During his 2008 campaign, Barack Obama promised his daughters, Sasha and Malia, a dog win or lose after the election. In his Grant Park victory speech, then President-Elect Obama said to his girls, “I love you both more than you can imagine. You have earned the puppy that is coming with us!”
Bo, a male Portuguese Water Dog, joined the Obama family at the White House in April 2009, and Sunny, a female Portuguese Water Dog, came along in August 2013.
The President and Bo, the Obama family dog, ride in the presidential motorcade en route to PetSmart in Alexandria, Va. The President bought Bo some Christmas gifts at the pet store then walked nearby to Best Buy to purchase gifts for his daughters. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
First Lady Michelle Obama hugs family pets Sunny and Bo, right, during a video taping in the Map Room of the White House, April 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
Bo, left, and Sunny, the Obama family dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 19, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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)
White House Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations Brian Mosteller attempts to protect his shoes as he plays with the Obama family dog "Bo" in the Cabinet Room at the White House April 21, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Bo, the Obama family dog, sits with members of the White House staff during a helicopter flight to Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 23, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
March 15, 2009 “The Obama family was introduced to a prospective family dog at a secret greet on a Sunday. After spending about an hour with him, the family decided he was the one. Here, the dog ran alongside the President in an East Wing hallway. The dog returned to his trainer while the Obama’s embarked on their first international trip. I had to keep these photos secret until a few weeks later, when the dog was brought ‘home’ to the White House and introduced to the world as Bo.” (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
Bo, the Obama's family pet, plays in the snow during a blizzard on the south grounds of the White House, Feb. 10, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, joined by family pets Sunny and Bo, wait to greet visitors in the Blue Room during a White House tour, Nov. 5, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama throws a ball for Bo, the family dog, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sept. 9, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama plays with family dog "Bo" April 20, 2009, on the South Lawn at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Bo, the Obama family dog, peers into the Outer Oval Office from the White House Colonnade, Oct. 26, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama plays with Bo, the Obama family dog, aboard Air Force One during a flight to Hawaii, Dec. 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama looks back as Bo, the Obama family dog, follows him into the Oval Office, Jan. 27, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama pets Bo, the Obama family dog, in the Oval Office, June 21, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Brian Mosteller, Director of Oval Office Operations, sits with Bo, the Obama family dog, in the Outer Oval Office, June 20, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Bo, the Obama family dog, greet visitors during an inaugural open house in the Blue Room of the White House, Jan. 22, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
The President plays with Sunny, the new Obama family pet, on the South Lawn on Sunny's first day at the White House." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
"The President was taking a walk with former Chief of Staff and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel when they stopped to pet Sunny along the South Grounds of the White House." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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