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Who’s a good Bo?

See the Obama family’s frisky Portuguese water dog pup sink his paws into his classy White House digs.

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Image: Sunny, the Obama family's new puppy

Just the two of us

Bo, left, and Sunny, the Obama family's new puppy, are pictured on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on August 19, 2013 by the White House. The White House announced a new resident on Monday. Sunny, a one-year-old Portuguese Water Dog, moved into the Washington residence of President Barack Obama and his family, joining Bo, a male dog of the same breed, the White House announced on its website.

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Story time

US President Barack Obama walks with Bo, the family dog, as he arrives to read a story to children attending the annual Easter Egg Roll on April 1, 2013 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.

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Easter egg time

Sasha Obama, US President Barack Obama's daughter, walks their dog Bo during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 1, 2013.

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Helping families

First Lady Michelle Obama and First Family dog Bo arrive to participate in a pre-Easter celebration with military families and children at the Fisher House, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, on March 20, 2013.

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Bo bells

Michelle Obama holds the first family's dog, Bo, before reading at the Children's National Medical Center on Dec. 14, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

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Bo Ho-Ho!

Bo makes a final inspection of the 2012 White House Christmas decorations.

Image: First lady Michelle Obama and First Dog Bo, welcome military families, including Gold Star and Blue Star parents, spouses and children for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations at the White House in Washington

White House welcome

Michelle Obama and Bo welcome military families, including Gold Star and Blue Star parents, spouses and children for the first viewing of the 2012 holiday decorations at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 28, 2012.

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Bo, the Obama family dog, poses for a photo on the North Lawn of the White House, Sept. 28, 2012.

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Picture perfect

Bo, the Obama family dog, poses for a photo on the North Lawn of the White House on Sept. 28, 2012.

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President Barack Obama and Burmese Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi pet Bo, the Obama family dog, at the conclusion of their meeting in the Oval Office, Sept. 19, 2012. Danny Russel, Senior Director for Asian Affairs, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton watch at left. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Bo in the Oval Office

President Obama and Burmese Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi pet Bo at the conclusion of their meeting in the Oval Office on Sept. 19, 2012. Danny Russel, senior director for Asian Affairs, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton watch at left.

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Image: Michelle Obama Visits With Military Families At Walter Reed's Fisher House

Charitable chap

To kick off the Month of the Military Child, first lady Michelle Obama and her dog Bo participate in a pre-Easter celebration with military families and children at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on April 4, 2012 in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Image: U.S. President Obama bends down to pet his dog, Bo, outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington

First dog

U.S. President Barack Obama bends down to pet his dog, Bo, outside the Oval Office of the White House on March 15, 2012.

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First Lady Michelle Obama is seen with Bo, the Obama family dog, in the White House Kitchen Garden, Sept. 14, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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Official pooch portrait

First Lady Michelle Obama is seen with Bo, the Obama family dog, in the White House Kitchen Garden, Sept. 14, 2011.

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Having a ball

Bo, the Obama family dog, holds a soccer ball as the South Lawn of the White House is set up for a sports clinic for Washington-area children on Oct. 6, 2011.

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Image: U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama read a book as daughters Sasha and Malia listen on with Bo during the Easter Egg Roll at the White House

Story time

President Obama's daughters Malia (far right) and Sasha (second from right) and pet Bo listen as the president and first lady Michelle Obama read a book to children during the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House on April 25, 2011.

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Doggone delicious

A marzipan replica of Bo guards the 2010 White House Chocolate Gingerbread House in the State Dining Room on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Anybody home?

Bo peers into the Oval Office from the Colonnade on Oct. 26, 2010.

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Winging it

First dog Bo runs up the stairs to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Aug. 19, 2010.

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Back on terra firma

Bo is escorted by Samuel Sutton, the White House's master chief valet, upon arriving at Andrews Air Force Base July 18, 2010, after a weekend vacation with the first family in Maine.

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Maine event

Bo accompanies (from left) first lady Michelle Obama, daughter Malia, President Obama and daughter Sasha on a weekend vacation vist to Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 17, 2010.

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Image: Obama Hosts Congressional Picnic

Heel to the chief

President Obama walks Bo to a picnic for members of Congress on the South Lawn of the White House June 8, 2010. Alaskan Salmon smoked on an open pit was served for dinner.

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Waiting faithfully

Bo waits paitiently for President Obama to emerge from his limo on March 5, 2010. Obama was returning to the White House after delivering a speech on clean energy jobs in Virginia.

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Bo, Obama family dog, is seen frolicking

Bo in the snow

Bo, Obama the presidential family dog, is seen frolicking in the snow outside of the West Wing of the White House on Dec. 19, 2009.

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In Bo's image

White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses explains his design for the official White House gingerbread house displayed in the State Dining Room during a press preview of holiday decorations in Washington, DC, on Dec. 2, 2009. The replica, made of white chocolate, features a miniature Bo.

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WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 22: Malia Obama (R) and Sasha Obama (C) take their dog Bo around to visit patients while at the Children's National Medical Center with their mother, first lady Michelle Obama on December 22, 2009 in Washington, DC.  The first lady toured the hospital visiting the Heart and Kidney Unit before greeting 200 patients and  hospital staff.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Making the rounds

First daughters Malia Obama, right, and Sasha Obama, center, take their dog Bo around to visit patients while at the Children's National Medical Center with their mother, first lady Michelle Obama on Dec. 22, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

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Birthday Party For Obama Family Dog Bo

Bo's bro

Cappy, the brother of Obama family dog, Bo, eats treats at a birthday celebration for Bo in the Rose Garden of the White House October 9, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

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Play time

Bo gets a belly rub from first daughters Malia, left and Sasha as they wait for the Marine One presidential helicopter to land on the South Lawn of the White House upon their father's from a trip to Ohio and Pennsylvania in September 2009.

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Air Bo

A White House staffer takes Bo on board the the Air Force One in Cape Cod on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., on Aug. 30, 2009, en route to Washington, D.C.

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Obamas, Bidens Host White House Luau For Members Of Congress

Party time

Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, Malia Obama and family dog Bo arrive at a luau for members of Congress and their families on the South Lawn of the White House on June 25, 2009.

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President Obama Departs White House For Trip To Egypt, Germany And France

Bad to the phone

Bo bites a television camera's microphone in the Rose Garden of the White House during President Barack Obama's departure to Saudi Arabia for the first stop on a trip to the Middle East and Europe on June 2, 2009.

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Image: An official portrait of the Obama family dog \"Bo\"

Picture perfect

Bo's official portrait, which features the first pooch striking a pose on the South Lawn, is available as a downloadable baseball card on the White House's Web site. Stats on the back of the card include his year of birth, hobbies, favorite food and more.

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Shoe!

Brian Mosteller, White House deputy director of Oval Office operations, attempts to protect his shoes as he plays with Bo in the Cabinet Room on April 29, 2009.

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White House Horticulturist Haney walks U.S. President Obama's dog \"Bo\" through the Colonnade at the White House in Washington

Walk of fame

White House horticulturist Dale Haney walks Bo through the Colonnade at the White House in April 2009.

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Running buddies

Bo gives President Barack Obama a run for his money on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2009.

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Meet the pres

Bo gets acquainted with the head of his new household, President Obama, on the South Lawn of the White House.

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Is this thing on?

Bo sniffs a microphone during his introduction to the White House press corps on the South Lawn of the White House, April 14, 2009.

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Greeting the pres

President Barack Obama is greeted by his daughters Sasha, center, Malia, right, and dog Bo as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2009.

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Obama family's new dog, Bo, a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog

Petting project

In this undated photo, President Obama helps his daughter Sasha get acquanted with Bo, the family's new Portugese Water Dog puppy, at the White House.

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U.S. President Obama runs with family and new pet dog Bo on the South lawn at the White House in Washington

Frisky business

From left, an energetic Bo sets a brisk pace for President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters Malia and Sasha on the South Lawn of the White House in April 2009.

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U.S. President Barack Obama's daughter Malia takes her dog Bo for a walk on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington

Say cheese!

Bo seems to be stealing the spotlight from President Obama's daughter Malia as she takes him for a highly public walk on the South Lawn at the White House in April 2009.

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U.S. President Barack Obama presents the first family's new dog, 'Bo' at the White House

There's a good Bo

President Obama presents Bo, the first family's new Portuguese Water Dog puppy, on the South Lawn next to his family in April 2009.

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Barack Obama, Bo

Corridors of power

Pawprints join famous footsteps as President Obama welcomes the new First Dog to the White House in March 2009.

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