When Barack Obama ran for President of the United States in 2008, he made a promise to his daughters. If he won, he would buy them a dog. When Obama really moved into the White House in Washington in 2009, he made his promise and brought the Portuguese water dog Bo into the family.
During Obama’s tenure, the fur nose became a real celebrity, flew on Air Force One and even met the Pope. Now, twelve years later, the ex-president had to announce sad news. Fur nose Bo has died and lost the long battle against cancer.
Obama dog Bo died of cancer
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle let go of how much the loss of the four-legged friend hurts Instagram detect. Both posted touching farewell words for the fur nose and thanked them for the time together. “Today our family lost a true friend and loyal companion,” said Obama’s post.
“For more than a decade, Bo has been a constant, gentle presence in our lives – always happy to see us on our good days, our bad days, and every day in between.”
Barack and Michelle Obama say goodbye to the dog Bo
Bo loved swimming in the White House pool in the summer, lived at the table for leftovers, and got on well with children. “As a family, we will miss Bo very much. But we are grateful that he had such a happy life of cuddling, games and evenings on the couch, ”said Michelle Obama’s post.
Bo always barked a lot but “never bit”, writes the former US president. Maybe a reference to his former Vice President Joe Biden’s dog? His dog, Major, seems to be a little worse cope with the hustle and bustle in the White House than Bo; the former shelter dog had recently made headlines with a biting incident.
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