American presidents Dogs in pranks and statistics

The first U.S. president, George Washington, had six dogs - all breeds Foxhound. Although contemporaries say he loved and cared for them in (apparently) equally, however, some experts speculate that today the 4th series of six dogs had a special role and thus position special (not only) in the heart of the president, that was named Sweetlips (, Sweet Lips). Why are you with this speculation!

Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president in the White House (1923-1929), holds the record for the number of dogs: not less than 12! They were named: Peter Pan (Terrier), Paul PRY (Aird Terrier), Calamity Jane (Shetland Sheepdog), Tiny Tim & Blackberry (both Chow Chow), Ruby Rouch & Bessie (Border Collie), Boston Beans (English Bulldog), King Cole (German Shepherd), Palo Alto (greyhound hawk), Rob Roy & Prudence Prim (White Collie). Besides these companions, Coolidge has kept him near two raccoons, a donkey, two canaries, a goose, a bobcat (wild cat-like lynx), a cat, two lion cubs, a pygmy hippopotamus, two antelope and a dwarf black bear. Not the other, but you have to guard dogs, probably ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd U.S. president (1933-1945), remained in the annals of a short story on how funny as it is expensive. In 1944, during a visit to the Aleutian Islands (North Pacific Ocean Frozen), he forgot the dog, a Scottish Terrier on an island. Presidential dog did recover a warship sent by order of the President, (a time of war!) And cost approx. $ 15,000. Strongly attacked by the press at home, F.D. Roosevelt responded with a famous speech (which remains recorded for posterity under the title, Fala Speech "), you said, ... I can criticize me, my wife and my family, but you can not criticize me my little dog. He is Scottish and all these hints about the money spent angered him beyond measure "- alluding to the legendary Scottish greed.

The famous John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president, was also a great lover of animals, especially dogs (held 10 in total). One morning, he joked in front of journalists, on account or Welsh Terrier, Charlie, who said last night Charlie had an intimate relationship that made him feel almost in seventh heaven! Hint that dog partner Siberian Shepherd was a half-breed puppy, Pushinka (fluffy), received a gift from Nikita Hrushciov in 1961, whose parents (Pushok & Strelka - arrow) were integrated in the Soviet space dogs (Strelka and flew to orbit). Daring Charlie had no trouble with political orientation and with the partner had four puppies: Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie and Streaker.

Perhaps the most inventive American president in choosing names for dogs in the property was Lyndon Baines Johnson (36th president, from 1963 to 1969), who succeeded JFK. The two dogs (male and female) Beagle breed, officially registered at the White House June 27, 1973, received the name of ... Him & Her. Awesome, right? However, the president had seriously suffered in terms of image opposite these two cute dogs, when the press taking pictures of it on Him by the ears upright on its hind legs. Animal lovers harshly attacked the president for cruelty manifested in relation to animals, after the photo was published on the front page of the largest publications, but he replied, I do not think that has affected even think like to be kept so. I remember when I was a kid, my mother often grab the ears and had everything to gain from it . Clearly, Lyndon B. Johnson was a president with big ears ...

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