U.S. Presidents came with various pets when they occupied the White House. The most common were various dog and cat breeds. There were other animals roaming the grounds from ponies and horses, different birds such as parrots, parakeets, mockingbirds, macaws, and canaries. There were also grizzly and black bears, goats, rabbits, racoons, and opossums, silkworms, tigers, cows, eagles, turkeys, white mice, alligators, roosters, rams, owls, hyenas, squirrels, donkeys, ducks, hamsters, guinea pigs, hens, garter snakes, sheep, lizards, badger, and rats. Some of the more exotic animals were gifts and often donated to Zoos. The last president not to have any pets in the WH: Donald Trump The last president with hypoallergenic dogs in the WH: Barack Obama The last president to have a cow at the WH: William Taft The last president to have a horse at the WH: John F. Kennedy The last president to have a bobcat in the WH: Calvin Coolidge The last president to have a cat in the WH: George W. Bush until Joe Biden officially adopts a cat. Last of all, the list of Presidents and their dogs although not all had dogs. President Joe Biden Champ, German Shepard Major, German Shepard President Donald Trump NA President Barack Obama Bo, Portuguese water dog Sunny, also a Portuguese water dog President George W. Bush, Miss Beazley, Scottish terrier Spot, English springer spaniel, Barney, Scottish terrier President Bill Clinton Buddy, Labrador retriever President George H.W. Bush Millie, English springer spaniel Ranger, one of Millie’s puppies President Ronald Reagan Lucky, Bouvier des Flandres Rex, Cavalier King Charles spaniel Victory, golden retriever Peggy, Irish setter Taca, Siberian husky Fuzzy, Belgian sheepdog President Jimmy Carter Grits, border collie Lewis Brown, Afghan hound President Gerald Ford Liberty, golden retriever Misty, one of Liberty’s puppies Lucky, dog President Richard Nixon Checkers, Nixon’s dog while vice president Vicky, poodle Pasha, terrier King Timahoe, Irish setter President Lyndon B. Johnson Him and Her, beagles Edgar and Freckles, beagles Blanco, collie Yuki, mixed-breed dog President John F. Kennedy Charlie, Welsh terrier Gaullie, French poodle Pushinka, mixed-breed dog (gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev) Shannon, cocker spaniel Wolf, Irish wolfhound Clipper, German shepherd Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, Streaker (Pushinka and Charlie’s puppies) President Dwight D. Eisenhower Heidi, Weimaraner President Harry S. Truman Feller, the unwanted dog, cocker spaniel Mike, Margaret Truman’s Irish setter President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Major, German shepherd Meggie, Scottish terrier Winks, Llewellyn setter Tiny, Old English sheepdog President, Great Dane Fala, famed Scottish terrier Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt’s English bullmastiff President Herbert Hoover King Tut, Belgian shepherd Pat, German shepherd Big Ben, fox terrier Sonny, fox terrier Glen, Scottish collie Yukon, Siberian husky Patrick, wolfhound Eaglehurst Gillette, setter Weejie, elkhound President Calvin Coolidge Prudence Prim, female white collie Rob Roy, male white collie Peter Pan, terrier Paul Pry, an Airedale terrier Calamity Jane, Shetland sheepdog Tiny Tim, chow Blackberry, also a chow Ruby Rouch, brown collie Bessie, collie Boston Beans, bulldog King Cole, Belgian shepherd Palo Alto, bird dog President Warren Harding Laddie Boy, Airedale terrier Old Boy, English bulldog President Woodrow Wilson Davie, Airedale terrier Mountain Boy, greyhound Bruce, bull terrier President William Taft Caruso, dog President Theodore Roosevelt Pete, a bull terrier, was a favorite pet Rollo, Saint Bernard Sailor Boy, Chesapeake Bay retriever Blackjack, Kermit Roosevelt’s Manchester terrier Skip, mixed-breed dog Manchu, Alice Roosevelt’s Pekingese President William McKinley He had pets but no dogs. President Benjamin Harrison Dogs including Dash, a collie President Grover Cleveland Cocker spaniel Collie St. Bernard Dachshunds Foxhounds French poodle, Hector President Chester A. Arthur He had pets but no dogs. President James Garfield A Newfoundland dog named Veto President Rutherford B. Hayes Hector, Newfoundland dog Duke, possibly an English mastiff Grim, greyhound Otis, miniature schnauzer Dot, cocker spaniel Juno and Shep, two hunting dogs Jet, dog President Ulysses S. Grant Faithful, Jesse Grant’s Newfoundland dog Rosie, dog President Andrew Johnson NA President Abraham Lincoln Family’s beloved dog, Fido (who stayed home in Springfield, Ill.) Jip, Lincoln’s dog President James Buchanan Lara, a Newfoundland President Franklin Pierce Seven small dogs President Millard Fillmore He had pets but no dogs. President Zachary Taylor He had pets but no dogs. President James K. Polk NA President John Tyler A pair of wolfhounds that President Tyler imported for his wife, Julia Le Beau, an Italian greyhound President William Henry Harrison He had pets but no dogs. President Martin Van Buren He was given cubs as a gift but gave to a zoo. President Andrew Jackson He had pets but no dogs. President John Quincy Adams He had pets but no dogs. President James Monroe Spaniel belonging to Maria Monroe President James Madison He had pets but no dogs. President Thomas Jefferson He had pets but no dogs. President John Adams Juno and Satan, Abigail Adams’ two mixed-breed dogs President George Washington Drunkard, Mopsey, Taster, Cloe, Tipsy, Tipler, Forester, Captain, Lady Rover, Vulcan, Sweet Lips, and Searcher, all hounds Five French hounds Source: Presidential Pet Museum
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