Obama: New family dog could be “a mutt like me.”
President-elect Barack Obama, who famously promised his two young daghters a new puppy after the election, told reporters today that the family wants to adopt a dog from a shelter.
Obama, in his first press conference since winning the presidential election Tuesd
ay night, said his 10-year-old daughter, Malia, is allergic, so the family wants a hypoallergenic breed. But he also said the family would like to adopt a dog rather than buyng one from a breeder.
“There are a number of breeds that are hypoallergenic, but on the other hand our preference is to get a shelter dog, but obviously, a lot of the shelter dogs are mutts like me,” Obama said. “So, whether we are going to be able to balance those two things I think is a pressing issue on the Obama household.”
Obama’s mother was Caucasian and his father was African.
The soon-to-be first family’s choice of canine has become a hot topic since the election. Obama mentioned that his daughters had “earned” a new puppy during his acceptance speech Tuesday night.
- Staff Writer Bryan Dean
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