President Lyndon B. Johnson was criticized by animal lovers for holding his beagle, named Her, by the ears in front of visitors at the White House. At left is Johnson’s other beagle, named Him. (Charles P. Gorry / Associated Press)
President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush walk with Millie across the South Lawn. (Scott Applewhite / Associated Press)
President Bill Clinton got a chocolate Labrador puppy during his second term. He named the pup Buddy. (Barbara Kinney /The White House via Associated Press)
When President Clinton and his family first went to the White House, they had a cat, named Socks. On Christmas Day 1994, Socks perched herself atop a reindeer statue behind the Oval Office. (Wilfredo Lee / Associated Press)
