Everett, Wash.
Published: Monday, June 22, 2009

First dog Bo has own baseball card

Associated Press

 WASHINGTON -- The Obama White House, known for embracing the newest digital trends, is inviting Internet users to download and print out the baseball card for the first family's dog, Bo Obama. The card says you can call him the "first dog of the United States."

The baseball card is available online as a PDF file at tinyurl.com/nyewfl.

Bo's portrait shows him sitting on the green South Lawn with his tongue hanging out.

Want to know his stats? The card's other side lists his birth and his first day at the White House. There are his birthday and hobbies, such as playing on the lawn and taking walks. Bo's goal is to "make friends with foreign dognitaries," it says.

Favorite foods are "tomatoes -- or toys." Favorite exercises? Running, and then napping near the Obamas' daughters, Malia and Sasha.

But he's not the most athletic. The "did you know" section reveals the Portuguese water dog doesn't know how to swim.

Bo's appearance continues a tradition of first dogs on baseball cards. In 2003, the city of Hot Springs, Ark., produced a set of baseball cards depicting former President Bill Clinton and his late dog, Buddy.
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