Sunny (dog)

Sunny

Sunny in 2013
Other name(s)	First Dog of the United States
Species	Canis lupus familiaris
Breed	Portuguese Water Dog
Sex	Female
Born	(2012-06-11) June 11, 2012 (age 12) Lansing, Michigan, United States
Known for	Pet of the First family of the United States (first dog)
Title	First Dog of the United States
Term	August 19, 2013 – January 20, 2017
Predecessor	Barney
Successor	Champ and Major
Owner	Obama family
Appearance	Black
Named after	Personality

Sunny (born June 11, 2012) is a pet dog of the Obama family, the 44th presidential family of the United States. Sunny is a female Portuguese Water Dog who was a First Dog of the United States along with Bo.^[1] Sunny was introduced via First Lady Michelle Obama's Twitter account on August 19, 2013.^[2]

Sunny is a purebred Portuguese Water Dog and was selected from a breeder in the Great Lakes area.^[3]

Although Sunny was purchased from a breeder, president of The Humane Society of the United States, Wayne Pacelle, wrote on a blog post, "As we always say in such circumstances, we hope the Obamas considered adoption or rescue as the first choice in obtaining a pet." He further went on to thank the Obama family for making a contribution to the Humane Society in Sunny's name, and helping reduce the suffering of dogs, although he would like the policies to finally become law.^[3]

There have been minor incidents involving Sunny. In 2013, at a Military family arts and crafts event, Sunny knocked over a 2-year-old girl while in front of Michelle Obama. However, the child was unharmed. Sunny was not aggressive to the child, licking her face.^[4][5] In January 2017, Sunny reportedly bit a White House visitor on the face, leaving a cut under the visitor's eye, which required stitches. The visitor, who was a teen friend of Malia, was treated by the president's physician Dr. Ronny Jackson.^[6][7]

• Bo
• United States presidential pets
• List of individual dogs

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