Bye Bye, Bo and Sunny! Take a Look Back at Their Epic White House Years

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The Obama canine siblings get some special attention from the first lady at the preview of the White House’s holiday decorations.

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Flying first dogs! Bo and Sunny keep close at the president’s heels while boarding a US Marine Osprey helicopter flight to Martha’s Vineyard.

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After their years in the White House, Sunny and Bo are used to attention — and plenty of photographers. Here they are posing for the cameras in July 2015.

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Further proof that no trip to the White House under the Obama administration was complete without a Sunny and Bo photo opp. In fact, they were so in-demand, the duo often had their own schedules — just like Mom and Dad.

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Every dog needs green space to roam free. And for these Portugeuse water dogs, the White House front lawn was the place to be…

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Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

… Especially on a snow day!

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Sunny and Bo, on the go! The pair of pups give a tug on their leashes as Michelle Obama attempts to rein them in back in November 2015.

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The first dogs had a larger-than-life presence at the White House — especially around the holidays.

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Can’t tell the two kid-friendly canines apart? Bo is the one with the white paws and chest, while Sunny is all black.

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Sometimes the president even treated his furry friends to a lucky shopping excursion.

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Some of their official duties included attending White House state dinners — or, at least, checking the table settings in their black tie duds.

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They’ve also spent plenty of time hanging with their human sisters, Sasha and Malia Obama.

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Thanks for the fun times, Bo and Sunny! We hope you enjoy retirement — you’ve both been very good dogs.

Bye Bye, Bo and Sunny! Take a Look Back at Their Epic White House Years

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