and he is just dragged out for photo ops.

I hope I'm wrong but I just never felt he was the right type dog for them (for 1st time dog owners, that is, he was just "too much dog.")

Every time I've seen him he is pulling on his leash and they even walk him on a leash in the WH.

I hope they bring him on vacation and if they do that he gets to run and jump with the kids and not be hidden from sight or bound up on a leash.

I'd like to bring him to the dog park here in Chicago for a few hours and just let him romp with those crazy guys in and out of the water, chasing each other around and getting all wet and sandy and having a ball.