Matilda Obama?

There have been many stories on what kind of dog Sasha and Malia will pick to be the official First Dog. It's funny to me that there is so much concern about what dog the girls will pick. But history has shown a keen interest in the animals that live at the White House. It incenses me that all of the suggestions have been of pure bred dogs. Mix breed dogs are the best and adoption is such a socially conscious way to find a pet. Sasha and Maila, please consider searching Petfinder.com. That is where I found Matilda.

With that said, here's why my Matilda would make the perfect First Dog.

First and foremost, Matilda would be a great diplomat. She would probably jump in Putin's lap and lick him on the nose. She has a way of breaking down the hardest of personalities and making them do things they normally wouldn't. Matilda could probably create a situation that would allow President Obama to easily talk the oil lobby into doing the right thing.

Matilda is protective. Okay, not really. She loves everybody. But she'd have the Secret Service, so, no worries.

Matilda is observant. She pays attention to the smallest of details and, if she could talk, would regale you with tales of all of the happenings of the day. She'd know who visited that day, why they were there, and what they were wearing.

Matilda is adorable. She would make a cute addition to the First Family's holiday card. She'd melt the hearts of the media.

She's more interesting than Barney, more loyal than Buddy, and smarter than Millie.

But she is pretty spoiled. She has terrible gas and burps after every meal. She sheds terribly and does the booty-scoot across the carpet more often than not.

So maybe she wouldn't make the best First Dog and that's just fine. I'll keep her right here with me.