The Obama Dog Blog

Found! Bo Obama's New Leash

Apparently, Bo's "I {Heart} OBAMA" is so last summer.

He has traded up to a patriotic (and more humble) leash. 

 {Via White House.gov by Official Photographer Pete Souza}

Want the same look for your pet? 

It looks like the it is from Agatha & Louise and the "Patriotic Stars" leash retails for $22.95. They also have a matching collar! 

 {Screenshot via Agatha & Louise}

It is proudly made in the USA, in case you were curious.

What do you think? Is the First Fluff a trendsetter?

//S. 

Send any Bo tips/comments/observations my way via Twitter.com/StephanieDahle

Puppy Eyes: Plethora of Bo Photos

We all know official White House Photographer Pete Souza is talented...but we now know he apparently can't resist the charms of our nation's First Fluff! WhiteHouse.gov recently posted a great photo gallery dedicated to Bo chock full of Souza images! 

Here are two of my favorites: 

 Is Bo smiling? 

 Does he want the football or the president?

You can see the whole gallery of never-before-seen images here. 

Bonus! An adorable Getty image of Bo watching President Obama leaving the White House on March 5, 2010, can be found here. I can't decide...Does he look sad or proud?

//S. 

Send any Bo tips/comments/observations my way via Twitter.com/StephanieDahle

Class Writes To Pres. Obama For "Picture Of Bo"

A class of fifth graders in Florida are very happy after writing to President Obama, asking some questions about the First Fluff and requesting a photo.

Last week, the kiddos got a response from the White House!

 

{Photo via the White House Flickr} 

 President Obama wrote to the students, sent along a photo of him, Bo and Bo's biography. (What biography, we wonder? Bo, Commander In Leash? Bo Obama: The White House Tails?  Oh how we love a good pun! Or could it have been the only one I've read: First Dog?) 

Interesting tidbits about Bo include that he likes to eat tomatoes (which aren't good for dogs) and that he likes to nap by the First Daughters.

Awww....... 

You can read the whole article here. 

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Basking Bo

Hello everyone! Thanks to Moira for letting me blog about our nation's First Fluff, Bo Obama. 

I had the honor of seeing Bo in person last fall as I visited D.C. and he was on an afternoon walk on the White House Grounds. 

It was love at first sight.

 

Other than that one brief and far-away encounter, I have no connection to this cutie, but that doesn't stop me from reading anything I can about him (and his family)!

So I'll be sharing with you whenever Bo makes headlines.

No surprise, he did yesterday-- in the official White House Pool Report. 

As it makes little sense to have a whole batch of reporters chronicling the daily life of the POTUS, they switch off reporting a batch of print, audio and video shared among the major news outlets. 

I like to read them because the reporters have fun with them. Yesterday's details were very cute:

"After the speech, the president surprised the pool by deciding to walk across Lafayette Square back to the White House. He did not wear an overcoat on this pleasant day (it was 50-degrees at the time of the walk)...Ten minutes or so before the president departed, his dog, Bo Obama, could be seen basking in the sun on the south lawn."

Thank you, Sam Stein. 

You have now usurped Edwin Chen as my favorite pool reporter.

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