Bo Obama, Media Darling

Guest Posting Today, we have Caroline
Caroline Golon/Romeo the Cat www.romeothecat.com caroline@romeothecat.com @romeothecat Twitter
See the full Bio at the bottom of her post:
After the initial frenzy of media coverage about Bo Obama, six-month-old Portugese Water Dog who’s now livin’ large at the White House, things died down for a few days.
Now come the new angles on the stories. Like Peoplepets.com finding Bo’s big brother Solo, and sharing insight about the dog family’s temperament and USA Today doing a piece on Bo’s trainer.
There are always going to be Bo stories because we’re fascinated by the first family’s private life. And Bo’s a pretty darn cute dog too.
But with all the media coverage now and that’s to come, it would have been terrific if these stories were about Schmoopy the rescue dog and not a Bo the perfect purebred. (read my post on Michelle Obama Watch blog entry)
Imagine the great coverage: “President’s Rescue Encourages More Adoptions Nationwide” or this article could have been about Schmoopy and could have taught kids the importance of helping animals in need.
Ah well.
Caroline Golon is the staff manager for Romeo the Cat, a two-time rescued Persian cat who’s dedicated to raising money for rescue animals across the U.S. Through individual and corporate donations, Romeo raises money for a new local rescue every month.
Since February, Romeo has raised more than $14,000. His sponsors include FURminator, Inc., Feline Pine Cat Litter, Wellness Pet Food and Clean+Green by Sea-Yu Enterprises.
Monthly beneficiaries are selected from submissions made by Romeo’s blog readers so make sure to subscribe to his blog so you’ll be alerted when he’s taking recommendations for next month.
Romeo and his adopted brother Pugsley live in Charlotte, NC with their parents and 8-month-old human sister