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“There thou mightst behold
the great image of authority: a dog's obeyed in office.”
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
King Lear, Act iv, sc. 6
WASHINGTON, D.C. (USA) — She lives
at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at the biggest dog house in the world.
There are six floors, 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 147 windows, 412 doors, 12
chimneys, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators. "As you can see,"
she says in her White
House tour, "it's easy to lose your tennis ball in this
place."
President George W. Bush may be the Chief, but there's still a higher
power from whom he must take his orders: "Spot (Spotty)
Fetcher Bush", the 13-year-old English Springer Spaniel.
"I think we should change our national sport to 'fetch.'
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(Photo: Paul Morse / White House) |
A rare angle photo of the Oval Office reveals an
unbelievable secret: cleverly concealed behind President George W. Bush during
all state meetings and matters of importance is Spotty, who tells
the American leader exactly what to say. In this picture
taken Sep. 28, 2001, the President is on the hotline to Australian
Prime Minister John Howard requesting a box of chewy boomerangs. (Photo:
Tina Hager / White House) |
A Meeting of the Minds.
Jun. 17, 2002, President Bush and Spotty hold a conference on
the South Lawn of the White House. They're probably
discussing fur-eign policy. (Photo: Hyungwon Kang / Reuters) |
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"Semper fur." A United States Marine guard
escorts first dog Spotty and vice-dog Barney
at landing,July 8, 2002.
(Photo: Doug Mills / AP) |
"Sorry I'm late. Shall we begin?"
Spotty attends an important summit at Camp David, Maryland.
(Photo: Paul Morse / White House) |
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Fascinating Furry Fact:
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Spotty's mom, "Mildred Kerr Bush", was the former presidential
pooch under the (Senior) George Bush Administration from
1989-1992.
In 1991, Mildred published her autobiography, Millie's
Book, which earned $900,000 — that's about 300 times
more money than former President George Bush netted with his own
autobiography!
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"Uh, someone go get the Prez.
I've got an important job for him."
(Photo: Paul Morse / White House) |
| Presidential Pooch
Quiz:
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In addition to two dogs, a
pig and a cat, what great U.S. leader had a pet turkey?
Hint: This person also once
said,
"I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not
the better for it."
Answer: click
here.
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