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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