Barney (dog)
Barney on the Presidential lectern
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| Species | Dog |
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| Breed | Scottish Terrier |
| Sex | Male |
| Born |
Bernard September 30, 2000 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2013 (aged 12) Texas, U.S. |
| Nation from | United States |
| Notable role | Played self in Barney Cam I (2002) Barney Cam II: Barney Reloaded (2003) Barney and Spot's Winter Wonderland (2003) Barney Cam: Where in the White House is Miss Beazley? (2004) |
| Known for | Pet of the First Family of the United States |
| Predecessor | Buddy and Socks |
| Successor | Bo and Sunny |
| Owner | George W. Bush |
| Parents | Coors, (of Pontefract; owned by Christine Todd Whitman) Kelly, (of Champion Motherwell Stormwarning) |
| Appearance | Black fur |
| Barney (archived) | |
Barney Bush (birth name Bernard Bush; September 30, 2000 – February 1, 2013) was a Scottish Terrier owned by former U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush. Barney had his own official web page which redirected to an extension of the White House website. Barney was born in New Jersey and he was often referred to as the "First Dog".
Barney's mother, Coors, was owned by former Environmental Protection Agency Director and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman. The dog's father is known as Kelly. Miss Beazley, the Bushes' other Scottish terrier, is Barney's niece through his half-brother, Clinton.
Barney is said to have enjoyed playing with volleyballs and golf balls, and enjoyed observing games of horseshoes. There are various web sites across the Internet devoted to Barney. Most notably, he was the main star of the White House's annual Christmas videos during the Bush administration.
Barney was featured in several films that go by the name of Barneycam and are made by the White House Staff, and star both Barney himself and Miss Beazley, the other presidential canine. These movies can be found on the George W. Bush archived White House web site.
Barney was evoked in a famous Bush quote cited by Bob Woodward about the Iraq War in State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III () and repeated during a 60 Minutes interview:
White House official Karl Rove remarked shortly after his resignation that Barney was "a lump." Barney has also been criticized by Russian President Vladimir Putin who feels a world leader should own large robust dogs, not smaller breeds such as the Scottish Terrier. At a later date, when Putin introduced Bush to Koni, his black labrador, Putin is reported to have remarked that Koni is "(b)igger, tougher, stronger, faster, meaner, than Barney."
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