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At long last comes the Obama puppy! He's 6 months old and his name is Bo. The name may pose a problem for some bloggers and some Obama opponents who insist on calling President Barack Obama "Bo," but isn't the little doggie cute? And yet, Houston, we have a problem.
Previously I reported, along with others, that the Obama family had decided on a Portuguese Water Dog, and Bo is of that breed. President Barack Obama promised his daughters, Sasha and Malia, a puppy after he won the election in November, but it took some time to select one because FLOTUS Michelle Obama wanted the girls to adjust to life in the White House first. Also, Malia has asthma, and so the family needed a hypoallergenic dog.
Today news sources report that the puppy is at the White House, living with the Obamas. Earlier TMZ said the pooch would arrive Tuesday.
So, Jay Leno, who asked the President in March what was taking so long with getting the puppy, can rest easy now with many other Americans who have been asking, "Where's the puppy?"
But wait! There's More.
What does little Obama puppy Bo have in common with pop, rock and funk star Prince? Answer: "Controversy." Also, perhaps about now Obama is remembering Prince's song, "The Pope," in which the music legend says "You can be the president. I'd rather be the pope." I'm recalling that the Europeans think we Americans are so silly, expecting our presidents to be gods, incapable of human error such as telling folks they'll get a dog from the pound before they find out if they can get a dog from the pound.
Some wonderfully passionate people who've dedicated time and energy to rescuing animals declare that they are outraged that the Obama family chose a dog from a breeder and not a shelter as they say Obama promised. I remember when the president said those ill-fated words, and I've been hearing since this morning about people who are angry that Obama "broke his promise." One person went as far as saying she's sorry she worked on Obama's campaign.
My position on this topic is that President Obama is a father and a politician who spoke before checking with his wife and dog experts about whether it was possible to get a hypoallergenic puppy (keyword "puppy" not "dog") from a rescue shelter. In fact, he corrected himself on the subject mere days after he won the election.
He had to answer a question about Malia and Sasha's puppy. He'd like to get one from the pound or shelter but "A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me," he said. Obama realizes the family may not be able to save a pound puppy since Malia has asthma, and so they need a hypoallergenic dog. (@WSATA on Obama's first president-elect press conference, November 2008)
Yeah, you remember the "mutts like me" statement, right? It was all over the news. Controversy again. And in that same press conference, I think, Obama also put his foot in his mouth making a bad joke about former first lady Nancy Reagan holding seances in the White House. Consequently, I think the people crying that "he made a promise" about the puppy and broke it are ill-informed and similar to my son at age 8, squealing, "But daddy, you promised!"
Nevertheless, I say, "Mr. President, dude! When are you going to get behind everything the American public requires of you, politically correct dog choices included?"
Honestly, I don't think this was POTUS decision but a FLOTUS decision. I think the only thing the president had to do with this decision was put his foot down on not wanting what he calls a "girly dog." That's right, no yippy-yappy purse dog in his White House.
Still, people are more up in arms about this breeder dog choice than they were about Michelle Obama's arms exposed.
A Little Less Flip on this Flap
My parents always adopted our dogs from shelters, and I did the same when we decided to get a dog when my son was 10. Like Malia, he has asthma, but I didn't know he had a dog dander allergy
