Presidents and their Dogs

In two weeks, humans across America will head to the polls to elect their next President.  As a rule, dogs like myself do not get involved in political matters. We, being the more intellectually evolved species, find the entire election process rather droll.  The pack leader is the pack leader...end of story.  I don't quite understand why humans must make it all so difficult, but then, there are many things about human behavior that are difficult to understand.

One thing that does interest me about the two candidates is that only one of them has pets at home. Barack Obama, for all of his talk about "unity" and "change we can believe in" does NOT have a dog. Hmmpf!  I know my mom is still planning to vote for him, though, and she assured me that he has promised to get a dog for his daughters after the campaign is over, whether he wins or not.

As for John McCain, he has lots of pets at home, including several dogs (even a mixed breed, like me!), a ferret, and many goldfish.   My dad says that's just one of many reasons to vote for the guy. If only his running mate didn't advocate shooting at my brother wolves from a helicopter, I might have considered endorsing him. Alas.

No matter which candidate you support, I thought you might find it interesting to read up on some of our nation's past Presidents, and the dogs that loved them: Presidential Pups