| President | Pet |
| George Washington |
- Sweetlips, Scentwell and Vulcan – American Foxhounds
- Drunkard, Taster, Tipler, and Tipsy – Black and Tan Coonhounds
- Royal Gift – Andalusian donkey, a gift from King Charles III of Spain
- Nelson and Blueskin – Horses; Washington's wartime mounts
- Snipe – Parrot Said to have been owned by First Lady Martha Washington.
- Cornwallis, named for General Cornwallis – Greyhound
- Samson, Steady, Leonidas, Traveller, Magnolia – Stallions
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| John Adams | Juno, Mark, and Satan – Dogs Cleopatra and Caesar – Horses |
| Thomas Jefferson | Dick – mockingbird; Dick was the favorite from among at least four mockingbirds the president had while in office Bergère and Grizzle – shepherd dogs from France, possibly Briards Two grizzly bear cubs, male & female pair, gifted from Captain Zebulon Pike; deeming them "too dangerous & troublesome for me to keep", Jefferson gave them to Charles Willson Peale for his museum in Philadelphia Caractacus – horse, named after Caratacus, a 1st-century British chieftain; offspring of Jefferson's mare Allycroker and a Godolphin Arabian named Young Fearnought |
| James Madison | Polly – Parrot, outlived both James and Dolley Madison |
| James Monroe | Spaniel – Belonged to youngest daughter, Maria Monroe Sebastian – Siberian Husky |
| John Quincy Adams | Silkworms – First Lady Louisa Adams spun their silk. An alligator – Said to have belonged to Marquis de Lafayette and housed for two months in the East Room, Although this story has been widely circulated, the lack of evidence from contemporary accounts or official records suggests an apocryphal myth. |
| Andrew Jackson | Polly – grey parrot, learned to swear Fighting cocks Bolivia, Emily, Lady Nashville, Sam Patch, and Truxton – Horses Sam Patch was named after the famous daredevil known as "The Yankee Leaper" |
| Martin Van Buren | Briefly owned two tiger cubs given to him by Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman before Congress forced him to donate the tigers to the zoo |
| William Henry Harrison | Sukey – Durham cow Goat |
| John Tyler | Le Beau – Italian Greyhound Johnny Ty – canary the General – Horse |
| James K. Polk | None |
| Zachary Taylor | Old Whitey – horse Taylor's wartime mountApollo – Pony; formerly a "trick pony" from a circus, a present for Taylor's daughter Betty and resided in the White House stables with Old Whitey |
| Millard Fillmore | Mason and Dixon – ponies |
| Franklin Pierce | At least two miniature "teacup" Japanese Chin dogs, part of a gift exchange with Japan following the Perry Expedition Two birds from Japan, which had just opened its trading posts to the United States. |
| James Buchanan | Lara – Newfoundland Punch – Toy Terrier Eagle |
| Abraham Lincoln | Nanny and Nanko – goats Jack – Turkey, intended as Christmas dinner, but Tad Lincoln intervened Fido – dog, "assassinated" by a drunk with a knife, a few months after Lincoln's assassination; "Fido" became a generic name for a dog because of Lincoln's famous dog Jip – Dog Tabby and Dixie – cats. Lincoln once remarked that Dixie "is smarter than my whole cabinet." Horse Rabbit Old Bob – Horse |
| Andrew Johnson | Fed white mice he found in his bedroom |
| Ulysses S. Grant | Butcher's Boy, Cincinnati, Egypt, Jeff Davis, Jennie, Julia, Mary, and St. Louis – Horses. Grant purchased Butcher's Boy from a butcher following an impromptu race on D.C. streets where he lost to this horse pulling a butcher's cart. Cincinnati was a thoroughbred of renowned racing pedigree. Billy Button and Reb – Ponies Faithful – Newfoundland Rosie – Dog |
| Rutherford B. Hayes | Dot – Cocker Spaniel Hector – Newfoundland Duke – English Mastiff Grim – greyhound Otis – Miniature Schnauzer Juno and Shep – Hunting dogs Jet – dog Piccolomini – cat Siam – First Siamese cat in the United States Miss Pussy – Siamese cat |
| James A. Garfield | Kit – horse Veto – Dog |
| Chester A. Arthur | Rabbit Three horses |
| Grover Cleveland | Hector – Japanese poodle Mockingbirds Three Dachshunds |
| Benjamin Harrison | Whiskers – goat, kept at the White House for the president's grandchildren; may have belonged to Russell Harrison Dash – collie Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection – opossums, named from the 1896 Republican party platform, which includes: "Protection and reciprocity are twin measures of Republican policy and go hand in hand." Two alligators – According to one account, Russell Harrison kept two alligators in the White House conservatory |
| William McKinley | Washington Post – Yellow-headed Mexican parrot; could whistle "Yankee Doodle"Valeriano Weyler and Enrique DeLome – Angora kittens; named after Spanish general Valeriano Weyler and Spanish ambassador Enrique Dupuy de Lôme Roosters |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Admiral Dewey, Bishop Doane, Dr. Johnson, Father O'Grady, Fighting Bob Evans – guinea pigs; namesakes: George Dewey, William Croswell Doane, and Robley D. Evans Algonquin – "Calico pony", favored by Roosevelt's son Archie Baron Spreckle – Hen, likely named after sugar baron Claus Spreckels Bill the Lizard – lizard, brought from California and described as a "horned frog" ; likely named after Lewis Carroll's Bill the Lizard. Blackjack – Manchester Terrier Eli Yale – Hyacinth macaw Named after the British merchant Emily Spinach – garter snake, so named by Roosevelt's daughter Alice because "it was as green as spinach and as thin as my Aunt Emily" Fedelity – pony Gem and Susan – dogs Jack and Peter – Terriers Jonathan Edwards – small black bear from West Virginia named after the religious leader, an ancestor of Mrs. Roosevelt; eventually sent to the Bronx Zoo Jonathan – Piebald rat Josiah – Badger During a railroad tour of the West, the president acquired two-week-old Josiah at a stop in Sharon Springs, Kansas Manchu – Pekingese Maude – Pig Peter Rabbit – Rabbit; was given a "proper state" funeral Cf. Peter Rabbit. Pete – Bull Terrier, exiled to Long Island "after chomping on one too many legs" Rollo – Saint Bernard Skip – mongrel Sailor Boy – Chesapeake Bay Retriever Tom Quartz and Slippers – Cats, Tom Quartz was named after a cat in a Mark Twain story. Bill – laughing hyena, gift from Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia Barn owl One-legged rooster |
| William Howard Taft | Caruso – dog, a gift for Taft's daughter Helen from opera singer Enrico Caruso; after a White House performance, he decided that cows were not appropriate pets for a little girl Mooly Wooly and Pauline Wayne – Cows. Pauline was a Holstein of considerable fame; she "went missing" for two days. |
| Woodrow Wilson | Davie – Airedale Terrier Old Ike – Ram Puffins – cat Bruce – Bull Terrier songbirds Sheep, numbering 48 at its peak, the flock kept the White House lawn trimmed "in the most economical way"; the wool being sold to benefit the Red Cross |
| Warren G. Harding | Laddie Boy – Airedale Terrier Old Boy – Bulldog Petey – canary Pete – Squirrel, |
| Calvin Coolidge | Rob Roy and Prudence Prim – White collies Peter Pan – Wirehair Fox Terrier, the Coolidges' first White House dog; Paul Pry – Airedale Terrier, half-brother of Warren Harding's Laddy Boy Calamity Jane – Shetland Sheepdog Tiny Tim and Blackberry – Chow Chows Ruby Rouch – collie Boston Beans – Boston bulldog King Cole – Belgian Sheepdog Palo Alto – A black and white English Setter, a bird dog that Coolidge soon gave to Colonel Starling, chief of the Secret Service detail in the White House Bessie – collie Rebecca – raccoon, Rebecca was intended for a Thanksgiving feast; First Lady Grace had a tree-house built for her instead Reuben – A male raccoon acquired as a companion for Rebecca; soon escaped and not recovered Ebeneezer – Donkey Nip and Tuck – canaries, both olive green in color; the Coolidges' first birds Peter Piper and Snowflake – Two more canaries; Snowflake was white Goldy – A "yellow bird" Do-Funny – a trained songbird from South America; said to be Mrs. Coolidge's favorite bird Enoch – goose Smoky – bobcat Blacky and Tiger – cats Tax Reduction and Budget Bureau – lion cubs from Johannesburg, South Africa Billy – pygmy hippopotamus, full name: William Johnson Hippopotamus A wallaby – Promptly given to a zoo A duiker — Also sent to the zoo Bruno – A black bear from Chihuahua, Mexico; Mrs. Coolidge promptly sent him to a zoo Pekin Ducks – Thirteen ducklings were received as an Easter gift; Mrs. Coolidge attempted to raise them in a White House bathroom, but eventually sent them to a zoo |
| Herbert Hoover | Billy Possum – A wild opossum that occupied Rebecca's vacant tree-house and was "adopted" by the Hoovers; temporarily filled in for a local high school's missing mascot Caruso – A Roller canary King Tut – Belgian Shepherd Pat – German Shepherd Big Ben and Sonnie – Fox Terriers Glen – Scotch Collie Yukonan – Canadian Eskimo Dog Patrick – Irish Wolfhound Eaglehurst Gillette – Setter Weegie – Norwegian Elkhound |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Fala – Scottish Terrier Major – German Shepherd Formerly a police dog from the New York State Police Meggie – Scottish Terrier Winks – Llewellyn Setter Tiny – Old English Sheepdog President – Great Dane Blaze – Bullmastiff |
| Harry S. Truman | Feller – Cocker Spaniel, because the Trumans "preferred to be a pet-free family" he was given as a puppy to Truman's personal physician Mike – Irish Setter |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Gabby – parakeet Heidi – Weimaraner |
| John F. Kennedy | Gaullie – poodle Charlie – Welsh Terrier Tom Kitten – cat Robin – canary Bluebell and Marybelle – parakeets Ducks – JFK's daughter, five-year-old Caroline raised ducklings at the White House. Ongoing conflicts with their terrier Charlie prompted sending them to Rock Creek Park. Macaroni – pony Tex – bay Yucatán pony Leprechaun – Connemara pony, a gift from President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera Moe – Doberman Pinscher Billie and Debbie – hamsters Pushinka – dog Shannon – Irish Cocker Spaniel Wolf – Dog, mix of Irish Wolfhound and Schnauzer Clipper – German shepherd Butterfly, White Tips, Blackie, and Streaker – Offspring of Pushinka and Charlie Zsa Zsa – rabbit Sardar – horse |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Him and Her – beagles Edgar – beagle Blanco – white collie Freckles – beagle Yuki – mongrel dog famous for "singing duets" with the President for White House guests hamsters lovebirds |
| Richard Nixon | Vicki – poodle Pasha – terrier King Timahoe – Irish Setter Checkers – Cocker Spaniel |
| Gerald Ford | Liberty – Golden Retriever Lucky – dog* Misty – Liberty's puppy, born in the White House Shan – Siamese cat |
| Jimmy Carter | Grits – Border collie ; Given to his daughter Amy by her teacher, but quickly returned after snapping at several White House visitors Lewis Brown – Afghan hound Misty Malarky Ying Yang, daughter Amy Carter's pet – Siamese cat |
| Ronald Reagan | Lucky – Bouvier des Flandres Rex – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Victory – Golden Retriever Peggy – Irish Setter m Taca – Siberian Husky Fuzzy – Belgian sheepdog Horses at Rancho del Cielo Cleo and Sara - tortoiseshell cats at Rancho del Cielo |
| George H. W. Bush | Millie – Springer Spaniel. Ranger – one of Millie's puppies |
| Bill Clinton | Socks – The Clintons' cat. Buddy – Bill's chocolate Labrador retriever |
| George W. Bush | Spot "Spotty" Fetcher – female English Springer Spaniel named after Scott Fletcher; Puppy of Millie; Euthanized after suffering a series of strokes. Barney – Scottish Terrier. Miss Beazley – Scottish Terrier; Nicknamed "Beazley Weazley"; 2005 birthday gift from George to his wife. India "Willie" – cat Ofelia – Longhorn cow |
| Barack Obama | Bo – Portuguese Water Dog. Sunny – Portuguese Water Dog. |
| Donald Trump | None |
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