A List of US Presidents & Their Furry Companions

November 3rd is Election Day! As millions of Americans cast their votes, we thought it would be fun to lighten up the mood. We’ve put together a list of past US presidents and their White House pets. You’ll be surprised by quite of few of their choices.

#45 President Donald Trump, 2017-present

• No furry family members as of yet.

#44 President Barack Obama, 2009-2017

• Bo – Portuguese Water Dog
• Sunny – Portuguese Water Dog

#43 President George W. Bush, 2001-2009

• Miss Beazley & Barney – Scottish Terriers
• Spot – English Springer Spaniel
• India – “Willie” Cat

 

#42 President Bill Clinton, 1993-2001

• Socks – Cat
• Buddy – Golden Retriever

#41 President George H.W. Bush, 1989-1993

• Millie – English Springer Spaniel
• Ranger – English Springer Spaniel (Offspring of Millie)

#40 President Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989

• Lucky – Bouvier des Flandres
• Rex – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
• Victory – Golden Retriever
• Peggy – Irish Setter
• Taca – Siberian Husky
• Fuzzy – Belgian Sheepdog

 

 

#39 President Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981

• Grits – Border Collie
• Lewis Brown – Afghan Hound
• Misty Malarky Ying Yang – Siamese Cat

#38 President Gerald Ford, 1974-1977

• Liberty – Golden Retriever
• Misty – Golden Retriever (Offspring of Liberty)
• Lucky – Dog
• Shan – Siamese Cat

#37 President Richard Nixon, 1969-1974

• Checkers – Dog (During Vice Presidency)
• Vicky – Poodle
• Pasha – Terrier
• King Timahoe – Irish Setter

#36 President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969

• Him & Her – Beagles
• Edgar & Freckles – Beagles
• Blanco – Collie
• Yuki – Mixed-Breed Dog

#35 President John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963

• Charlie – Welsh Terrier
• Gaullie – French Poodle
• Pushnika – Mixed-Breed Dog
• Shannon – Cocker Spaniel
• Wolf – Irish Wolfhound
• Clipper – German Shepherd
• Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, & Streaker – Dogs (Offspring of Pushinka and Charlie)
• Tom Kitten – Cat

#34 President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961

• Heidi – Weimaraner

#33 President Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953

• Feller – Cocker Spaniel
• Mike – Margaret Truman’s Irish Setter

#32 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1945

• Major – German Shepherd
• Meggie – Scottish Terrier
• Winks – Llewellyn Setter
• Tiny – Old English Sheepdog
• President – Great Dane
• Fala – Famed Scottish Terrier
• Blaze – Elliott Roosevelt’s English Bullmastiff

 

 

#31 President Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933

• King Tut – Belgian Shepherd
• Pat – German Shepherd
• Big Ben & Sonny – Fox Terriers
• Glen – Scottish Collie
• Yukon – Siberian Husky
• Patrick – Wolfhound
• Eaglehurst Gillete – Setter
• Weejie – Elkhound

#30 President Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929

• Prudence Prim – White Collie
• Rob Roy – White Collie
• Peter Pan – Terrier
• Paul Pry – Airedale Terrier
• Calamity Jane – Shetland Sheepdog
• Tiny Tim & Blackberry – Chows
• Ruby Rouch – Brown Collie
• Bessie – Collie
• Boston Beans – Bulldog
• King Cole – Belgian Shepherd
• Palo Alto – Bird Dog
• Tiger & Blacky – Cats

#29 President Warren Harding, 1921-1923

• Laddie Boy – Airedale Terrier
• Old Boy – English Bulldog

#28 President Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921

• Davie – Airedale Terrier
• Mountain Boy – Greyhound
• Bruce – Bull Terrier
• Puffins – Cat

#27 President William Taft, 1909-1913

• Caruso – Dog

#26 President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909

• Pete – Bull Terrier
• Rollo – Saint Bernard
• Sailor Boy – Chesapeake Bay Retriever
• Blackjack Jack – Kermit Roosevelt’s Manchester Terrier
• Skip – Mixed-Breed Dog
• Manchu – Alice Roosevelt’s Pekingese
• Tom Quartz – Cat
• Slippers – Cat

 

 

#25 President William McKinley, 1897-1901

• Valeriano Weyler & Enrique DeLome – Angora Kittens

#23 President Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893

• Dash – Collie

#22 & 24 President Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889; 1893-1897

• Cocker Spaniel
• Collie
• St. Bernard
• Dachsunds
• Foxhounds
• Hector – French Poodle of France Cleveland

#21 President Chester Arthur, 1881-1885

• No furry family members

#20 President James Garfield, 1881

• Kit – Molly Garfield’s mare
• Veto – Newfoundland 

#19 President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881

• Hector – Newfoundland
• Duke – English Mastiff
• Grim – Greyhound
• Otis – Miniature Schnauzer
• Dot – Cocker Spaniel
• Juno & Shep – Hunting Dogs
• Jet – Dog
• Siam – Siamese Cat (First Siamese kitten to reach America)
• Miss Pussy – Siamese Cat
• Piccolomini – Cat

#18 President Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877

• Faithful – Jesse Grant’s Newfoundland
• Rosie – Dog

#17 President Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869

• No furry family members

#16 President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865

• Fido – Dog
• Jip – Dog
• Tabby & Dixie – Cats

 

 

#15 President James Buchanan, 1857-1861

• Punch – Toy Terrier
• Lara – Newfoundland

#14 President Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857

• Seven Small Dogs – potentially Japanese Chins

#13 President Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853

• No furry family members

#12 President Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850

• No furry family members

#11 President James K. Polk, 1845-1849

• No furry family members

#10 President John Tyler, 1841-1845

• A pair of Wolfhounds that President Tyler imported for his wife, Julia
• Le Beau – Italian Greyhound

#9 President William Henry Harrison, 1841

• No furry family members

#8 President Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841

• No furry family members

#7 President Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837

• No furry family members

#6 President John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829

• No furry family members

#5 President James Monroe, 1817-1825

• Spaniel – belonging to Maria Monroe

#4 President James Madison, 1809-1817

• No furry family members

#3 President Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

• No furry family members

#2 President John Adams, 1797-1801

• Juno & Satan – Abigail Adams’ mixed-breed dogs

#1 President George Washington, 1789-1797

• Drunkard, Mopsey, Taster, Cloe, Tipsy, Tipler, Forester, Captain, Lady Rover, Vulcan, Sweet Lips, and Searcher – All Hounds

 

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