STONE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - TMZ.com is reporting that the Obamas will welcome the First Dog on Tuesday, after the traditional White House Easter Egg Roll takes place on Monday.

The website reports the Portuguese Water Dog will make its grand entrance on Tuesday, hailing from a prominent Texas kennel with the help of Senator Ted Kennedy's family.

TMZ reports the black dog is a male and he's about 6 months old. They say the kennel is now 're-homing' the dog to the Obamas. It was named Charlie to start, but TMZ says the Obamas will rename it.

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[varkam]

1. Charlie don't surf. eom

[Bonn1997]

2. I wonder if they just didn't want to deal with a puppy

There's no reason it should have taken four months. I think they found a breeder and a dog they wanted but wanted to wait until it got around 6 mos old.

[pnwmom]

3. According to what I read, someone else bought the dog and, when it didn't

work out, returned it to the breeder for "re-homing."

Most conscientious breeders make it a part of the contract that the customers return to them any dogs that they can no longer care for, so that the dogs don't end up in a pound.

But don't worry -- at 6 months this dog will probably be house-trained, but he'll have plenty of puppy-ness still in him. The Obamas better hide all their shoes and slippers.

[Botany]

6. Egg zack LEE

And most important is that the dog is happy and goes to a good home.

Stick up the butt liberal, "So Obama is trying to rid the world of nuclear weapons
& stop global warming but he didn't get a rescue dog from a pound the man
is a monster."

:rofl:



whozzzzagooooboy? whozzzzagooooboy? whozzzzagooooboy?

[Bonn1997]

8. Is that a Portuguese Water Dog Too?

I think that one is SO much cuter than the one the Obama family is getting. I love the white/black mixture. I still think my dog is prettier than either though, and yes, I just had to take advantage of an opportunity to post a picture of my little beauty!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. You have a cutie there! :)

[pnwmom]

18. Your baby is darling. n/t

[Bonn1997]

22. Thanks PNW and OMM! She's a rescue dog that I got 3 months ago.

I love her! She's wonderful. She's some kind of Spaniel (perhaps Cavalier King Charles or Cocker) mix.

[pnwmom]

17. OMG I can't stand

how cute that dog is.

;)

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

4. I found another article. The dog was returned to the kennel by a previous buyer.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12118392?source=rss

The black dog, a male, is approximately six months old, according to TMZ. "We've learned it was bred at the kennel and sold to someone who gave it back. The kennel is now 're-homing' the dog to the Obamas. The dog was named Charlie, but the Obamas will rename it," the website writes.

[northernlights]

10. at 6 months he's probably already

housebroken, crate trained, leash trained, socialized, etc. Easier to deal with, especially since it's their first dog.

[pnwmom]

23. Optimistically, yes. But sometimes dogs are re-homed because the first

owners didn't know what they were doing and the dog isn't well trained at all.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

35. I know with Border Collies

5-12 months is the worst time to deal with them.

We got ours at five and four months, respectively. Both were rescues.

[pnwmom]

5. Most good breeders make people sign a contract not to give the dog up to a pound.

Instead, if the owner can't take care of it, they agree to give it back to the breeder for re-homing.

Given the small number of breeders of this dog, I think it would have been almost impossible to find this dog actually at a pound -- as opposed to having been returned to the breeder.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

7. I didn't expect for them to find a Portugese Water Dog at a shelter. A couple of months ago I

checked petfinder.com and there were 2 mixed breed ones listed in the country.

It would have been nice, given how many breeds of hypo-allergenic dogs out there are (I know, dogs can't be all hypo-allergenic), to see them settle on a breed that was more obtainable for adoption.

[katanalori]

11. Charlie

At his age, the dog probably already knows his name. Charlie has to adjust to another home, after rejection from the first owners. Charlie is not so bad a name. Please sign the petition to allow Charlie to keep his name!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. I love the name Charlie and I have a Charlie that I belong to

[MissMarple]

15. Like a dog cares?

:rofl: Mine answers to a variety of names, even butthead.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

36. Changing a dog's name is not a big deal

We got Mick at five months, and his name was Ace. He was responding to Mick the first night we got him.

We got Beag at four months, and her name was Mandy. She was responding to Beag the first night.

[pnwmom]

13. He obviously succumbed to Ted Kennedy's lobbying.

It must be hard not to.

I'd probably have a water dog today if Ted Kennedy were my friend.

;)

[MissMarple]

14. They are like Swissies, they don't seem to end up in shelters...

unless they are a mixed breed. We have a Saint Bernard, and he wasn't from a pound per se, but he had been turned over some reason or another.

And good breeders make you sign a contract, they always really own the dog. Single breed rescues are usually the same way.

[misanthrope]

20. How de classe**nm

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[Mari333]

16. I prefer pound puppies. nt

[pnwmom]

19. This dog would have ended up in a pound, except a conscientious breeder

probably had a contract stipulation not to ever give the dog to a pound, but to return it to the breeder for "re-homing" instead.

[Mari333]

21. well, thats good, then. nt

[applegrove]

24. How exciting for the girls!!

[mvd]

25. Glad the wait is over for the kids

:hi:

[merh]

26. I don't think you can get a porteguese water dog from the pound.

Let's see, there are two wars with folks dying

torture and the torturers are ignored

political prisoners sit in prison

most folks don't have health care

most folks living paycheck to paycheck with no hope in sight


Whether or not the Obama's got a pound pup is not on the top of my "I give a damn" list.

[ddeclue]

27. But can you get a Portuguese Water Dog from a pond?

:rofl:

Why are we outsourcing the Presidential dog from Portugal instead of hiring a good ol' American mutt anyways?

:shrug:

[merh]

28. If you have ever had to worry about your kids allergies

you would understand why they are getting a PWD as opposed to some rescue from the pound.

And again, on the list of things that matter, this ranks right up there with what type of dental floss the Obama's use.

[ddeclue]

29. Then get a stuffed animal and be done with it. Allergies come with the territory if you want pets.

[laundry_queen]

30. No, they don't.

I've had a 'hypoallergenic' dog (yes I know there's really no such thing) and a few of the 'other' kind. Never had even a sniffle with my hypoallergenic dog. The other ones, 2 didn't bother me at all either, but the one we have now does. I can't even be around him without popping a bunch of antihistamines. Each dog is different for me. My aunt's huskies make my palate itch, my eyes itch and my nose run. My brother's lab doesn't. But every 'hypoallergenic' dog I've been around hasn't bothered me at all.

Besides, stuffed animals can be just as bad if you have allergies. They are overrun with dust mites. Stuffed animals make me wheeze and sneeze.

[ddeclue]

31. I think it's ridiculous personally. Get a REAL dog, not some pedigreed hypoallergenic nonsense. nt

[InvisibleTouch]

32. Every dog is a "real" dog...

...be they a purebred or a mutt. Regardless of their origin, they're all sentient beings, and they all need good homes. I like mutts just fine, but there are very good reasons to pick a specific breed - not the least of which is the nature of the coat if you have allergies. Enough with the anti-breed reverse-snobbery already! I'm happy for the Obama girls that they're finally getting their puppy, and I'm eagerly looking forward to pictures.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

37. A Portugese Water Dog is a real dog

And, they got one who was returned to the breeder, which is basically a rescue dog at that point.

I'm just glad they didn't get a doodle or some ridiculous overpriced inbred mutt like they were originally talking about.

[merh]

33. LOL - stuffed animals are bad for allergies too

they allow dust mites and the dander and pollutants to gather.

A pet is a good thing, it helps children learn to be responsible for another living creature, a pet offers unconditional love and it doesn't judge, unlike so many humans. This bizarre focus on the animal is just twisted. I can't wait for the articles on what toilet tissue they prefer. :eyes:

[LisaL]

34. When Portuguese water dog was mentioned as a candidate,

I said shelters ain't exactly full of that breed. So no surprise there if he won't get the dog from the pound.