Presidential dog names

From George Washington to George Bush, there has often been a dog--or two, or three, or ten--keeping watch over the First Family and making messes on the White House lawn. Find out which presidents got creative with their dog names (Sweetlips, King Tut), who went with the old standbys (Buddy and Spot), who got patriotic (Liberty), and who was, er, very utilitarian (Him and Her).

George Washington:
Drunkard, hound
Mopsey, hound
Taster, hound
Cloe, hound
Tipsy, hound
Tipler, hound
Forester, hound
Captain, hound
Lady Rover, hound
Vulcan, hound
Sweetlips, hound
Searcher, hound

John Adams:
Juno, breed unknown
Satan, breed unknown

John Tyler:
Le Beau, Greyhound

James Buchanan:
Lara, Newfoundland

Ulysses Grant:
Faithful, Newfoundland

Rutherford Hayes:
Hector, German Shepherd Dog
Nellie, German Shepherd Dog
Duke, spaniel

James Garfield:
Veto, breed unknown

Theodore Roosevelt:
Pete, Bull Terrier
Sailor Boy, Chesapeake Retriever
Jack, terrier
Skip, mutt
Manchu, spaniel

Warren Harding:
Laddie Boy, Airedale Terrier
Old Boy, English Bulldog

Calvin Coolidge:
Peter Pan, terrier
Paul Pry (originally Laddie Buck), Airedale Terrier
Rob Roy (originally Oshkosh), Collie
Calamity Jane, Shetland Sheepdog
Tiny Tim, Chow Chow
Blackberry, Chow Chow
Ruby Rough, Collie
Boston Beans, Bulldog
King Kole, breed unknown
Bessie, Collie
Palo Alto, bird dog

Herbert Hoover:
King Tut, breed unknown
Pat, breed unknown
Big Ben, Fox Terrier
Sonnie, Fox Terrier
Glen, Collie
Yukon, American Eskimo Dog
Patrick, wolfhoundEaglehurst Gillette, setter
Weejie, Elkhound

Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
Major, German Shepherd Dog
Meggie, Scottish Terrier
Winks, Llewellyn Setter (a kind of English Setter)
Tiny, Old English Sheepdog
President, Great Dane
Fa la, Scottish Terrier
Manchu, Pekingese
Blaze, Mastiff

Harry Truman:
Mike, Irish Setter
Feller, Cocker Spaniel

Dwight D. Eisenhower:
Heidi, Weimaraner

John F Kennedy:
Charlie, Welsh Terrier
Pushinka (a gift to Caroline Kennedy from Nikita Khrushchev)
Shannon, English Cocker Spaniel
Wolf, Irish Wolfhound
Clipper, German Shepherd Dog
Butterfly (Pushinka and Charlie's pup)
White Tips (Pushinka and Charlie's pup)
Blackie (Pushinka and Charlie's pup)
Streaker (Pushinka and Charlie's pup)

Lyndon B. Johnson:
Beagle, Beagle
Little Beagle, Beagle
Him, Beagle
Her, Beagle
Blanco, Collie
Yuki, mutt

Richard Nixon:
Checkers, spaniel
Vicky, Poodle
Pasha, terrier
King Timahoe, Irish Setter

Gerald Ford:
Liberty, Golden Retriever

Jimmy Carter:
Grits, mutt

Ronald Reagan:
Lucky, Bouvier des Flandres
Rex, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

George H.W. Bush:
Millie, English Springer Spaniel
Ranger, one of Millie's puppies

Bill Clinton:
Buddy, Labrador Retriever

George W. Bush:
Barney, Scottish Terrier
Spot, English Springer Spaniel and one of Millie's puppies
Mss Beazley, Scottish Terrier

Source: White House Pets

Also see:

All DogTime dog names

Political dog names

The Obama Dog Page

Obama dog: Suggested names

What makes a dog presidential?