Obama Puppy Arrives Tuesday

I still can’t believe it’s April, and the middle of April to boot! That means the First Family’s much-talked about dog will be heading to its new home this week!

The selection of the dog was no easy task, and the nation was just as interested as the Obama girls to see what kind of canine would end up at the White House. After announcing during his acceptance speech in November that the girls, Malia and Sasha, had earned themselves the promised puppy, a Portuguese water dog, was finally selected in January for its supposed hypoallergenic coat.

The Obamas puppy will be coming from a kennel in Texas after it was given back to the kennel from the original family who purchased it. (So it’s being “re-homed.”) The puppy is six months old and currently named Charlie, though the First Family says they plan to rename it.

Senator Ted Kennedy will present the dog to the family, as he’s gotten several of his own dogs from the same kennel.

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