Ungrateful Portuguese Water Dog Breeder Angry At Obama

You might think these would be heady times for breeders of Portuguese Water Dogs. President Obama is getting Portuguese Water Dog for the White House! Dog breeders should be dancing in the streets, kissing nurses in the middle of Times Square, overturning cars and generally having the time of their lives.

The dog the president owns is, like, the president of dogs, right? Besides winning Westminster, there isn’t really a higher honor for a breeder.

Well, apparently, a “local Portuguese Water Dog breeder” isn’t a big anti-American terrorist, according to KYW 1060. Said Berks County Breeder (okay, so it’s “local”) is worried about Portuguese water dogs showing up in puppy mills, those dog-breeding factories with hellish conditions sometimes run by the Amish.

I would suggest a more proactive approach: Say you’re excited about your dog breed becoming dog president but sternly remind everyone not to buy dogs from puppy mills. Or maybe you can drive around a la Joey Vento and tell people not to buy Portuguese Water Dogs from pet stores. And also, you should totally find a nickname for the breed; the full name is kind of too long. PWDs, maybe?

Or you should stop being a typical ungrateful American who hates this country. If you don’t like it, take your dogs and move back to Portugal.

Local Portuguese Water Dog Breeder is Concerned [KYW 1060]
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Lab #1 Pup In Philly

KYW 1060 reports the labrador retriever is the most popular dog in the country for the 18th straight year.

For the 18th consecutive year, the Labrador retriever is the most popular dog, according to 2008 registration records released by the American Kennel Club.

But the breed may not be for everyone, a local expert warns.

Man, can the news report any story without coming up with some dire warning from a local expert? Ahh, whatever. I got to post another puppy photo, so all is well. Plus, it turns out the Labrador retriever is the number-one puppy in Philly, too.

Unfortunately, the top-10 table for Philadelphia is followed by this quote:

“Working breeds are popular among Philadelphians with the Boxer highest on the list in third place – perhaps as a tribute to hometown hero and boxing brethren ‘Rocky.’ Rottweilers made big gains from ninth in 2007 to sixth in 2008 along with the Doberman Pinscher which debuted this year on the list in tenth place,” said AKC Spokesperson Lisa Peterson.

Man, no matter where you look, there’s a Rocky reference. What, couldn’t figure out a way to say Labs can be the color of a cheesesteak?

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