Dog Days in the White House

Gershon Hepner, 08.22.2009

Physician and poet

Obama's dog, designed for water/that's Portuguese, enjoys its quarter/inside the White House. Known as Bo,/it, like its master, likes to go.

Treat Yourself as Well as You Treat Your Pet

Adia Colar, 08.20.2009

Publicist, Freelance Writer

Realize that, just as your pet shouldn't eat everything he sees, you probably shouldn't either.

President Obama: The Reality Show

Ari Melber, 06.22.2009

Correspondent for The Nation, Politico contributor, www.arimelber.com

This is the first administration to fuse iterative, real-time lifestyle coverage with the star power of a true celebrity politician. So far, it is working.

Barack Obama, Here to Save the World?

Michael Henry Adams, 05.30.2009

Writer, Lecturer, Historian and Activist

Is our first African American president something or what? Did you see him respond to the crowd and the crowd respond to him, at his latest town hall...

Bo Obamas First 10 Days in Office. Why Having a Puppy in the White House May Be More Complicated Than Foreign Policy

Sophia Yin, 05.25.2009

Sophia Yin is a veterinarian and applied animal behaviorist (www.AskDrYin.com)

Dogs catch on quickly because they only need to do whatever gains them rewards. It's the people who take months and sometimes years to learn.

VIDEO: Up Close and Personal With Bo Obama

Christina Bellantoni, 05.15.2009

Senior reporter/White House beat Talking Points Memo

I was at the White House to witness the arrival of the First Dog of the United States.

Look at this Motherf*%@n Puppy!

John Wellington Ennis, 05.15.2009

Filmmaker, Activist, Some Dude

The following flier was found today posted in the vicinity of the White House...

Welcome Bo Obama! The Wonderful Benefits of Animal Companionship

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald, 05.15.2009

Wellness Editor, Licensed Acupuncturist, Cert. Clinical Nutritionist, Homeopath, Author

Many of us know that animals add to our emotional and spiritual well-being, and studies have demonstrated that having a pet is good for our physical health as well!

In Honor Of Bo Obama, HuffPosters Share The (Puppy) Love

Verena von Pfetten, 05.15.2009

Sr. Editor, Air America Media

This is it, people! Today is the day. Bo Obama is coming home! We've all waited breathlessly for every little leak -- It's a portuguese water dog! Hi...

Reading The Pictures: "Bo-bama"

Michael Shaw, 05.14.2009

Publisher of the visual politics blog, BAGnewsNotes

In spite of the cheesy arrival of the Obama pooch, I have a feeling this photo might be one of the most significant taken in the White House given its "unbounded" quality.

First Puppy Addresses Nation

John Marshall, 05.14.2009

Comedian, Emmy-nominated writer

"Although not a rescue, as many of you had hoped, I did come from Ted Kennedy, and while I appreciate his service to the nation, I am pleased to no longer have to drive in a car with him."

There's a New Dog in Town

Peggy Drexler, 05.14.2009

Author, assistant professor of psychology at Cornell Medical School

The arrival of Bo is truly change we can believe in. Once a puppy arrives at a house -- even the big white one on Pennsylvania Avenue -- things will never be the same.

10 Good Bets that I Wouldn't Have Taken a Year Ago

Elizabeth Rigby, 04.03.2009

Political Scientist, University of Houston

It seems like we are living in an alternate political reality divorced from what was previously known, understood, practical, and possible simply a year ago.

Political Pet News: the Good, the Bad and the Doggy

Wendy Diamond, 02.28.2009

TV Personality, Pet Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate

Just when you thought that the political pet stories were going to dry up, there is still no "Top Dog" in the White House. Dog meaning dog, not President.

Portuguese Water Dog Association's Connection to Barack Obama

Dave Maass, 02.19.2009

On Jan. 17, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that the Obama family has narrowed down the potential family dog breeds to the Labradoodle and t...

Out of Line: First Dog

Mort Gerberg, 01.18.2009

Cartoonist and Author

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Biden and Obama: The Dogs Also Bark

Paulette Cooper, 01.15.2009

author of 15 books

Even before Obama and Biden announced their families puppy plans, there was mounting evidence that everything was going to the dogs with almost constant canine coverage.

Greyhounds For Obama

Kira Craft, 01.08.2009

Maybe all dogs go to heaven, but come this January only one lucky orphan will land a rags-to-riches tale of finding heaven on earth as First Pet. As d...

Yesh, We Can--Adopt!

Michael Markarian, 01.04.2009

EVP/COO, Humane Society of the United States

Patrick McDonnell, creator of the comic strip MUTTS, will run a series of strips Monday through Saturday (Dec. 8-13) honoring the Obama family's decision to adopt a rescued dog.

Barack Obama Insults Dog, Jumps Shark

Billy Kimball, 12.02.2008

Last week, during an interview with Barbara Walters, President-Elect Obama made cruel fun of my dog, gratuitously and without any sort of provocation.

Thanksgiving Is Not Just for Leftovers

Paula Poundstone, 01.13.2009

I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California.