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The first lady is spending a lot of time walking and training the 6-month-old Portuguese water dog who became a member of the president's family last week.Chewing on feet, huh? Looks like Bo is following in Barney's footsteps...
An energetic breed, Bo plays well into the night, as he did on Wednesday.
"It was like 10 o'clock. Everybody was asleep and we hear all this barking and jumping around," Mrs. Obama said. "The president and I came out and we thought somebody was out there. And it was just Bo. He was playing with his ball. And it was like there was another person in the house.
"He's kind of crazy, but he's still a puppy. So he likes to play a lot," she said.
The dog, unveiled last week after months of speculation, was a gift to Obama daughters Malia and Sasha.
"He loves to chew on people's feet," Mrs. Obama divulged to more than 100 children invited to a program marking the annual Take Your Child to Work Day. SOURCE: AP
Bo's First Day from White House on Vimeo.
Presidential Pets
Malia Obama walks with new dog Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog. They are followed by President Barack Obama, Sasha Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Bo is a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and his wife Victoria to the President's daughters.
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U.S. President Barack Obama runs down a corridor with the family's new dog, Bo, in the White House in Washington, DC on April 13, 2009.
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The Obamas' new dog, Bo, sits in the White House on April 12, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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President George W. Bush gets a firm grip on his elusive Scottish terrier Barney as he and first lady Laura Bush walk to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. on July 5, 2002. Boston Celtics public relations director Heather Walker acknowledged a published report Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, that Barney bit her wrist and drew blood as she tried to pat the Scottish terrier after a White House ceremony honoring the team's 17th NBA championship.
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Photographers surround Socks, the cat who belonged to the family of U.S. President-elect Bill Clinton, on November 17, 1992 outside the governor's mansion in Little Rock, AK. The news media staked-out the mansion where Clinton lived.
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President Bill Clinton is greeted at the White House by first dog Buddy after returning from his year's-end press conference held at the State Department on December 8, 1999.
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Doting President George H.W. Bush holds one of family dog Millie's puppies, on White House grounds in this undated photo.
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President Ronald Reagan feeds a carrot to his horse El Alamein at his ranch in this undated photo.
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President Ronald Reagan and wife Nancy hold their pet cats, Cleo, and Sara outside on their ranch in this undated photo.
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Then-Georgia governor Jimmy Carter, right, and his seven-year-old daughter, Amy Carter, take a look at Amy's pet hamster Sleepy before his cage is packed up in the process of moving from the Governor's Mansion, on December 31, 1974, in Atlanta, Ga. Carter later became the United States' 39th president.
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By: Elinor Bowles on 5/14/2009 4:26PM
My taste in clothes is, for the most part, quite different from Michelle's. Sometimes I like the way she has put herself together, and sometimes I don't. "So What?" There are other much more important things about her, about her husband, and about the world to spend time thinking about. She is in most ways a remarkable woman.
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By: Basse on 5/17/2009 6:20PM
I have always believed that beauty and style was in the eyes of the beholder, and the most important beholder is oneself. Michelle is approving of her own sense of style, and your or mine is not important, I would prefer critiqing her on issues that truly efect the American people, we have enough fashion models and designers to deal with America's vanity.
It is obvious that your close relationship with Michele has given you the opportunity to scan her closet and see that she owns no Black designers garments.
I am confient that Michele doesn't select her garmet by the race of the designer, however if there is a Black designer that feels their creative designs would be appealing to the First Lady, then I would think they would be working on an effective marketing plan to ensure she is able to view them.
America has a lot of problems, and we need everyone to focus on what we can do to aid the new president and the first lady. I appeal to you to focus on issues of significance.
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By: jc on 5/18/2009 10:23PM
i think she looks great .Do you look Great
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By: Ruth ojwang on 5/23/2009 9:26AM
Stop with the hating all the way from Africa, Kenya we all love michelle, she is a good role model for women in all walks of life, Women need to stop being jelous of each other, if she hasnt impacted your life then too bad for ypu!! majority of the people round the world LOVE MICHELLE AND THINK SHE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL!!
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By: Terri on 4/23/2009 11:26PM
President and Mrs. Obama need the "Dog Whisperer" immediately.
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By: Corey on 4/25/2009 2:58PM
I learned that the dog whisperer is a man made production. My dog trainer is awesome and she saved us wasting time looking into this show. praisedogtraining.com if you want a great trainer.
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By: Black Moses on 4/24/2009 9:29AM
A dog belongs outside like other animals. Dr. Obinna a college professor of mines told me that Africans and Blacks in america were more european than a european and this relationship with this dog is indicative of such a point of view. Having such an un-natural relationship with a dog is an european thing because that dog was vital to their survival when they were dwelling in those caves. I kick that beast outside where it belongs.
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By: Cindy on 4/25/2009 3:42PM
Black Moses:
I am amazed how people can make ridiculous comments like this and hope to be taken seriously. Bonding with animals something that occurs on every continent in our world. The true can also be said about individuals who see dogs as "beasts" that are to be treated indifferently and without compassion. It is rather comical how you stand on your soapbox complaining about the Obamas' new dog, and even attempt to throw in a quote from a professor when your own writing skills depict you as the misinformed ignoramous that you are.
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By: Sloane on 4/25/2009 4:35PM
LMAO!!! Black Moses...someone parted your brain!
First of all...Most white people have cats all up in their kitchen...on top of the very same table in which they eat, on top of the very same countertops in which they prepare their meals...hmmm! Cats roam all over the place, leaving massive amounts of bacteria infected hair, everywhere! Sounds really clean and safe, right? WRONG! As far as closeness to one's animal(s)...I have only seen and heard of white people being screwed and screwing their animals...As a matter of fact, some white women actually enjoy hosting exhibitions of their twisted sexual habits! Now that is what you call "too close to your animals!"
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By: Mary on 4/25/2009 4:52PM
Ihope you don't have any pets!! What a stupid remark to make that animals belong outside when they are pets. We have two dogs and five cats and they all live in our house with us. We have a big house. I would never leave my pets outside to endure the weather changes, especially in the winter or summer months. Get a grip. You sound like an animal hater.
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