As you may be aware, President-Elect Obama has promised his daughters a dog. Please click the link in the title to vote Greyhound for First Pet. I love the idea of greyhounds getting this kind of recognition. If you've seen the Barney Cam Holiday videos, you can probably imagine how much faster a greyhound could give us a tour! Or we might only see one room if the First Hound felt like staying on the sofa.
Either way, let's all cast our ballots one more time this week. Democracy marches on!
5 comments:
For some reason, I just can't do it. B.O.'s following is so cult like. I am not sure I want those people adopting greyhounds. :-P
Jen
Thank you Addie for making us aware of this important issue- it is our civil duty to vote (lol)
now, now Jen- we all know that greyhounds are bipartisan and willing to sleep on anyone's couch, (rather like Kato Kaelin). Though my money is that they won't choose a greyhound. First of all, I doubt the White House is ready for a greyhounds very special version of "s.b.d's ?? Secondly, he DID say "puppy". But chances are that a greyhound would be better behaved than Barney- did you catch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAKfEoTcMaY
That's true, Alex, he did say "puppy", so Jen, I think we don't have to worry about cult adoptions. :-)
Alex, great Kato Kaelin reference...that's too funny!
Addie
Yeah, those greyhounds will follow anyone with a warm bed, a roof, and some food :-).
Jen
I'm not voting; I worry about the follow-the-leader mentality. When Clinton got a chocolate lab, people went nuts getting chocolate lab puppies and naming them Buddy. It happened with FDR's Scotty Fala, and there also was the rush to purchase Dalmatians after the Disney movies. I want people to adopt Greyhounds because they're the right dogs for them. Even if the Obama household decided Greyhounds were right for the White House, there'd be hundreds of other adopters who'd choose Greyhounds for the wrong reason.
You know, I'd rather see the Obamas get a nice mixed-breed dog--and not a designer breed either (no Cock-a-poos, Golden Doodles, etc.). The Obamas could set a useful example if they got a nice, shaggy, good-natured mixed breed dog.
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