US First Family dog Bo waits to board the the Air Force One in Cape Cod on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, on August 30, 2009 en route to Washington, DC. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images.

First dog Bo waits to go for a romp on the South Lawn of the White House, March 18, 2015. Corbis via Getty Images, FILE Bo, the Obama family dog, has died, according to the former president.

"For more than a decade, Bo was a constant, comforting presence in our lives," said former President Barack Obama. The Portuguese water dog was 12 in human years.

Martha B. Stern, 72, a dog breeder who bred Bo, the Portuguese water dog who resides at the Obama White House, as well as hundreds of other dogs for families in the Washington area, died July 21 ...

Former President Barack Obama on Saturday announced that former "first dog" Bo had died. Bo, a Portuguese water dog given to the Obama children, Sasha and Malia, by Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife ...

U.S. President Barack Obama walks the first dog Bo to a picnic for members of Congress on the South Lawn of the White House June 8, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Gary Fabiano-Pool/Getty Images ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Time has flown, and now -- would you believe it? -- Bo has been ...

Pirates on the loose, North Koreans in pursuit of nukes, Depression-era economics and, on top of that, tax day. No wonder we’re all gaga over the first puppy. He’s the cutest news out there ...

Bo the Portuguese water dog made his White House debut under cloudy skies Tuesday afternoon, ... Bo didn't fit in well with his first owners and was returned to the breeder in March.

This week marks one year since the Obamas’ pooch, Bo, became First Dog. Welcomed into the White House on April 12, 2009, Bo is one year and six months old ...

While all of us dog owners feel that our pets are first dogs, Bo Obama is actually the first dog—and it's his birthday today! The first family's beloved Portuguese water dog—who was born right ...