Obama's dog

It's kind of a shame that the Obama's are so hooked on a shelter dog. From the breeds mentioned, those types might be few to be found unwanted. And I wonder if they're considering rescue dogs as well. Most breeds have dedicated members who house unwanted and shelter found dogs to adopt out.

But one problem with these dogs is often their background gives them behaivor problems through abuse and neglect. They have young children to think about. If they're unfamiliar with dogs, they'll need professional help anyway for training and acclamating to someplace like the White House.

A puppy'd be crazy with house breaking and chewing and need constant supervision and training corrections which takes expeience. Winter is not the best time of year for house breaking, either. A spring puppy is much easier since they have to go out every couple of hours including during the night.

An older dog would be much easier in many ways, probably over or close to over chewing problems and has a bigger bladder and learns faster than young puppies. That's just age.

I hope they have an expert dog person to help them with the selection. Dog people can tell personality indicators that can help them avoid difficult problems like biters and shyness and aggression. Very young puppies show signs of dominance if they have that trait and that's often a real problem especially for kids.

Any personality type can show up in any breed. The standards are a generality and points to look for, but no guarantee that all members of that group will show true to type.

Many traits can be handled, changed or aren't too bad to live with, but a successful match is important especially when it's gonna be attached to the kids' heart strings.