Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy
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Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy

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Presidential pets can breed controversy. A dog was once suspected of being a spy Enlarge this image toggle caption William J. Smith/AP Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, Marcy Nighswander/AP William J. Smith/AP Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images, Marcy Nighswander/AP News that another of President Biden's German shepherds has been transferred from the White House to the proverbial doghouse brings to mind a veritable menagerie of first pets that have graced 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Enlarge this image toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images Hulton Archive/Getty Images FDR's "Fala" speech turned fake news into humor But it is FDR's Scottish terrier, Fala, who has earned an enduring place in history. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum/NARA "People thought it was a spy," says Jennifer Pickens, a White House historian and first lady expert who also has written a book on presidential pets. Sunny, another Portuguese water dog adopted later in the Obama presidency, also had a biting incident involving an 18-year-old family friend, leaving "a nasty gash under the girl's eye," according to TMZ.

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