Donald Trump ‘picks Goldendoodle as his White House pet…and he’s named it Patton after the legendary WWII general’
THE Trump family could be getting a new addition for their move into the White House, in the shape of a new pooch.
At present they are not known to have any animals in their entourage, which would make the billionaire the first president to move in without a pet in 150 years.
However, Lois Pope, who has known Trump for 20 years is trying to change that thanks to her Goldendoodle.
A philanthropist, in Palm Beach, Florida, she has written to the President-elect to notify him of a nine-week-old golden retriever and poodle mix who she is looking after.
Pope, who advocates for veterans’ and animal causes, said in an interview on Tuesday she had also showed Trump a photo of the pooch when she attended a Thanksgiving event at his Mar-a-Lago home.
“He said, ‘He’s going to fall in love with him.’ He said, ‘Barron will want him.’”
Barron, Trump's 10-year-old son was delighted to see the pooch.
Pope said when she showed him the photo he had a "big smile" on his face and the picture brought "tears to his eyes."
But Pope said she was confident that the Trumps would have the pup.
He has been named Patton after George Patton, the World War II general Trump has previously said he admires.
She said: “I’m sure. Every president has a first dog. It goes with the presidency.”
A spokesman for Trump, Hope Hicks, told the Washington Post on Tuesday “no decisions have been made” about the dog.
Their are currently two pets in residence at the White House - Sunny and Bo who are Portuguese water dogs.
The pair have become stars in their own right, and have their social calendar managed by the First Lady herself - Michelle Obama.
They have made appearances at the annual Easter Egg Roll, and were on hand to help cheer on wounded service members, as well as greet hospitalized children who the First Lady goes to visit each year before Christmas.
And when the pair had a kidnap threat, the man in question, who was from North Dakota, was arrested when he said he was going to travel to Washington to steal one of the hounds.
Bo, seven, was a gift from the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy - Obama had promised daughter's Malia and Sasha they could get a dog after the 2008 election.
Sunny is nearly four, and joined the family in 2013.
Bo helps out patrolling the grounds of the White House with head groundskeeper Dale Haney.
Mrs Obama said: “He leaves every morning and he goes down with Dale and he’s with all the National Park Service guys.
"And you’ll see him, and he’s like walking around with them and looking at the plants.
“I think he thinks he has a job because he takes it very seriously. So if I go out and see him, he kind of ignores me when he’s with his worker crew people.”
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