PROMISES, PROMISES: Is Obama dog a rescue or not?
This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama welcoming…
Obama Girls Name 6-Month-Old Portuguese Water Dog ‘Bo’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Is Bo a rescued dog or not? Did President Obama keep or break a campaign promise in picking the purebred as the family’s new pet?
The twists and turns of the Portuguese water dog’s route to the White House make for the kind of intrigue that political junkies and the highly opinionated dog world delight in.
Bo arrives officially on Tuesday—though the administration released a photo on Monday of the new pet romping with the president at the White House.
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle said during the presidential campaign that they had promised their two girls a dog after the election.
The Obamas repeatedly said they wanted it to be a rescued dog such as one from a shelter. Their search was complicated by daughter Malia’s allergies, which would rule out many of the “mutts” the president has said he would prefer.
Enter Bo, a 6-mon