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President-elect Obama referred to himself as a “mutt” yesterday, but said that, when his family picks a dog, they won’t necessarily adopt a mixed breed.

Obama indicated that, while the family would prefer a shelter dog, his daughter’s allergies may require they get a hypoallergenic breed.

“This is a major issue,” Obama said a press conference. “I think it has generated more interest on our website than just about anything.

“We have two criteria that have to be reconciled,” he added. “One is that Malia is allergic, so it has to be hypoallergenic … There are a number of breeds that are hypoallergenic. On the other hand our preference would be to get a shelter dog. But obviously a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me. Whether were going to be able to balance those two things is a maior issue in the Obama household.”