The First Dog

After much consultation (and probably focus groups) the First Family has decided on a dog:

The Obamas are getting their new dog in a matter of weeks. And they have come to some important decisions.

First off, the breed.

First Lady Michelle Obama told People Magazine that the the family wants to find a rescue Portuguese Water dog.

"Temperamentally they're supposed to be pretty good," she said. "From the size perspective, they're sort of middle of the road – it's not small, but it's not a huge dog. And the folks that we know who own them have raved about them. So that's where we're leaning."

Portuguese Water Dogs are a fairly rare breed similar to poodles that have become popular in recent years because they don't shed. They are native to Portugal's coast, where they have been used by fishers to herd their catch into nets.

You know who else has a Portuguese Water Dog? Ted Kennedy.

His name is "Splash".

You can't make that stuff up.