Portuguese water dog owners fear Obama effect

[BuyingThyme]

Portuguese water dog owners fear Obama effect
Owners worry that fickle folk will adopt and abandon the now-trendy pet

It's nothing against the Obamas. But some Portuguese water dog owners aren't thrilled the breed is a front-runner for the first family.

The choice could mean a spike in the dogs' popularity — and that could mean a rise in shady breeders and fickle owners who don't understand the dogs and eventually abandon them, owners of Portuguese water dogs say.

"There's always the danger of something like that," said Stu Freeman, president of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America. "It's '101 Dalmatians' syndrome."

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"With the way the economy is now, animal shelters are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of abandoned animals. It's certainly not a time to make more dogs," she said. "We have plenty of dogs in animal shelters who need a home."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29417623/

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Yeah, that could actually happen. :^(

[dsc]

8. actually it very likely will

I remember several stories about huge increases in the sales of dalmations after 101 dalmations was made.

[babylonsister]

2. Haha! You'd be hearing the same thing from owners of

whatever breed the Obamas pick. They. cannot. win.

[BuyingThyme]

10. You can't go wrong with mutts.

[Danger Mouse]

12. You understand that Sasha has allergies, right?

[BuyingThyme]

13. Lots of hypoallergenic mutts out there.

[K Gardner]

3. They haven't even DECIDED on this yet and people are screaming.. will it never end?

[DesertFlower]

4. people should understand

that the obama's would be adopting a mutt if it weren't for sasha's allergies.

[RollWithIt]

5. Look, he promised his daughters a puppy, and I'm sure they've fully researched the issue....

And I'm sure we will see an increase in rescue dogs after the Obama's save one from a shelter.

[Thrill]

6. CONCERN TROLLS

:)

[tridim]

7. Maybe Obama should introduce more strict breeding laws the day they adopt the dog.

[FSogol]

9. Their dogs better start getting lucky, if you know what I mean.

;-)

[EraOfResponsibility]

11. THAT IS WHY THEY'RE ADOPTING

to set an example. To encourage people to adopt a pet.