He said his daughters had "earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House."

VOA: special.2009.01.16

"And then I turn around and I see this little puppy dog looking up at me, wagging her tail,and uh, everything just left.I got calm.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

Xena is a Jack Russell mix puppy.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

But then he got a puppy,Cheyenne.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

Not present at the event was the latest addition to the first family, a puppy named Bo.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13