Happy President's Day to all my United States readers!
Ever wondered about the U.S. President's and the pets they choose to accompany them in The White House? I know I do! I've done some research and I've found that not suprisingly, a lot of those pets, the majority of them it seems, are actually canine! (*woot! woot!*)
Click here for TIME's Photo Essay on "President Dogs."
Listed below are the 20 most recent presidental pooches (along with other select animals), according to The Dog Guide's website. For pictures of the pets listed below, please click here.
20 - "Old Whiskers," pet goat, belonging to Benjamin Harrison's son.
19 - "Algonquin," a pony, belonging to Archie, Teddy Roosevelt's son.
18 - "Pauline Wayne," a cow, belonging to Howard Taft.
17 - "Old Ike," a ram, belonging to Woodrow Wilson.
16 - "Tiger" or "Tige," a cat, belonging to Calvin Coolidge.
15 - "Laddie Boy," a dog, belonging to Warren Harding.
14 - "Duke," a dog, belonging to Rutherford Hayes.
13 - "King Tut," a dog, belonging to Herbert Hoover.
12 - "Fala," a dog, belonging to FDR.
11 - "Feller," a dog, belonging to Harry Truman.
10 - "Heidi," a dog, belonging to Dwight Eisenhower.
9 - "Pushinka," a dog, belonging to JFK.
8 - "Him" & "Her," 2 dogs, belonging to Lyndon Johnson.
7 - "Checkers," a dog, belonging to Richard Nixon.
6 - "Liberty," a dog, belonging to Gerald Ford.
5 - "Grits," a dog, belonging to Jimmy Carter's daughter.
4 - "Lucky," a dog, belonging to Ronald Reagan.
3 - "Millie," a dog, belonging to George Bush Sr.
2 - "Buddy," a dog, belonging to Bill Clinton.
1 - "Spot," a dog, belonging to George W. Bush.
The list does not have any information on President Obama's choice of pet - which is the dog as well.
Enjoy!!
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