Eisenhower owned two Scottish Terriers named Caacie and Telek, and a Weimaraner named Heidi. FDR also had a Bullmastiff named Blaze, two Irish Setters named Jack and Jill, a Bulldog named Pal, an English Setter named Winks, another Scottish Terrier named Meggie, a German Shepherd Dog named Major, and a Great Dane named President, which must have made things confusing in the White House.ĭwight D. Roosevelt’s Scottish Terrier Fala reportedly received more fanmail than many presidents. Herbert Hoover owned a Wire Fox Terrier named Big Boy, a Norwegian Elkhound called Weejie, an Irish Wolfhound named Patrick, and a Belgian Malinois named King Tut.įranklin D. Theodore Roosevelt owned a Saint Bernard named Rollo, a Pekingese named Manchu (belonging to the President’s daughter Alice), a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Sailor Boy, his son Kermit’s Manchester Terrier called Blackjack, and a Bull Terrier named Pete, who ripped the pants of a French ambassador. There is no record of them living at the White House. Lafayette also sent Jefferson two more Briards to help protect the sheep at Monticello. He purchased a pregnant female, named Buzzy, and started his breeding program. Thomas Jefferson became interested in Briards while serving as minister to France. Washington didn’t invent American Foxhounds single-handedly, but he was a key player in the breed’s development. More than 30 hounds were listed in Washington’s journals, including Sweet Lips, Drunkard, Tipler, and Tipsy. Washington maintained and carefully bred these hounds, and they became the ancestors of today’s American Foxhound. In 1770, Washington imported a number of hounds from England, and in 1785, the Marquis de Lafayette gave him some French hounds. George Washington, the “Father of Our Nation,” is also the father of American Foxhounds. To celebrate the lives of First Pets, we take a look back at some of the most famous four-legged friends in American history. In January 2021, Joe Biden’s two German Shepherd Dogs Champ and Major restored the tradition of presidential pups to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. These presidential dogs became as much a staple of the capitol as the rest of the First Family and “spoke” more than words ever could about the nature of our leaders. Almost all of our presidents have shared the White House with a dog, and often more than one. From Washington’s Foxhounds to Obama’s famous Portuguese Water Dogs, presidential dogs are as traditional as baseball and apple pie.
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