Presidential Pets 🇺🇸 🐾

Woofs and whiskers in the white house

As chatter about the United States’ 2024 Presidential election envelopes the world, here is our contribution from Nameberry: Presidential pet names.

Nearly every American President has had at least one furry friend during their years in office, meaning the White House has had many canine and feline residents.

Pet names have very few limits, and even Presidents seem to see the fun in that freedom.

So without further ado, here are all of the Presidential dogs and cats over the last 200+ years.

Dogs 🐕 :

George Washington- Sweetlips, Vulcan, Scentwell, Drunkard, Taster, Tipler, Tipsy

John Adams- Juno, Mark, Satan

Thomas Jefferson- Bergère, Grizzle

John Tyler- Le Beaux

James Buchanan- Lara, Punch

Abraham Lincoln- Fido, Jip

Ulysses S. Grant- Faithful, Rosie

Rutherford B. Hayes- Dot, Hector, Duke, Grim, Otis, Juno, Shep, Jet

James Garfield- Veto

Grover Cleveland- Hector, Gallagher

Benjamin Harrison- Dash

Theodore Roosevelt- Blackjack, Gem, Susan, Jack, Pete, Manchu, Rollo, Skip, Sailor Boy

William H. Taft- Caruso

Woodrow Wilson- Davie, Bruce

Warren Harding- Laddie Boy, Old Boy

Calvin Coolidge- Rob Roy, Prudence Prim, Peter Pan, Paul Pry, Calamity Jane, Tiny Tim, Blackberry, Ruby Rouch, Boston Beans, King Cole, Palo Alto, Bessie

Herbert Hoover- King Tut, Pat, Big Ben, Sonnie, Glen, Yukonan, Patrick, Eaglehurst Gillette, Weegie

Franklin D. Roosevelt- Fala, Major, Meggie, Winks, Tiny, President, Blaze

Harry S. Truman- Feller, Mike

Dwight Eisenhower- Heidi

John F. Kennedy- Gaullie, Charlie, Moe, Pushinka, Shannon, Wolf, Clipper

Lyndon B. Johnson- Him, Her, Edgar, Blanco, Freckles, Yuki

Richard Nixon- Vicky, Pasha, King Timahoe, Checkers

Gerald Ford- Liberty, Lucky, Misty

Jimmy Carter- Grits, Lewis Brown

Ronald Reagan- Lucky, Rex, Victory, Peggy, Taca, Fuzzy

George H. W. Bush- Millie, Ranger

Bill Clinton- Buddy

George W. Bush- Spot Fetcher, Barney, Miss Beazley

Barack Obama- Bo, Sunny

Joe Biden- Champ, Major, Commander

Cats 🐈 :

Abraham Lincoln- Tabby, Dixie

Rutherford B. Hayes- Piccolomini, Siam, Miss Pussy

William McKinley- Valeriano Weyler, Enrique DeLome

Theodore Roosevelt- Tom Quartz, Slippers

Woodrow Wilson- Puffins

Calvin Coolidge- Blacky, Tiger

John F. Kennedy- Tom Kitten

Gerald Ford- Shan

Jimmy Carter- Misty Malarky Yin Yang

Ronald Reagan- Cleo, Sara

Bill Clinton- Socks

George W. Bush- India

Joe Biden- Willow

And finally, we have to acknowledge my favorite genre of pet name — absolutely ridiculous.

Let us know which presidential pet names were your favorites!