"I love my Bo."

[Jackeens]

Michelle Obama: "And the newest addition to the Obama family -- the most famous member of the family, Bo Obama -- is also doing well,'' she said of the first family's Portuguese water dog. "I have to say, he is the best puppy in the whole wide world. I love him to death.

"He is so sweet. But he's still a puppy... I got up at 5:15 a.m. in the morning to walk my puppy. That's how my day starts. Even though the kids are supposed to do a lot of the work, I'm still up at 5:15 a.m. taking my dog out. So for everyone who has a child asking for a puppy -- -- you have to want the dog. As I do. I love my Bo."

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/04/michelle_obama_leading_first_l.html

[islandgirl808]

1. and we love your Bo too Mrs. O

:D

[ClarkUSA]

2. Was any other First Lady this personally responsible for the family puppy? I doubt it.

What a charming down-to-earth woman.

[ginnyinWI]

3. has he become Mom's dog?

Usually they pick one favorite human.

[annabanana]

6. I got news for you kid.. They ALL become "Mom's dog" when you

have kids...

[Bobbie Jo]

10. LOL...True that.

:P

[DevonRex]

12. Yep. And Mom's frog, Mom's lizzard, Mom's snake, Mom's mouse,

Mom's EVERYTHING. Even the stuff that Mom is afraid of. And how could I forget Mom's budgie that bites the HELL out of her when she cleans its damned cage?

[Peacetrain]

14. Mom's cat...that is what happened here

[DevonRex]

15. Once we had Mom's dog, Mom's cat, Mom's bird and Mom's mouse all

at the same time. I'd go into one room and find the Siamese hanging onto the birdcage (hanging from the ceiling) for dear life and hoping to get the bird, of course. Or the dog would be chasing the cat away from his food bowl and tip his water all over her. The best one was when my son got a mouse. Turns out the mouse was pregnant. Then the Siamese knocked it's cage off onto the floor, which was then covered in tiny little meeces that the cat chased around.

It was one thing to be in charge of feeding and all that. It was quite another trying to keep them all separated so one thing didn't eat the other.

[badgerpup]

18. Didn't happen with my sister's rats though...

Mom didn't know till years later...and that was when we told her...that sis had had a couple pet rats; Pocket (female), Brother Louie (male...that song was popular then, so that kinda tells you how long ago this was)...and eventually their six babies.

Ratlings look amazingly like itty-bitty puppies when they're born, aside from the hairlessness and longer tails...
they have really blunt muzzles that don't start to elongate and turn ratty-looking for a couple weeks or so.

[DevonRex]

19. Wow. You were good. I wouldn't mind a rat as long as it didn't have red eyes.

Not sure I could handle that.

[butterfly77]

42. You are a good one..

I can't even stand to see one they make my nerves stand on end and there is a commercial with a big rat that just about covers the screen I was walking into the room with a little snack and it was over I couldn't eat and it took me a while to stop thinking about it...

[Arugula Latte]

47. What the heck! How did you guys hide rats in your house?

:rofl:

[badgerpup]

61. Single parent household, mom was working...

...and instead of a rat cage, sis had an old metal breadbox she'd sort of converted for use to keep the rats in. She not only cleaned the cage every day, but the rats got a bath as well.
The box stayed in the closet while Mom was home...but we were kinda worried about the sound of the wheel giving the game away-

Yeah, we were kinda dysfunctional...:crazy:

[rocktivity]

37. I've never owned a pet, but all I know that when my sister bought her cat to my mother's house

she immediately bonded with my mother--followed her around, sat on her bed, and everything, the little ass-kisser!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[ClayZ]

28. Here, two kids left home 2 dogs didn't.

I loved Buster and I love Mayla. I found Buster as a puppy, in my daughters closet when she was 15. She had a dish of food and water and newspaper in the corner. She thought I wouldn't notice a puppy crying by lunchtime.... I had my daughter home for 3 more years and Buster for 11. Mayla is kind of a boomerang dog. Our son takes her for a couple years and then somehow finds houses where he just can't have her.

She likes it here and we love her.

[madmom]

44. Boy ain't that the truth! Mom's cat here, was mom's dog before.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

60. Not always

The two dogs in my family were mostly fed, walked and disciplined by my Dad and both recognized him as their main boss. That's despite the fact that the second dog was meant to be my sister's dog and that she looked after much of his training, fed him and took him for walks quite often.

But yeah...it's the same principle

[CTyankee]

16. Usually the one who feeds them scraps under the table.

I had to break myself of that habit when I visited my daughter. She said that the scraps were bad for dogs and added too many calories to their diets. But we humans love to be loved, so I still did it occasionally...just a bad habit I guess...or I need lots of love!

[tblue37]

24. Most pups turn into Mama's dogs, because it's usually Mama who feeds and walks the

little booger, no matter how much everyone else in the family promises they will do it. It's also usually Mama who finds time to just give attention no matter how busy. Just as with other fmily members, when Mama sees puppy wanting love, Mama pays attention.

The kids are good for romps, but when puppy just wants to be petted and fussed over, he can usually count on Mama.

[Veruca Salt]

30. You can totally see it in that pic!

And it's the cutest thing ever! My mum is the same with her dog (and the one who is supposed to be my fathers).

[kestrel91316]

4. I figured out why I like that dog so much: he's colored exactly like my

newest cat.

[blueclown]

5. Has Michelle ever had a dog before?

If not, then she will find out (or has already found out) that a dog is a man's (or woman) best friend.

As the great Harry Truman once said - If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.

[elleng]

29. Nope, according to news sources,

NONE OF THEM has had ANY PETS!

[GoCubsGo]

54. Not quite.

Barack had a cat named "Max" when he was a community organizer:

http://www.dailypress.com/news/nationworld/chi-0703300121mar30-archive,1,4885355.story?page=4

[Phx_Dem]

7. OMG. That is so sweet. She loves him!!

My Bo, my dog, my puppy. :hug:

[Ready4Change]

8. Check out all the microphones.

Down at Bo's level.

'Bo, do you have a comment?'

[grantcart]

22. lol I think it was just a reflex - point to anything that moves lol

[Clio the Leo]

9. Considering this is the first pet she's ever owned...

... that is SO flippin' adorable.

I'm telling you, if EVERYONE in the world got a dog or a cat .... the world would be a better place.

[tblue37]

25. Nah, too many people just neglect or, worse, abuse them. nt

[Bucky]

11. They are such an awesomely cool family.

I'm so glad they're representing me.
I never gave up on the American Dream, but it sure is good to see it honored with such character & decency

[glitch]

20. Truly well said. One of the most wellest saids ever. :) nt

[AtomicKitten]

13. He really is a cute giant puppy!

[Samantha]

17. I really hate to start any rumors here and risk getting flamed

but it looks a lot like Bo does run the show. :)

And that is how it should be!

[tigereye]

21. I love how they dress like "normal" people

It's so refreshing.

[Baby Snooks]

33. Actually they don't....

http://tinyurl.com/c92glb

A $540 pair of sneakers. Refreshing indeed.

[tigereye]

50. well, compared to the Bushes and most Presidential families, they do

her other clothes are very utilitarian.

[tblue37]

23. I love his spanking white bib and boots.

I just want to shove my face in his while scratching his ears and say, "Pooka, pooka, pooka!"

My cats and all my friends' dogs think I'm silly when I do that, but they put up with me.

[asdjrocky]

26. My experience tells me-

the kids first dog always becomes mom or dads dog.

[Withywindle]

27. When I was a kid

I was the dog's dog.

Seriously - my parents got a German Shepherd puppy when I was 3. That dog was very closely bonded with my dad and he treated her like a second daughter, but she took a PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY to make sure I was trained right. I mean, when they got her, she came into a household with a weird, ugly, furless, two-legged, obviously special-needs "puppy" who could barely toddle around properly and wasn't even trained to "go" in the yard! Obviously she had to groom me and push me around and show me what's what. She grew up too fast!

[asdjrocky]

57. You just tugged at my heart.

German Shepherd Dog simpley the Best. Dog. Ever. I've had two and one helped to raise my kids. I know, I know, any and all dogs of all shapes and sizes can be great, but from me, there's nothing like a good black and tan.

[SeaLyons]

31. awww...that makes me very happy.

So glad they love that precious puppy.

[Baby Snooks]

32. "I love my Lanvins too"

?

I guess when you are a fashion plate you have to keep up with styles. $540 for a pair of Lanvin sneakers.

http://tinyurl.com/c92glb

The Obamas. Your typical American family in touch with the typical American family. Quite a few of whom can't afford a $5.40 pair of sneakers.

[NYCGirl]

34. Gee, you think society will survive? Maybe she should shop at Goodwill.

:eyes:

[GoCubsGo]

55. Wouldn't surprise me if...

...her new friend Carla had something to do with her owning those shoes. They're from a French designer. Betcha Mrs. Sarkozy got her a deal on 'em, if she didn't send them as a gift.

[beac]

35. No, they are NOT the "typical American family," but they EARNED all

their money and if she wants to stimulate the economy by spending it on shoes, that's her right.

She is 100% more down-to-earth that ANY first lady in history.

And your comment is 100% ridiculous. Seriously.

[Baby Snooks]

36. About as down to earth as Jackie...

Jackie Onassis anyway. Jackie Kennedy would have had better sense than to wear a pair of $540 sneakers. Especially during a severe economic recession.

[NYCGirl]

38. Jackie Kennedy, in a note to Oleg Cassini: "Just make sure no one has exactly

the same dress I do ... I want all mine to be original and no fat little women hopping around in the same dress ...."

[Baby Snooks]

43. She also used a dressmaker in New York...

Many of her "couture fashions" were in fact "copies" of Paris originals made for her by a pair of sisters in New York. They made the pink "Chanel" suit that wasn't Chanel.

http://www.pinkpillbox.com/pinksuit.htm

Most of her clothes were copies of Paris couture originals made for her by Chez Ninon for a fraction of what the original would have cost. And with all due respect to Oleg Cassini he was never a Chanel or a Lanvin.

She was mindful of her position in the White House - every designer in the world probably offered her "freebies" which she refused.

[NYCGirl]

45. He might not have been Chanel, but he was not Gimbel's basement, either. NT

[CakeGrrl]

46. Aren'tyou the one who will not address the President as anything other than "Mr. Obama"

because he "isn't a president at all" to you since you think he allowed the NYC flyover of AF1?

:eyes:

Let's make sure we have some proper context for your "outrage".

[Baby Snooks]

48. Kill the messenger, kill the messenger...

Mr. Obama is Mr. Obama not as a result of what happened in New York but as a result of his once again excusing things on the basis of "ooops" and then "moving on" and telling us we must "move on."

Move on from policies of the previous administration that his administration has continued? Mr. Obama as opposed to President Obama? You bet.

I supported him and voted for him. And expect of him. And I'm sorry you don't like that. He will be President Obama once more when the previous administration is held accountable for its war crimes.

As for Mrs. Obama and her "fashion statements" I am deeply offended by it all to behonest when there are so many people in this country losing their jobs, their homes, their everything.

And she goes and buys a $540 pair of sneakers?

Something wrong with the picture. Something wrong with the Obamas. Something wrong with those who don't see that there's something wrong.

[CakeGrrl]

51. He's the president *now* even if you can't bring yourself to acknowledge it

and if Mrs. Obama wants to spend some of the money that she has earned, a relatively small amount in the scheme of things, I don't have a problem with it.

If you're going to hold them to a zero-tolerance standard of spending, then as someone suggested, why don't you follow the same example and disconnect your access to the Internet in solidarity with and respect for those who cannot?

Why don't we make them use public transportation? Who in the world can afford a personal jet? That's obscenely extravagant and showy when there's a recssion on, so why don't they get with the damned program already? :eyes:

What a silly nitpick I think this is. She gets needled by big-name designers for not spending far more money on THEIR designs as it is, yet she's still not sufficiently thrifty to keep from offending a whole other faction.

How low SHOULD she go? It sounds like you'd be more than happy if they were held to a 'sanctioned' limit on their clothing expenditures. Never mind the outreach she's doing while she happens to be clothed in something she didn't pick up at the dollar store - she still isn't doing enough to suit you. Oh well.

Back to topic, I think it's great that she's taken Bo to heart - for some reason I would have ranked her behind Barack and the girls to attach to him, but it's great that he seems to be taking to his new family and vice versa.

[StrongBad]

52. LOL! - offended by her clothing.

You must be a hit at parties.

[beac]

39. I assume this will be your last post, since SURELY you will be giving up your

internet connection since there are families who can't afford internet connections in these tough economic times, right?

[Debi]

41. Jackie Kennedy was born into wealth, raised with wealth and married wealth

Neither Michelle Obama nor her husband were born wealthy - they both earned what they have.

[MrsMatt]

62. good god give it a rest

you are obsessed with those damned shoes. E-fucking-nough!

[AZBlue]

63. Wow - you have nothing else to talk about? Really?

[otohara]

40. Bo Sounds Like NO

I love my NO, that's what Bo hears.

[TahitiNut]

49. Yes, it does sorta violate the prohibition on a name that rhymes with a command.

My Bo, a black lab, didn't seem to have much of a problem distinguishing, but I suspect there was a little.

[redwitch]

53. Dogs can distinguish between the two.

My friend has a trained search and rescue dog who clearly knows the difference between "no" and "go".

[Raine]

56. Aw that;s sweet

and I LOVE how Michelle calls him "her puppy" sounds like she's fallin in love with another BO! :-) :thumbsup:

[Baby Snooks]

58. Here we go again...

Offended still. But mainly by the hypocrisy. But her closet is out of the closet. So she can spend freely as she chooses. It is her money.

But there are those who are also offended by the display of wealth during a time where so many have absolutely nothing while her husband does absolutely nothing but continue to bail out crooks.

And play games with regard to the war crimes of the previous administration. Guantanamo was supposed to be closed. Now we will have more military trials. To further disgrace this country. As if it could be disgraced any further.

They are just playing house at the White House. Isn't it fun playing president and first lady?

But never fear. All will be well. Michelle Obama is just the perfect first lady. Why, we're back in Camelot.

[Quantess]

64. Will you take a look at that uppity little dog?

Just think how the mutts at the pound will feel when they see this photo.

[cooolandrew]

59. Yay for the dog, with Bo at the campaign stump 2012 is in the bag. =)