Bo Obama Gets Official White House Portrait, Baseball Card

(Getty Images | Inset from whitehouse.gov)

Poor Bo Obama. What's a Portuguese water dog to do if he can't swim? Eat tomatoes, play with the first daughters and generally have the run of the poshest doggy digs this side of Paris Hilton's Doggy Villa, if we're to believe his official White House "baseball card."

The prez released the first dog's official portrait along with a downloadable pdf that includes some vital stats on Bo. It doesn't list a batting average (I'm guessing because it takes thumbs to swing a baseball bat), but it does give a few quick facts. Take a look:
Bo Obama
Bo is the Obama family’s dog.

Breed: Portuguese water dog
Family: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama
Unofficial title: First Dog of the United States
Birth: Bo was born in the fall of 2008 in Texas.
First Day at the White House: April 14, 2009
Hobbies: Playing on the White House lawn and going on walks with the Obama family
Goal as First Dog: Make friends with foreign dognitaries
Favorite exercise: Running (and then napping near the Obama girls)
Favorite food: Tomatoes – or toys

Did you know?
• Bo’s name came from two different places: Mrs. Obama’s father’s nickname was “Diddley” and Malia and Sasha’s cousins have a cat named Bo – and another cat named Diddley.
• Bo was a gift to the Obama family from Senator Ted Kennedy and his wife, Vicki.
• Even though Bo is a Portuguese water dog, he doesn’t know how to swim. And here's Bo's official portrait. For the pdf, visit whitehouse.gov.



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