#Socialites, join us in sending love and prayers to The Obamas as it was just announced that their beloved Portuguese Water Dog Sunny who’d been part of the family for thirteen years has died.
Barack Obama broke the news himself on social media Wednesday morning, writing, “Yesterday, we lost a cherished member of our family.”
Sunny joined the Obamas back in 2013, right as Barack was starting his second term in the White House, and it didn’t take long for everybody, including big brother Bo — to fall head over heels. “We got Sunny at the start of our second term in the White House, and all of us including our first dog, Bo immediately fell in love,” Obama wrote.
He also admitted keeping up with her wasn’t easy, calling her “a force of nature” who’d leap clean over the hedges on the South Lawn chasing after “squirrels, birds and anything else that moved.”
Where Bo could be bought over with a treat, Sunny wanted something realer. Obama said she “was more interested in having us run around with her, roll on the floor with her, or have her belly rubbed for as long as we were willing.” She had love for everybody in the family too, the girls, even when they’d bother her mid-nap, and the staff, who she’d follow around like she was on the clock helping them work.
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She also kept a close eye on Bo through the years. “She was fiercely protective of Bo, who she rightly sensed wasn’t always as alert and attentive as she was,” Obama said. And like any real one, she had her own personality. she leaned toward people over other dogs, drank water loud and sloppy, and despite being bred for it, couldn’t stand getting wet.
None of that mattered though. “As far as our family was concerned, she was pretty much perfect,” Obama wrote, “and for thirteen years, she would be by our side — always loyal, always sweet, always ready for adventure, still fiery and gorgeous till the very end of her days.”
Bo passed away back in 2021 after a fight with cancer. Obama ended his tribute simply: “We will miss her terribly, and imagine she’s with her big brother now, making sure he’s okay.” Rest well, Sunny. You were loved by a whole lot of people.