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Luftmensch067

(2,411 posts)
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 03:09 PM Nov 2013

Cute alert! JK's new PUPPY!!!

When he returns to Washington after the holiday this week, we hear that Kerry will be bringing back more than some turkey leftovers — he’ll have a newly adopted yellow lab in tow. The pup’s name is Ben, as in Franklin, the American icon whose credits include “Father of the Foreign Service,” an institution over which Kerry now presides, and creator of the Great Seal of the U.S., over which the secretary of state is a custodian.

Franklin’s namesake, though, has less lofty interests — toys and treats, mainly (yeah, about that turkey…).


Adorable!!!

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Cute alert! JK's new PUPPY!!! (Original Post) Luftmensch067 Nov 2013 OP
LOL! ProSense Nov 2013 #1
Yeah :-) Luftmensch067 Nov 2013 #2
Yeah, cute pup ProSense Nov 2013 #3
why not dog leftovers veganlush Nov 2013 #4
"dog leftovers" irisblue Nov 2013 #7
Now he has a friend in Washington. broiles Nov 2013 #5
???? mylye2222 Jan 2014 #21
Labs stay puppy like for a long time. irisblue Nov 2013 #6
What a cute little guy. I love the name. Ben Franklin was one impressive leader. wisteria Nov 2013 #8
Cute puppy, but sorry, JK with a cat would be way cooler ;) Blaukraut Nov 2013 #9
I agree. I am a cat person, but I can understand the charm of dogs. wisteria Nov 2013 #10
JK has always been a dog guy, even in vietnam he adopted a puppy JI7 Dec 2013 #13
The trainer describes dog - and how nice JK was karynnj Dec 2013 #11
Nice picture. That is going to be one spoiled dog. wisteria Dec 2013 #12
it's a yellow dog JI7 Dec 2013 #14
Very sweet news video -- not much that's different from what's been posted Luftmensch067 Dec 2013 #15
Guess who came to the state department's building? karynnj Dec 2013 #16
: ) MBS Dec 2013 #17
Saw this Inuca Dec 2013 #20
JK and puppy make the WaPo MBS Dec 2013 #18
ROFL! Luftmensch067 Dec 2013 #19

irisblue

(34,278 posts)
6. Labs stay puppy like for a long time.
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 05:12 PM
Nov 2013

Up to a year, the dog 'teen' time is shorter, but since they are taller than, the mischief is higher up and bigger. From my experience with angel Alex, when the adult dog brain locks into synapses they are totally perfect. Happy times ahead

 

wisteria

(19,581 posts)
8. What a cute little guy. I love the name. Ben Franklin was one impressive leader.
Tue Nov 26, 2013, 10:09 PM
Nov 2013

Born in Mass. and lived in Philadelphia when he wasn't traveling-but it seemed he traveled most of the time. He was an impressive diplomat. As for Little Ben, you know what they say about Washington, "if you want a friend, get a dog".

Blaukraut

(5,911 posts)
9. Cute puppy, but sorry, JK with a cat would be way cooler ;)
Wed Nov 27, 2013, 11:42 AM
Nov 2013

What is it with politicians and dogs anyway? The Clintons even sold out and abandoned poor Socks.

 

wisteria

(19,581 posts)
10. I agree. I am a cat person, but I can understand the charm of dogs.
Thu Nov 28, 2013, 01:37 PM
Nov 2013

And, I also thought what they did to Socks was sad. Apparently, Socks didn't get along with the dog. So, what do they do? They unload Socks and not the wimpy dog.

karynnj

(59,942 posts)
11. The trainer describes dog - and how nice JK was
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 05:40 PM
Dec 2013

Frances Plessner of Puddleduck Boarding Kennel in Morrill said that Ben was a pleasure to work with, and so was the politician. She spent about an hour Tuesday evening working with Kerry and his dog together before Kerry and the retriever drove off in a black SUV.

“He was really good. He’s a really smart puppy. He pretty much exceeded my expectations,” she said of Ben, who will be a family pet. “John Kerry loves the dog. … [Kerry] was awesome. So polite, so nice. I honestly thought I would be so nervous, but he was so relaxed.”

She said that the secretary of state got Ben as a 5-month-old puppy from a woman in Massachusetts, who told him that the dog needed a lot of training. When Kerry asked the woman for help finding a trainer, Plessner, who raises Labrador retrievers and trains dogs professionally, was at the top of the list.
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“I thought maybe he was going to be a jerk, but he’s not,” Plessner said. “He’d call me, even with his busy life. He’d call me when he was in other countries. He just wanted the best for the dog — not over-the-top, just whatever Ben needed.”

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/11/27/news/midcoast/secretary-of-state-john-kerry-flies-to-maine-to-pick-up-new-dog/

Inuca

(8,945 posts)
20. Saw this
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 03:49 PM
Dec 2013

or another very similar piture (I think the dog had his head up...) yesterday, JK tweeted it himself . Looks just like my puppy, only my pup will stay that size, while this one will turn into a big guy.

MBS

(9,688 posts)
18. JK and puppy make the WaPo
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 06:30 AM
Dec 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2013/12/09/john-kerrys-call-of-dooty/

photo is labeled: "courtesy of John Kerry"

John Kerry spent Saturday night hosting the Kennedy Center Honorees at the State Department and Sunday night sitting next to the president’s box for the gala performance. And Sunday morning? He cleaned up puppy poop. The Secretary of State, wearing a bright red knitted hat, showed up at Volta Park in Georgetown with his 7-month-old yellow Lab, Ben. After a pleasant exchange with another dog owner, Ben did his business and Kerry pulled out a bag and cleaned up — while his security detail watched. Some things you just can’t delegate.

Luftmensch067

(2,411 posts)
19. ROFL!
Tue Dec 10, 2013, 09:55 AM
Dec 2013

Love that elevator picture! And re this article -- wouldn't you love to have seen that knitted hat? Reminds me of the story Vanessa told about the "fluorescent orange hunting cap" he was wearing at one of her school soccer games when she tried to pretend she didn't know him.

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