A Man and his Dog

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Oh, the good life – BMWs, a multi-million dollar home, $10 million raised for reelection…and a French Poodle. Just the typical Montana lifestyle, huh?

Here’s the story of Max Baucus and his French Poodle, which probably won’t appear in too many Montana newspapers:

Baucus’s fluffy poodle on the loose

By Betsy Rothstein

Posted: 06/02/08 04:29 PM [ET]

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, may be in control of the nation’s finances, but he may not be so powerful when it comes to his little white French poodle. The pooch was seen recently “on a tear” through the Hart Senate Office Building.

An aide was walking up the stairs when “this little white fluffy dog comes bounding down the stairs — with no leash.”

Not far behind the dog, however, was Baucus and his team of dog-watching aides.

“Maybe he has spent too much time in the city,” said an aide who knows of Baucus and his dog. “I thought Montana men are supposed to have manly dogs.”

Baucus’s office had no comment by press time.

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The Poodle will probably write a book to help with Baucus’ re-election – maybe about how the U.S. Senate works. It’s been done before. Maybe Max will name the book, “The Powerful Poodle” or “Finance and Fido.”

6 thoughts on “A Man and his Dog”

  1. Since Kelleher is 85 years old, I imagine he’s had at least one of each breed. He may have known Rin Tin Tin when he was a puppy.

  3. Jim – Thanks for the information about Max’s dog. I’m thinking that maybe the reporter who wrote the story did not know how to spell Bichon Frise or with most of the reporting from DC dealing with legislative issues, politics, etc., maybe her expertise is not in the canine area, although I’ve heard it is a dog eat dog world back there. -Jack

  4. The dog is a Bichon Frise, not a poodle, but why let facts get in the way of a good story?

  5. Good one. Since the Senator’s wife, Wanda “Mulch” Baucus spends a lot more time in France than in Montana, this poodle may be the real deal – straight from France. How about, “Frenchie on Finance”

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