An indication of how disconnected from every-day life these people are:
AP- WASHINGTON — This isn’t just another wag-the-tail story: The Obamas are
getting a dog in April and are looking for a rescue Portuguese Water Dog
A rescue Portuguese Water dog? Really? A $1800.00 and up rescue dog?
From Wikipedia:
From Wikipedia:
"The Portuguese Water Dog is a fairly rare breed; only 15 entrants for
Portuguese Water Dogs were made to England's Crufts competition in 2002."
How long do you really think a rare, $1800-2500 dog is going to stay in the pound?
Mr. President, if you really want the karma, brownie-points, or just personal satisfaction in having helped a creature in need, why not consider the All-American mutt. A "Heinz 57". You know, just a dog.
Believe me, nothing is like the feeling when this "whatever it is" fuzz ball becomes a beloved part of your family, and it dawns on you that without you it's fate would probably have been euthanasia and the trash heap. If a Portuguese Water Dog ever sees the inside of a pound, I'm sure it wouldn't be in much danger of not being taken in.
Our latest, Samson, was saved on a whim. We had just built our new home, and were driving by the pound. We had spoken before about getting another dog, as our Border Collie was getting on in years. I said we need to go by the new pound sometime and there it is, and my wife said”let's go now, just to see what they have.” No intention of getting a dog just then... Right.
Mind you, we wanted a change, a short-haired, small dog. A lap dog. We came across this little, pitiful little thing. A little skittish, but not too scared. More like he was just REALLY miserable about where he was. Turns out he was the last of a litter taken away from people who were abusing the parents. Not beating them, and not hurting the pups, just not feeding them well, giving them proper shelter, general neglect.
Well, cutting to the chase, we brought him home. Sweet little guy, around 4-pounds, short-hair, “shouldn't get very big.” You know how this is going to turn out, don't you? Turns out he was pretty sick, vet wasn't sure he would make it. We got him well. He started eating good. Started growing...
Mr. President, if you really want the karma, brownie-points, or just personal satisfaction in having helped a creature in need, why not consider the All-American mutt. A "Heinz 57". You know, just a dog.
Believe me, nothing is like the feeling when this "whatever it is" fuzz ball becomes a beloved part of your family, and it dawns on you that without you it's fate would probably have been euthanasia and the trash heap. If a Portuguese Water Dog ever sees the inside of a pound, I'm sure it wouldn't be in much danger of not being taken in.
Our latest, Samson, was saved on a whim. We had just built our new home, and were driving by the pound. We had spoken before about getting another dog, as our Border Collie was getting on in years. I said we need to go by the new pound sometime and there it is, and my wife said”let's go now, just to see what they have.” No intention of getting a dog just then... Right.
Mind you, we wanted a change, a short-haired, small dog. A lap dog. We came across this little, pitiful little thing. A little skittish, but not too scared. More like he was just REALLY miserable about where he was. Turns out he was the last of a litter taken away from people who were abusing the parents. Not beating them, and not hurting the pups, just not feeding them well, giving them proper shelter, general neglect.
Well, cutting to the chase, we brought him home. Sweet little guy, around 4-pounds, short-hair, “shouldn't get very big.” You know how this is going to turn out, don't you? Turns out he was pretty sick, vet wasn't sure he would make it. We got him well. He started eating good. Started growing...
Well, we got the short-haired dog we wanted...
An additional 70-pounds later, we wouldn't change a thing. We are so happy we saved him, and hate thinking what would have happened to that “runt” if we hadn't. Donna calls him the son I never had.
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