{"id":303,"date":"2008-11-05T14:01:49","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T21:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/landguppy.com\/letterstofamouspeople\/?p=26"},"modified":"2008-11-05T14:01:49","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T21:01:49","slug":"dear-obama-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/landguppy.com\/blog\/dear-obama-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Obama Family,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you get ready for your latest adventure &#8212; I&#8217;m talking about choosing a dog to join your family, not that other thing &#8212; please consider the joy of picking from the thousands of shelter dogs that are looking for new homes. They often make better pets than purebred dogs and it sends a powerful message to others who are looking to expand their families to include four-legged members (or three-legged, even) that they should look to their area shelters and humane societies. In the Washington DC area you can go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washhumane.org\/\">Washington Humane Society <\/a>to find a friend for life.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Lisa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you get ready for your latest adventure &#8212; I&#8217;m talking about choosing a dog to join your family, not that other thing &#8212; please consider the joy of picking from the thousands of shelter dogs that are looking for new homes. 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