President Obama, First Lady Michelle and their two girls, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their new pooch and everyone wants to know, what kind of dog are they getting and what will they name it?
Michelle Obama spoke with PEOPLE at the White House and here is what she said:
“You’re getting some scoop here.”
The First Family will be getting their dog in April, after they get back from their spring-break vacation.
Here’s what the family’s conversation went like:
Michelle said, “So Sasha says, ‘April 1st.’ I said, ‘April.’ She says, ‘April 1st.’ It’s, like, April! Got to do it after spring break. You can’t get a new dog and then go away for a week.”
What kind of dog is the presidential family getting?
Mrs. Obama said they’ll likely get a rescue Portuguese Water dog who is “old enough” and a “match” for their family dynamic.
She added, “Tempermentally they’re supposed to be pretty good. 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.”
Do they have names picked out? Mom-in-chief isn’t feeling the names her daughters have come up with to date.
“Oh, the names are really bad. I don’t even want to mention it, because there are names floating around and they’re bad. 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.”
Okay, so Moose it’s not. Ha.
Is Michelle surprised by the public interest in her family’s dog search? Yes!
“Okay, that’s surprising. One of the things I didn’t anticipate is the level of the excitement about the dog. I knew my kids were excited. They’ve been excited for years. They’ve even calmed down, because they feel like, ‘They said we’re going to get one, so let’s just shut up about it.’”
She added, “It’s all great and gracious attention. People are just being as helpful as you can imagine. So I know that we will find the perfect breed. And we’ll find people who are caring folks who will help us find the dog of our dreams.”
*The dog in the photo is not their dog – just a photo of the breed they’re looking at.* Very cute!
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Your chance of finding a Portugese Waterdog in a shelter is highly unlikely. What then! Will they buy from a breeder who would likely happily give them a puppy.
These are great dogs….adore their masters….stand by your side….and make excellent watch dogs
Hey, have you seen this new book
what a cute poodle
The Portuguese Water Dog makes wonderful pets, and their curly hairs are so handsome. A good choice for the Obama family.