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    Pete Souza/The White House
    Six-month-old Bo is shown at the White House in Washington. Bo has completed his first 100 days as First Dog of the United States.
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    Ron Edmonds/AP
    President Barack Obama holds onto Bo on the South Lawn on April 14, 2009,. The White House is Bo's fourth home. He was born in Texas, then moved to his first owner's home in Washington, D.C., then spent nearly a month with Sen. Edward Kennedy's dog trainer in Virginia.
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    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    Bo sniffs a microphone during his introduction to the White House press corps on April 14, 2009. Bo was given up by his first owner because things weren't working out with the family's other dog. Kennedy and his wife Victoria, who had two Portuguese water dogs from Bo's breeder and acquired a third from Bo's litter, thought Bo would be perfect for the Obamas.
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    Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
    Malia walks with the new family dog Bo. The inspiration for Bo's name came from Mrs. Obama's father whose nickname was "Diddley," and Malia and Sasha's cousins have a cat named Bo -- and another cat named Diddley.
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    Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
    Obama is pulled by Bo as he walks on the South Lawn. Even though Bo is a Portugese water dog, he doesn't know how to swim.
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    The White House
    Bo is shown into the Oval Office on April 15, 2009.
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    The White House
    Obama plays football with Bo on the South Lawn on May 12, 2009. According to the White House blog, Bo's hobbies include playing on the White House lawn and going on walks with his family.
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    The White House
    Bo's official First Dog portrait.
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    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    Malia reads the back of a card bearing the photograph of the first dog Bo while working with volunteers and members of Congress to stuff backpacks with Bo's baseball card, books and food during a United We Serve event at Fort McNair in Washington, DC June 25, 2009.
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    Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images
    Bo, is seen with a handler in the Rose Garden of the White House during Obama's departure to Saudi Arabia on June 2, 2009.
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    Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, Malia and family dog Bo arrive at a luau for members of Congress and their families on the South Lawn.
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    Alex Brandon/AP
    Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod reads the book, "First Dog," by J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello and illustrated by the magnificent Tim Bowers, to children on June 30, 2009. "I didn't realize that Bo traveled so much," said the senior adviser as he flipped through the pages.
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    Alex Brandon/AP
    First dog Bo is a chewer. First lady Michelle Obama has revealed that the Portuguese water dog likes to nibble her feet. And now top White House adviser David Axelrod says fashion is also a target of Bo.
    Source: www.usnews.com
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    The White House
    Go toAnimal Planet for an interactive Web feature dedicated to the first dog.