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First Family Closing in on Portuguese Water Dog

The First Family has decided to adopt a rescued Portuguese Water Dog “of the appropriate age” sometime in April. A quick search on Petfinder.com shows that as of today there are three of them available for adoption in the entire country. Take a look at the pictures below and decide for yourself if any of these dogs really is a Portuguese Water Dog.

• “Bear” is described as a Portuguese Water Dog/Labrador Retriever mix. He was found running down a road in Northern Georgia and is believed to be about four or five years old.
• “Gatsby” is an adult male, described as looking like a sheepdog, in Pembroke, Georgia.
• A dog named “Obama” is an adult of unknown gender, in Greenville, South Carolina.

It is a commendable gesture on the part of the Obamas to express an interest in adopting a rescue dog. However, the Portuguese Water Dog is not a breed that is really in need of rescue. The Portuguese Water Dog Club of America (PWDCA) makes an effort to monitor the purebred dogs that appear in shelters and reunite them with their breeders. If a dog owner is having problems, the PWDCA will re-home an animal when an owner is unwilling or unable to work on the underlying training issues. A problem dog would probably not be the best fit for a busy President with an overreaching agenda.

Since one of the Obama children has allergies, who could fault the family for going to a reputable breeder and purchasing a puppy that meets their particular requirements?