No Dog for Donald – Ten reasons why Donald must never have a dog – by Juno

Juno is very popular five and a half year old labradoodle who lives in Summerland in the Interior of BC, Canada with his owner-friends, PawPaw Ken and MawPaw Kathie. Juno is a prolific blogger and astute political analyst.

Answering the question I was asked the other day, “should Donald Trump have a dog?” I answered, “absolutely not.” Donny is a cruel, self-centred, ignominious (in)human being motivated only by money and power. There is no love for others where T-rump is concerned. No dog of any breed should be punished by proximity to his loathsome presence.

On the other hand, [from Wiki — extracts] “Most United States presidents have kept pets while in office, or pets have been part of their families. Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump did not have any presidential pets while in office

The first White House dog to receive regular newspaper coverage was Warren G. Harding’s dog Laddie Boy. Pets also featured in presidential elections. Herbert Hoover got a “Belgian Police Dog” (Belgian Malinois), King Tut, during his campaign and pictures of him with his new dog were sent all across the United States.

In 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt was running for his fourth term when rumors surfaced that his Scottish Terrier, Fala, had accidentally been left behind when visiting the Aleutian Islands. After allegedly sending back ships to rescue his dog, Roosevelt was ridiculed and accused of spending thousands of taxpayers’ dollars to retrieve his dog. At a speech following this Roosevelt said, “You can criticize me, my wife and my family, but you can’t criticize my little dog. He’s Scottish and all these allegations about spending all this money have just made his little soul furious.” What was later called the “Fala speech” reportedly helped secure reelection for Roosevelt.

During his second term in 1997, Bill Clinton welcomed a Labrador Retriever, Buddy to the White House. Buddy did not get along well with Socks, the present incumbent. Clinton later said “I did better with the Palestinians and the Israelis than I’ve done with Socks and Buddy. ” The two were, however, the subject of a book, Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids’ Letters to the First Pets written by then First Lady Hillary Clinton and appeared as cartoons in the kids’ section of the first White House website.

Barack and Michelle Obama were without pets prior to the 2008 election, but promised their daughters they could get a dog when the family moved into the White House. They selected Bo, a Portuguese Water Dog, partly due to Malia Obama’s allergies and the need for a hypoallergenic pet. Bo was featured in the 2010 children’s book Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, written by President Obama with illustrations by Loren Long.

The first shelter dog in the White House, Champ, joined the Biden family during Joe Biden’s tenure as vice-president. The Bidens announced the death of 13-year-old Champ on June 19, 2021. In December 2021, the Bidens announced the arrival of a pedigreed German Shepherd.”

Alas Trump, no tact, no integrity, no animal insight, therefore, no dog. Ever. And here are ten reasons why:

1. For someone who demands unquestioning loyalty to himself from all others, Trump is loyal only to himself, never to others, and never to a dog;
2. “Dog’s best friend” is impossible for Trump. Look how he turned on and off Vladimir Putin in the past few days. Inconsistent affection now and always;
3. Trump would never take a dog for a walk. The only exercise he enjoys is counting money and lying;
4. He would never pick up after a dog; that’s work for undocumented workers, the very people he presently exports to countries where dogs run wild. There’s no one to apply for the job, even recently fired government workers;
5. He would never groom a dog; he grooms fascists;
6. Would he change the acronym DOGE to DOG? Doubt it. “Department of Government Services” could become “Depending on Government.” Nope;
7. Would he allow a dog to be photographed alongside him in the Oval Office? Nope; might take the attention off him;
8. With all due respect, I could not imagine any dog licking that face;
9. His dog would get whiplash. Donald says “let’s do tariffs” — dog looks look left; Donald contradicts himself — dog looks  right; Donald forgets that he changed his mind — look left; you get the drift. Sore neck;
10. Donald has never met a Labradoodle. I have no plans to attempt a meeting. Look what he tried on with Zelenskyy; I look forward to the day that Donald will be permanently consigned to his own “dog house.”

The facts; nothing more; nothing less.

Paws up. Juno