How will your dog vote?

For the first time in history, the dogs will have their say.

It all started on a snowy January night. Two dogs and four friends watching the returns from the Iowa caucus. As the winter wore on and the primary season continued, it quickly became evident that this would be no ordinary election. With political participation at record levels across the nation, the desire for personal political expression has risen. Humans have countless outlets to convey their political opinions, but our canine companions, who watched every debate, primary, caucus and news show diligently with us, feel left out of the fun.

The Dog Vote is keeping a running tally of how the dogs are voting in this election by selling McCain and Obama pet bandanas. They also are working on an interactive map detailing the particulars surrounding the dog vote in the 2008 presidential election.

The fate of our nation lies in their paws.

Let your dog show political allegiance by ordering a bandana today for $9.95.

Video: Schmitty, Political Pooch

Schmitty, the Real New Yorkie has a lot to "bark" about with the BARK THE VOTE campaign. Doesn't matter if your candidate du jour is Obama, Hillary, or McCain. We just want everyone to "Be A Party Animal" and get all the humans in the USA to register and vote in this upcoming presidential election. Join the canine caucus. Make a difference. BARK THE VOTE.

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Thanks, Chad.

Video: Howling for Hillary

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Face it, Hillary - it's all over now

Yup, now that the cats are involved, it's all over for Hillary.

Political Doggy Treats

Peanut butter & honey flavored political treats for your partisan canine!

The perfect gift for the politically savvy and the dogs who have everything.

Available as Democratic donkeys and Republican elephants.

$8.95 from Organic Doggy Kitchen

Organic Doggy Kitchen donates $1 from each bag sold through their online store to the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria .

Who will be the next First Pet?

John Woestendiek of The Baltimore Sun, in his blog, Mutts, looks at the US presidential candidates from the perspective of an animal lover.

Read which candidate is the friendliest to animals, both domesticated and wild. Speculate about who's most likely to take in a stray and who's most likely to blow away a quail, who's most likely to save a species and who's most likely to endanger one.

"How a candidate treats his dog (if he or she even has one) might be a strong indicator of how he or she will treat not just us poor lowly voters, but the non-voting animals with whom we share the world."

Continue reading "The animal vote: Who will be the next First Pet?" »

Dogs in the White House

Terrierman has assembled a fascinating collection with photos and history of presidential pets.

The photo above is of Theodore Roosevelt, with family and "Skip," a small cross-bred feist that Roosevelt adopted while on a bear hunting trip out West.

Another interesting fact: Teddy's dog is the origin of the America Rat Terrier breed.

Dirty Politics

Is nothing sacred in political campaigns?

In Warsaw, Poland, a court ordered an opposition party to apologize to the speaker of parliament for making what it said were false claims about him and his dog in a campaign ad, a court spokesman said Thursday, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The opposition party said in a radio ad that Speaker Ludwik Dorn's schnauzer Saba destroyed furniture in government offices he used in his previous post as interior minister.

Mission Accomplished?

A line of waste removal products that really give some meaning to the words "Mission Accomplished."

Picking up after your pooch has never been so much fun or so gratifying!

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