George Stephanopoulos asked about the dog on ABC’s This Week, saying he was passing along the question from Obama’s daughters: “What kind of a dog are we getting and when are we getting it?”

Obama: “They seem to have narrowed it down to a Labradoodle or a Portuguese Water Hound … medium-sized dog, and so, we’re now going to start looking at shelters to see when one of those dogs might come up.”

Stephanopoulos: “So, you’re closing in on it?”

Obama: “We’re closing in on it. This has been tougher than finding a commerce secretary.”

A Labradoodle is a crossbred dog created by crossing a Labrador Retriever with a Standard or Miniature Poodle. First bred in Australia as a dog suited for people with allergies, the dog has become a popular worldwide. Notable owners include Jennifer Aniston, Jeremy Clarkson, Tiger Woods and Perez Hilton.

The Portuguese Water Hound (or Dog) is a Portuguese bread related to the Poodle that doesn’t shed hair.

Here’s Obama discussing the choice of Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Hound

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