LIMA, Peru — Completely bald and older than the Incas, the Peruvian hairless dog seems like an odd fit for the White House.
The Friends of the Peruvian Hairless Dog Association responded on Monday, sending a letter to the U.S. Embassy in Peru offering the Obama family a 4-month-old pup that responds to “Machu Picchu,” the name of Peru’s famed Inca citadel.
They were kept as pets during the Inca empire and depictions of the breed appear in 1,200-year-old, pre-Inca artwork.
The hairless dog was long scorned for its appearance before it was recognized internationally as the official Peruvian dog.
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