Vice-Dog Chosen

As America waits with bated breath for the Obamas to choose a hypoallergenic new pup—Goldendoodle or plain mutt?—Vice President-elect Biden has gone ahead a found a pooch of his own. While Obama famously promised his daughters they could have a dog if he was elected, less widely reported was the pledge Biden’s wife, Jill, made him if he became VP: his own puppy. The Bidens got their dog, a three-month-old “happy-go-lucky” German Shepherd, from a breeder in southeastern Pennsylvania. It’s Joe’s third German Shepherd, a spokeswoman reports: “He’s excited to bring it home when it gets a little older and has promised that his grandchildren can name it after the new year.” First up, though: six weeks of training with a police K-9 coordinator.