From USmagazine.com…..
Even first families are pet lovers! From the earliest days of the United States government, presidents have brought furry friends along to the White House.
While many U.S. leaders have kept their pets to the traditional cat or dog, politicians dating back to the 1700s owned more exotic companions, like horses, bear cubs and parrots. As time went on, presidents’ animal friends became as revered as the candidates themselves.
