At the Chicago Tribune, you can vote for first dog. The headline is "First family needs a dog."
I cast my vote there, too

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/featur...0,1292605.poll
ETA: Right now, getting a "first mutt" from the pound is in the lead. PETA has urged him to go with a dog from the pound, rather than from a breeder or pet store, saying that a Mutt would show the new diversity of the white house. However, you can get a pure-bred dog from the pound as well - Lucky was a rescue and is pure-bred American Eskimo. IMO, he's a better pull from Alaska than Sarah Palin

. That's why everyone should vote for Lucky in 2012!