Barney (dog)
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Barney (born September 30, 2000 in New Jersey, U.S.A.), often referred to as the "First Dog," is a Scottish Terrier owned by U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
The canine's mother, "Coors", is owned by former Environmental Protection Agency Director Christine Todd Whitman. The dog's father is known only as "Kelly".
Barney is said to enjoy playing with volley and golf balls, and has recently become a fan of playing horseshoes. There are various web sites across the Internet devoted to Barney. Most notably, he has been the main star of the White House's annual Christmas videos since the start of the Bush administration.
On November 27th, 2006 Barney was featured in an article in satirical newspaper The Onion titled "Troop Morale Boosted By Surprise Visit From First Dog" which described a fictitious visit by Barney to troops in Iraq, said in the article to be the most senior White House official to do so since April 2006.
Barney has been featured in several "films" that go by the name of Barneycam and are made by the White House Staff, himself and Miss Beazley, his sister. These movies can be found on the White House web site. The different films he has made are Barney Cam I (2002), Barney and Spot's Winter Wonderland (2003), Barney Cam II (2003), Where in the White House is Miss Beazley? (Barney Cam III, 2004), Barney has found Miss Beazley (2005), Barney and Miss Beazley's Spring Garden Tour (2005), A Very Beazley Christmas (Barney Cam IV, 2005), and most recently, Barney's Holiday Extravaganza (Barney Cam V, 2006).
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