91% of US Presidents Had Dogs —But These Four Didn’t! See the Full List of White House Dogs!
87% of U.S. presidents have had pets during their time in office or as part of their families. The exceptions who did not have any pets while serving as president include:
1 James K. Polk
2. Andrew Johnson
3. William McKinley
6. Donald Trump
Here is a list by President of the dogs they had while in office.
George Washington
- Sweetlips, Scentwell, and Vulcan – American Foxhounds
- Drunkard, Taster, Tipler, and Tipsy – Black and Tan Coonhounds
- Cornwallis – Greyhound
John Adams
- Juno, Mark, and Satan – Dogs (breeds unspecified)
Thomas Jefferson
- Bergère and Grizzle – Likely Briards
James Monroe
- Spaniel (name unknown) – Belonged to Monroe’s daughter, Maria Hester Monroe
John Tyler
- Le Beau – Italian Greyhound
James Buchanan
- Lara – Newfoundland
- Punch – Toy Terrier
Abraham Lincoln
- Fido – Dog (assumed to be a mixed breed, but often referred to as a retriever)
- Jip – Dog (likely a small mixed breed)
Ulysses S. Grant
- Faithful – Newfoundland
- Rosie – Dog (breed unspecified)
Rutherford B. Hayes
- Dot – Cocker Spaniel
- Hector – Newfoundland
- Duke – English Mastiff
- Grim – Greyhound
- Otis – Miniature Schnauzer
- Juno and Shep – Hunting dogs
- Jet – Dog (breed unspecified)
James A. Garfield
- Veto – Dog (breed unspecified)
Grover Cleveland
- Hector – German Poodle
- Three Dachshunds
Benjamin Harrison
- Dash – Collie
Theodore Roosevelt
- Blackjack – Manchester Terrier
- Manchu – Pekingese
- Rollo – Saint Bernard
- Skip – Mongrel
- Sailor Boy – Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Gem and Susan – Dogs (breeds unspecified)
- Pete – Bull Terrier (possibly a Boston Bull Terrier or bulldog)
William Howard Taft
- Caruso – Dog (breed unspecified)
Woodrow Wilson
- Davie – Airedale Terrier
- Bruce – Bull Terrier
Warren G. Harding
- Laddie Boy – Airedale Terrier
- Old Boy – Bulldog
Calvin Coolidge
- Rob Roy and Prudence Prim – White Collies
- Peter Pan – Wirehair Fox Terrier
- Paul Pry – Airedale Terrier
- Calamity Jane – Shetland Sheepdog
- Tiny Tim and Blackberry – Chow Chows
- King Cole – Belgian Sheepdog (Groenendael)
- Bessie – Collie
Herbert Hoover
- King Tut – Belgian Shepherd (Malinois)
- Pat – German Shepherd
- Big Ben and Sonnie – Fox Terriers
- Glen – Scotch Collie
- Yukonan – Canadian Eskimo Dog
- Patrick – Irish Wolfhound
- Eaglehurst Gillette – Setter
- Weegie – Norwegian Elkhound
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Fala – Scottish Terrier
- Major – German Shepherd
- Meggie – Scottish Terrier
- Winks – Llewellyn Setter
- Tiny – Old English Sheepdog
- President – Great Dane
- Blaze – Bullmastiff
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Harry S. Truman
- Feller – Cocker Spaniel
- Mike – Irish Setter
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Heidi – Weimaraner
John F. Kennedy
- Gaullie – Poodle
- Charlie – Welsh Terrier
- Shannon – Cocker Spaniel
- Wolf – Irish Wolfhound and Schnauzer mix
- Clipper – German Shepherd
- Pushinka – Dog (gift from Soviet Union)
Lyndon B. Johnson
- Him and Her – Beagles
- Edgar – Beagle
- Blanco – White Collie
- Freckles – Beagle
- Yuki – Mongrel
Richard Nixon
- Vicky – Poodle
- Pasha – Yorkshire Terrier
- King Timahoe – Irish Setter
- Checkers – Cocker Spaniel
Gerald Ford
- Liberty – Golden Retriever
- Misty – Golden Retriever (Liberty’s puppy)
Jimmy Carter
- Grits – Border Collie mix
- Lewis Brown – Afghan Hound
Ronald Reagan
- Lucky – Bouvier des Flandres
- Rex – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Victory – Golden Retriever
- Peggy – Irish Setter
- Taca – Siberian Husky
- Fuzzy – Belgian Sheepdog
George H. W. Bush
- Millie – English Springer Spaniel
- Ranger – English Springer Spaniel (Millie’s puppy)
Bill Clinton
- Buddy – Chocolate Labrador Retriever
George W. Bush
- Spot “Spotty” Fetcher – English Springer Spaniel (Millie’s puppy)
- Barney – Scottish Terrier
- Miss Beazley – Scottish Terrier
Barack Obama
- Bo and Sunny – Portuguese Water Dogs
Joe Biden
- Champ – German Shepherd
- Major – German Shepherd (rescue)
- Commander – German Shepherd
