I was interested in how many and what kinds of dogs have had the pleasure of living at the White House. It’s pretty interesting. I enjoyed looking at the names of these dogs.
Seems some of our Presidents had a good sense of humor!
There’s Drunkard, Taster, Tipler and Tipsy - George Washington’s Black and Tan Coonhounds, Boston Beans - Calvin Coolidge’s Bulldog, President - Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Great Dane, Grits - Jimmy Carter’s dog, Fido- Abraham Lincoln’s dog, and Feller - Harry S. Truman’s Cocker Spaniel.
Herbert Hoover, our 31st President of the United States, is listed as having 9 Dogs!
Seems there was also a run early on in the country where some of our presidents had no dogs. The 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 21st, and 25th Presidents of the United States had no dogs at all. That’s 11 Presidents out of 43 past Presidents with no dogs. William McKinley was the last president without a dog and he left office in 1901. George started us out right with his 7 dogs.
I know when I was trying to decide which candidate to pick, I checked to see if any had dogs. Good thing Barack Obama has kids that want a dog! Don’t break the streak Obama…
Here’s the list:
Presidents with 6 or more dogs
Lyndon B. Johnson – 35th President of the United States
- Beagle and Little Beagle - beagles
- Him and Her - beagles
- Blanco – white Collie
- Yuki - mongrel dog
Franklin D. Roosevelt – 32nd President of the United States
- Fala - Scottish Terrier
- Major - German Shepherd
- Meggie - Scottish Terrier
- Winks - Llewellyn Setter
- Tiny - Old English Sheepdog
- President - Great Dane
- Blaze - Mastiff
Herbert Hoover – 31st President of the United States: 9 Dogs!
- King Tut and Pat - German Shepherds
- Big Ben and Sonnie - Fox Terriers
- Glen - Scotch Collie
- Yukon - Eskimo dog
- Patrick - Irish Wolfhound
- Eaglehurst Gillette - Setter
- Weejie - Norwegian Elkhound
Calvin Coolidge – 30th President of the United States
- Rob Roy and Prudence Prim – White collies
- Paul Pry - Airedale Terrier
- Calamity Jane - Shetland Sheepdog
- Boston Beans - Bulldog
- Palo Alto - Birddog
Theodore Roosevelt – 26th President of the United States
- Pete - Bull Terrier
- Skip - Rat Terrier
- Blackjack - Manchester Terrier
- Manchu - Pekingese
- Rollo - Saint Bernard
- Sailor Boy - Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Gem and Susan - Dogs
Rutherford B. Hayes – 19th President of the United States
- Dot - Cocker Spaniel
- Hector - Newfoundland
- Duke - English mastiff
- Grim - Greyhound
- Juno and Shep – Hunting dogs
- Jet - Dog
Franklin Pierce – 14th President of the United States
- Seven miniature Oriental dogs
George Washington – 1st President of the United States
- Sweet Lips, Scentwell and Vulcan - American Staghounds
- Drunkard, Taster, Tipler and Tipsy - Black and Tan Coonhounds
Presidents with 5 dogs
John F. Kennedy – 35th President of the United States
- Charlie - Welsh Terrier
- Pushinka - mutt
- Shannon – Irish Cocker Spaniel
- Wolf – (mutt, possibly part Wolfhound and Schnauzer)
- Clipper - German Shepherd
Presidents with 4 dogs
Richard Nixon – 37th President of the United States
- Checkers - Cocker Spaniel
- Vicky - Poodle
- Pasha - Terrier
- King Timahoe - Irish Setter
Presidents with 3 dogs
George W. Bush – 43rd President of the United States
- Spot Fetcher - English Springer Spaniel (one of Millie’s puppies)
- Barney & Miss Beazley – Scottish Terriers
Presidents with 2 dogs
George H. W. Bush – 41st President of the United States
- Millie - Springer Spaniel
- Ranger – one of Millie’s puppies
Ronald Reagan – 40th President of the United States
- Lucky - Bouvier des Flandres
- Rex - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Jimmy Carter – 39th President of the United States
- Grits - dog
- Lewis Brown - Afghan Hound
Gerald Ford – 38th President of the United States
- Liberty - Golden Retriever
- Misty – (Liberty’s puppy born in the White House)
Harry S. Truman – 33rd President of the United States
- Feller - Cocker Spaniel
- Mike - Irish Setter
Woodrow Wilson – 28th President of the United States
- Mountain Boy - Greyhound
- Bruce - Bull Terrier
Ulysses S. Grant – 18th President of the United States
- Faithful - Newfoundland
- Rosie - Dog
James Buchanan – 15th President of the United States
- Lara - Newfoundland
- Punch - Toy terrier
Thomas Jefferson – 3rd President of the United States
- Buzzy and unknown - Briards (dogs)
John Adams – 2nd President of the United States
- Juno and Satan - Dogs
Presidents with 1 dog
Bill Clinton – 42nd President of the United States
- Buddy - Bill’s chocolate Labrador Retriever
Dwight D. Eisenhower – 34th President of the United States
- Heidi - Weimaraner
Warren G. Harding – 29th President of the United States
- Laddie Boy - Airedale Terrier
William Howard Taft – 27th President of the United States
- Caruso – Dog
Benjamin Harrison – 23rd President of the United States
- Dash - Collie
Grover Cleveland – 22nd & 24thPresident of the United States
- poodle
James A. Garfield – 20th President of the United States
- Veto - Dog
Abraham Lincoln – 16th President of the United States
- Fido - Dog
John Tyler – 10th President of the United States
- Le Beau - Italian Greyhound
James Monroe – 5th President of the United States
- Spaniel
Presidents with no dogs
William McKinley – 25th President of the United States
- No Dogs
Chester A. Arthur – 21st President of the United States
- No Pets
Andrew Johnson – 17th President of the United States
- No Dogs
Millard Fillmore – 13th President of the United States
- No Dogs
Zachary Taylor – 12th President of the United States
- No Dogs
James K. Polk – 11th President of the United States
- No Dogs
William Henry Harrison – 9th President of the United States
- No Dogs
Martin Van Buren – 8th President of the United States
- No Dogs
Andrew Jackson – 7th President of the United States
- No Dogs
John Quincy Adams – 6th President of the United States
- No Dogs
James Madison – 4th President of the United States
- No Dogs
