Comments on: Obama Goes Back on Promise to Adopt a Crossbreed Shelter Dog

By: Lynne Eleanor

Lynne Eleanor — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:06:20 +0000

The author of this article is simply taking his own political predjudices into the dog issues.
I have never heard Obama make promises regarding adopting – only that he was looking for a puppy and considering adoption as one alternative, just like any other family looking for the right dog.
Has buying a pure-bred puppy or accepting one as a gift now become immoral in our society? If not, then please let the man and his family enjoy his dog in peace, and try to work hard on fixing this country’s problems and moving it forward – which is something he indeed promised, and has been working hard on since the first day on the job, unlike our previous president.

By: John Lilburne

John Lilburne — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:48:58 +0000

Truly a missed opportunity to break down the barriers over adopting a shelter dog that some people seem to have.

As Mr Obama is a politician, he really is onto a hifing to nothing whatever he does.

By: Puppies Aren’t Products

Puppies Aren’t Products — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:09:50 +0000

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By: gwen fox

gwen fox — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:47:15 +0000

Ryan….I know we all hoped Obama would adopt a shelter dog. What we are forgetting or overlooking is his daughter is allergic to dogs. I am sure they would have adopted from a shelter if that were not the case. Sometimes we are too quick to criticize when we are hoping for another outcome.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:16:24 +0000

Obama Lied. Mutts Die.

Clearly he had a choice to do the right thing and he chose not to. His claim to want to find a purebred at a shelter is like telling people you only want costume jewelry so long as it’s 24 karat gold.

From what I’ve read, the dog was not returned to the breeder, but was “given” to the Kennedy’s who then took him in, trained him and re-gifted him to the Obamas. Considering the cost of these pure-breds and the cost of training, it seems to me that the dog’s original owner is bypassing political contribution limits with this so-called “gift”. Just another honest mistake like the ones made by Geithner and Daschle.

This is a “let them eat cake” out of touch moment for the young president. We’ll have plenty more of these from this “politics as usual” guy.

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By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:53:05 +0000

I understand being annoyed and/or upset with Obama on this, because its not like he really saved a dog with this “rehoming” stuff. THAT SAID, HE DID NOT PROMISE to get a shelter mutt. He specifically said he was balancing the need for a hypoallergenic dog for Malia’s allergies with his preference for “a mutt like me.” So that is far from a promise. And he always said “puppy”. So he got a 6 month old that was given back to the breeder, which was going to a shelter because nobody comes to breeders fro 6 month old puppies. Look, it is not good in the eyes of shelter proponents like myself….but he has not done some “politics” or lying with this.