Little Bo grows up

There's no such thing as too much Bo.

The Washington Post jumped the one-year anniversary of Bo, the Portuguese water dog, arriving at the White House (by over a month!) with a series of 30 pictures that chronicle the pooch's growth.

See the slideshow here.

My favorite is Bo attending a meeting in the Oval Office. I just like knowing he's there when the hard decisions are made.

Did you know that Bo's favorite food it tomatoes (or toys)?

Did you know that Bo was a gift from Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife Vicki?

If you didn't, you can read about it on Bo's official baseball card/portrait.

Download the PDF version here.

Official White House photo by Chuck Kennedy.

Bo — the official portrait

Here is the official White House portrait of Bo.

White House dog to arrive in April?

According to an upcoming edition in People magazine, the first family will get a dog in April.

Read an article on yahoo.com here.

First lady Michelle Obama said she favors Portuguese water dogs, a breed known for its non-shedding quality.

The first couple and their daughters have been going back and forth on possible names. Among the two Mrs. Obama mentioned — and nixed — were Frank and Moose.

"I'm like, no. Come on. Let's work with the names a little bit," she told People.

I, personally, will be glad when this long national nightmare is over and everything in the White House is sprayed with Bitter Apple.

UPDATE: The Christian Science Monitor headline: Breaking News: Obamas select First Dog. Markets down

Pictures of presidential pets

With all the interest in what kind of dog the Obamas will eventually get for the White House, the Washington Post has assembled a slideshow of presidential pets.

See it here.

There's even a horse or two.

And thanks to the Presidential Pet Museum, here's a list of, well, presidential pets.

If the election were held today ...

... a lot of people would be very confused.

A poll conducted by the Associated Press/Yahoo News found that pet owners favored John McCain over Barack Obama 42 percent to 37 percent.

McCain has an English springer spaniel, a mutt, two turtles (Cuff and Link), a cat, a ferret, three parakeets and fish. Obama does not have any pets, but, according to the AP article, has promised his daughters a dog win or lose the election.

More promises from politicians.

Maybe Obama needs to pull an October (or sooner) surprise and pick up a puppy — an adorable, cuddly Democratic puppy, maybe a lab. Or two. Who couldn't vote for a lab? Or two?

Remember: Nixon had three dogs while he was in the White House.

Want to know more about White House pets? Click here.