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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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That was a great moment. You could just see him promising one to his girls if they hung in there for the rest of the campaign.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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It will be a beagle. Or a pug.
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Delhi Dog
Trad climber
Good Question...
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Doberman or a German Shepard
:>)
DD
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Goldendoodle? First time I heard of that one...
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Chaz
Trad climber
So. Cal.
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I'd suggest a Labrador for a first puppy. Good kid dog.
I like Dobermans myself, but they're a lot of work if you don't want them to turn out to be monsters.
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Indianclimber
Trad climber
Lost Wages
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A Briard owned by Thomas Jefferson
New Foundland owned by James Buchanan
Yellowish-Brown Mongrel owned by Abraham Lincoln
Collie owned by Benjamin Harrison
Bull terrier owned by Teddy Roosevelt
Airedale owned by Herbert Hoover
Scottish terrier owned by Franklin Roosevelt
Weimaraner owned by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Welsh terrier owned by John F. Kennedy
Beagle owned by Lyndon B. Johnson
Giant Sheepdog owned by Ronald Reagan
Springer Spaniel owned by George Bush
Chocolate lab owned by Bill Clinton
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Indianclimber
Trad climber
Lost Wages
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Best name suggestion Bark Obama
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andy@climbingmoab
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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A wolfhound. Not a small dog like a Great Dane or Rottweiler, wonderful with kids, and as noble as it gets.
I just got another wolfhound a few weeks ago. Here he is at 12 weeks old.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 6, 2008 - 11:25am PT
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I asked Loki, and she said "First Dog? What a bunch of nonsense! Dogs are inferior subservient beings. Dogs have masters, and we've had enough of that crap, haven't we? Let's talk about the First Cat - that's way more interesting. Cats are superior in all ways, and not slow to let silly humans know their place. And there are some genuine American cats, too. Maybe the First Cat can have a First Dog, though, for entertainment and playing, and for sharpening claws."
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal Hell
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I vote for a shelter mutt !!!!
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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I'm with Karen. Mutts are by far the best dogs. Most pure breeds are inbred, live shorter and have more problems as well as finicky temperaments.
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Anastasia
climber
Not here
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I just hope they pick one up from the pound. I really think that rescuing a dog would be a symbolic move.
AF
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Definately shelter/pound dog. Something small if no lab/retrievers are available.
My chihuahua/terrier/dachsund (I think) mix is a great dog.
Me and Maggie after a nap in the desert....
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Fish Finder
Social climber
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
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my guess is a ........
Boxer
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 9, 2008 - 03:16pm PT
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Although Obama is undoubtedly rather busy at the moment, here's the latest from Mr. B.:
"The Obamas are looking for a hypoallergenic breed because his elder daughter, 10-year-old Malia, has allergies, he said. The family would also prefer to adopt a dog from an animal shelter, he said. 'But, obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts, like me,' Obama said, a disarming reference to his biracial heritage. 'So whether we're going to be able to balance those two things, I think, is a pressing issue on the Obama household.'"
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=9065316e-8a7b-408e-9316-a171faa89d7d
"Mutts, like me". Bwahaha!
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apogee
climber
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Maybe they can talk the proud owners of Elwood, the Chinese Crested Chihuahua to give up this proud pooch:
Voted 'World's Ugliest Dog', and pretty much hairless, too- that should help Malia's allergies...
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 9, 2008 - 04:31pm PT
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There seem to be a fair number of dog breeds that are at least to some extent hypoallergenic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoallergenic_dog_breeds
Most of them have short hair, don't shed, or both. None are entirely hypoallergenic, as the allergens are in both hair and saliva.
There don't seem to be as many hypoallergenic cats, although with cats, it's much more the saliva than the fur that causes the reaction:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_allergy
Most of the allegedly hypoallergenic cat breeds seem, to be honest, to be a bit strange, or politically suspect - Siberian, Russian Blue, LaPerm, Sphynx, Devon Rex, Cornish Rex.
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nature
climber
Santa Fe, NM
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put Juan de Fuca on a leash. Two problems solved.
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