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No Surprise: Obamas Nix Peruvian Hairless Dog

January 18th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Animals in Peru

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 [...]

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