Puppy Love at White House: Millie Has 2
Millie, the first dog, gave birth Friday night, bearing at least two puppies at the White House beauty parlor, according to Anna Perez, a spokeswoman for First Lady Barbara Bush.
The springer spaniel produced her first puppy at 9:15 p.m. and another 15 minutes later, Perez said. She said there was a possibility that more would be born.
President Bush, knowing of his wife’s concern about Millie and the pups, had a bed moved into the beauty parlor for the First Lady, Perez said. He then went to bed by himself in another room, she said.
Earlier Friday, Bush revealed that Millie’s pregnancy had caused a few changes in the White House. Although the puppies were born in a whelping box in the beauty parlor, the dog had been spending her nights in the family bedroom.
Bush said he had been spending the nights by himself.
“The dog refuses to go to the doghouse is the problem,” Bush told reporters traveling with him on Air Force One.
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