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EBay Alert! Bo Obama Beanie Baby 2.0

by Helena Sung (Subscribe to Helena Sung's posts): Apr 23rd 2009 8:00AM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News, Celebrity Pets

Bo the Beanie Baby costs $4.99 and is already a sold-out sensation. Photo courtesy of Ty Inc.

You knew it was coming.

First dog Bo Obama is so darn cute and cuddly, it was only a matter of time before be became a Beanie Baby.

With the introduction of Bo Obama, the Portuguese Water dog doll, there are stirrings of the Beanie Baby craze that swept the country in the 1990s.

Priced at $4.99, "Bo the Beanie Baby," with his soft black hair and white markings -- just like the real Bo! -- sold out within hours of appearing at a few select stores on April 16. Not currently available online through the manufacturer, Ty Inc.'s, website, Bo the Beanie Baby has popped up on eBay, selling for $100. (Which sounds cheap, considering another seller who is auctioning off Bo the Beanie Baby and the original, ill-fated "Marvelous Malia" and "Sweet Sasha" dolls as a trio for $2,399.99.)

"We are very proud of the First Family and wanted to join in celebrating their choice of a family pet. Now everyone can own a little Bo Beanie Baby 2.0 and join in the excitement," company president Ty Warner told Reuters, adding that a portion of the proceeds will be donated to local animal shelters. (The company is based in Westmont, Illinois.)

Confession? We want one!

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Obama Girls Name New Puppy Bo!

by Helena Sung (Subscribe to Helena Sung's posts): Apr 11th 2009 11:58PM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News, Celebrity Pets

The six-month old Portuguese Water Dog puppy formerly known as Charlie has been re-named by First Daughters Malia and Sasha Obama. His new name? Bo!

The name was inspired by Michelle Obama's father who was nicknamed Diddley (as in, Bo Diddley) and the girls' cousins who have a cat named Bo, reports the Washington Post.

Already, it seems, Bo-mania is sweeping the country. Photos of the new First Pup are buzzing around the Internet, days ahead of his first, formal appearance at the White House, said to be scheduled for this Tuesday. A new Web site called FirstDogCharlie.com features a photo and purported first interview with the First Puppy. The White House has called the photos "bogus," insisting the new dog would arrive on Tuesday. Apparently Bo has already spent his first weekend there with the Obamas.

A handsome little guy covered in wavy black hair, with a snowy white chest, Bo has a narrow stripe of white at his chin, and white forepaws. He's pictured wearing a colorful lei--a nod, perhaps, to President Obama's roots in Hawaii.

Will Bo get his own page on the White House Web site (complete with webcam), as Barney, George W. Bush's Scottish Terrier had during his time there? We sure hope so!

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Obama Dog Coming Tuesday?

by Maria Coder (Subscribe to Maria Coder's posts): Apr 11th 2009 12:14PM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News, Celebrity Pets

America's most anticipated pet may finally be making his appearance! TMZ is reporting that the Obamas will welcome the First Dog on Tuesday.

According to TMZ's website, a black male Portuguese Water Dog will make his grand entrance a day after the White House Easter Egg Roll.

The pooch is reportedly traveling all the way from a Texas kennel, thanks to the help of Senator Ted Kennedy's family. (The presidential pup is said to be of the same lineage as the Kennedy dogs.)

TMZ also reports that the 6-month old puppy was returned to the kennel by another buyer who named him Charlie, and that the Obamas may rename him once he is "re-homed" to the White House. Let's hope he's getting some media training -- he's about to become the most famous dog in the world!

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