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 Recently, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama
said he would like to get a dog for his two daughters Sasha and Malia.
But there’s a problem. 10-year-old Malia suffers from allergies. So
Obama is trying to find a special breed of dog that causes less allergies.
Last Tuesday, he received some good news. A dog association in Peru offered a solution. The Association
of Friends of Hairless Dogs of Peru said they want to send a Peruvian hairless
dog to the new president. It said the dog breed is perfect for kids who are
sensitive to dogs.
“I heard that one of Obama’s daughters has allergy problems. So I had
the idea to offer him a hairless puppy,” said Claudia Galvez,
director of the association. “Peruvian hairless dogs do not cause
any type of allergy and are very friendly, playful and sweet. I want to give a male puppy to Obama’s daughters,
so they get to experience all the joys of
having a dog without suffering any allergies. I hope Mr. Obama will
accept it,” she added.
Galvez has a 4-month-old pedigree puppy to send to
the Obama family. For now, she is calling the
dog “Ears” because it has two large ears. “But if we send it to the
United States, its official name will be Machu
Picchu - Peru’s top tourist attraction,” she
said.
The hairless dog breed is a small dog with a pointed snout, dating back 3,000
years. It was very popular among Incan kings. Well,
let’s wait and see if it will make its way to the White House! |
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