Obama Not The First President To Make Dog Mistake
Written by Vegetarian Star on July 6th, 2009 in Animal Issues, Politicians.
After Barack Obama and the family got a dog that was not rescued from a shelter, there was much outcry from animal lovers everywhere.
But Barack isn’t the first president to make a pet faux paw (hahaha) in the spotlight.
During his time in the Oval Office, Lyndon B. Johnson had a beagle dog that he tried coaxing into standing on its hind legs for the press cameras.
Doggie wasn’t into it that day, so Johnson pulled on the dog’s ears and forced it to stand upright.
Public outrage occurred and Lyndon’s response wasn’t exactly the best damage control you can purchase.
A 1964 Time magazine article reported that in London, the chairman of the League Against Cruel Sports stated, “If somebody picked you up by the ears, you’d yelp too. This is a most extraordinary way to treat a dog.”
Although he apologized for the incident, he admitted to pulling the dog’s ears since it was a puppy and added the beagle, “seemed to like it.”
All this wonderful history was recently stated on Animal Planet’s Dogs 101 and you can currently vote for your favorite first pup online!
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