Dogs are a man (and woman)’s best friend, and Presidents are no exception!
From George Washington’s 36 hounds to Obama’s water dog Bo, dogs have long been a President’s best friend! Here are our top presidential pups in honor of President’s Day:
- James Buchanan’s Newfoundland named Lara
- Ulysses S. Grant’s Newfoundland named Faithful
- Rutherford Hayes’ Greyhound named Grim, an English mastiff named Hector, and a Newfoundland named Dot
- James Garfield’s dog named Veto (get it?)
- Theodore Roosevelt’s Chesapeake Bay retriever named Sailor Boy, a Pekingese named Manchu, a mutt named Skip and two terries named Jack and Pete
- Warren Harding’s Airedale named Laddie Boy, and a bulldog named Old Boy
- Calvin Coolidge’s terrier named Peter Pan, an Airedale named Paul Pry, a sheepdog named Calamity Jane, a bulldog named Boston Beans, a shepherd named King Cole, a birder named Palo Alto, collies named Rob Roy, Prudence Prim, Ruby Rough, and Bessie, and chows named Blackberry and Tiny Tim
- Herbert Hoover’s collie named Glen, malamute named Yukon, an Irish wolfhound named Patrick, a setter named Eaglehurst Gillette, an elkhound named Weejie, fox terriers named Big Ben and Sonnie, and shepherds named King Tut and Pat
- Franklin Roosevelt’s Scottish terriers named Fala and Meggie, a German shepherd named Major, a Llewellyn setter named Winks, an English sheepdog named Tiny, a Great Dane named President (pun intended!), and a mastiff named Blaze
- Harry Truman’s dog named Feller, and an Irish setter named Mike
- Dwight Eisenhower’s Weimaraner named Heidi
- John F. Kennedy’s Welsh terrier named Charlie, plus others dogs named Pushinka, Shannon, Wolf, Clipper, Blackie, Butterfly, Streaker and White Tips
- Lyndon Johnson’s beagles named Him, Her and Freckles, a collie named Blanco, and a mutt named Edgar
- Richard Nixon’s cocker spaniel named Checkers, a poodle named Vicky, a terrier named Pasha, and an Irish setter named King Timahoe
- Gerald Ford’s golden retriever named Liberty
- Jimmy Carter’s dog named Grits
- Ronald Reagan’s spaniel named Rex and a sheepdog named Bouvier des Flandres
- George Bush’s spaniels named Millie and Ranger
- Bill Clinton’s chocolate lab named Buddy
- George W. Bush’s spaniel named Spot and terriers named Barney and Miss Beazley
- Barack Obama’s Portuguese water dogs named Bo and Sunny
Bring your best friend to U-Wash Doggie to get the presidential treatment!