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Bo (born October 9, 2008) is a pet dog of the Obama family, the First Family of the United States.


Official White House portrait of the First Dog (May 2009)

Bo is a neutered male Portuguese Water Dog. President Barack Obama and his family were given the dog as a gift after months of speculation about the breed and identity of their future pet. The final choice was made in part because Malia Obama's allergies dictated a need for a hypoallergenic breed. Bo has occasionally been called "First Dog". (wikipedia)

 
Much was made by the public and press about the family's search for a dog. On April 12, 2009, it was announced that the Obamas would soon accept a six-month-old Portuguese Water Dog puppy as a gift from Senator Kennedy.

The dog was reported to have visited the family some weeks earlier in a secret meeting to gauge compatibility and purportedly referred to by staffers as "The Meeting". However, the gift was not accepted until the dog officially arrived and moved in at the White House on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (wikipedia)


Bo wearing a lei upon his White House arrival

Immediately after he arrived, the family staged a photo op with Bo on the property's South Lawn. At the conference, Obama was asked if he would allow Bo inside the Oval Office, to which he responded: "of course." He also gave a nod to President Harry Truman's quote, "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." The White House website was later updated to include official pictures and biographical details of Bo. (wikipedia)




President Barack Obama’s new dog, a Portuguese water dog named Bo, sniffs a microphone during his introduction to the White House press corps on the South Lawn of the White House April 14, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty

April 11 2013 "Chuck Kennedy photographed the First Lady as she takes a 'selfie' with Bo, the Obama family dog, for National Geographic." (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Bo and Obama running through the east wing of the White House

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August 30, 2013 "Seemingly trying to catch a look, Bo, the Obama family dog, sits outside the Oval Office as the President and First Lady participated in a promotion ceremony." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

POTUS (President of the United States) and FDOTUS (First Dog of the United States)


November 6, 2013 "Bo was just hanging out in the Outer Oval Office when the President walked in to begin his day. Each morning, the President always enters through this door rather than the direct outside door to the Oval Office." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Photo by Cliff Owen/AP

and sunny came later as well...



A sister for first dog! Obamas welcome new puppy 'Sunny' to the White House, just like Bo

By FnF Desk | PUBLISHED: 20, Aug 2013

http://www.facenfacts.com/NewsDetails/41468/a-sister-for-first-dog!-obamas-welcome-new-puppy-sunny-to-the-white-house-just-like-bo.htm

Bo and Sunny play with White House staffer Brian Mosteller (Photo by Pete Souza)

(other websites claim it's POTUS. might as well take what sounds more official.)