{"id":172,"date":"2011-12-01T22:50:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T22:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2018-04-16T13:22:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T18:22:38","slug":"the-littlest-bo-the-obamas-dog-bo-at-christmas-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/the-littlest-bo-the-obamas-dog-bo-at-christmas-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Littlest Bo &#8211; The Obama&#8217;s Dog Bo at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s All About Bo<\/p>\n<p>The d\u00e9cor that is certainly stealing the show for this year\u2019s White House trimmings it without a doubt, Bo. The First Pet, a Portuguese Water Dog, is prominent this year. For the past two years Bo has been a favorite, there have been Christmas cookies of his likeness, he has appeared in the past two white chocolate gingerbread houses, and last year there was even a fabulous replica of the pooch made entirely of pipe cleaners. However this year he is in almost every room of the ground and State floors, ranging from a miniature licorice and marshmallow version to a felt design four-and-a-half feet tall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-139\" title=\"248229660-30143404\" src=\"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/248229660-30143404.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/248229660-30143404.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/248229660-30143404-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\">America\u2019s most famous canine has made an appearance in almost every room. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of a \u2018Where\u2019s Bo?\u2019\u201d first lady Michelle Obama explained, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to find the Bo in every room, because he\u2019s hidden everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yQgq9Fc1sQo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a web video released by the White House, floral designer Heather Cooper talks through the process of creating &#8220;Button Bo,&#8221; the smallest recreation. The faux dog is made of wire and tape completely surrounded by hand-glued buttons, beads and a few sequins.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-140\" title=\"246697680-30143318\" src=\"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/246697680-30143318-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/246697680-30143318-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/246697680-30143318.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-142\" title=\"article-2068322-0F015F0F00000578-352_470x374\" src=\"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/article-2068322-0F015F0F00000578-352_470x3741-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The real Bo first arrived at the White House after great anticipation in April 2009 following President-Elect Obama\u2019s promise to his girls on election night that they had earned a puppy to take to the White House. He is a neutered male Portuguese Water Dog that was given to him by the late Senator Ted Kennedy (who had one of his litter mates). The litter was named \u201cHope and Change\u201d in honor of Obama\u2019s victory. He was selected in part due to the President\u2019s daughter Malia\u2019s allergies, as Portuguese Water Dogs are considered hypoallergenic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143\" title=\"white-house-christmas-bo--z\" src=\"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/white-house-christmas-bo-z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/white-house-christmas-bo-z.jpg 545w, https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/white-house-christmas-bo-z-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Obama drew a laugh from the crowd yesterday when she said Bo, &#8220;the most famous member of the Obama family,&#8221; has been a little confused walking around the house and seeing himself in &#8220;gigantic form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-144\" title=\"www.stamfordadvocate.com\" src=\"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/www.stamfordadvocate.com_-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/www.stamfordadvocate.com_-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/www.stamfordadvocate.com_.jpeg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-145\" title=\"248283420-30143325\" src=\"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/248283420-30143325-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/248283420-30143325-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/248283420-30143325.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although we all might not be up to the task of creating such giant replicas of our own pets- one of my Mom&#8217;s most favorite Christmas trees (she has nine of them) is certainly her animal tree. It is an eight foot tree that from floor to ceiling is covered in different creatures of ours (many that have likenesses of our pets while I was growing up). At the base of the tree she surrounded it with Steiff stuffed animals- my favorite- a giant antique Steiff donkey. I think it is fun for my girls each year to choose an ornament of their favorite pet- and to sometimes write the name of the animal on the ornament. It is also fun to give that special someone an ornament each year of the same animal, building a collection for them. My good friend Rachel told me that her Mom each year gives her and her sisters each an animal ornament for Christmas (the same animal each year)- so while one of her sisters has a fabulous bear collection- she cherishes her lambs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"242596660-30143336\" src=\"http:\/\/fifeanddrumpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/242596660-30143336.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s All About Bo The d\u00e9cor that is certainly stealing the show for this year\u2019s White House trimmings it without a doubt, Bo. The First Pet, a Portuguese Water Dog, is prominent this year. For the past two years Bo has been a favorite, there have been Christmas cookies of his likeness, he has appeared&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/the-littlest-bo-the-obamas-dog-bo-at-christmas-4\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas-at-the-white-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jenniferpickens.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}