New York Personal Injury Law Blog » Animal Law, Odds and Ends November 12th, 2008 First Pooch Barney Gets Defense Counsel Right on the heels of Barney, the White House dog, biting biting Reuters reporter Jon Decker, we now find he may have the perfect defense lawyer. Guide dog Skeeter Jones now has earned a law degree Juris Dogtor. I’ll try to reach out to Barney, carefully, for an updated interview on the ramifications for the species, and of Skeeter defending him. Meanwhile, while one wag thinks you’d be barking up the wrong tree if you hired Skeeter, the paw firm of Barker and Meowsky has already made him an offer. What will become of Skeeter and Barney? Stay tuned.