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Edited on Sat Apr-11-09 08:44 PM by bigtree
The Obama administration announced their decision today to delay the planned deployment of the first dog to the White House. The reasons cited were lack of adequate training for the eventuality when the dog will be left to fend for itself without the assistance and guidance of the first family, and the prospect of rogue elements aggravating the new addition.
Britain, Spain, and France agreed to help with the training of the foreign dog, but it is understood by the administration that the process of training the dog would not be resolved in a week, a month, or even a year. It's still not known if the new dog will accept the training and there is a question of what the dog will actually do with the expertise and play equipment provided when the First Family withdraws.
Then, there's the issue of the collateral damage caused by the first dog to the White House carpet and grounds. The president expressed his intention to put a contingency (residual) force in place to further train and direct the new dog as it adjusts to its new role. The young recipients assured that they would 'listen to the trainers' and take full responsibility for the safety and security (as well as the eventual clean-up), but there are plans to supplement their efforts.
Opponents of the delay in the dog's arrival expressed dismay at the time it was taking to put the dog in place, citing the disappointment and anxiety the younger members of the Obama clan must be feeling waiting for the eventual deployment. But, the senior administration officials stress that it would be irresponsible to deploy the dog before they made sure 'conditions on the ground' were in place to sustain the new addition to the First Family into the future.
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