Millie (dog)

Millie
Species	Canis lupus familiaris
Breed	Springer Spaniel
Sex	Female
Born	January 12, 1985(1985-01-12)
Died	May 19, 1997(1997-05-19) (aged 12)
Nation from	American
Known for	pet of the First Family of the United States
Predecessor	Rex
Successor	Buddy
Owner	George H. W. Bush
Children	Ranger, Spot Fetcher
Appearance	Brown and white fur

Mildred "Millie" Kerr Bush^[1] (January 12, 1985 – May 19, 1997) was the pet springer spaniel of Barbara and George H. W. Bush. She was named for Mildred Caldwell Kerr, a long-time friend of the Bushes, which is also the name of Kerr's granddaughter, Millie Kerr.

Millie was referred to as "the most famous dog in White House history."^[2] Bush mentioned her in a speech during his 1992 bid for re-election, saying “My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos” in reference to opposition candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore.^[3]

Millie is credited as the author of Millie's Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush (ISBN 0-688-11913-1). In 1989, Millie gave birth to a litter of six puppies with the assistance of Army veterinarian Stephen Caldwell, including Spot Fetcher and Ranger, who became George H. W. Bush's dog. Ranger died of cancer in May 1993. Spot would later become another presidential pet when George W. Bush moved into the White House.

Millie was portrayed in an episode of Murphy Brown as well as an episode of Wings.

Millie died of pneumonia in 1997 at age 12.

A dog park in Houston, Texas is named after Millie.

See also

• List of U.S. Presidential pets

References

1. ^ http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0207/articles/020711a.htm
2. ^ "MY MILLIE IS A FAMOUS DOG, TOO". The Roanoke Times. 1991-06-01. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RO&p_theme=ro&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAEA20E18E882FD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 
3. ^ Gelb, Leslie H (November 1, 1992). "Foreign Affairs; George, Bill and Millie". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. http://www.webcitation.org/5okmlmIX3. Retrieved 2010-03-28. 

Honorary titles
Preceded by Rex (Ronald Reagan's Cavalier King Charles Spaniel)	White House pet dog January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993	Succeeded by Buddy (Bill Clinton's Labrador retriever)