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David In Indy:
If someone can find a picture of the breed, please post it here! :)

I can see Barack and Michelle going for it, but I don't know about the girls. I think they were imagining a puppy more on the furry side! :laugh:

From AOL:

Peruvians Offer Bald Puppy to Obamas

By TERRY WADE, Reuters
posted: 10 HOURS 36 MINUTES AGO

LIMA, Peru (Nov. 11) - Peruvians crazy about their national dog, a bald and often toothless breed popular among Incan kings, have offered to send a hypoallergenic puppy to the Obama family.

President-elect Barack Obama has promised daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, a new pet for the White House. But Malia is allergic to most breeds, he said Friday as speculation swirled about the dog the family would choose.

Owners of the Peruvian Hairless Dog, a breed dating back 3,000 years and depicted in pre-Hispanic ceramics, say it is perfect for kids who are sensitive to dogs.

"They do not cause any type of allergy and are very friendly and sweet," said Claudia Galvez, 38, director of the Friends of the Peruvian Hairless Dog Association.

"We want to give a male puppy to Obama's daughters, so they get to experience all the joys of having a dog but without any allergies."

According to Peruvian folklore, the dogs have above-average body temperature, which compensates for their lack of hair and helps alleviate symptoms of asthma or arthritis suffered by their owners.

Galvez delivered a letter detailing her offer to the U.S. Embassy in Lima Monday and hopes Obama will accept it.

Galvez has a 4-month-old pedigree puppy to send to the Obama family. For now, she is calling it Ears because it has two large, perky ones.

"But if we send it to the United States, its official name will be Machu Picchu," she said, referring to the ancient Incan citadel, Peru's top tourist attraction.

http://news.aol.com/article/peruvians-offer-bald-puppy-to-obamas/244364

Shasta542:


They are cute!

But I hope the Obamas get a shelter dog from the United States Humane Society or somewhere like that.

They look pretty big when grown!



I voted "other". They could take the Peruvian dog AND adopt a shelter dog.

injest:
they should get a cat.

Shasta542:


I think Scottish terrier first dog Barney is cute.
But he bit the press the other day.   :o

So the Obamas need a different breed. My mixed dogs are just as smart and sweet as the ones with pedigrees. I think a lab/mastiff mix would be nice. The girls might like a little dog tho--like a shih tzu or a dachshund or a Yorkie.

Kerry:
My boss has an allergy to animal fur but loves dogs.

How did she get around it? She got a poodle!   :D

Poodles don't have fur. They have hair, like human hair.

Poodles come in all sizes and colours, from the large Standard Poodles to cute little Miniature Poodles. And they are one of the most intelligent breeds of dog.

I'm not particularly fond of the bizarre haircut given to show poodles. But there is nothing compelling a poodle owner to give their pet the weird French haircut favoured by show dogs. I think poodles look best when their coats are left natural and unclipped . . . . .


Standard Poodle

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