PHOTO Who's leading who?

[Jackeens]

:shrug:

[goclark]

1. Love it ~ he may be the world leader but Bo knows who leads

in the WH.

Precious.

[4_Legs_Good]

19. BEST.WHITEHOUSE.EVER

Damn, I love this whole family.

David

[tabatha]

2. Malia leads them both.

[NYC Liberal]

4. LOL! I was gonna post the exact same thing

[Sanity Claws]

3. That dog needs training

Actually, many trainers say that it's the owners who need training. That may be true here since the Obamas have never had a dog before.

[dgibby]

6. The dog whisperer has offered his services if they want.

Don't know if he's actually been in touch with the WH, but he did say that on tv when Bo arrived. Looks like it might be a good idea.

[eleny]

13. I'm hoping he's invited soon

Bo would become an even happier dog! :hi:

[Catshrink]

21. I would love to see that on The Dog Whisperer.

Training the First Pooch. How cool would that be????

[ChiciB1]

11. I Have Two Chocolate Labs & From What I've Learned Over The Years Of

having many dogs... IT IS the owner who should always be the "teacher," if not things can get waaaaay out of hand!

My daughter has two golden retrievers who have been allowed a lot of leeway, but have had some training, but they still jump all over anyone who comes into their home. They are very friendly, but those big dogs have the capacity to knock you down. Then they constantly jump on you or lick you for about 30 minutes until they finally settle down. My daughter states that "it's their home" so they are allowed to do "some things!"

WE don't agree on this at all!!! But they are they're dogs. If you have a dog that "won't train" there is always obedience school, or a personal trainer! My dogs KNOW not to jump on people and have been taught since they were puppies that SIT means SIT!!

They also do tricks, just had to throw that in! My father taught me dog training when I was pretty young and I find it pretty easy to do. I will say that I have found that smaller dogs seem more difficult, but that may be my bias showing! I'm a BIG dog person!

GREAT PICTURE THOUGH... thanks for sharing!

[NYC Liberal]

5. Bo is definitely in charge for sure.

[islandgirl808]

7. i wonder if that's their private living area

it's gorgeous...it doesn't look stuffy.

go bo! are portuguese water dogs big dogs? bo looks pretty big considering he's still a puppy. then again, i have a chihuahua and am only use to small dogs lol.

[Jennicut]

8. I think it is. Laura Bush allowed C-Span to tour the WH in Dec and it looks

like the area she said they use for their private living quarters.

[Beaverhausen]

9. Yeah- nice Steinway I see

hope someone is playing it.

[Phx_Dem]

15. One or both of the girls take piano lessons, as I recall Michelle

saying.

What an adorable picture! Bo is on a tear after Malia -- "where do you think you're going without me!!"

[SeaLyons]

10. Why is Bo on a leash inside their residence....poor puppy.

[polichick]

12. Maybe they're on their way outside - looks like it.

[SeaLyons]

18. I bet you're right.

LUCKY PUPPY!!!

[AtomicKitten]

14. Looks like Bo is a handful. Nothing more difficult to control than a BIG puppy! n/t

[bdamomma]

16. they need to show who's boss.

[lunatica]

17. Yeah but with big puppies it takes quite a while

To get them to learn the limits. They just follow the scent, or the person, or whatever is 'over there' as an impulse because they don't understand danger and they don't get the ability to really learn something for a few months. Lots of repetition is necessary for them to 'get it'. Even Cesar Milan will tell you to take them for a run first to get them to settle down.

[bdamomma]

20. Bo is still a puppy hopefully he will slow down a little.