Wednesday, January 21, 2009

One Last Appeal

Dear Sasha, Malia, Michelle, and Barack (or is it Mr. President, now?),

I understand you have 'agreed upon' either the Labradoddle or the Portuguese Water Dog (I wonder how much Sasha's vote counted in your 'Democratic' household?). I can speak from experience that the labradoddle is a fine animal, and likely a distant relative of mine. (The Portuguese Water Dog? One you might happen to stumble across in a shelter? I don't know anything about the breed, but perhaps you can explain the qualities with your legendary soaring rhetoric.)

But I'd like to make one final appeal for the cockapoo. I attached this photo so you might picture what your lawn would look like with an actual cockapooo. All you have to do is imagine a doggie just like me ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE. Can't you picture a small, furry, cockapoo with floppy ears and a short stubby tail romping, playing and fetching on that vast lawn? And how the tourists would 'OOOO' and 'AHHHH' seeing a cute little guy like me. I suggest you call down to the Autumn View Farm and have them send little cockapoo to a shelter so you can go rescue it.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gee, you know its been very hard to find either a labradoodle or a pure bred water dog at a shelter. The couple I've heard about weren't puppies. Gee, I guess this is going to take longer than I figured. Besides, S&M seem preoccupied now bu other things. Now, will you get off my back, you mutt?

Anonymous said...

"romping, playing, and fetching?" Since when do you fetch Tommy?

Tommy said...

pssst, big brother . . .

You are not helping our case with your observations about cockapoo skills. I've worked hard on my fetch and while I'm not where I want to be yet, I think I'll get there. It's just that I like being chased so doggone much that I don't feel like bringing it back. Anyhoo, I figure an important person like President Obama can hire a good dog trainer. We cockapoos got everything else a growing family could possibly want. And with the right coaching, I think we can learn to fetch.