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Presidential pets: From alligators to Bo!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\nBy Makenzie Bowker<\/div>\nupdated 5:57 AM EST, Sun December 23, 2012<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n1 of 25<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"First](\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/dr\/hln\/www\/release\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/gallery_780x583\/2012\/12\/20\/158374904_1.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nImage Credit: Getty Images<\/div>\nFirst Lady Michelle Obama and Portugese water dog, Bo speak to children at the Children’s National Medical Center. Pickens noted that Bo has been a helpful tool in her campaign against obesity. Reportedly, Bo’s favorite food is tomatoes!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWhat do a Belgian police dog named King Tut, a pair of raccoons and a cat named Socks have in common? They’ve all called the White House home. \u00a0Presidential pets\u00a0have been a fixture for the first family since the very beginning. It is rumored that George Washington owned a parrot named Polly and John Quincy Adams even shared 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with a pet alligator. In more\u00a0recent years, humorous tales (and tails) have been shared about the array of animals.<\/p>\n
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First Lady Michelle Obama and Portugese water dog, Bo speak to children at the Children’s National Medical Center. Pickens noted that Bo has been a helpful tool in her campaign against obesity. Reportedly, Bo’s favorite food is tomatoes!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What do a Belgian police dog named King Tut, a pair of raccoons and a cat named Socks have in common? They’ve all called the White House home. \u00a0Presidential pets\u00a0have been a fixture for the first family since the very beginning. It is rumored that George Washington owned a parrot named Polly and John Quincy Adams even shared 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with a pet alligator. In more\u00a0recent years, humorous tales (and tails) have been shared about the array of animals.<\/p>\n
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