News: Obama family picks Portuguese water dog
A Portuguese water dog could be heading to the White House soon, Michelle Obama indicated to People magazine in an interview that will hit the shelves this Friday. According to Mrs. Obama, the first family is now actively seeking a rescue dog of this breed that is "old enough" and a proper "match." Senator Ted Kennedy, who himself owns two beloved Portuguese water dogs, seen frequently at his side, had unofficially lobbied the Obamas to adopt such a dog. It looks as if his efforts have succeeded in swaying the first family away from a Labradoodle and towards the breed that was once trained to herd fish into the nets of Portuguese fishermen. "Temperamentally they're supposed to be pretty good," Michelle Obama told People. "From the size perspective, they're sort of middle of the road – it's not small, but it's not a huge dog. And the folks that we know who own them have raved about them. So that's where we're leaning." She expressed surprise over the fact that the public is so interested in this matter. She also shared that her daughters Malia and Sasha have been struggling to come up with a fitting name for the proposed new D.C. dog.
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