Presidential Pets

name 	species/breed 	president 	description 	photo
Sweetlips, Scentwell, Vulcan, among others 	American foxhounds 	George Washington 	 	
Taster, Tipler, tipsy, drunkard 	black and tan Coonhounds 	George Washington 	 	
Cornwallis 	Greyhound 	George Washington 	This Greyhound was named after General Cornwallis 	
Nelson, Blueskin 	horses 	George Washington 	horses he owned during the Revolutionary War 	
Samson, Steady, Leonidas, Traveller, Magnolia 	Stallions 	George Washington 	 	
Snipe 	Parrot 	George Washington 	Snipe was owned by Martha Washington during George's presidency 	
Royal gift 	Spanish Donkey 	George Washington 	This donkey was given to George by the King of Spain Charles the 3rd 	
Juno, Mark, Satan 	dog 	John Adams 	 	
Cleopatra, Cesar 	horses 	John Adams 	 	
Caractaus, Young Fearnought 	horses 	Thomas Jefferson 	Caractaus was named after a 1st century British chieftain 	
Bergère, Grizzle 	French shepherd dogs 	Thomas Jefferson 	 	
dick along with 4 other mocking birds 	mocking birds 	Thomas Jefferson 	Dick was Jefferson's favorite Mocking Bird 	
2 grizzle bear cubs 	2 grizzle bear cubs 	Thomas Jefferson 	The bears where given to Jefferson by Captain Zebulon Pike but were deemed to dangerous and were given to Naturalist Charles Peale 	
Polly 	talking parrot 	James Madison 	Polly outlived Dolly and James Madison 	
Unnamed Spaniel 	Spaniel 	James Monroe 	 	
Sebastian 	Siberian Husky 	James Monroe 	 	
Slikworms 	Slikworms 	John Quincy Adams 	The Silkworms were used by Louisa Adams to spur slik 	
temporary supposed alligator owned by Marquis De Lafayette 	temporary supposed alligator owned by Marquis De Lafayette	John Quincy Adams 	There is an old tale that states that while Marquios lived in the White House his alligator lived in the east room, but the story is most likely fake. 	
2 fighting roosters 	2 fighting roosters 	Andrew Jackson 	the roosters would engage in cock fights 	
Bolivia, Emily, Lady Nashville, Sam Patch, Truxton 	horses 	Andrew Jackson 	Sam Patch was named after a famous daredevil better known as the Yankee Leaper. 	
Grey Parrot 	Grey Parrot 	Andrew Jackson 	The parrot was known for cussing a lot and when the parrot was brought to his funeral he was escorted out because he swore loudly. 	
2 middle eastern tiger cubs 	2 middle eastern tiger cubs 	Martin Van Buren 	The Tigers were a gift from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Said Bin, the tigers were given to a zoo because congress said they were too dangerous. 	
Goat 	Goat 	William Henry Harrison	 	
Sukey 	cow 	William Henry Harrison	 	
Lea Beau 	Italian Greyhound 	John Tyler 	 	
The general 	horses 	John Tyler 	 	
Johnny Ty 	canary 	John Tyler 	 	
Old Whitey 	Horse 	Zachary Taylor 	Old Whitey was most well known for being Talyor Horse during the Mexican-American War in the 1840s. 	
Apollo 	former circus trick pony 	Zachary Taylor 	Apollo was given to Talyors daughter Betty and he and Whitey shared a stable 	
Mason, Dixon 	ponies 	Millard Fillmore 	they were named after Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, 2 explorers most known for the Mason-Dixon line 	
2 miniature Teacup Japanese dogs and 2 Japanese birds 	2 miniature Teacup Japanese dogs and 2 Japanese birds 	Franklin Pierce 	Pierce got the dogs as a gift after the Perry Expedition 	
Unnamed Eagle 	Unnamed Eagle 	James Buchanan 	 	
Punch 	Toy terrier 	James Buchanan 	 	
Laura 	Newfoundland 	James Buchanan 	 	
Old Bob 	horse 	Abraham Lincoln 	 	
rabbit 	rabbit 	Abraham Lincoln 	 	
tabby, Dixie 	 	Abraham Lincoln 	Lincoln once said that Dixie "is smarter than my whole cabinet." 	
jip 	dog 	Abraham Lincoln 	 	
Fido 	mixed breed dog 	Abraham Lincoln 	Fido was assassinated a few months after Lincoln by a drunk with a knife 	
Nanny, Nanko 	goats 	Abraham Lincoln 	 	
Jack 	turkey 	Abraham Lincoln 	Jack was planned to be Christmas dinner but Tad Lincoln intervened suggesting it be a pet. 	
White mice 	White mice 	Andrew Johnson 	Andrew would secretly feed mice he found under his bed. 	
Rosie 	dog 	Ulysses Grant 	 	
Faithful 	newfoundland 	Ulysses Grant 	 	
Billy button, Reb 	Pony 	Ulysses Grant 	 	
Butchers' boy, Jeff Davis, Cincinnati, Egypt, Jennie, Julia, Mary, St. Louis	horses 	Ulysses Grant 	all of the horses Grant owned were used during the Civil War. 	
Dot 	Cocker Spaniel 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Hector 	Newfoundland 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Duke 	English Mastiff 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Grim 	Grey Hound 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Otis 	Minatare Schnauzer 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Juno, Shep 	Hunting dogs 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Jet 	dog 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Piccolomini 	cat 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	 	
Siam, Miss pussy 	Siamese Cats 	Rutherford B. Hayes 	Siam is notable as being the first Siamese cat in the U.S. 	
Kit 	horse 	James Garfield 	 	
Veto 	dog 	James Garfield 	 	
3 unnamed horses 	3 unnamed horses 	Chester Athur 	 	
unnamed rabbit 	 	Chester Athur 	 	
3 wiener dogs 	3 wiener dogs 	Grover Cleveland 	 	
Hector 	Japanese poodle 	Grover Cleveland 	 	
mocking birds 	mocking birds 	Grover Cleveland 	 	
exotic fish 	exotic fish 	Grover Cleveland 	 	
Dash 	Collie 	Benjamin Harrison 	 	
whiskers 	goat 	Benjamin Harrison 	Benjamin kept him around for his grandchildren while he was in the White House 	
Mr. Reciprocity 
Mr. Protection 	opossum 	Benjamin Harrison 	 	
2 alligators 	2 alligators 	Benjamin Harrison 	the alligators were kept by his son Russel in the White House Conservatory 	
Washington Post 	Mexican yellow head parrot 	William McKinley 	the parrot could whistle Yankee Doddle. 	
Roosters 	Roosters 	William McKinley 	 	
Valeriano Weyler 
Enrique Dupuy De Lome 	Angora Kittens 	William McKinley 	Named after Spanish Ambassador and general 	
Admiral Dewey 
Bishop Doane
Dr Johnson 
Father O'Grady 
Fighting Bob Evans	Guinea Pigs 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Algonquin 	calico pony 	Teddy Roosevelt 	Archie Roosevelt loved riding him. 	
Baron Spreckle 	hen 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Bill 	Lizard 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Black Jack 	Manchester terrier 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Eli Tale 	macaw 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Emily Spinach 	garter Snake 	Teddy Roosevelt 	the snake was named by Alice who said "it was as green as spinach and as thin as my aunt Emily" 	
Fedelity 	pony 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Gem, Susan 	dogs 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Jack and Peter 	terrier 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Johnathan Edwards 	small Black Bear from West Virginia 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Johnathan 	rat 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Josiah 	badger 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Manchu 	Pekingese 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Maude 	pig 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Peter Rabbit 	Rabbit 	Teddy Roosevelt 	had a proper state funeral when he died. 	
Pete 	Bull terrier 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Rollo 	St. Bernard 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Skip 	mongrel 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Sailor Boy 	Chesapeake Bay retriever 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Tom Quartz Slippers 	cat 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Bill 	Laughing hyena 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
Barn Owl 	Barn Owl 	Teddy Roosevelt 	 	
One-legged rooster 	One-legged rooster 	Teddy Roosevelt 	Teddy only president to have one-legged Rooster 	
Caruso 	dog 	William Howard Taft 	gift from Enrico Caruso famous Italian operatic 	
Mooly Wooly, Pauline Wayne 	cow 	William Howard Taft 	Pauline went missing for 2 days. 	
Old Ike 	ram 	Woodrow Wilson 	Led Wilson's flock of 48 sheep 	
48 Sheep 	48 Sheep 	Woodrow Wilson 	They kept the white house lawn trimmed during WW1 	
Puffins 	cat 	Woodrow Wilson 	 	
song birds 	song birds 	Woodrow Wilson 	 	
Bruce 	bull terrier 	Woodrow Wilson 	 	
Laddie Boy 	dog 	Warren Harding 	First dog to get regular news coverage. 	
Old Boy 	bulldog 	Warren Harding 	 	
Petey 	canary 	Warren Harding 	 	
Pete 	squirrel 	Warren Harding 	 	
Rob Roy, Prudence Prim, Ruby Rouch, Bessie 	Collie 	Calvin Coolidge 	 	
Boston Beans 	Boston Bulldog 	 	 	
Peter Pan 	wire hair fox terrier 	 	 	
Paul Pry 	Airedale terrier 	 	 	
Calamity Jane 	Shetland sheep dog 	 	 	
Tiny Tim, Black Berry 	chow chows 	 	 	
Billy William Johnson 	pygmy hippo 	 	Billy was captured in Liberia and given to Calvin by Harvey Firestone founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., he later visited the 1939 New York World's Fair.	
King Cole 	Belgian sheep dog 	 	 	
Palo Alto 	English settler 	 	 	
Rebecca and Reuben 	Mississippian raccoon 	 	Rebecca was meant to be eaten on Thanksgiving of 1926 who was saved by Grace Coolidge 	
Ebenezer 	donkey 	 	 	
Nip Tuck Peter pan Snowflake 	canaries 	 	 	
Goldy 	yellow bird 	 	 	
Do-Funny 	songbird 	 	 	
Enoch 	goose 	 	 	
Smoky 	bobcat 	 	 	
Tax Reduction Budget Bureau 	Lion cubs 	 	 	
Blacky 	black cat 	 	 	
tiger 	cat 	 	 	
unnamed wallaby 	unnamed wallaby 	 	 	
Duiker 	antelope 	 	 	
Bruno 	black bear 	 	 	
13 ducklings 	13 ducklings 	 	 	
King Tut 	Belgian Shepherd 	Herbert Hoover 	King Tut helped Hoover win by making him look more relatable. 	
Billy Possum 	Opossum 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Caruso 	roller canary 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Pat 	German shepherd 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Marks 	English settler 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Big Ben, Sonnie 	fox terriers 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Glen 	Scotch collie 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Yukonan 	Canadian Eskimo 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Patrick 	Irish wolfhound 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Eaglehurst Gillette 	settler 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Weegie 	Norwegian elkhound 	Herbert Hoover 	 	
Major 	former New York police German shepherd 	Franklin D. Roosevelt 	Franklin received Major by the New York Police when he was governor. 	
Fala, meggie 	Scottish terrier 	Franklin D. Roosevelt 	Fala is one of the most famous presidential pets and was given to FDR by his sixth cousin. 	
Winks 	Settler 	Franklin D. Roosevelt 	 	
Tiny 	Old English sheepdog 	Franklin D. Roosevelt 	 	
President 	Great Dane 	Franklin D. Roosevelt 	 	
Blaze 	Bull Mastiff 	Franklin D. Roosevelt 	 	
Feller 	Cocker Spaniel 	Harry S. Truman 	 	
Mike 	Irish Setter 	Harry S. Truman 	 	
Gabby 	parakeet 	Dwight D. Eisenhower 	 	
Heidi 	Weimaraner 	Dwight D. Eisenhower 	 	
Gaullie 	Poddle 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Charlie 	Welsh Terrier 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Clipper 	German Shepard 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Shannon 	Irish Cocker Spaniel 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
wolf 	Wolfhound Schnauzer mix 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Moe 	Doberman Picher 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Pushinka 	Soviet dog 	John F. Kennedy 	Pushinka was a gift from Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev and was the descendant of a Soviet Space dog named Strelka 	
Butterfly, White Tips, Streaker, Blackie 	Soviet dogs (children of Pushinka) 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Tom Kitten 	cat 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
robin 	canary 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Bluebell and Marybelle 	parakeets 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Zsa Zsa 	rabbit 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Sadar 	horse 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Billie and Debbie 	Syrian hamsters 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Tex, Marconi 	ponies 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Leprechaun 	Irish horse 	John F. Kennedy 	Leprechaun was a gift from the President of Ireland Eamon De Valera 	
Ducks raised by Caroline Kennedy 	Ducks raised by Caroline Kennedy 	John F. Kennedy 	 	
Lovebirds 	Lovebirds 	Lyndon B. Johnson 	 	
hamsters 	hamsters 	Lyndon B. Johnson 	 	
Yuki 	Mongrel dog 	Lyndon B. Johnson 	 	
Blanco 	White Collie 	Lyndon B. Johnson 	 	
Freckles, Edgar, Him and Her 	Beagle 	Lyndon B. Johnson 	Johnson became controversial after picking up one of his dog by the ears but Harry S. Truman said "That's how you handle hounds" 	
Checkers 	dog 	Richard Nixon 	In a Speech known as the Checkers Speech he stated that he did not start a slush fund but said that he was going to keep Checkers 	
Vicki 	Poddle 	Richard Nixon 	 	
Pasha 	Terrier 	Richard Nixon 	 	
King Timahoe 	Irish Setter 	Richard Nixon 	 	
Liberty, Misty 	Golden Retriever 	Gerald Ford 	 	
Lucky 	dog 	Gerald Ford 	 	
Shan 	Siamese cat 	Gerald Ford 	 	
Grits 	Border Collie Mix 	Jimmy Carter 	 	
Lewis Brown 	Afghan Hound 	Jimmy Carter 	 	
Misty Malarky Ying Yang 	Siamese cat 	Jimmy Carter 	 	
Lucky 	dog 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Rex 	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Victory 	golden Retriever 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Peggy 	Irish Settler 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Taca 	Siberian Husky 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Fuzzy 	Belgian sheepdog 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Cleo and Sara 	cats 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Nancy D, Baby, Little Man, El Alamein 	horses 	Ronald Reagan 	 	
Millie, Ranger 	Springer Spaniel 	George H.W. Bush 	 	
Socks 	cat 	Bill Clinton 	 	
Buddy 	Chocolate Labrador 	Bill Clinton 	 	
Spotty 	dog 	George W. Bush 	 	
Barney Miss Beazley 	Scottish Terrier 	George W. Bush 	 	
India Willie 	Cat 	George W. Bush 	 	
Longhorn Cow 	Ofelia 	George W. Bush 	 	
Bo and Sunny 	Portuguese water dogs 	Barack Obama 	 	
Donald Trump none 	Donald Trump none 	Donald Trump none 	Donald Trump none 	Donald Trump none
Champ, Major, Commander 	German Shepard's 	Joe Biden 	 	
Willow 	Gray Tabby Cat 	Joe Biden