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Presidential Pets. (Coolidge)

Calvin and Grace Coolidge literally had a zoo at the White House. Most famous and beloved was the white collie Rob Roy, purchased from Thomas and Olive shover, who owned Shomont White Collies. They also entertained and cared for:

• Peter Pan, terrier
• Paul Pry, an Airedale terrier that was originally named Laddie Buck
• Rob Roy, white collie, originally named Oshkosh
• Prudence Prim, another white collie
• Also popular was Calamity Jane, a Shetland sheepdog
• Tiny Tim, chow
• Blackberry, also a chow
• Ruby Rouch, brown collie
• Bessie, collie
• Boston Beans, bulldog
• King Kole, German shepherd
• Bessie, collie
• Palo Alto, bird dog
• Nip and Tuck, canaries
• Snowflake, also a white canary
• Old Bill, a thrush
• Enoch, goose
• Mockingbird belonging to Grace Coolidge
• Tiger, cat
• Blacky, another cat
• Rebecca and Horace, raccoons
• Ebenezer, donkey
• Smoky, bobcat
• Finally, given to them by dignitaries from other countries, there were also lion cubs (humorously named Tax Reduction and Budget Bureau), a wallaby, a pygmy hippo named Billy, and a black bear!

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