As the old saying goes, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”
Warren G. Harding's Laddie Boy (Airedale Terrier)
Harding also owned Old Boy (bulldog).
George W. Bush and Barney (Scottish Terrier)
The Bush family also had two other dogs while at the White House, Miss Beazle (Scottish terrier) and Spotty (English springer spaniel).
Via: Getty Images
Jimmy Carter's Grits (Border Collie), Seen Here with Daughter Amy
Abraham Lincoln's Fido
Lincoln owned Fido prior to his election as president. After he was elected, he worried that Fido could not survive the transition to Washington, D.C. (Fido hated cannon fire and train rides).
Lincoln left Fido with close friends in Springfield, Illinois, under the condition that he never be scolded and that he be allowed to continue living as an indoor dog.
Fido died less than a year after Lincoln was assassinated.
Via: rogerjnorton.com
