The Winnipeg Humane Society has come up with a way for incoming U.S. President Barack Obama to satisfy his daughters' wish for a hypoallergenic dog and those who want him to adopt from an animal shelter.
Bill McDonald, the executive director of the Winnipeg shelter, says he's written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to offer a Labradoodle puppy to the U.S. president-elect.
Eleven of the dogs were seized from a puppy mill in Manitoba in December and they'll be ready for adoption next month.
McDonald says he wrote in his letter that Harper could present the dog to Obama as a gift from the people of Canada.
"I am sure every shelter in the United States that has Labradoodles has already written to President Elect Barack Obama, so maybe he can counter not favouring any Americans by simply accepting the Canadian gift," McDonald told CTV News.
He says the society would be willing to bring a puppy to Ottawa so Harper could present it to Obama when he makes his first official visit to Canada.
The U.S. president-elect has indicated his daughters have narrowed their choice down to two breeds - a Labradoodle and a Portugese water dog.
With files from the Canadian Press
