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MasterShake69 -> RE: Obama Picks a Dog (2/25/2009 9:58:07 PM)
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No, the dog buddy didn’t like that cat since day one. The late 90's had stories of Clinton trying to make peace with the two and failed. Just Clinton didn’t handle the initial work correctly.
http://www.wftv.com/dirtyrestaurants/18763314/detail.html
Socks had lived with Bill Clinton's secretary, Betty Currie, in Hollywood, Md., since the Clintons left the White House in early 2001. He didn't get along with the Clintons' dog, Buddy, and aggravated the president's allergies.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/01/980112062951.htm
Keep Socks And Buddy Apart And Let First Pup Grow Slowly, Cornell Veterinarians Advise Clintons ScienceDaily (Jan. 12, 1998) — ITHACA, N.Y. -- As Buddy, the new First Pup in the White House, becomes more oval and Socks recoils in horror, Cornell University veterinarians have some unsolicited advice for the Clintons: Avoid overfeeding and overexercising Buddy, and give the First Cat a "dog-free zone."
Meanwhile, Katherine A. Houpt, the director of the Cornell Animal Behavior Clinic whose 1993 advice may have eased Socks' transition to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., has been watching the president's dog on television. "Buddy is already pulling on the leash. The owner should learn to gently but firmly control the dog," said Houpt, professor of physiology. "And the dog has to learn not to chase cats." The young Buddy's interest in rapidly moving objects is understandable, said Houpt, a textbook author and expert in animal behavior. Early puppyhood is the best time, she said, to teach a young animal about inappropriate behavior. "What is play for a puppy is torture to a cat, because a large puppy play-fights and enjoys rough-and-tumble games. If a dog gets in the habit of chasing cats, what began as play can become a serious problem," she said. "Many cats and dogs learn to get along fine and even play gentle games together. Others learn to coexist harmoniously but with little interaction."
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