Obamas Adopt 2nd White House Dog, Name Her Sunny.

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9. Why do people insist on lying about this? Bo came from a breeder, not adopted.

note to the OP - I know this is just the headline, so it's not directed at you, it's to the many dishonest writers of articles about their dogs. People in the pets forum here will most likely understand.
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Bred by Martha & Art Stern of Amigo Portuguese Water Dogs in Boyd, Texas, Bo is a son of "Watson" (CH Valkyrie Dr. Watson is Here, Born 22.April.2002, AKC WS00562102)—of the Rader family in Pittsburgh's Ambridge suburb—and "Penny", belonging to Art and Martha Stern. One of Bo's nine litter mates was Senator Ted Kennedy's dog named "Cappy" (Amigo's Captain Courageous); the litter was named "Hope and Change", in honor of Obama's victory.

And Sunny came from a breeder in Michigan.

They make donations to a humane society as if they "rescued" a dog, and nearly every story says adopted, as if they rescued them from a kennel. When you get them from breeders, it ain't adoption, and it's dishonest to try and spin it that way.

Why is everyone so defensive that they can't be honest? Or do they pay these people to write this pap?

Oh wait. Forgot I was talking politicians who, as a general rule, are more about show than substance, and may care less about animals than they do about people. So a few more of the 4-6 million unwanted and perfectly fucking good pets/friends get killed each year as people are shown that you just can't get a good enough dog at a shelter...like the dozen Portugese water dogs here

http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?pet_breed=Portuguese+Water+Dog&animal_type=Dog&location=WA

Not like they haven't got a jet that could pick one up and deliver it. Which might actually make an impact. Instead we get this, along with the videos on tv of a bunch of sad animals with Wille Nelson voice-overs while well-funded orgs that care more about paying their staff than helping animals try and get you to fork over some $$$. While rescues that need the help get little or nothing.

What a place...