PRESIDENTIAL PUPPY GETS FRIENDLY TAG.Byline: Ann Scales The Boston Globe President Clinton has a new Buddy in his life. This one is his dog. That's the name Clinton chose for the three-month-old chocolate Labrador retriever Labrador retriever, breed of large sporting dog whose origins are obscure but whose immediate ancestors were developed in Newfoundland and brought to England in the early 1800s. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 60 and 75 lb (27. many in America wanted to name even before he officially moved into the White House on Sunday. Thousands of people had suggested names for the dog, but in a grand gesture of sentimentality, Clinton decided to name the first puppy after his uncle, Henry Oren ``Buddy'' Grisham, who raised and trained dogs for 50 years before his death in June Death In June is the musical brainchild of English folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P. Death In June was originally formed in Britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of at age 92. ``Of all the ones that we sort of tried out on him,'' Clinton said, Buddy was the name the dog responded to best. Buddy won out over suggestions that related to the dog's brown coloring, the president's jazz music interest, and Clinton's Arkansas roots, such as ``Barkansas'' and ``Arkanpaws.'' Another suggestion, Clinton said, was to name the first dog DOTUS to parallel the Secret Service designations for the president and first lady, who are known as POTUS POTUS abbr. President of the United States (President of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. ) and FLOTUS FLOTUS abbr. First Lady of the United States (First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the President of the United States, the title is sometimes taken to apply only to the wife of a sitting President. ). Others offered names such as Boots and Shoes to go with the family's cat, Socks. ``We came down to about seven names, many of them personally inspired, and then to three,'' said Clinton, whose previous dog, Zeke, was run over by a car in 1990. ``I finally decided to name the dog after my beloved uncle.'' Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Tuesday morning, Clinton said he talked to one of his uncle's daughters who said, `` `You know, our family thinks you ought to consider naming it after Dad.' And I said, that's what we've decided to do. . . . But I want to thank everybody who participated in the exercise.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) President Clinton walks his Labrador retriever out to meet the press Tuesday at the White House to unveil his new name, Buddy. Associated Press |
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