Obama's First Dog Finalists: Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Hound

Us Magazine - January 12, 2009 10:30 AM PST
Story photo: Obama's First Dog Finalists: Labradoodle or Portuguese Water HoundBarack Obama stands on stage along with his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha during an election night gathering on November 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.Us Magazine
President-elect Barack Obama and his family are close to picking a First Dog.

He told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week that his family "seem to have narrowed it down to a Labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound.

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"So we're now going to start looking at shelters to see when one of those dogs might come up," he said. "This has been tougher than finding a commerce secretary."

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He also said his daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, are also adjusting well to their new school, Sidwell Friends.

"They seemed to thrive," he said. "I'm trying to figure out why it is that they don't seem to be fazed by anything. They just don't seem to be intimidated.

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"People think you know, folks think I'm cool," he said. "They are a lot cooler than I am. They just don't seem to be intimidated."

Obama will be sworn in as president on Jan. 20.

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  • truthful
    becky c..apparently you can't read.i never said i was the president. this is supposedly a free country and i can say whatever i want. but since you think i need to increase my vocabulary ..why don't you try and teach me. OR MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS B---H!
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 2:19 PM PST
  • Becky
    Calm down dancer you are not the president there is no reason for you to get so ugly with everyone. Education is very important, perhaps you should broaden your vocabulary. You wont have to rely on insults to get your message out.
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 1:31 PM PST
  • Becky
    Calm down dancer you are not the president there is no reason for you to get so ugly with everyone. Education is very important, perhaps you should broaden your vocabulary. You wont have to rely on insults to get your message out.
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 1:31 PM PST
  • karen
    It is so hard to find the right family dog. Can you imagine a dog like Marley tearing up the White House. With the allergy problem they face something with poodle in it is the best bet. I had a Shih-Tsu and my daughter who has allergies was good with it but they require a lot of grooming. They'll do the right thing and know the right dog when they meet it. I love the Obama family.
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 12:02 PM PST
  • KnockKnock
    Having worked for numerous pediatricians, children's dog allergies are WAY over blown. Any dog that is kept well groomed (bathed) and the house kept clean would be fine for anyone, and surely they have a groomer. It is the dander ALL dogs have, not the fur, that causes the few TRUE allergies. Also, wait and see, they won't find those breeds at a pound and claim they then HAD to
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 11:52 AM PST
  • Sabrina
    WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 11:50 AM PST
  • truthful
    Idiots read the article. He is going to a shelter for his dog.
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 11:43 AM PST
  • truthful
    leslie w. f--k you. Obama's will pay for their dog with their money. You should have been more outraged with the idiot who is leaving office and destroyed this country. And if you don't like it here or him. then pack you raggedy s--t and get the hell outta here. The media generated this story ..not President Obama. We now have an intelligent President. God Bless Obama. He won!
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 11:41 AM PST
  • Angie R
    I THINK HE SHOULD GET A MALTEPOO I HAVE ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES AND I WAS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH MINE, UNTIL HE WAS STOLEN :(
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 11:30 AM PST
  • JeremyF
    who %@!*#king cares???
    report abuseposted January 12, 2009 11:26 AM PST
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