The fix is in. Buddy, President Clinton’s rambunctious new puppy, will be neutered, the White House said Tuesday. The president decided to neuter his chocolate-colored Labrador after an appeal from Doris Day, who urged that Buddy go under the knife for health reasons, White House spokesman Barry Toiv said. “The president is inclined to do so,” Toiv told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Day, president of the Doris Day Animal League, sent Clinton a letter in December expressing concern that Buddy would suffer health problems if he were left intact. Clinton physician Connie Mariano has told Day in a letter that the Clintons have decided to neuter the dog on the advice of their veterinarian. No date was set for the procedure. Socks, the first family’s cat, was neutered while Clinton was governor of Arkansas.
