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The First Dog finally has a baseball card to call his own.

The White House released Bo Obama's official portrait and baseball card Friday, complete with fun facts.

The Portuguese water dog (who, according to the card, ironically cannot swim) was named after both the first lady's father, whose nickname was "Diddley," and the first daughters' cousins, who have both a cat named "Diddley" and another cat named "Bo."

Born in fall 2008, Bo was a gift from Senator Edward Kennedy and his wife. His favorite food is apparently "tomatoes – or toys," he enjoys running and "then napping near the Obama girls," and his hobbies include playing on the lawn and going for walks.

His goal while in the White House? "Make friends with foreign dognitaries."

UPDATE: Gawker discovers the shocking truth: Bo doesn't really eat tomatoes! (The claim was a joke tied to a comment President Obama made about the dog getting into the first family's vegetable garden. Tomatoes are actually poisonous for dogs.)

The entire first family came out to the South Lawn for the debut of their six-month old Portuguese Water Dog, Bo this afternoon.

Each of the family members took turns petting the black puppy with white paws.

"Here he is, the newest addition to the family," the president said in an introduction adding that "we all have to take turns walking the dog" – famous last words for parents of puppies.

Swarms of cameras and reporters anxiously awaiting Bo’s entrance.

"It is spectacular and well deserved," President Obama said of the press coverage the dog is getting, "he is a star, he has star quality."

Asked where Bo will be sleeping, the president said they have a couple of spots but "not in my bed,"

"We want to make sure that we are responsible dog owners and everyone else is too," the president also said.

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