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Coolidge, and even slept by her bed or on her couch at night. Prudence Prim – I was white collie that was best friends with Rob Roy. I quickly became the head animal of the house, and this made Rob pretty upset, since he had been running the house for a while before I came. The only thing about me that bothered the Coolidges was that because I was a collie, I had a tendency to bark.īeans – I was a Boston bulldog. The first time that I went up in the elevator, I spread out all of my paws and tried to hold on to the floor! Paul Pry and I were best friends and we would run around together. Being from the country, I had never been in an elevator until I went to Washington. Rob Roy – I was originally a sheepherder from Wisconsin. Coolidge, but my loyalty was too extreme, and I wouldn’t even let the housekeepers into the room. I too loved the Coolidges, especially Mr. I was related to Harding’s dog Laddy Boy. Paul Pry – I came to the White House just before Peter Pan left. They were so nice that they found me a much quieter house where I happily lived out the rest of my life. I loved my family, but the White House was too noisy for me, and thankfully, my owners realized this. Peter Pan – I was the first of the Coolidge’s dogs to live in the White House. Coolidge and I trusted each other so much that I would eat food right from her mouth! Sometimes, I would hear her whistling in another room and I’d whistle with her. Coolidge was my favorite as well, I would sing nicely for her. I had beautiful yellow and blue feathers and squawked loudly when I was annoyed, but since Mrs. My breed belongs to the Oriole family and I’m only about the size of a crow. Before I lived with the Coolidges, I lived all the way in South Africa. Coolidge didn’t think it would look well for the former First Lady to be in prison, so she found me a new home.ĭo-Funny – I was Mrs. If she had been caught with me, it would have been a $5.00 fine and a month in jail. You see, it’s illegal to have mockingbirds as pets in the District of Columbia. Coolidge almost got in a lot of trouble for having me. Mockingbird – Although I didn’t even have a name, Mrs. Goldy – I’m a yellow bird who was owned by the Coolidges, although there isn’t much else known about me. Snowflake & Peter Piper – We were two canaries owned by the Coolidges. We were lovely olive green birds and the Coolidge’s liked us so much that they acquired many birds. When the Coolidges moved to Washington and into the Willard Hotel, there was no room for large animals. Nip & Tuck – We were the first two of the Coolidge’s birds. When I was allowed in the house, I didn’t like to hang out with the Coolidges as much as I liked to be in the kitchen.

Coolidge didn’t like this very much, so I spent much of my time in the guardhouse. I was more of a hunter, and would often bring home presents of what I caught. I disappeared from the White House shortly after, and some people think that my collar was a tempting souvenir for people.īlacky – After Tige disappeared I stuck around the White House for a few more years. I loved to explore, and the first time that I escaped, I went all the way to the Lincoln memorial! The Coolidges made me a beautiful collar with my name and “The White House” engraved on it. President Coolidge liked to wear me around his neck. Tiger (Tige) – Blacky and I were the first of the Coolidge cats to live in the White House. Coolidge left for Massachusetts in 1907, I missed him so much that I died of a broken heart. Coolidge did not like cats of fancy breeding, but I really liked him. I was named this because my owner, Calvin Coolidge said that anyone could see that my name is mud. My favorite day of the week was Sunday when I was allowed to ride down the laundry chute! Climber was my cousin and we were both from the president’s home state of Vermont.Ĭlimber (Mud) – Hi, I’m a Maltese Angora Cat and my name’s Mud. Coolidge thought I was yelling for help! She would always come and rescue me when Mr. One time he hid me in the hall clock and I meowed so loudly that Mrs.

Joseph, written from the pet’s point of view Catsīounder – Me-ow!! President Coolidge liked to hide me in different places around the house. By Leah Houghton, a student at the College of St.