Bo (dog)
Official White House portrait of the First Dog
(May 2009) |
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| Other name(s) |
First Dog Charlie (by previous owner) |
|---|---|
| Species | Canis lupus familiaris |
| Breed | Portuguese Water Dog |
| Sex | Male |
| Born |
Amigo's New Hope October 9, 2008 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nation from | United States |
| Known for | Pet of the First Family of the United States |
| Training | Dawn Sylvia (Hume, Virginia) Can sit, present paw/shake, lie down, roll over, get off, wait |
| Predecessor | Barney |
| Owner | Obama family |
| Parents | : Penny (Amigo's Phor What Its Worth) (Boyd, Texas) : Watson (Valkyrie's Dr. Watson Is Here) (Ambridge, Pennsylvania) Breeder: Julie Parker |
| Appearance | tuxedo/black and white |
| Named after |
Obama girls' cousins' pet cat and also Bo Diddley |
Bo (born October 9, 2008) is a pet dog of the Obama family, the former First Family of the United States. Bo is a neutered male Portuguese Water Dog.President Barack Obama and his family were given the dog as a gift after months of speculation about the breed and identity of their future pet. The final choice was made in part because Malia Obama's allergies dictated a need for a hypoallergenic breed. Bo has occasionally been called "First Dog". In August 2013, Bo was joined by Sunny, a female dog of the same breed.
The Portuguese Water Dog is originally from the Algarve region of Portugal. Only 48 Portuguese Water Dogs were entered for Britain's Crufts competition in the year 2009 and the author of The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog, Kitty Braund, believes there are about 50,000 in North America. Due to its fleecy coat of minimally-shedding hair, the Portuguese Water Dog is considered a hypoallergenic dog breed.
Bred by Martha and Art Stern of Amigo Portuguese Water Dogs in Boyd, Texas, Bo is a son of "Watson" —of the Rader family in Pittsburgh's Ambridge suburb—and "Penny", belonging to Art and Martha Stern. One of Bo's nine litter mates was Senator Ted Kennedy's dog named "Cappy" (Amigo's Captain Courageous); the litter was named "Hope and Change", in honor of Obama's victory.
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