My dog is perfectly happy to ride in the front seat of my old pickup truck. In fact he tries to ride in the driver's seat but I usually win that battle. He's particularly fond of drive up French Fry windows.

So why does O's dog have to fly on his own Osprey? What, Air Force One ain't good enough for him? Mickey afraid he'll shed on the seats?

AND WHY THE HELL DO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LET THIS KIND OF NONSENSE GO ON?

The Telegraph:

First dog Bo is airlifted to Obama holiday home
When President Barack Obama goes on holiday to the seaside things can get complicated
By Nick Allen

8:07PM BST 11 Aug 2013

Rooms have to be found for dozens of Secret Service agents, someone has to carry a selection of presidential basketballs, and of course the family dog needs his own state-of-the-art aircraft.

Arriving in the idyllic coastal retreat of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Mr Obama left behind him in Washington DC high profile debates over the budget, government surveillance and his health care reforms. Instead, he will spend the next eight days playing golf, going to the beach, and buying books from the Bunch of Grapes bookstore.

In the air he swapped his suit and tie for khakis and a blue shirt with rolled-up sleeves, while Mrs Obama wore a yellow-and-white summer dress.

Bo, the president's Portuguese Water Dog, arrived separately on one of two MV-22 Ospreys, a hybrid aircraft which takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane.

It was the first time the Ospreys have been taken on holiday by a US president.