Obama's Dog

[Glinda]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Yeah, can we get a breakdown on all the dogs owned by every president and compare the breeds, prices, familiarity, compatibility with humans...or can we just say "who the fuck gives a shit?"

I need numbers.

omg...

True, it is an arcane subject, but not entirely uninteresting. *Glinda whips out her favorite reference book "Facts About the Presidents"*

For example, did you know that:

At one time or another, the White House sheltered nearly everything that can walk, crawl, swim, or fly. Zebras, coyotes, badgers, guinea pigs, hyenas, alligators, lizards, snakes, turtles, tropical fish, and birds - not to mention innumerable horses and ponies, and of course cats and dogs - have shared the Executive Mansion and its manicured grounds.

Dolley Madison had a macaw, John Quincy Adams raised silkworms, Andrew Johnson kept white mice, and Theodore Roosevelt had a young lion and several bear cubs. During the Taft administration, a cow, Pauline Wayne, grazed on the White House lawn, which was periodically patrolled by Enoch Gander. McKinley kept a Mexican yellow parrot and briefly, roosters, to the consternation of the other White House residents.