Maine Attraction: Bo Obama's Family Vacation!

The first pup embarks on another adventure - this time to the coastal towns of Maine
By Kate Hogan
Updated July 21, 2010 12:01 PM

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MAINE STAY

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Time for a walk! First pup Bo joins President Barack Obama, wife Michelle and daughters Sasha, 9, and Malia, 12, for a family vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine, last week.

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PET PROJECT

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Is he in trouble? Nah, just taking a break! Bo and an aide take a little walk on Friday as the first family savors the views from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.

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MOM & ME

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What a happy pair! The First Lady – joined by her press secretary Katie McCormick Lelyveld – follows Bo’s lead while hiking the Ship Harbor Trail on Saturday.

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TO THE POINT

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Better listen to dad, Bo. The first pup stands still as President Obama stops to chat outside the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse on Saturday. Are there treats involved for good behavior on this trip?

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LIGHT IT UP

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Hello up there! The Obamas look out from the top of the lighthouse on Saturday. Though Bo didn’t join them up top – even as the girls yelled down to him – he did manage to tangle a U.S. Coast Guard member in his leash!

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EARLY ARRIVAL

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Strettttch those legs! Bo disembarks a private jet – the first family flies separately – with White House valet Sam Sutton at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sunday.

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HOMEWARD BOUND

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All good things must come to an end, right Bo? At least the first pup appears to have had a lot of fun – check out those crazy knots in his leash! ‘Til next summer, pooch.

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