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No Surprise: Obamas Nix Peruvian Hairless Dog
I knew it wouldn’t happen. Everyone in Peru knew it was a long shot. But somehow, when it was officially announced this month that the Obamas were not adopting a Peruvian hairless dog, I felt keenly let down. No Peruvian in the White House. Rats. The new presidential pooch will be a Labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound sourced from a shelter, Obama’s office says. That seems a tall order — finding a little-known breed in your corner ASPCA — but it’s inevitable that one will be found, or rather, will be taken from a breeder, inserted in a humane shelter and then handed to Obama at a photo op [note of cynicism…