[Colonel Kangaroo]

CNN even tries to make the fact that President Trump does not appear to like dogs into an issue.

If you are tempted to click in the rest of the long CNN article it is mostly a history and pictures of presidential pets up to Obama's dogs and Pence's cats.

[Bringbackthedraft]

Trump should stay clear of any cats as Pets. CNN would have bold headlines daily about him grabbing.......!

[Leep]

At least he never ate dog like the last presifent.

[Leep]

At least he never ate dog like the last prezident.

[Leep]

At least he never ate dog like the last prezident.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Trump needs a honey badger.

[NormsRevenge]

HOW about a potbelly pig? A goat? Maybe a babboon.

[PROCON]

Why introduce a dog into the White House when there might be ticks and fleas left from the Obama’s debacle?

[SpaceBar]

"It softens their image, it broadens their appeal..."

So this guy admits flat out that it's just a PR stunt. Optics and all that shit.

[Buttons12]

I am told there are numerous animals in the White House, defying all attempts at pest control.

[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

Throw anything and everything out there and see what sticks and if they can get Trump to tweet about it and embarrass himself.

Alinsky’s 12 Rules:

1. “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.“ Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood.

2. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.“ It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone.

3. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.“ Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.

4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.“ If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules.

5. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.“ There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions.

6. “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.“ They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones.

7. “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.“ Don’t become old news.

8. “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.“ Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new.

9. “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.“ Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist.

10. “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.“ Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog.

11. “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.“ Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem.

12. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.“ Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions.

[wiseprince]

Trump sitting in a chair petting his cat. The media would have a field day with Trump as the super villain

[rdl6989]

CNN would object if he DID have a dog.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Most of the other first-family dogs were props.

Trump doesn’t bother with being fake.

[Chuckster]

The recent tradition is to buy an outrageously expensive pure bred dog from a famous kennel, give it an appropriate, politically correct name and hire a team of professionals to take care of it while it is not being used for photo ops.

[BigEdLB]

I thought he had a pet tortoise named Mitch?

[dila813]

He should get a pet goat and say they are better for the environment and watch their heads explode.

[Varda]

Trump and his visit with Westminster Winners
"Sadie the Scottish Terrier was the first Westminster winner to have a meeting with The Donald in his glittering Manhattan tower, and Miss P the beagle, Banana Joe the affenpinscher and Hickory the Scottish deerhound all followed in her paw steps.

“President Trump was very welcoming to both me and Miss P,” the beagle’s handler, Will Alexander, said of their 2015 meeting. “We spoke of mostly sports and dogs.”

“The whole time he was holding her in his arms. She even left beagle hair on his black suit and it didn’t faze him,” he added."

Sounds like he's OK with dogs to me.

[left that other site]

I want to know what happened to BO.
I think it’s something we’d all like to know.
Was he kicked out after fulfilling his role?
Or did he finally end up in a casserole?

[Secret Agent Man]

Pence also has a house rabbit. Its a great pet.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Maybe Barron should get a gekko and say, “Greed is good.” Less moral obligation than with an ignored photo dog, lie Buddy the Lab, or the Obama’s Portuguese water spaniel. Anyone can feed a lizard.