Happy President’s Day !  We thought it fitting to hi-light the Presidential Pet Museum, take a moment and visit their website to read all about past presidential pooches !

The Presidential Pet Museum was founded in 1999 as a repository and means of preserving information, artifacts, and items related to the Presidential Pets. The Museum is now open to the public for all to view and enjoy. Over 500 items of interest are displayed for lovers of pets, Presidents and pet trivia. Children learn by association and what better way to educate visitors about our Presidency, than through the White House Pets. Nearly every President had a pet, both exotic and common, and one can learn about them all at the Presidential Pet Museum.

The Museum highlights past and current White House Pets. See a portrait of Lucky (President and Mrs. Reagan’s Bouvier des Flandres) made from her own hair, and photos and exhibits of famous pets from George Washington’s Horse, Nelson, the Clinton’s famous Buddy and Socks to the current White House Pets, Miss Beazley, a new addition to the family, Barney, a Scottish Terrier, and Spot, a Springer Spaniel (recently deceased), daughter of Millie Bush.

The Presidential Pet Museum has moved to Williamsburg, Virginia to become a part of the President’s Park.