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CrankyOldBroad
11/26/08

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I think the whole exchange was hysterical. Gods I love this couple.
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Kilotwat
11/26/08

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I feel obliged to post this picture again:

Barack is down with girly yappy dogs, too!
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Kivrin
11/26/08

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Comments like BHO's make me even more appreciative of my darling fiancé, who grew up with small dogs and therefore thinks it's totally normal to have a "girly" dog around the house. Lhasas, shih tzus, yorkies, pugs...he likes 'em all.
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redqueen
11/26/08

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Am I the only one who isn't offended by him calling a small dog girly? I call small, fluffy dogs "girly" too.

I guess maybe I should be offended, for why must all things "girly" be small and cute? But, I don't know, I just can't really muster the energy to be offended by something like that.
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musicpup
11/26/08

@redqueen: I'm not offended, either. It sounds like a minor slip-up that would happen to me - and I'M a girl.
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itchycoo
11/26/08

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if the obamas are looking for a bigger, less-girly, short-haired dog they should get a rhodesian ridgeback. they're beautiful, strong, graceful african hunting dogs--a little more interesting than getting a lab or golden retriever.

[en.wikipedia.org]
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MizJenkins
11/26/08

@itchycoo: LOVE!! And I don't know...I feel like it just "looks" right for that family.
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Kivrin
11/26/08

@itchycoo: Rhodesian Ridgebacks need CRAZY amounts of exercise, from what I hear. They were just featured on "Dogs 101" (love Animal Planet!) as excellent training partners for people who run marathons!
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Breamworthy
11/26/08

@itchycoo: Also, short-haired =/= no allergies. (Yes, I know all this (dander, etc.) was covered in umpteen other threads, and there are no totally hypo-allergenic dogs, etc.)
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Lizabelle
11/26/08

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I think the new first family should adopt a retired greyhound.

Cute, Not-"Girly" (Whatevs, Mr. President-Elect), and very very Sleepy.
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AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies)
11/26/08

@Lizabelle: word, Greyhounds are awesome, but they shed a lot
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Breamworthy
11/26/08

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BO also said, apparently with accompanying hand gestures, "We're going to have a big rambunctious dog, of some sort."

Translation: standard poodle or some crossbread thereof. My (mostly) standard poodle is a complete goofball. I can hardly wait to see BO trying to walk a standard poodle while it repeatedly leaps like 19 feet in the air because it sees a bird/squirrel/leaf/raindrop overhead.
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badmutha
11/26/08

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Little dogs like that tend to get underfoot, and there may be times when folks have to get moving pretty fast. They totally need one of those labradoodles. Big and hypoallergenic. They can name him "Curly!"

Which reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Groucho Marx:
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read.
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musicpup
11/26/08

@badmutha: I'm all for the goldendoodle option, but I'm biased. BIG DOG, cute face and wonderful tempers from both breeds (labs tend to be a little too hyper, Goldens just can't be bothered), hypoallergenic - good times all around!

And my mom has a book bag with that quote on it.
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badmutha
11/26/08

@musicpup is mad as a sack of badgers: I love Groucho Marx! I need that bookbag.
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musicpup
11/26/08

@badmutha: I wish I knew where to find it, but she has so many at this point . . .

[www.zazzle.com]

That's not the actual bag my mother has, sadly. The font is too small for the lovely quote!
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AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies)
11/26/08

@badmutha: one of my favorite quotes of his
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AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies)
11/26/08

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yeah, they're all pretty tall, I think they need a tall dog
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inabook
11/26/08

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Is the pup pictured Cha Cha Cha? Because that is one cute pupster.
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
11/26/08

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Um, puppeh? Iz you tryna seduce me? 'Cause I don't swing that way.
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cwisto moweina has got yer goat
11/26/08

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It's only a "girly dog" if it has a vagina. FAIL
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musicpup
11/26/08

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Eh. I'm generally not a fan of small dogs, I have to say. This one really isn't an exception to the rule - cute, yes, but I wouldn't want it for my own. Such a small, yappy critter would look weirdly out of place with the awesomeness that is the Obama family.
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gra
11/26/08

@musicpup is mad as a sack of badgers: Havanese are not yappy at all. Swear!
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musicpup
11/26/08

@gra: I'll take your word for it! Still, it's so SMALL. Imagine someone as tall as Michelle or Barack taking it for a walk.

Hilarity ensues.
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gra
11/26/08

@musicpup is mad as a sack of badgers: Small dog = small poos. Big dog = big poos.

Also, walking a Havanese is the best thing ever because every single person you see "cannot freaking believe how cute your dog is!!"
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Anycah
11/26/08

@musicpup is mad as a sack of badgers: Small dogs generally have shit personalities because their owners tend to not discipline and socialize them properly. =/ Though the guard dog mini breeds may just be terrors in their own right. Small working dogs are win, though.
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musicpup
11/26/08

@gra: I get that with my Golden, too, though. =)
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musicpup
11/26/08

@Anycah: Small dogs = more likely to be child substitutes for old ladies in Germany. True story. Those are the worst little buggers.
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LimitedLiabilityGirl
11/26/08

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Okay all of those shed like motherfuckers and none of them are hypoallergenic. Guilty as charged.
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badmutha
11/26/08

@LimitedLiabilityGirl: Hehehehe-"shed like motherfuckers" would probably make Obama laugh.
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PhDork
11/26/08

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Yeah, BO, a Havanese will pussify you. Shut it.
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