List of United States Presidential pets

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This is a list of pets belonging to various US Presidents and their families, while serving their term(s) in office.

President	Pet(s)
George W. Bush	Spot Fetcher, English Springer Spaniel, one of Millie's puppies (see George H. W. Bush below) Barney and Miss Beazley, Scottish Terriers India or Willie, cat, named after Texas baseball player, Rubén Sierra, a.k.a. El Indio. Ofelia, Longhorn cow
Bill Clinton	Socks the cat Buddy, chocolate color Labrador Retriever
George H. W. Bush	Millie, Springer Spaniel Ranger, one of Millie's puppies
Ronald Reagan	Lucky, Bouvier des Flandres Rex, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dogs and horses at ranch
Jimmy Carter	Grits, dog given to Amy by her teacher and was later returned. Misty Malarky Ying Yang, Amy Carter's Siamese cat
Gerald Ford	Liberty, Golden Retriever [1] Shan, Susan Ford's Siamese
Richard Nixon	Checkers, Cocker Spaniel, Richard Nixon's dog while vice president. Died in 1964, while her owner was out of office and working as a lawyer in New York. Buried in Bide-a-Wee Pet Cemetery, on Long Island. Vicky, Poodle Pasha, Terrier King Timahoe, an Irish Setter
Lyndon B. Johnson	Beagle and Little Beagle and Him and Her, all beagles Blanco, a white Collie Yuki, mongrel dog Hamsters and lovebirds
John F. Kennedy	Charlie, Caroline Kennedy's Welsh Terrier Tom Kitten, a cat Robin, a canary Bluebell and Marybelle, parakeets Macaroni, Caroline Kennedy's pony Tex and Leprechaun, ponies Debbie and Billie, hamsters Pushinka (mutt), Charlie (Welsh Terrier) Shannon (Irish Cocker Spaniel), Wolf (mutt, possibly part Wolfhound and Schnauzer), and Clipper (German Shepherd), all dogs Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker, all offspring of Pushinka and Charlie Zsa Zsa, a rabbit, and Sardar, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy's horse
Dwight D. Eisenhower	Heidi, Weimaraner dog
Harry S. Truman	Feller, the "unwanted" Cocker Spaniel [2] Mike, Margaret Truman's Irish Setter
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Fala, Scottish Terrier Major, German Shepherd Meggie, Scottish Terrier Winks, Llewellyn Setter Tiny, Old English Sheepdog President, Great Dane Faithful and loyal famous companion, Fala, the Scottish Terrier Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt's Mastiff
Herbert Hoover	King Tut and Pat, German Shepherd Dogs Big Ben and Sonnie, Fox Terriers Glen, "Scotch Collie" Yukon, Eskimo dog Patrick, Irish Wolfhound Eaglehurst Gillette, Setter Weejie, Norwegian Elkhound
Calvin Coolidge	Rob Roy and Prudence Prim, White collies Paul Pry, Airedale Calamity Jane, Shetland Sheepdog Boston Beans, Bulldog Palo Alto, Birddog Rebecca and Horace, Raccoons Ebeneezer, Donkey Enoch, Goose Smoky, Bobcat Tiger, cat (Stray) Wallaby Two lion cubs Antelope Pygmy hippo
Warren G. Harding	Laddie Boy, Airedale
Woodrow Wilson	Old Ike, Ram Puffins, Cat Mountain Boy, Greyhound Bruce, Bull Terrier Songbirds Sheep, on the White House lawn
William Howard Taft	Caruso, Dog Mooly Wooly and Pauline Wayne, Cows
Theodore Roosevelt	Pete, Bull Terrier Skip, Rat Terrier Blackjack, Manchester Terrier Manchu, Pekingese Rollo, Saint Bernard Sailor Boy, Chesapeake Bay Retriever Tom Quartz and Slippers, Cats Emily Spinach, Garter snake Algonquin, Pony Maude, Pig Josiah, Badger Jonathan, Piebald rat Dr. Johnson, Bishop Doane, Fighting Bob Evans, and Father O'Grady, Guinea pigs Baron Spreckle, Hen Eli Yale, Macaw A one-legged rooster
William McKinley	Washington Post, Yellow-headed Mexican parrot Valeriano Weyler and Enrique DeLome, Angora kittens Roosters
Benjamin Harrison	His Whiskers, Goat Dash, Collie Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection, Opossums
Grover Cleveland	Mockingbird
Chester A. Arthur	No record of any pets
James A. Garfield	Veto (named as a threat to Congress), Dog
Rutherford B. Hayes	Dot, Cocker Spaniel Hector, Newfoundland Deke, English mastiff Juno and Shep, Hunting dogs Grim, Greyhound Jet, Dog Piccolomini, Cat Miss Pussy, Siamese Cat
Ulysses S. Grant	Cincinnatus (a gift from the citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio), St. Louis, Egypt, Reb, Billy Button, Butcher Boy, and Jeff Davis (his wartime mount), Horses Rosie, Dog
Andrew Johnson	Fed white mice he found in his bedroom
Abraham Lincoln	Nanny and Nanko, Goats Jack, Turkey Fido (first presidential pet to be photographed), Dog Horse
James Buchanan	Lara, Newfoundland Punch, Toy terrier
Franklin Pierce	Seven miniature Oriental dogs Two birds from Japan
Millard Fillmore	No record of any pets
Zachary Taylor	Old Whitey, Horse
James K. Polk	Horse
John Tyler	Le Beau, Italian Greyhound Johnny Ty, Canary The General, Horse
William Henry Harrison	Sukey, Cow Goat
Martin Van Buren	Briefly owned two tiger cubs
Andrew Jackson	Pol, Parrot (was taught to swear) Fighting cocks Horses
John Quincy Adams	Alligator Silkworms
James Monroe	Spaniel
James Madison	Parrot, Macaw
Thomas Jefferson	Dick, Mockingbird Buzzy and unknown, Briards (dogs)
John Adams	Juno and Satan, Dogs Cleopatra, Horse
George Washington	Sweet Lips, Scentwell and Vulcan, Stag hounds Drunkard, Taster, Tipler and Tipsy, Black and tan hounds Royal Gift, Jackass Nelson, Horse

[edit] References

• Presidential Pet Museum
• All the Presidents' Pets by Mo Rocca
• Presidential biographical sketches - White House official kids website

[edit] External link

• Presidential Pets photo album

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