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High Noon: First Dog

ORG XMIT: NYLS511 **FILE**   This Feb. 10, 2009 file photo shows Digit, a 3-year-old Portuguese water dog from Charlotte, N.C., waiting to compete during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show  at Madison Square Garden in New York.  First lady Michelle Obama has told People magazine the family is considering getting a Portuguese water dog, possibly in April.    (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, FILE) (Mary Altaffer / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: NYLS511 **FILE** This Feb. 10, 2009 file photo shows Digit, a 3-year-old Portuguese water dog from Charlotte, N.C., waiting to compete during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York. First lady Michelle Obama has told People magazine the family is considering getting a Portuguese water dog, possibly in April. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, FILE) (Mary Altaffer / The Spokesman-Review)

In this Feb. 10 file photo, Digit, a 3-year-old Portuguese water dog from Charlotte, N.C., waits to compete during the 133rd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York. First Lady Michelle Obama has decided that her two girls will get a Portuguese water dog this spring. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, FILE)

Question: I, of course, support the Obamas choice of a Portuguese water dog, for obvious reasons. Do you think the Obamas should have picked another breed? Which one?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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