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Former President George H. W. Bush has made a lot of life, so much, in fact, he broke a record. Nathan Rousseau Smith has history.
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Former President George H. W. Bush has a new dog named "Sully". The 41st President shared a photo of his new pet via Twitter and we must say that the Labrador Yellow Retriever was unobtrusive in its debut on social media, cooling itself to the feet of former President Bill Clinton, who visited Monday.

Sully, an assistance dog, will help Bush pick up items, open doors and call for help. He was trained by VetDogs America nonprofit. According to its website, the organization's service dog programs "were created to provide increased mobility and renewed independence for veterans, active service members and first responders with disabilities, allowing them to live in Canada." again with pride and autonomy. The group places service dogs and guide dogs with people with physical injuries, PTSD, hearing and visual loss, and epileptic seizures. The 94-year-old former president uses a wheelchair because of a form of Parkinson's disease and has been hospitalized twice recently, following the death of his wife Barbara in April.

Former President George H. W. Buisson (Photo: Larry W. Smith / ChPC)

"This is a very nice dog," said Evan Sisley, a Bush adviser, who hopes that the use of a service dog by Bush will draw attention to the issue. organization and on service dogs. Sully has his Instagram account at @sullyhwbush that will help in outreach efforts, said Sisley.

The first post shows Sully posing next to a sign that reads, "Walker's Point, here I come." Walker's Point is the lane of land that advances in the Atlantic Ocean to Kennebunkport, Maine, a long-time vacation home for the Bush family.

Bush is a dog lover who has had dogs since his childhood and dogs are always welcome in the family home. Two of his children, Neil Bush and Dorothy Bush Koch, have five dogs together, and other family members bring pets during their visit, Sisley said.

And of course, there was Millie, who lived with the Bush at the White House and who was the star of one of two children's books written by Barbara Bush. "The story of C. Fred" and "The Book of Millie" have both been written from the perspective of a family dog.

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Contribute: The Associated Press. Follow Carolyn McAtee Cerbin on Twitter: @carolyncerbin

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