President |
Pet(s) |
George Washington |
- Sweet Lips, Scentwell and Vulcan – American Staghounds
- Drunkard, Taster, Tipler and Tipsy – Black and Tan Coonhounds
- Royal Gift – Donkey
- Nelson – Horse
- Parrot – Said to have been owned by First Lady Martha Washington.
|
John Adams |
- Juno, Mark, and Satan – Dogs
- Cleopatra – Horse
|
Thomas Jefferson |
- Dick – Mockingbird
- Buzzy and unknown – Briards (dogs)
- 2 Bear Cubs
- Caractacus – Horse
|
James Madison |
|
James Monroe |
- Spaniel
- Sebastian – Siberian Husky
|
John Quincy Adams |
- American Alligator
- Silkworms
|
Andrew Jackson |
- Pol – parrot (taught to swear)
- Fighting cocks
- Bolivia, Emily, Lady Nashville, Sam Patches and Truxton – Horses
|
Martin Van Buren |
- Briefly owned two tiger cubs
|
William Henry Harrison |
|
John Tyler |
- Le Beau – Italian Greyhound
- Johnny Ty – Canary
- The General – Horse
|
James K. Polk |
|
Zachary Taylor |
|
Millard Fillmore |
|
Franklin Pierce |
- Seven miniature Oriental dogs
- Two birds from Japan
|
James Buchanan |
- Lara – Newfoundland
- Punch – Toy Terrier
- Eagle
|
Abraham Lincoln |
- Nanny and Nanko – goats
- Jack – Turkey
- Fido – Dog
- Jip – Dog
- Horse
- Rabbit
|
Andrew Johnson |
- Fed white mice he found in his bedroom
|
Ulysses S. Grant |
- Butcher Boy, Cincinnatus (a gift from the citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio), Egypt, Jeff Davis (his wartime mount), Jennie, Julia, Mary and St. Louis – Horses
- Billy Button and Reb – Ponies
- Faithful – Newfoundland
- Rosie – Dog
|
Rutherford B. Hayes |
- Dot – Cocker Spaniel
- Hector – Newfoundland
- Duke – English Mastiff
- Grim – Greyhound
- Otis – Miniature Schnauzer
- Juno and Shep – Hunting dogs
- Jet – Dog
- Piccolomini – Cat
- Siam – First Siamese Cat in the United States
- Miss Pussy – Siamese Cat
|
James A. Garfield |
|
Chester A. Arthur |
|
Grover Cleveland |
- Hector – Japanese Poodle
- Mockingbirds
|
Benjamin Harrison |
- Whiskers – Goat
- Dash – Collie
- Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection – Opossums
|
William McKinley |
- Washington Post – Yellow-headed Mexican parrot
- Valeriano Weyler and Enrique DeLome – Angora kittens
- Roosters
|
Theodore Roosevelt |
- Pete – Bull Terrier
- Skip – Rat Terrier
- Jack and Peter – Terriers
- Blackjack – Manchester Terrier
- Manchu – Pekingese
- Rollo – Saint Bernard
- Sailor Boy – Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Tom Quartz and Slippers – Cats
- Emily Spinach – Garter snake
- Algonquin – Pony
- Maude – Pig
- Josiah – Badger
- Jonathan – Piebald rat
- Dr. Johnson, Bishop Doane, Fighting Bob Evans, Admiral Dewey, and Father O'Grady – Guinea pigs
- Baron Spreckle – Hen
- Eli Yale – Macaw
- Fedelity – Pony
- Gem and Susan – Dogs
- A one-legged rooster
|
William Howard Taft |
- Caruso – Dog
- Mooly Wooly and Pauline Wayne – Cows
|
Woodrow Wilson |
- Davie – Airedale Terrier
- Old Ike – Ram
- Puffins – Cat
- Mountain Boy – Greyhound
- Bruce – Bull Terrier
- songbirds
- sheep
|
Warren G. Harding |
- Laddie Boy – Airedale Terrier
- Old Boy – Bulldog
|
Calvin Coolidge |
- Rob Roy and Prudence Prim – White collies
- Peter Pan – Terrier
- Paul Pry – Airedale Terrier
- Calamity Jane – Shetland Sheepdog
- Tiny Tim and Blackberry – Chow Chows
- Ruby Rouch – Collie
- Boston Beans – Bulldog
- King Cole – German shepherd
- Palo Alto – Bird dog
- Bessie – Collie
- Rebecca and Horace – Raccoons
- Ebeneezer – Donkey
- Nip and Tuck – Canaries
- Enoch – Goose
- Smoky – Bobcat
- Tiger – cat
- Tax Reduction and Budget Bureau – lion cubs
- Billy – Pygmy hippo
- A Wallaby
- A Duiker (a very small antelope)
- A black bear
|
Herbert Hoover |
- King Tut – Belgian Shepherd
- Pat – German Shepherd
- Big Ben and Sonnie – Fox Terriers
- Glen – Scotch Collie
- Yukonan – Eskimo dog
- Patrick – Irish Wolfhound
- Eaglehurst Gillette – Setter
- Weejie – Norwegian Elkhound
- 2 Crocodiles
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
- Fala – Scottish Terrier
- Majora – German Shepherd
- Meggie – Scottish Terrier
- Winks – Llewellyn Setter
- Tiny – Old English Sheepdog
- President – Great Dane
- Blaze – Bullmastiff
|
Harry S. Truman |
- Feller – Cocker Spaniel
- Mike – Irish Setter
|
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
|
John F. Kennedy |
- Gaullie – Poodle
- Charlie – Welsh Terrier
- Tom Kitten – Cat
- Robin – Canary
- Bluebell and Marybelle – Parakeets
- Macaroni – Pony
- Tex and Leprechaun – Ponies
- Debbie and Billie – Hamsters
- Pushinka – Mutt (gift of Russian premier, puppy of Soviet space dog Strelka)
- Shannon – Irish Cocker Spaniel
- Wolf – (Mutt, possibly part Wolfhound and Schnauzer)
- Clipper – German Shepherd
- Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker – (offspring of Pushinka and Charlie)
- Zsa Zsa – Rabbit
- Sardar – Horse
|
Lyndon B. Johnson |
- Him and Her – Beagles
- Edgar – Beagle
- Blanco – white Collie
- Freckles – Beagle
- Yuki – Mongrel Dog
- Hamsters and Lovebirds
|
Richard Nixon |
- Vicki – Poodle
- Pasha – Terrier
- King Timahoe – Irish Setter
- Checkers – Cocker Spaniel (note: Checkers died in 1964, before Nixon became president, but had played a major role in his electoral career)
|
Gerald Ford |
- Liberty – Golden Retriever
- Misty – (Liberty's puppy born in the White House)
- Shan – Siamese cat
|
Jimmy Carter |
- Grits – Border Collie; Given to his daughter Amy by her teacher, but quickly returned.
- Lewis Brown – Afghan Hound
- Misty Malarky Ying Yang, daughter Amy Carter's pet – Siamese cat
|
Ronald Reagan |
- Lucky – Bouvier des Flandres
- Rex – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. First Dog of the United States.
- Victory – Golden Retriever
- Peggy – Irish Setter
- Taca – Siberian Husky
- Fuzzy – Belgian sheepdog
- Horses at Rancho del Cielo
|
George H. W. Bush |
- Millie – Springer Spaniel. First Dog of the United States.
- Ranger – one of Millie's puppies
|
Bill Clinton |
- Socks – Chelsea's cat (1989–2009). First Cat of the United States.
- Buddy – Bill's chocolate Labrador Retriever (1997–2002). First Dog of the United States.
|
George W. Bush |
- Spot "Spotty" Fetcher (1989–2004) – female English Springer Spaniel named after Scott Fletcher; Puppy of Millie; Euthanized after suffering a series of strokes.
- Barney – Scottish Terrier. First Dog of the United States.
- Miss Beazley (b. October 28, 2004) – Scottish Terrier; Nicknamed "Beazley Weazley"; 2005 birthday gift from George to his wife.
- India "Willie" – cat (1990–2009)
- Ofelia – Longhorn cow (lives at Bush's Crawford ranch)
|
Barack Obama |
- Bo – Portuguese Water Dog. First Dog of the United States.
Obama also has a 36 gallon fish tank in the oval office full of various tropical fish
|