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How many words will be in the next President's dogs name?

Current forecast: New First Dog has a one word name (74% chance5%)
Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is New First Dog has a one word name with a probability of 74% (down 5% in last 1 day)

Over two dozen of the United States Presidents had pet dogs while in the White House. One in three American households have pet dogs.

It is most common for Presidents to have dogs with single word names such as; Lucky, Duke, Buddy, Lucky or the obscure Sweetlips (Washington) or the non descript Him and Her (Johnson).

Market is asking, when the next President moves into the White House, will the first ***NEW*** family dog that lives in the White House with them have a single word name, or will the dog have a multiple word name?


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New First Dog has a one word name
74%
New First Dog has name with two or more words
9%
No first dog, instead a cat by any name
4%
No new dog by March 1st, 2009
13%
Activity: H$7,592
Question suspends in 14 weeks

Suspend date: Sun 1st Mar 2009 3:59pm PST (14 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: New First Dog has a one word name: 50%, New First Dog has name with two or more words: 15%, No first dog, instead a cat by any name: 10%, No new dog by March 1st, 2009: 25%

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Created Sun 20th Jul 6:43pm PDT by valornhonor[Power User]

Suspend date: Sun 1st Mar 2009 3:59pm PST (14 weeks to go)
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Predictions (35)

35 predictions

1 day ago
scotttd predicted New First Dog has a one word name (H$310 at 73%)
2 weeks ago
lcsnor predicted No new dog by March 1st, 2009 (H$100 at 20%)
2 weeks ago
onedave[Power User] predicted New First Dog has a one word name (H$16 at 61%)
2 weeks ago
infernalmachine[Admin] predicted New First Dog has a one word name (H$107 at 60%)
2 weeks ago
raidersin09 predicted New First Dog has a one word name (H$50 at 59%)
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Comments (3)

  1 onedave[Power User]
@valornhonor: Does the President have to buy or adopt after being inaugurated?

If I remember right, the Clintons had Socks when they moved into the White House, but adopted Buddy during Bill's presidency.
posted 17 weeks ago
@ onedave

Thanks for your question. To keep it interested I'm asking about a newly announced pet, as I tried to say in the last sentence. If the new President moves in and says something like, "Me and my wife and kid(s) are thrilled to be here and our family and our dog are adjusting from our home in Illinois/Arizona/whereever to these new digs.." THAT wouldn't count, I'm specifically asking about a NEW pet dog that joins the family AFTER the new President and family move into the Big House.
posted 17 weeks ago
  3 onedave[Power User]
Here is a list of presidential pets: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Presidential_pets. It appears that McKinley was the last president without either a dog or cat.
posted 17 weeks ago

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