White House Pooch an April Fools?

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Will the First Family bring the new White House dog home on April Fools Day?

According to People.com, Sasha Obama wants to bring their new pooch home on a day often marked by hoaxes and practical jokes -- but mom says they'll have to wait just a bit.

"So Sasha says, 'April 1st.' I said, 'April.' Michelle Obama tells the mag, 'April 1st.' It's, like, April!," she says. "Got to do it after spring break. You can't get a new dog and then go away for a week."

The first lady says the family is looking for a rescue Portuguese Water dog that's "old enough" and a good "match" for the family.

Now that they've agreed on the breed there's just one thing left to do; pick the perfect moniker. "Oh, the names are really bad," she says with a laugh. "I don't even want to mention it, because there are names floating around and they're bad. You listen and you go -- like, I think, Frank was one of them. Frank! Moose was another one of them. Moose. I said, well, what if the dog isn't a moose? Moose. I'm like, no, come on, let's work with the names a little bit."

Published 2/25/09 by the Insider

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  • wow - that is really surprising. I was all about the Labradoodle - guess I just lost $20. I had to do a little more research on why they picked the PWD, and found an OK description of it:...
    Anonymous 2/26/09 Reply
  • Seriously....who in the media has the stones to be completely objective about anything they report on with regards to Mom and Dad Obama? Really. It makes no difference what they do, what they wear, what kind of picture they snap....'breathlessly...
    simpleeput 2/25/09 Reply
  • Cool:)
    NeverLetGo 2/25/09 Reply