<Tr> <Th> Appearance </Th> <Td> tuxedo / black and white </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Named after </Th> <Td> Obama girls' cousins' pet cat and also Bo Diddley </Td> </Tr> <P> Bo (born October 9, 2008) is a pet dog of the Obama family, the former First Family of the United States . Bo is a male Portuguese Water Dog . President Barack Obama and his family were given the dog as a gift after months of speculation about the breed and identity of their future pet . The final choice was made in part because Malia Obama's allergies dictated a need for a hypoallergenic breed . Bo has occasionally been called "First Dog". In August 2013, Bo was joined by Sunny, a female dog of the same breed . </P> <P> The Portuguese Water Dog is originally from the Algarve region of Portugal . Only 48 Portuguese Water Dogs were entered for Britain's Crufts competition in the year 2009 and the author of The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog, Kitty Braund, believes there are about 50,000 in North America . Due to its fleecy coat of minimally shedding hair, the Portuguese Water Dog is considered a hypoallergenic dog breed . </P>

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