SANTA CRUZ — Taffy is a year-old spayed female Labradoodle that came to the SPCA with seven eight-week-old puppies. Taffy is a great mom and takes loving care of her small pups, SPCA staff said. The Santa Cruz SPCA’s adoption package for dogs and cats includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, micro-chipping, an ID tag, collar, coupons for a free health exam, discounted crate purchase and other animal care materials. The Santa Cruz SPCA is a 501c3 charitable organization and receives no government funding, relying solely on public donations to run its programs.

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SCHODACK, NY — Meet the Portuguese Water Dog, reportedly the next breed to go from pup to presidential pet. They’re a very active dog, so they really need an active family. Her girls, she says, will be getting a dog this spring with a spring it’s step. Our Britt Godshalk takes a look at what’s reported to be the presidential breed. You know how they say how he stays up hours on end writing speeches, I can picture a water dog just hanging out with him, going like, “yeah!

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From PBR-fueled fundraisers to performances at the presidential inauguration , he’s gone above and beyond for our brand-new commander in chief. See, in recent days, news services have been humming with reports that the Obamas — or, more specifically, first lady Michelle — are thinking of adopting a Portuguese water dog , making good on their pre-election promise to daughters Sasha and Malia. A White House spokesperson said the Obamas are leaning toward the breed because of its temperament and the fact that it’s hypoallergenic (always a plus). His parents own two of them — Pandora and Marley — and they patrol their house in the Chicago suburbs (they even got a special shout-out in a May 2006 MTV News feature on Wentz ). So when he heard that the Obamas were thinking of adopting one of their own, he decided to help sway their decision by giving them his own (relatively) impartial take on the breed. Classic Shows Beavis and Butt Head Pimp My Ride Daria Jackass World Laguna Beach Celebrity Deathmatch Aeon Flux Punk’d MTV Unplugged Yo!

Not one of the physicians there, including Kagen and the co-host of the party, top allergy specialist Daniel Ein , believed any dog is truly hypoallergenic. So the safest dog is no dog; next safest, a stuffed dog; and then, someone else’s dog. But given that the Obamas are clearly intent on getting their own living, slobbering, panting dog regardless of the household allergy issues - Dad promised, after all - Kagen has a very strong opinion of what type of dog it should be. And the dog I love best is a golden retriever,” Kagen told us, regaling us with stories of his beloved late golden retriever, Champ. He really believes a shaved Golden Retriever would be the ideal dog for the Obamas - better than a goldendoodle, poodle, labradoodle, Wheaten terrier or other allegedly non-shedding designer dog that has been mentioned as a viable White House canine.