The kind of pet that lives in the White House usually becomespopular across the nation because photos of the President's familyoften include a pet dog or pet cat．Pictures of Frank Roosevelt，who was the American President at the beginning of World WarⅡ，show him with his little black dog named “Falla”， a ScotchTerrier。
President Lyndon Johnson had hunting dogs on his Texasranch called beagles． One day he picked up his beagle by its twolong ears，and pictures were taken，Immediately pet lovers allover America complained that he was being cruel to the dog．
President and Mrs．Richard Nixon had a black CockerSpaniel． Soon after the Nixons moved into the White House， theCocker spaniel became the most common breed of dogs in thecountry．
More recently President and Mrs．George Bush had afamous dog named “Millie”．She had puppies at the WhiteHouse， and Mrs． Bush even wrote a book about the dog．
Then President and Mrs．Bill Clinton’ daughter loved her cat named“Socks”so much that it，too，moved to the White House with theClintons， even though her father was allergic to cats whichmade his eyes and nose feel bad．
