Should Bo Obama Be Considered A Rescue?
Posted: April 12th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Dog Lifestyle, Rescue News | Tags: adopt, Bo, dog, dog adoption, dog rescue stories, First Dog, Los Angeles, Obama, portuguese water dog, puppy, puppymills, rescue, s, White House | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I wrote about Bo Obama- the girls named him Bo– and referred to him as a rescue dog. I actually struggled with whether I should add the words “sort of” at the end of that statement. Ultimately I left it off and now I regret it.
While Bo was given back to the breeder, something that happens a lot with puppies (FYI a sign of a good breeder is whether or not they will take a dog back, so I am at least grateful that they found a decent ethical breeder) I realize that I don’t think their bringing Bo into the White House is in sync with what was promised– that they would rescue a dog. Sorry, but no matter how much I have been behind Obama, I can’t quite buy that a dog from The Kennedy’s chosen breeder should be consider a rescued dog.
Reports indicate that The Obamas will donate to the Humane Society, but to me actions speak louder than words, and in this case money. The donation is a consolation prize and while a nice sentiment, it will be but a blip on the Obama dog radar. Rather Bo will be around for a long time, and people will think in order to get a good, worthy dog they must get a breeder dog.
And lest anyone claim it was an issue of allergies, there are hundreds of dog dying in shelters around the country every day who are just as hypo-allergenic as Bo Obama.
I am sad and extremely disappointed in the example The Obamas are setting.
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Very true and I have written essentially th same thing. But another problem is that this action may make a pretty rare breed more valuable, which means more people breeding them for profit, some in backyards.
This is absolutely NOT rescue. It is another campaign promise broken. He could’ve done so much for the movement by adopting a dog from a shelter. So many look up to him (for the life of me I can’t see why, but nevermind) and they would’ve followed his lead. This is not a surprise, Obama is not a man with principles or a man of conviction, that is why I fear for this country!