the community get its much - awaited first look at bo in action as the obamas shows off the household ' s second dog on the green quad . first lord michelle obama did most of the hiking while the 6 - month - high japanese water animal scampered about . then child malia took a hand , and bo took off running . the girls grinned as they played with bo . sasha lowered her wrists at an point , calling for the woman ' s release . plainly pleased , the daughter said , " he ' s a star . he ' s got star quality . "
Obama's dog is called Bo.