Sasha & Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine and you have earned the new puppy that is coming with us to the White House.--Barack Obama
It is getting very close to Woozle Eve for Sasha & Malia Obama. Is the actual dog already picked out? Are the Obama's going to pick it up on their trip abroad as a surprise? Will they land at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with the dog? Are they really waiting until after spring break? Will gooper heads explode from the pup-licity?
Inquiring minds want to know! When Obama was asked recently about the puppy, he kiddingly said "oh, that was just a campaign promise...."
From Wiki:: Portuguese Water dog
The closest relative of the PWD is widely thought to be the Standard Poodle. Like Poodles and several other water dog breeds, PWDs are highly intelligent, can have curly coats, have webbed toes for swimming, and do not shed. However, Portuguese Water Dogs are more robustly built, with stout legs, and can have a wavy coat instead of tightly curled. Also, fanciers generally do not dock their tails, whereas Poodle tails are customarily docked. Portuguese Water Dog eyes are consistently brown, and their coats can be black, reddish brown, white, or black and white.
Male Portuguese Water Dogs usually grow to be about 20 to 23 inches (51 cm to 58 cm) tall, and they weigh between 40 and 60 pounds (18 kg to 27 kg), while the females usually grow to be about 17 to 21 inches (43 cm to 53 cm) tall, and they weigh between 35 and 50 pounds.
PWDs have a single-layered coat that does not shed, and therefore their presence is tolerated extremely well among many people who suffer from dog allergies. Some call PWDs hypoallergenic dogs, but any person with dog allergies who seeks a dog with these qualities should actually spend time with the animals before purchasing, to test whether the dog is truly non-allergenic to them.