The 2008 Election Day LIVE Thread

[epchick]

Originally Posted by KappaKittyCat

According to the article in the Trib, the Obama family needs a dog with a hypoallergenic coat because Malia has allergies. Malia really wants a Goldendoodle. I propose that if they're interested a purebred and can't find what they're after at a shelter, they could compromise and go through a breed rescue. Rescues often divert dogs from shelters, so they're helping that cause anyway and able to get the kind of breed they want/need.

The only dogs I know that are good for people with allergies are Chihuahuas and Poodles. Are there any other dogs?

I dislike cats, so I think 8 years isn't long enough to keep a cat out of the White House! lol.

ETA: I googled it and found other breeds that are touted as "hypo allergenic"

[AGDee]

Getting our dog was the bribery I offered my daughter if she would tolerate the weekly allergy shots that she needed. She is far more allergic to some breeds than others (she can't be around labs/retrievers hardly at all) but is totally fine with the Malamute. It makes no sense to me because Sammigirl sheds horribly and has lots of dander, but my girl is fine with her. Her reaction to dogs wasn't as bad as her reaction to cats, weeds.. or the other 33 things she tested positive for though. She had a 1 for dogs but a 4 or 4+ for everything else. The only thing she wasn't allergic to was cockroaches. We were NOT getting pet cockroaches

[barbino]

Breeds of Non-Allergenic dogs (I'm allergic to cats now, so I checked out the whole dog list awhile back)

Poodles
Schnauzers
Portugese Water Dogs
Several breeds of Terriers including Kerry Blue, Cairn, Bedlington
also the "little things" Lhasa Apsos, Maltese, Shih Tzu's, Coton de Tulears, Bichon Frises
Like the "Goldendoodle," several hybrid breeds can be, also

But I think that many short-haired breeds are easier to tolerate than the ones that shed. I'd love to have an English Springer Spaniel again but they carrry and blow coat. On the other hand, a Beagle is pretty short-coated (like a Pug or a Boston Terrier). I think that if you get a dog as a puppy and get it used to being bathed, then a dog is easier to deal with for someone with allergies if you give it a bath every week or two.

[BetteDavisEyes]

A concession from The View's Elizabeth Hasselbeck. Good for her! I only wish more people would follow this line of thinking.

"I will jump in that line and support our president because that is what as an American I believe we should do," said Hasselbeck, who received a fist bump from co-host Whoopi Goldberg.

[AGDLynn]

Sorry, I don't believe her.

I was impressed when my hubby watching Barack and Michelle last night, saying that it will be nice to have an intelligent and classy First Lady.

I couldn't take Cindy and Sarah!!! Not to say that they aren't intelligent (okay maybe 1) and classy (hmmm???) but they are too grating. Wonder if anything will come of Cindy's past drug use and Sarah's very bad temper (they were talking about it on the Bill O'Reilly show tonight about how the McCain team was getting very po'd at her diva attitude.)

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by AGDLynn

Sorry, I don't believe her.

I was impressed when my hubby watching Barack and Michelle last night, saying that it will be nice to have an intelligent and classy First Lady.

I couldn't take Cindy and Sarah!!! Not to say that they aren't intelligent (okay maybe 1) and classy (hmmm???) but they are too grating. Wonder if anything will come of Cindy's past drug use and Sarah's very bad temper (they were talking about it on the Bill O'Reilly show tonight about how the McCain team was getting very po'd at her diva attitude.)

Though I can't stand George, I've always thought Laura Bush seemed very bright and always gracious.

[the rocketeer]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Though I can't stand George, I've always thought Laura Bush seemed very bright and always gracious.

I agree!

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Though I can't stand George, I've always thought Laura Bush seemed very bright and always gracious.

Also agree!

Re: hypoallergenic dogs, there is a sub-breed of rat terriers that is hairless that is hypoallergenic. I love love love love love love love rat terriers, but honestly I can't see the Obamas going for a hairless dog.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/americanhairlessterrier.htm

awww...

[christiangirl]

Awww I really want a shih-tzu named "Chubby." I knew one and he was so awesome that I wanted one for myself.