Miss Beazley (dog)
Miss Beazley | |
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Miss Beazley on January 6, 2005 | |
Species | Dog |
Breed | purebred Scottish Terrier[1] |
Sex | Female |
Born | October 28, 2004 |
Died |
May 17, 2014 9) Texas, United States | (aged
Nation from | United States |
Known for | Pet of the First Family of the United States |
Owner |
George W. Bush Laura Bush |
Parents |
Blackwatch Elizabeth (dam) Clinton (sire) |
Miss Beazley (October 28, 2004 – May 17, 2014) was a Scottish Terrier, belonging to former U.S. President George W. Bush and former U.S. First Lady Laura Bush.[2]
Miss Beazley's father, a Scottish terrier named Clinton, was born on November 7, 2000.[1] Clinton was the half-brother of the Bushes' first Scottish terrier, Barney.[1] Miss Beazley's mother, Blackwatch Elizabeth, was bred by dog breeder Patricia Gilmore of Livingston, New Jersey.[1] Gilmore would also breed Miss Beazley, a purebred Scottish terrier who was born in 2004.[1]
Miss Beazley was adopted as a birthday present from President Bush to First Lady Laura Bush.[2] She moved into the White House as a ten-week-old puppy on January 6, 2005, shortly before the beginning of President Bush's second term in office.[1][2] The First Lady and her daughters, Barbara and Jenna Bush, named their new dog after a character from Oliver Butterworth's 1956 children's book, "The Enormous Egg."[1]
Miss Beazley and the Bushes' first Scottish Terrier, Barney, became well known United States presidential pets.[2] In 2005, Miss Beazley and Barney were featured in the White House Christmas video, A Very Beazley Christmas, for her first holiday in the White House.[3]
Miss Beazley continued to live in Texas with the former presidential family until her death on May 17, 2014, due to "a battle with lymphoma", in a statement from President and Mrs. Bush.[2][4][5]
Barney and Miss Beazley are honored with a bronze sculpture at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Miss Beazley, Outrunning The Newshounds". The Washington Post. 2005-01-07. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "The President & Family Barney & Miss Beazley". George W. Bush Presidential Center. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ "Reviewing the White House's 'Beazley Christmas'". NPR. 2005-12-13. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ Weiner, Rachel (2013-02-01). "George W. Bush’s dog Barney dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ http://news.msn.com/us/bushs-dog-miss-beazley-dies-after-battle-with-lymphoma
- ↑ Bailey, Holly (April 24, 2013). "Laura Bush: New library is not ‘a monument’ to her husband". Yahoo! News. Retrieved April 24, 2013.