I love him. If he were a girl, I'd call her Samantha, after Robert Neville's puppy in 'I am Legend'. Because Neville said 'I can fix this' after the world went to hell, and he did (theatrical and director's cut). But he's a boy. I don't know what I'd call a boy German Shepherd. Probably Picard or Sisko or something. Or something German-Roman. Cool dogs need cool names.
(photo courtesy of NBC website, photo by Linda Brown via AP -- I don't know if she's the same Linda Brown as the pet breeder mentioned in the article.)
Cat people are alien to me. And I say that liking cats. Cats are groovy. Cats will share their treasures with you. A dog will lay down and die for you, though -- if it can't rescue you. Humans are undeserving of dogs.
Biden, riding deep with seven black Secret Service vehicles, rolled up to German Shepherd breeder Linda Brown’s home in Chester County, Penn. on Saturday and rolled out having chosen the nation's Second Dog.
The german shepherd in Beverly Hills Chihuahua was a pound puppy, and by all accounts an excellent actor (I never saw the movie, but the clip of the train was harrowing). I wish Biden had followed Obama's pledge to get a pound puppy, but I can understand sorta why he didn't.
I just wish people would stop breeding. Too many animals need homes.
Also, a friend of mine says he'd never consider a German Shepherd because there's too much inbreeding in the breed. That's too bad. I'd still get one, though, if I had the room. Damn good canine companion, among the best you can choose and who can choose you.