The six-month old puppy was quite excited, bounding across the grass at the end of a leash held by oldest daughter Malia. President Obama is asked by one reporter “Can you believe the coverage this is getting?” to which Obama replied, “It’s spectacular!” He’s also asked where Bo will be sleeping and the President says he has a bunch of spots inside the White House, though one of them isn’t his bed!

President Obama comments in the video that the only concern they have is that apparently Porties like tomatoes, of which the Obama family is growing in their new organic garden. Little Sasha also adds that he doesn’t know how to swim, and the President says they need to be taught how to!

Bo is a Portuguese Water Dog and was chosen for his supposed hypoallergenic coat, since Malia is allergic.

The Obama family take Bo for his first walk

[image: wikipedia; White House Photo/ Chuck Kennedy]

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Bo Obama’s First Day

Below are just a few of the vegetables she planted, how early to plant them, and the days to maturity:

Carrots — 2-3 weeks before — 50-80
Broccoli — 2 weeks before — 80-100
Collards — 4 weeks before — 60-80
Leaf lettuce — 3-4 weeks before — 40-60
Spinach — 3-6 weeks before — 50-60
Radishes — 2-3 weeks before — 20-30
Kale — 4 weeks before — 40-50
Onions — 4 weeks before — 100-120
Sugar Snap Peas — 6-8 weeks before — 65-70
Shallots — 4-6 weeks before — 60-120

(photo credit: Newscom)

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What the Obamas Planted

The First Family have finally decided on a dog breed — Michelle Obama has said they’ve narrowed down their search to a Portuguese water dog.

The First Lady said the dog will be arriving in April after the family return from their Spring Break vacation with daughters Malia and Sasha. They’re looking for a rescue (yay!) who is “old enough and a match for the family dynamic.”

“Temperamentally they’re supposed to be pretty good,” she says of the breed that Sen. Ted Kennedy has also lobbied for (he has two Water dogs of his own). “From the size perspective, they’re sort of middle of the road – it’s not small, but it’s not a huge dog. And the folks that we know who own them have raved about them. So that’s where we’re leaning.”

What will keep Americans on the edge of their seats once the dog makes it to the White House? Naming it, of course!

“Oh, the names are really bad. I don’t even want to mention it, because there are names floating around and they’re bad,” Mrs. Obama says with a laugh. “You listen and you go – like, I think, Frank was one of them. Frank! Moose was another one of them. Moose. I said, well, what if the dog isn’t a moose? Moose. I’m like, no, come on, let’s work with the names a little bit.”

[image: flickr]

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Presidential Pooch Coming Soon