Archive for November, 2008

The 2008 National Dog Show

November 29th, 2008 by Bella | 0

Dogs from seven different breeding groups compete for best in show.

GW’s Barney Bites Back

November 17th, 2008 by Bella | 0

President George W Bush’s personal pet, Barney the terrier, has biten two reporters in recent months.
Reuters television reporter John Decker and Heather Walker, the public relations director for the Boston Celtics, have both felt Barney’s wrath, drawing blood both times.
Barney, once described by Karl Rove, Mr Bush’s political strategist, as “a lump,” and dissed by [...]

First Dog Update

November 17th, 2008 by Bella | 0

No first dog unitl after January 20th.
In a recent CBS’ “60 Minutes,” interview, future first lady Michelle Obama said: “We’re on call-mode on the dog front. Because the deal with the dog was that we would get the dog after we got settled. Because as responsible owners we — I don’t think it would be [...]

Obama and the First Dog

November 8th, 2008 by Bella | 0

On election night, November 4th, 2008, Barack Obama promised his daughter a dog for the White House. This has become big news in the early days of the President Elects new job.
At his first press conference, Obama said “Our preference is to get a shelter dog, but most shelter dogs are mutts like [...]