Obama family dog Bo, a ‘constant, gentle presence’, dies

Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s family dog Bo, a male Portuguese Water Dog with a mop of black and white fur who became a familiar playful sight around the White House, has died.

Obama announced the death late on Saturday, saying the dog had been "a constant, gentle presence in our lives - happy to see us on our good days, our bad days and everyday in between".First dog Bo sneaks away under a table from U.S. First lady Michelle Obama while visiting military families before Easter at Fisher House in Bethesda, Maryland March 20, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File PhotoHis wife Michelle Obama said in a separate tweet that Bo, 12, had been suffering from cancer.

Bo came to the White House in 2009 soon after the start of Obama's first term and was joined a few years later by a female of the same breed called Sunny. Obama, who left office in 2017, praised Bo's calm demeanor in the White House, saying the dog "had a big bark but no bite, loved to jump in the pool in summer, was unflappable with children, lived for scraps around the dinner table, and had great hair."

Bad day for dogs

heard more about a dog named Bo than I have about StopAsianHateCrimes in San Francisco & hate sounding like a broken record why are 10,000 things more important than 2 elderly women stabbed? he could have stabbed ANYONE else but chose them? mental health history - really?

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