Obama: No 'girly' dog

Still no definitive answer on what kind of dog the Obamas will be getting. But thanks to Politico.com, we do know this: No girly dogs for the new prez.

During an interview with Barbara Walters, the president-elect and first lady were quizzed about the future First Dog. Walters, it turned out, had actually sent Michelle Obama a picture of her Havanese dog, Cha Cha Cha.

"What is a Havanese?" Barack asked Walters during the interview.

"It's like a little terrier and they're non-allergenic and they're the sweetest dog."

Barack's facial expression changes with this news, the transcript reads.

"It's like a little yappy dog?" he asks.

"Don't criticize," Michelle interjects.

"It, like, sits in your lap and things?" Barack asks. Do we detect some scorn here?

"It's a cute dog," Michelle says diplomatically (ah, we're beginning to see who the real peacemaker is in this family).

"It sounds like a girly dog," her husband responds. But the Obama family is, after all, pretty much a houseful of girls, right?

So what kind of dog does the president-elect envision instead for his family?

"We're going to have a big, rambunctious dog of some sort."

White House calling Rocket.  (I keep telling Josh we need to apply to be the official First Dog bloggers & chief canine staffers. I think I'd be OK with picking up poop from the White House lawn, assuming it would pay more than journalism.

Better if they are going to be little poops, though.)