[mojitojoe]

I am sick to death of this dog stuff.
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SO AM I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's beyond stupid. First of all, the kids have wanted a dog for years and both dumbo and his manbeast, angry wife were too selfish to let them have one. Then the promise right after the election. Then after the inauguration. Not it's April and still nothing. He's waiting for a time when he needs some good PR, then they will get the dog. Now they have the WH staff to deal with it so they don't have to. How much you want to bet when they are out of our WH, there will be some excuse to get rid of the dog. Either it bites, can't be house trained, one of the kids allergic, some excuse will come up.
A Portuguese Water dog is a horrible choice.

The Obamas’ one dog-related sticking point, now that the breed is decided, is the new pet's name, People reports:

“Oh, the names are really bad. I don't even want to mention it, because there are names floating around and they're bad,” Mrs. Obama says with a laugh. “You listen and you go -– like, I think, Frank was one of them. Frank! Moose was another one of them. Moose. I said, well, what if the dog isn't a moose? Moose. I'm like, no, come on, let's work with the names a little bit.”

Frank.... FRANK????HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM wonder who chose that one? Name the black dog after his Commie mentor Frank Marshall Davis?

PW dogs working drive demands consistent attention in the form of regular vigorous exercise and mental challenges. They are not to be mistaken for “couch potatoes”. The can be yappy, their coat mats and has to be brushed a lot to avoid mats. This is a working dog. Bad choice for the lifestyle in the WH. They are also bad chewers, especially if they get bored and they get bored easily. My cousin had 2 of them. She loved them but said never again. Too demanding, too wild, too high maintenance.

[Morgan in Denver]

I doubt a PWD will be any less maintenance than Miss Michelle already is around the White House. I would think the Secret Service have their hands full, keeping her from chewing the furniture and tearing things up.

[Miss Marple]

I have a working dog, an English shepherd (sort of looks like a border collie, but has a wide eye in herding rather than the close eye of border collies).

I was prepared to work a lot with the dog, but it is still overwhelming some days. She is smart, requires lots of attention and excercise, and you have to pay attention every minute (as I discovered last week when she managed to get a cabinet door open and spill an entire bottle of syrup in the center of the family room carpet).

Soomeone on the staff will be the real owner of this dog. The girls will see CHARLIE (I refuse to use their stupid name for him) maybe once a day for an hour or so. Hopefully there is a young non-political permanent staffer who will take charge of the dog, from the usher’s office or something. Poor Charlie. I hope the staff takes care of him well.

[maica]

Too demanding, too wild, too high maintenance.

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No prob for Emperor and Empress Obama.

The idea that this choice of breed was a surprise is just another example of “reporters” insulting American recipients of “news.”

I knew last fall that the girls were going to get a gift from Uncle Teddy of a Portuguese water dog. I am positive that everyone in the political ‘reporting’ business knew it, too.

The fact that it is not suitable for White House life is so secondary as to be totally irrelevant.

It will have its own staff around the clock!