The Obamas formally introduced "Bo," on the South Lawn of the White House  He's a 6-month old Portuguese water dog (AKA a "PWD").  And he'll soon be the star of a children's book titled, "Bo, America's Commander in Leash."

Shown below are 10 Yiddish expressions that the First Family should understand about dogs:

1. "Der vos veyst nisht dem tam fun zeyf hot keyn hunt keyn mol nisht gevashn." (Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.)

2. "Vayz a hunt a finger, vil er di gantse hant." (Show a dog a finger and he wants the whole hand.)

3 "A kleyne hunt ken oykh hoben a groys moyl." (A small dog can also have a big mouth.)

4. "A hunt vil keseydr zayn af yener zayt tir." (A dog always wants to be on the other side of the door.)

5. "Keyner shtelt nit an afish vos leynt a 'gooter hunt.'" (Nobody ever puts up a sign that says 'good dog.')

6. "Hint fresn; kats esn." (Dogs eat; cats dine.)

7. "A hunt on tseyn iz oys hunt." (A dog without teeth is no longer a dog.)

8. "Hint shpieln zikh nisht mit dir a khutz der shpiel fun brengen." (Dogs do not play games with you except fetch.)

9. "An altn hunt ken men kin naye kuntsn nit oyslernen. Er ken shoyn ale alte." (You can't teach a dog new tricks. He knows all the old ones.)

10. "A mol bistu a hunt, a mol bistu a leshplump/hidrant." (Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.)

Marjorie Gottlieb Wolfe is the author of a book titled, "Yiddish for Dog & Cat Lovers." To order:  Contact her at 516-433-5439.
She wishes the First Family a "Muzzle Tov!"