The Obama family will be getting a Portuguese water dog. The new pet is a gift from Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy and has been named "Bo" by Malia and Sasha. Although the first family has already met the dog, it has yet to take up residence in the White House. Bo will move in on April 14.

Contrary to reports that the Obamas have settled on a breed, Michelle Obama's press secretary, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said the first family has not: "They have not selected a breed.... Mrs. Obama likes the Portuguese water dog, but she is only one of four votes."

The first family's new dog will be a Portuguese water dog. First lady Michelle Obama has said a dog will be adopted sometime in the month of April.

The Obamas did not jump on the Peruvian dog offer, but they have considered pure-bred and mixed-breed dogs, which Obama refered to as "mutts like me." In an appearance on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, the president-elect noted that "they seem to have narrowed it down to a labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound." He added that the family would start keeping an eye on shelters. "This has been tougher than finding a Commerce secretary," he said.

Obama affirmed the promise in his victory speech in Chicago's Grant Park. Despite the country's economic and national security concerns, this has been one of the incoming president's most scrutinized pledges. Ten-year-old Malia's allergies are a factor in deciding what breed of dog to choose. Shortly after the Grant Park speech, Claudia Galvez of Peru offered the new first family a hypo-allergenic Peruvian Hairless dog.