Barney was also known to get into a few spats with White House officials. However, Barney was not without criticism with Vladimir Putin stating that his Labrador was bigger, tougher, stronger, faster, meaner than Barney. While Miss Beazley was gifted to Bush from his wife, Barney is perhaps the more famous of the two with more media attention and his own official web page on the White House website. Like his father, George W Bush seemed to love animals as well owning Spot the English Springer Spaniel, India the cat, Ofelia the Longhorn cow and two Scottish Terriers – Barney and Miss Beazley. They will remain a popular presidential pet for years to come. Whether the former President was seen playing football with Bo (lovingly named after Michelle’s father) or the dogs were photographed meeting Pope Francis, they stole the heart of the nation. The Obama family are famous for their two Portuguese Water pups, Bo and Sunny.
And while Vulcan may never have seen the White House (since it was still being built), there have many other ‘First Pets’ that have proceeded him and have graced the Oval Office since.įrom the more traditional choices of dogs and cats to the wild stories of racoons and crocodiles… let’s have a look at some of the animals that have called this iconic house their home. Tellingly, Donald Trump was only one of two Presidents ever not to own a pet, with animals being documented since George Washington’s famous pooch, Vulcan.
Major is, in fact, the first shelter dog to enter office giving us the true rags to riches story that we all love while shining a light on the compassionate nature of Joe Biden. With Donald Trump set to leave the White House, the reign of presidential pets can finally begin again as it makes way for Joe Biden and his social media-famous German Shepherds, Major and Champ.
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