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Barack Obama runs with his family's new dog, a Portuguese water dog named Bo, on the South Lawn of the White House on April 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Barack Obama runs with his family’s new dog, a Portuguese water dog named Bo, on the South Lawn of the White House on April 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Joe Biden’s German shepherd, Major, is the first rescue dog in the White House as he and his brother Champ moved into the White House. However, they are far from the first first pets.