They would have been better off with a retired racing greyhound -- great couch potatoes and suitable for a life of ease. They could even be let off leash inside the White House grounds without fear of them running away.
Well, given the one daughter’s allergies, I think their options were Portuguese Water Dog (which was what my parents told us we’d get if we ever, by some weird freak incident, happened to get a dog - they all had allergies) or a poodle or ‘designer’ poodle mix... I’d have personally said Labradoodle/Goldendoodle, they’re as friendly and smart and cute as can be and tend to be way more laid-back than labs.