Bo Obama Gets His Crib Pimped

Small fur-puff and media sensation, six-month old Portuguese water dog Bo Obama was just introduced to the Obama’s a few weeks ago (and will be officially given to them on Tuesday), but he’s already getting offered a major upgrade in dog-houses. The Ritz-Carlton hotel commissioned them a doggy-sized, silk-lined replica of the White House- but will the sensible Obamas accept it? Check out the luxury puppy-palace they’re being offered:

Interior decorator Skip Sroka is the genius behind this tiny mansion and at the Ritz Carlton’s request, he whipped together a luxury pad fit for any royal pet. The exterior is white muslin decorated with a hand-drawn sketch of the White House’s facade, while the inside is lined with a blue silk pillow stitched all over with golden eagles. Sadly there is no private film-screening room nor is there an aquatic grotto for all of Bo’s hos.

But in the middle of the most severe economic crisis of our lifetime, is this really the message the Obamas want to be sending- that their puppy is getting pimped out luxury tents from the Ritz while the rest of America huddles around the smoldering embers of their foreclosed houses for warmth? The Ritz spokesperson says that if the Obamas turn down the gift, the hotel will sell it for charity and in that spirit, here are some more appropriate ideas for an Obama dog-pad:

• Doghouse made out of compressed shredded documents from the Bush administration (you go ahead and use that any way you want, honey)
• Under the bed with only a sock for comfort, like all the other dogs
• Doghouse with attached organic garden, fertilized by Bo himself
• Mini-Log Cabin. If Lincoln did it, Obama can’t be far behind.

Which one will the Obamas choose? Spoiler alert: probably not any of the ones we came up with. But we’ll keep you posted.

A House for Bo? Howl Nice! [Washington Post]