Interesting that Obama has been supported by HSUS (who is supported by PETA) and is already making excuses for not adopting a shelter dog for the White House. He commented that he would like to adopt a mutt but would need to get a hypoallergenic hybrid like a Labradoodle.
Hmm... Lots of bad information there. First a Labradoodle IS a mutt. Second, the popular "designer dogs" are not hybrids.
A hybrid is the result so interbreeding 2 different SPECIES (such as a mule being the result of a horse bred to a jack), not 2 different BREEDS of dogs.
And finally, stainless steel is hypoallergenic, not dogs.
If he wants a shelter dog, there are plenty of poodle mixes available that have the attribute of minimal shedding. Or he could go to a reputable breeder and get a poodle. What a novel concept!
Promoting a designer dog in the White House is bad for everyone! Apparently the President Elect is exempt from what he promotes as good for the rest of us....

and why are you rolling your eyes?

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and why are you rolling your eyes?

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already making excuses for not adopting a shelter dog for the White House.

I do trust that there are far more greater things to be concerned about right now than adopting a dog for the White House.

There are other important things...
Not being a dog person, MJ, I understand that you don't see the importance in this issue. The HSUS has successfully made it impossible for responsible breeders to continue to provide healthy companion animals. If things continue in this direction, the only ones who can afford to produce are the puppy mills. They produce without regard to health and temperament. The result is that there are more dogs in the shelters and on the streets.
What the president choses often influences others which is why I am concerned about his uninformed choice of a Labradoodle or Goldendoodle. The designer dogs are not bred with temperament or health in mind.