**FOR USE WITH AP LIFESTYLES** **FILE** This Oct. 17, 1996 file photo shows Leader, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole's miniature schnauzer, as he yawns while waiting for the start of a fourth debate in the presidential campaign in Washington. Any president-elect has to make appointments to many important offices. But Barack Obama has additional burden: although most presidents have brought a First Dog with them, his family has yet to fill that position. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, FILE)