Aspen the Yorkie

I’m sure I have to be just one of hundreds of blogs and websites that are talking about President Obama’s new dog, Bo.  What CUTE pictures they keep showing on the news. Here are some of the facts about the cute little puppy, Bo:

• He’s a 6 months old
• He’s NOT a Yorkie like me, but a Portuguese Water Dog
• Bo moves into the White House tomorrow
• Bo is a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy, who owns more than a few Portuguese Water Dogs
• Bo is named after First Lady Michelle Obama’s late father’s nickname.
• Like me, Bo is hypoallergenic…I think that means he must have hair, not fur. I know that’s true for Yorkies…we have hair, so are much less likely to cause allergies.
• President Obama and Bo will share the same initials!
• Can you think of any other “Bo facts” to share?  Let us know in a comment

Congratulations to the Obama family on owning a dog, it’s fun and my owner and I think the dog is cute, even if it isn’t a Yorkie like me.

Now we have to go track down some information about Portuguese Water Dogs.  We really don’t know a lot about them.

Also, we’re wondering whether Bo will do video’s like Barney, the former White House Dog?

(Image provided by the Associated Press.)

After doing a post about something Barney did that wasn’t very nice, I decided I should follow up with something nice, because after all, Barney is a cute dog, and a lot of fun.  My owner is of Scottish heritage, I always wonder why she has me, a Yorkshire Terrier instead of a Scottish Terrier, but am happy she does.

Anyway, back to Barney, early on in President Bush’s presidency, before people and press decided to go negative, Barney’s Christmas videos were popular.  I think they are still very good.  I hope to post a few of them here for you, as we remember that this is going to be Barney’s last Christmas in the White House.

First, a link to the OFFICIAL Barney page at whitehouse.gov.

And here’s a few videos for you from years gone by:

Well there you are, hope you enjoy…and don’t be fooled by “Barney Cam” videos that aren’t the official “Barney Cams”, or any websites other than whitehouse.ORG, please!