Obamas' dog Sunny dies: "A cherished member of our family"
"As far as our family was concerned, she was pretty much perfect," former President Obama wrote about Sunny, who was a 13-year-old Portuguese water dog.
September 16, 2026 / 11:30 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Former President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the family's dog, Sunny, had died, calling the 13-year-old Portuguese water dog a "cherished member of our family."
In a social media post , Obama wrote "we will miss her terribly."
The Obama family adopted Sunny as a puppy during his second term in 2013. On Wednesday, Obama wrote that the whole household, including their first dog, Bo, "immediately fell in love" with her, adding that for the next 13 years, "she would be by our side – always loyal, always sweet, always ready for adventure, still fiery and gorgeous till the very end of her days. "
Obama also described the contrast between his two dogs' personalities. Bo could usually be won over with a treat, he wrote, whereas Sunny "was more interested in having us run around with her, roll on the floor with her, or have her belly rubbed for as long as we were willing."