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Obama Puppy Gets His Own Beanie Baby
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First Dog Bo is too happy living his life as a pampered family pet to realize how famous he is. Famous enough, in fact, to earn his own place in Beanie Baby history. Ty, Inc. released a stuffed version of the pup, a Portuguese Water Dog. And while Bo may be tearing up the White House, his likeness is flying off the shelves.
"We are very proud of the First Family and wanted to join in celebrating their choice of a family pet," a Ty Warner spokesman said in a statement. Ty -- who says some proceeds from the Bo Beanie will go help animal shelters - is smart to play nice. Shortly after the inauguration in January, the company released a set of TyGirlz dolls named after Malia and Sasha. First Lady Michelle Obama quickly drew a line in the sand, scolding the company for capitalizing on her daughters' names. Ty retired the names, but not the dolls who are now called Mariah and Sydney.
Michelle Obama isn't likely to complain about the Bo Beanie Baby. In fact, she might even want to pick up a couple for Sasha and Malia. But even the First Lady might have trouble tracking one down. Stores are reporting they're selling out of the stuffed pup, and Beanie Bo is going for $5 to $140.00 on eBay.
Sasha and Malia Obama
Malia Obama walks First Dog Bo on the White House Grounds in April of 2009.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Just days after the inauguration, the makers of Beanie Babies introduced "Sweet Sasha" and "Marvelous Malia." Now they're valued at over $3,000 for the pair.
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A boy sneaks a photo of Sasha and Malia as they watch their mom speak to 6th and 7th grade school children from around Washington, DC, in February 2008.
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Sasha Obama runs down the colonnade as she returns to the White House after a February 2009 weekend visit to Chicago.
Jonathan Ernst, Reuters
President Obama took a night off from running the nation to hang out with the family and watch the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform at the Kennedy Center.
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The Obama girls were easy, breezy and totally adorable on their father's inauguration day. Malia, 10, wore a double-breasted periwinkle-blue coat with a blue-ribbon tied in a bow at the waist. Seven-year-old Sasha wore a matching outfit in pinks and corals; both coats were from Crewcuts by J. Crew.
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Sasha gives her father the thumbs up following the presidential oath.
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Sasha laughs with her father President Barack Obama following his inaugural address.
Elise Amendola, AP
Sasha Obama is playful after taking her seat .
Jeff Christensen, AP
The newest Obama trend, courtesy of Sasha, 7, is an Ugly Doll by the name of Babo's Bird. Photographed with the stuffed toy on her backpack, Sassy Sasha sure is trés-cool for school.
Callie Shell, HO/Change.gov
"We are very proud of the First Family and wanted to join in celebrating their choice of a family pet," a Ty Warner spokesman said in a statement. Ty -- who says some proceeds from the Bo Beanie will go help animal shelters - is smart to play nice. Shortly after the inauguration in January, the company released a set of TyGirlz dolls named after Malia and Sasha. First Lady Michelle Obama quickly drew a line in the sand, scolding the company for capitalizing on her daughters' names. Ty retired the names, but not the dolls who are now called Mariah and Sydney.
Michelle Obama isn't likely to complain about the Bo Beanie Baby. In fact, she might even want to pick up a couple for Sasha and Malia. But even the First Lady might have trouble tracking one down. Stores are reporting they're selling out of the stuffed pup, and Beanie Bo is going for $5 to $140.00 on eBay.
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5-31-2009 @ 7:28AM
dogster said...There's nothing wrong with "pawing" at the commercial marketplace with Bo products.
But one book, "How I became First Dog at 1600 Pooch'lvania Avenue", at least donates 5% of the proceeds to the ASPCA and the HSUS.
The book is all about Bo's heroic mission for animal rights and rescue, civics and ecology for kids. Truly educational and inspirational for young readers!
It's at www.1600pooch.com and on Amazon.com
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