WaterdogGate

The identity of the first puppy,
a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog,






"Bo"

leaked Saturday
despite White House efforts
to delay the news
until the big debut planned for Tuesday

We like that Malia and Sasha chose the name for their
"Porgy"
after the nickname of first lady Michelle Obama’s father
"Diddley"



Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts
offered the 6-month-old canine to the Obama girls
after its previous family could not take care of it




















"As for the rescue pledge, the Obamas came up with a solution intended to lend a serious symbolic note: They're going to make a donation to the D.C. Humane Society."