Bo-Bo Knows the Obamas Can Name a Dog

Bos of the doggy world unite!

When reports started coming in that Daddy Obama was going to make good on his election night doggy promise with a visit to the pound, Bo-Bo crossed his paws in hopes that the nation's first dog would be a greyhound.

And really, who could blame him? It was a lot of fun to picture the lankiest president since Lincoln walking a lean-but-not-so-mean ex racer.

But it wasn't meant to be. The Obamas went with a Portuguese water dog, a breed that made more sense for allergy-suffering Malia. But although we were disappointed that some deserving greyhound didn't get his chance to run laps around the oval office, we were thrilled to hear that the Obamas have named their puppy Bo. And while it's an honor to share the First Dog's name, Bo-Bo would NOT turn his nose up at a an invitation to sniff Bo's presidential butt.

Though I do wonder how long it is before the Obamas start to call their dog Bo-Bo, too. We started out with all intentions of calling our dog Bo (short for his racing name, Bohemian Hoosier), but Mike called him Bo-Bo a few days in and the nickname for the nickname stuck.

So Bo-Bo salutes Bo. And he's serious about that invitation. He'd love to race you once around the Rose Garden (though with the excitement of all those cameras around, Bo-Bo would most likely just stand there with his head down and drool).