(CNN) - Goldendoodle? Bernese mountain dog? Irish Wolfhound? Chihuahua?

After selecting a chief of staff, President-elect Barack Obama quickly turned to the more urgent to find the perfect puppy for his daughters, Sasha and Malia.

“We have two criteria that must be reconciled. The first is that Malia is allergic, it must be hypoallergenic, ” Obama said Friday in Chicago, Illinois. “On the other hand, our preference would be to get a dog from a shelter. ”

Gail Hurson, who lives outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania, shared the view of many iReporters who want Obama to find a shelter dog. She added that the puppies have loving owners and a place to call home.

“Mr. Obama, I say give your two daughters a puppy of their own, and give these dogs a second chance, as this country is going to get now that you got elected to lead us on the right track, ” Hurson said in his IReport.

Although there is a mixture of monikers For the first dog, many iReporters believe that hope would be a good name.

“I truly believe that with a new president in the White House, there will be hope,” said Teri Satterlund. The Troutdale, Oregon, resident wants the dog ’s name to reflect Obama’ s message of change.

Barbara Martinez recalled that Malia is allergic to dogs, she suggested that Obama get a Goldendoodle or a Labradoodle. Both races are hypoallergenic and have a mild temperament, ideal for families with children, she said.

Finding a name that Obama would celebrate the African heritage was what led Don Belgard called Ubuntu. The Pittsfield, Maine, resident said Ubuntu is an African philosophy that promotes “peace, harmony and goodwill.”

Because Dale Jacquef shares a birthday with Obama - Aug. 4 - he jokes that he is qualified to give advice puppy. The San Jose, California, claims that his engineer Alaskan Klee Kai is a great success with everyone. “All my girl friends mad at him, then I think it would be good for Obama.”

A Pomeranian Pooch would be perfect for Obama, according to Gina Goodman, who heads a petsitting his home in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

“They would be ideal for Obama sweet little girls because they are like their stuffed animals come to life to play,” she wrote in her IReport.

We will see what the Obama will pick in the up coming weeks / months.

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