It’s Primary Election Day! We were wondering which politician was the most pet-friendly and that led to trying to guess which President had the most pets. This is what we discovered:
Answer: Although we can’t say with absolute certainty, it seems like the correct answer is Calvin Coolidge (President from 1923-1929).
Below are a list of his 26 documented pets (he may have had more!)
1. Rob Roy – White Collies
2. Prudence Prim – White Collies
3. Peter Pan – Terrier
4. Paul Pry – Airedale Terrier
5. Calamity Jane – Shetland Sheepdogv
6. Tiny Tim
7. Blackberry – Chow Chows
8. Ruby Rouch – Collie
9. Boston Beans – Bulldog
10. King Cole – German shepherd
11. Palo Alto – Bird dog
12. Bessie – Collie
13. Rebecca – Raccoon
14. Horace – Raccoon
15. Ebeneezer – Donkey
16. Nip – Canary
17. Tuck – Canary
18. Enoch – Goose
19. Smoky – Bobcat
20. Tiger – Cat
21. Tax Reduction – Lion Cub
22. Budget Bureau – Lion Cub
23. Billy – Pygmy Hippo
24. A Wallaby
25. A Duiker (a very small antelope)
26. A Black Bear
