Clintons Get New Puppy; No Comment From Socks the Cat
With their only child out of the house, President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton have decided to adopt.
They’re getting a dog.
He’s a chocolate Labrador puppy, about 3 months old. Clinton friend Tony Harrington, who owns the dog, took it to the White House on Friday afternoon, and the president and the pup spent awhile playing on the grounds.
And that clinched it, said spokesman Joe Lockhart.
It’s been five years since America had a first dog, and the president has been mulling this awhile, Lockhart said. The decision on this particular pup appeared impetuous, but Lockhart said the allergy-prone president did discuss it with his wife.
Socks the cat, however, had no input and has not met the playful newcomer.
It’s not clear when the dog will get his White House pass (or a name) and move in.
Harrington is “going to take him and do some training first,” Lockhart said.
Like fetching golf balls?
“I was thinking more basic,” he said, “like not on the Oval Office rug.”
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