YDR Pets | Dogs and candidates: A new kind of pet-ty politics

From Purebred Breeders:

Every President since President Chester Arthur has had at least one pet in the White House according to the Presidential Pet Museum, and the majority of ?First Pets? are dogs. Keryn Rod of Purebred Breeders LLC, says, ?When it comes to presidential pet-ty politics, it?s not what the politician says about how much he loves his dog that matters most, but how that dog is a reflection of the man who owns it.?

Rod says, ?Men adopt different breeds of dogs for different reasons, however, there are many experts who say the type of dog a man chooses to own says a lot about his character and values.? For example, according to Wendy Diamond, author of ?What a Lucky Dog?, men who own a German Shepherd are men with classic lifestyles and values whose wild side will mellow with age. Intrigue and mystery are said to get the attention of a man with a German Shepherd. Rick Santorum, Republican presidential candidate owns a German Shepherd, as did President Herbert Hoover.

The owner of an Irish Setter is said to be very sociable, good-natured, and tends to be a loyal, and affectionate family man. An outgoing, healthy, action oriented outdoorsman tends to choose this dog. Mitt Romney, who continues to be dogged by his 1980s 12-hour car ride to Canada with his Irish Setter in a kennel tied to the roof of his car, said among other defenses, that his dog liked the fresh air. President Richard Nixon also had an Irish Setter.

Newt Gingrich does not appear to own any pets though he has said that when he was a child he had a Doberman Pinscher. Wendy Diamond says if you are looking for marriage material in a man, you should consider the Doberman Pinscher owner. So far, three women have agreed with her when it came to Newt.

Ron Paul?s foray into pet-ty politics came earlier in the campaign when he portrayed himself as a Rottweiler and his opponents as Shih Tzus in a campaign ad accusing the other candidates of being all bark and no bite when it came to cutting government spending.

Rod, of Purebred Breeders LLC says, ?It?s a shame that dogs have to be dragged into politics, but with presidential candidates, if you can do your research on the breed, chances are you?ll pick the one that?s right for you.?

Maybe Presidents Hayes and Taft had it right when it came to White House pets. Hayes had the first Siamese kitten in America and Taft was the last to have a cow.

Source: http://www.yorkblog.com/pets/2012/03/11/dogs-and-candidates-a-new-kind-of-pet-ty-politics/

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