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Bo, the Obamas’ Portuguese Water Canine, Dies

Bo, the Obamas’ Portuguese Water Dog, Dies

Bo, the Portuguese water dog who became the President’s first pet to riot in the Halls of Power at the Obama White House, died on Saturday.

Bo, who was 12 years old, had cancer, Michelle Obama said on Instagram. President Barack Obama said the family has lost “a true friend and companion”.

“Bo has been a constant, gentle presence in our lives for over a decade – happy to see us on our good days, our bad days, and every day in between,” wrote Obama on Twitter.

“He tolerated all the excitement of staying at the White House, had a big bark but no bite, liked to jump into the pool in summer, was unwavering with kids, lived for junk at the dining table, and had great hair. ”

Bo arrived at the White House in April 2009 as a 6-month-old puppy, a gift from Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy and his wife Victoria to their first children Malia and Sasha Obama.

The girls named the dog Bo because their cousins ​​had a cat of the same name and because Mrs. Obama’s father was nicknamed Diddley after the musician Bo Diddley.

The dog was an instant object of national fascination, the youngest in a long line of four-footed White House residents that included the Beagles of President Lyndon B. Johnson, him and her, the King Charles Spaniel of President Ronald Reagan, Rex and that of President Bill Clinton included Cat, Socks, and President George W. Bush’s Scottish Terrier Barney.

President Biden resumed the tradition with his two German Shepherds, Champ and Major, in January after President Donald J. Trump’s tenure ended as the first in decades without pets living in the residence. Major was recently sent off for training after a series of biting episodes.

Bo was known to frolic outside the White House press corps on South Lawn, barking at press conferences, and attracting fan mail from children across the country.

He also posed with his tongue out for an official White House portrait and was the subject of a children’s book, Bo, America’s Commander on a Leash, written by Naren Aryal and illustrated by Danny Moore.

In 2013, Bo was joined by a second Portuguese water dog, Sunny, at the White House after Ms. Obama said Bo needed more interaction with other dogs.

Ms. Obama said, although Bo was originally intended to be a companion for Malia and Sasha, “We had no idea how much he would mean to all of us.”

She said the dog had been a “constant comforting presence in our lives” and strolled into her offices “as if he owned the place, a ball clamped in his teeth.”

He was there for the traditional Easter egg roll on the South Lawn and when the Pope came to visit she said.

After Malia and Sasha went to college, Bo helped the couple get used to life as empty nests, said Ms. Obama in a post on Instagram signed “Michelle, Barack, Malia, Sasha and Sunny”.

“Last year, no one was happier than Bo when everyone was home during the pandemic,” she wrote. “All his people were under one roof again – just like the day we got him.”

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Entertainment

Bradley Whitford Finds Inspiration within the Theater (and Canine Park)

4th Dog parks Everyone who knows me knows that I am completely obsessed with dogs. Which is pathetic when I was filming in Toronto and couldn’t bring the dogs, I went to the dog park. This very cute Canadian woman I saw there every day came to me and said: “Which one is yours?” And I said, “Oh, I don’t have any. I just miss my dog. I’m not at home. “And she stepped away from me like I was an elementary school pederast.

There are roles that I have played that are combinations of dogs in a dog park. When I had to play Hubert Humphrey [in HBO’s “All the Way”]I realized he was a cross between a corgi and a boxer. I’m just finding a fascinating portrayal of characters in a dog park. It’s like going into a four-legged mask class.

5. “Aretha’s Gold” My father’s mother was legally blind. She had a record player that came from the library for the blind and I would borrow it. Before every high school performance, I put on Aretha’s Gold and locked myself in my room or basement and turned it all the way up and jumped around and sang. And that became a kind of warm-up exercise. So if I’m nervous to this day, I’ll blow “Aretha’s Gold”.

6th ’92 Theater at Wesleyan University When I was with Wesleyan it was where all the student initiated productions were held and this is where I fell in love with acting. It was this joyful place that had been a church. I just got “Tick, Tick … Boom!” with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who felt the same way. There he began to write “In the Heights”. It’s just this magical place. When I first saw “Hamilton” I had no idea what kind of emotional reaction I was going to have and I remember crying after the show. And I said to Lin, “You are making the theater a church.” There’s something about the ’92 theater and the freedom of this place – and how bold you could be before trying this professionally – that nourishes creatively.

7th Yo-Yo Ma Its relationship to the Bach prelude [of Cello Suite No. 1 in G major] is amazing to me. People always say of “The West Wing”: “Are there moments that stand out?” And for many of us, it was the day that Yo-Yo Ma came and played that piece, and he was the most generous, unpretentious person. He came into a room full of probably a hundred background artists with his extraordinary cello and said, “Anyone want to play this? Does anyone want to hold it? “His aim is to break through the boundaries of hierarchy and demands in his classical music world.

That day he was playing that piece and I was supposed to have this emotional breakdown. You shoot him first and you have a shot of it, and then at some point you turn around and come to me. Technically, it doesn’t even have to be there, let alone play. And take after take after take, he plays it with all his heart. It was just amazing.

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Health

Received a Pandemic Pet? Study How you can Stop Canine Bites

Got a Pandemic Puppy? Learn How to Prevent Dog Bites

The bites that require hospitalization and surgical repair are the most serious injuries, such as: B. Infants bitten in the face and neck, which can damage many critical structures, including eyes and ears, and can also cause devastating cosmetic damage. But hand injuries can also have very permanent effects and must be repaired by experts.

As for dog bite prevention, Dr. Dixon: “Strategy # 1 remains supervision.” Children should learn to leave dogs alone when they are eating, when they are sleeping with a favorite toy, when they are caring for their puppies. You shouldn’t turn to unfamiliar dogs. And dog owners should keep their dogs healthy and socialize and train them from an early age.

“It’s important that we take responsibility for our animals,” said Ms. Goff, who has a dog called Daisy that she brings to the office. “Most dogs don’t bite to attack, they bite because they’re afraid or provoked.”

Ms. Goff also stressed that from a liability perspective, anyone who owns a dog should have insurance coverage. In her state of Connecticut, a state with strict liability, “I don’t have to prove anyone was at fault,” she said, and the dog owner is responsible for the damage. “If you can afford the dog, you can afford the insurance,” she said.

She said it was also important to report dog bites as dogs that bite multiple times need to be tracked, but reassured those who feared a dog could be destroyed, at least in Connecticut unless there is a disaster or death from injury, “our forgiveness for animals extends quite a bit.”

If dogs exhibit aggressive behavior, owners should, Dr. Dixon, get expert help from a veterinarian or “canine behavioral expert – ideally before something bad happens”.

Dr. Judy Schaechter, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the University of Miami, said in light of the surge in puppy purchases during the Covid epidemic, “We have been in this area for a year now; Puppies can be big, strong dogs at this point. “And since many parents balance working from home with their children’s school problems, it can be difficult for them to keep all children (and pets) under constant supervision.

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Does Your Canine Have Diabetes? You Could Be at Greater Threat of Diabetes, Too

Does Your Dog Have Diabetes? You May Be at Higher Risk of Diabetes, Too

If your dog has diabetes you may be at a higher risk of developing the disease yourself. These are the results of a new study by the BMJ, in which data on pet insurance in Sweden were examined together with medical records from the Swedish national patient registry.

The researchers tracked 208,980 dog owners and 123,566 cat owners in Sweden for an average of six years. Compared to dog owners without type 2 diabetes, owners of the disease were older, more likely to be men, and less likely to have a university degree. Keeper couples in whom only the animal had diabetes were more likely to be females and more likely to have dogs belonging to breeds with a high risk of disease – such as border collies, samoyed and miniature poodles.

After adjusting for socio-economic and other factors, the researchers found that people who owned diabetic dogs were 32 percent more likely to develop diabetes themselves than people who owned dogs who did not have diabetes. The association was weaker after adjustment to the age of the owner and did not exist among cat owners.

Lead author, Beatrice Kennedy, a postdoctoral fellow at Uppsala University, said that common lifestyle factors between dog and owner may be responsible for the association, but that the study was observational and therefore failed to establish cause and effect and the precise reasons for the association are unknown.

Even so, she said, “If your dog has diabetes, this may be a good opportunity to assess your own health habits and see if there is room for improvement.”

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‘A Canine Referred to as Cash’ Assessment: Lyrical Encounters With PJ Harvey

‘A Dog Called Money’ Review: Lyrical Encounters With PJ Harvey

While she was making her album “The Hope Six Demolition Project” in 2016, musician PJ Harvey did something rare: she opened up her recording process to the public. She and her team built a studio in London in which fans of the musician or just the curious could see Harvey and her musical staff laying down the tracks.

In the chronicles of “A Dog Called Money” this was the culmination of a lengthy workflow. The songs began as writings when Harvey spent time in Kabul, Kosovo, and Washington DC with photojournalist Seamus Murphy, who also directed this picture

In search of inspiration, Harvey visited not only places of plague, but also places of joy, such as a musical instrument shop on the upper floor of a shop window in Afghanistan. She thought about her own privilege – she explored the destroyed records and pieces of furniture in a bombed-out house in Kosovo and remarked: “I step on your things in my expensive leather sandals.”

A scene with a DC gospel choir contributing to one of Harvey’s songs is a bit awkward. Harvey is respectful and kind. But even in the supposedly best of circumstances, white artists who guarantee some form of authenticity by inviting people of color to expand their work can seem a little patronizing.

The most compelling sections of this film take place in this temporary London studio. Harvey is detail-oriented, in a good mood, dedicated and encourages her fellow musicians. The melodies she crafted for the resulting record are complex and eclectic, yet still honor the raw directness of her early work.

A dog called money
Not rated. Running time: 1 hour 34 minutes. Take a look at the virtual cinema of the Filmforum.