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If The Obama's don't want him ... I Do!!!!
TALK ABOUT AMAZING publicity for Alopecians!! Even if it starts with a D-O-G!!
Completely bald and older than the Incas, the Peruvian hairless dog seems like an odd fit for the White House.
But Peruvians are mindful of President-elect Barack Obama's preference for a hypoallergenic breed due to his daughter Malia's allergies — and say the dark, rough-skinned pooch with large ears and a pointy snout could be just the solution.
At his first postelection news conference on Friday, Obama said choosing a pet dog for his daughters is a "major issue."
"It has to be hypoallergenic. On the other hand, our preference would be to get a shelter dog, but a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me," the president-elect said.
The Friends of the Peruvian Hairless Dog Association responded on Monday, sending a letter to the U.S. Embassy in Peru offering the Obama family a 4-month-old pup that responds to "Machu Picchu," the name of Peru's famed Inca citadel.
"My family also has suffered from ... not being able to have a pet because my son and I are asthmatic, so we thought it would be ideal for him (Obama) to have a dog like ours," said association president Claudia Galvez.
Galvez, who has lived with six dogs of the breed for eight years, says being hairless has its benefits: The dogs are flealess and relatively odorless, too.
They were kept as pets during the Inca empire and depictions of the breed appear in 1,200-year-old, pre-Inca artwork.
The hairless dog was long scorned for its appearance before it was recognized internationally as the official Peruvian dog.
YOU GO DOG :)
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Comment by Carol on November 13, 2008 at 8:50am
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I think that dog is adorable, I'd be proud to own one!
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Comment by Rachel on November 13, 2008 at 9:16am
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i read somewhere that the dog is also toothless! what?!? how does it eat??? wierd! he is cute though!
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Comment by Celeste Edwards on November 13, 2008 at 9:20am
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Me too!! I don't care much for the hairless cat; but these dogs are Gorgeous!! I really think I might contact a local orginization for more info :)
Gasp! Can you imagine the comments as the two of us strut our Beautiful Bald selves!! :p Priceless!!
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Comment by Georgie on November 13, 2008 at 11:58pm
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Lovely dog! My girls have been begging for a dog. We can only get one that is hypoallergenic as well since my older one is moderately allergic to dogs.
On another note our local Science Museum (OMSI) has a hairless rat and I'm obsessed with it. I wish they would take it out so I could pet it!! ;)
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LOL Georgie!! What is up with us!!?? Before all of this .... I would have NEVER thought a hairless dog, cat or rat would be worthy of a pat. However, now I feel like they NEED one :)
HONEST here!! My heart is aching for this dog!! Crazyness!! I WANT him SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bad!! HA! I even sent an email to the organization offering the dog! Ha! We'll see!!
Rosy, do a seach on the internet. There are a few breeders outside of Peru ... Oh YEAH!! I looked :) Your Daughter sounds like an AMAZING little girl!! One we could/should aspire to be :) You are truly Blessed!
Another suggestion for a Hypoallergenic dog is the Bishon ... They are SO cute! Fluffy white fur balls! I've had the HONOR of being at the birthing of a litter of FIVE little Bishon's. THEN I watched them grow-up!! I'm a softy! I admit it :)
I'll keep ya'all posted!
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