“What kind of a dog are we getting, and when are we getting it?”

The Really: The President-Elect's kids know how to get things done.

So they slipped the question to George Stephanopoulos on his political talk forum This Week and the President was FORCED to answer.

Some problems are easier to solve than others: and yes, the breed of the above The Portugeuse Water Hound is one of the finalists -- though maybe not this one.