Unrecognized Labradoodle Dog Breed Spotlighted: Obama Dog Issue

Well, I think Malia hasn't stopped disturbing her dad about getting a puppy! I am glad she is such a great dog lovers... she will not let her dad take the charge of the great country without being presented a puppy! Great Melia and Sasha... Keep it up! Good news is that the president too has not stopped sparing thoughts over the issue! Barack Obama has narrowed down his choice of incoming First Dog to either of the two: Portuguese Water Dog or Labradoodle. Despite the Peru Government showed eagerness to giftPresident Obama a beautiful hypoallergenic dog breed, he didn't responded positively to that. Probably because it was completely a hairless dog that he might not have liked, but EARS, the Peruvian Hairless Dog was an amazing specimen!

Obama's hunt for the First Dog have been breeding confusion since the first day! Even Obama seems to have been gripped in dilema regarding the President Dog. But with the president-elect Barack Obama narrowing his selection of a dog for Malia and Sasha, things are going to be solved soon... I think. Better late than never! On January 12, 2009 Obama told George Stephanopoulos, the ABC’s host that his daughters Malia and Sasha will make the selection very soon. He said publicly, “We’re now going to start looking at shelters to see when one of those dogs might come up”.

Now the question is what these Portuguese Water Dog or Labradoodle actually are?

Well for sure, I can say that these breeds are not as common as Joe Biden’s new puppy, which is a pure bred German Shepherd Dog and George Bush's "Barney", which is a pure-bred Scottish-Terrier.
Labradoodle is easily understandable to be a mixed breed, crossed between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle. Candidly speaking, I have never chanced to see a Labradoodle in my life, but have recently came across an article about the Obama Dog, which mentions a name of a proud owner of a labradoodle. Mr. Philip Crammond, who owns a labradoodle defines his dog in 5 simple words: “state of the art canine”!Although not yet been recognized by any major Kennel Club, yet certain handful of sources have talked about the Labradoodle. History spans back to 1989, when Wally Conron, a breeder from Australia deliberately bred Labradoodle, by crossing a Labrador Retriever and Standard Poodle to be used as Guide Dogs for Guide Dog Victoria. Conron focused on producing a unique canine companion to be used as Guide Dog for people with allergies to dandruff and shadding coat. He selected Poodle for they shedding less and a Labrador for they are gentle and easily trainable. Till today the Guide Dog Victoria have been breeding Labradoodles and the progenies are trained to be used as Guide dogs, Assistant dogs, and Therapy Dogs in many countries. They haven't earned popularity as family pets like the pure-bred dogs, even though they can make amazing family pets.

I think, one major reason for not yet been recognized by any major kennel club as a specific breed might be due to the fact that Labradoodle don't show a consistently predictable nature. Although most of the Labradoodles show the desired traits, in their behavior and appearence, yet from an overall breed perspective, this breed is quite unpredictable, which makes it impossible to draw a fixed breed standard for it. Hence, we can't call it a pure breed, but a mutt. For instance, Labradoodles' coat can vary widely, ranging between soft and smooth to typically wiry. It can be straight, wavy, or even curly. Although most of the Labradoodles do not shed or shed less, but some do shed moderately. Although most of the Labradoodles do not have doggy odor, but some do have. Colors may vary to a great extent starting from white, creamy white and faint gold to rich gold, apricot, red, brown and even black. Alike their roots of origin (Labrador Retriever and Poodle), Labradoodles generally show docile nature, comprised of friendliness, energetic and good with kids.

Barack Obama might have to go for swim each fine morning with his dog instead of just a walk, whether he chooses a Labradoodle or a Portuguese Water Dog!

Labradoodles often display moderate affinity towards water, which is a trait that is genetically transformed from both Labradors and Poodles. Portuguese Water Dog is definite to show highly strong affinity towards water.

Stay tuned... More to come about Portuguese Water Dog.

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Obama Dog Issue - Obama Confused With US President Dog 2008

Hey... here's an updated news about adopting a dog by Obama. Many didn't know about the President's promise of getting Melia and Sasha a dog until the news created a sensational buzz across the web. I am sure some of my readers were also unware of the fact until they dropped by this blog. Well, now I am going to come up with something more interesting! A record shows that there have been an incredible number of around over 42,000 people who got involved in making a decision – as important as, what breed of dog should the US President, Mr. Barack Obama choose for his daughters.

Interesting, the American Kennel Club (AKC) launched an online poll for the President in order to get the views of the general mass on what canine breed should Obama pick. Over 42,000 people have cast their vote over the summerlong seven weeks campaign on Obama's dog breed. And Guess What???? The campaign result was fully against adopting a goldendoodle. Instead Poodle clinched the nomination by winning over the top two contenders by some hundreds of votes. The other names that were also nominated were Miniature Schnauzer, Bichon Frise and Chinese Crested Hairless Dog, because of their non-shading nature... so-called hypoallergenic coat, friendly nature and moderate energy level.

American Kennel Club (AKC) has promised the President to give every assistance to Obama family regarding the acquiring and upkeeping the puppy. That's a great news indeed, but Obama hasn't reacted over the outcome of AKC's poll. He is free to pick whatever he wants. Very recently Michelle Obama told “Entertainment Tonight” that the Obama family is going to adopt a rescue dog instead of a purebred dog from any breeder. Interestingly, The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sent out a letter to the President stating that adopting a purebred dog would be elitist. The Best Friends Animal Society said that they have accumulated over 50,000 signatures to persuad the US president to adopt a dog instead of having one bred or purchased from a breeder engaged in breeding purebred dogs.

Obama said smiling: "Obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me." "So whether we're going to be able to balance those two things, I think, is a pressing issue on the Obama household," he added. But the confusion is on rise regarding US president dog 2008.

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A hunt For Obama Daughters' Hypoallergenic Dog Breed

Barack Obama's winning of the presidential election has created a buzz in the dog world too. Immediately after he won the election, he expressed his love to have a dog for his beloved daughters. That was really a graet news for us, dog lovers. Personally, I feel more happy, the more I find dog lovers' population increasing!

A grand welcome to Obama to our world of dogs.

Dogs have always been a good company for almost all US presidents, and Obama doesn’t want to make any difference during his term too. But one certain barrier for one of his two daughters, ten-year-old Malia, in adopting a dog was the allergy, although she wanted a Goldendoodle - a mixed breed of Golden retriever and poodle. Malia is not alone. This has always been a case that stopped many dog lovers to become dog owners. Malia loves dog but she can't stay along with most of the furry breeds. Any breed that Obama would like to get for his daughters Melia and Sasha would have to be hypoallergenic. Let me not hide and seek... candidly speaking, no dog is actually hypoallergenic. Non-shading breeds would suit best for her.

Breeds like Chinese Crested Dog (not the Powderpuff version, but the Hairless one), Poodles, Bichon frise, Westies (West Highland White Terriers), Portuguese water dogs, Scottish terriers would be amongst the right picks for Melia. But before we dog lovers could suggest a breed for Melia, Peru offered the new US president a dog that is native to South America. It's a Peruvian Hairless Dog and his name is "EARS". No other breed could be better than what Peru has because this breed doesn't have a single hair to shed. Claudia Galvez, the head of the "Peru’s Friends of the Hairless Dog Association", said that Peruvian Hairless Dog is perfect for Obama and his family as it doesn’t have any hair to shed. According to Ms Galvez, Peruvian Hairless Dog doesn't cause any sort of allergies. She stated: "They do not cause any type of allergy and are very friendly and sweet. We want to give a male puppy to Obama’s daughters, so they get to experience all the joys of having a dog but without any allergies." She sent a letter to the US embassy in Lima (capital of Peru), asking if Mr. Obama would like to adopt ‘Ears’, the four-month-old toothless Peruvian Hairless pup, to be his First Dog.

Obama said, "Our preference is to get a shelter dog, though this might be a challenge, given that a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me."

Forget about the world crisis, forget about the troops in Iraq; we dog lovers are waiting anxiously to know what dog is Obama getting for his daughters Melia and Sasha? If I was in Obama's place I would have spared a bit of thought on Lilly - the lovable milky white boxer, who is also known as Obama Dog, who barked a lot to support Barack Obama on the 2008 presidential election. Please visit Lilly Site here

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