US President Barack Obama kept the world guessing when he decided to get a pet dog for his family to live with them in the White House. The world wondered what breed of dog the Obamas would choose, and he shocked everyone with a Portuguese Water Dog they named ‘Bo’.

It looks like it was a good choice for the president too, as the Portuguese Water Dog has just been listed as one of the prized assets in the Obamas’ fortunes. Bo, the dog the US media fell in love with, has been listed as being worth $1,600 in the presidents financial disclosure forms. The value of Bo ads to other windfalls the US president has come by since he took office.

His windfalls include the $1.4 million he won for his Nobel Prize, all of which he (more…)

The Portuguese water dog breed has been receiving a lot of press of late due to the US President, Barack Obama, choosing one as his ‘first dog’. However, there are other Portuguese water dogs making the news as well as the one currently residing in the White House.

Cabrillo is one such dog, who received an award from the fire department in San Diego after he alerted his owner to a fire, which saved the life of his neighbour. The fire broke out on April 2nd while Cabrillo’s owner was asleep in bed. Cabrillo began to bark when he noticed that their next door neighbour’s house was on fire, waking his owner.

Thanks to Cabrillo, the fire department was able to act in time and extinguish the fire, saving the life of his neighbour.

Cabrillo received a box of dog treats for his actions (which he presumably didn’t eat all at once) and was made an honorary department fire dog.

The Portuguese water dog is certain to be the most talked about dog breed for some time now, thanks to US President Barack Obama.

Nobody could accuse the President of rushing into purchasing the first dog the family thought of as the topic of who and which breed would be the ‘first dog’ of America has been talked about since late last year and Obama’s family were even offered the Hairless Peruvian from Peru as a gift.

After much debate, and with (more…)