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Barney Bush, Former First Dog, Dies at age 12

George W. Bush's Dog, Barney passed away

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US News • 2/01/13 7:45:38 pm • Views: 530

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Former President George W. Bush released the following statement:

‘Laura and I are sad to announce that our Scottish Terrier, Barney, has passed away. The little fellow had been suffering from lymphoma and after twelve and a half years of life, his body could not fight off the illness.

Barney and I enjoyed the outdoors. He loved to accompany me when I fished for bass at the ranch. He was a fierce armadillo hunter. At Camp David, his favorite activity was chasing golf balls on the chipping green.

Barney guarded the South Lawn entrance of the White House as if he were a Secret Service agent. He wandered the halls of the West Wing looking for treats from his many friends. He starred in Barney Cam and gave the American people Christmas tours of the White House. Barney greeted Queens, Heads of State, and Prime Ministers. He was always polite and never jumped in their laps.

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Dog Barney Barney Bush Secret Service Agent George W. Bush Scottish Terrier

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9 comments

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HappyWarrior Fri, Feb 1, 2013 7:58:15pm

That’s always tough. Lost my dog around the same age. Cherish the memories you had of him is the best thing you can do when you’re mourning a pet. It’s always tough though. A great dog and I am sure Barney was to the Bushes is family.

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chadu Sat, Feb 2, 2013 4:38:55am

re: #1 HappyWarrior

Poor puppy.

My (13 year old) dog had to be put down early in my freshman year of college. No one told me about it until I came home for Thanksgiving.

I still grieve over her.

Pets are family, I agree.

I am worried about my cats, who are now both 12+; I try to keep them healthy.

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Cap'n Magic Sat, Feb 2, 2013 6:29:07am

My mother has a rescued Scottie-not a mean bone in her body-unless you’re a cat or squirrel.

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Dark_Falcon Sat, Feb 2, 2013 7:31:22am

re: #3 Cap’n Magic

My mother has a rescued Scottie-not a mean bone in her body-unless you’re a cat or squirrel.

Terriers are like that: No matter how nice they are to humans, they’ll still chase anything their size or smaller that runs.

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HappyWarrior Sat, Feb 2, 2013 11:42:01am

re: #2 chadu

Poor puppy.

My (13 year old) dog had to be put down early in my freshman year of college. No one told me about it until I came home for Thanksgiving.

I still grieve over her.

Pets are family, I agree.

I am worried about my cats, who are now both 12+; I try to keep them healthy.

I still miss the dog I grew up with too. Love the dog we have now but the dog I grew up was. Man he was something special. Just a great dog. Not a mean bone in his body.

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rosiee Sat, Feb 2, 2013 11:51:37pm

If we’re all sharing sad pet stories my 15 year old black lab died on my 20th birthday. should never have had him off the leash, he took a break for home and a minivan didn’t see him. This was after we had just got him home from surgery for those little fat lumps labs get. Weird year in general and that topped it.

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FemNaziBitch Sun, Feb 3, 2013 8:40:17am

Barney was a good dog.

RIP

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Shvaughn Sun, Feb 3, 2013 7:13:25pm

Poor Barney, he was my favorite Bush. And a great White House pet. RIP Barney Bush.

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Dr. Matt Mon, Feb 4, 2013 8:35:31am

re: #7 FemNaziBitch

Barney was a good dog.

RIP

Good dog, shitty owner.

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