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February 6, 2008

If candidates were dogs: Ron Paul - Welsh Corgi

Description: Small, sturdy and low to the ground, with a fox-like face. A big dog with little dog legs, yet those little legs can run – Corgis were originally used for livestock droving.

Behavior: An intelligent, obedient and loyal dog that loves a challenge, Corgis are not too difficult to train, but they may try to be dominant if given the chance. They do have a tendency to nip heels if they feel that the family members are too rowdy in their play. They like to be kept constantly active.

Tendency to bark: Low

Level of Aggression: Low

Suitability as a guard dog: Low

(Candidate photo by AP; sketch by Susan Donley, petspictured.com; breed photo by Baltimore Sun)

(To see the full Dog Lovers' Guide to the Presidential Election, click here.)

Posted by John Woestendiek at 7:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Yeah, but...corgis are popular.

Posted by: Tom | February 6, 2008 10:24 AM

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About Jill Rosen

Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.

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