John F. Kennedy
Even though President John F. Kennedy was allergic to animal hair, the Kennedy family had many pets, including rabbits, parakeets, dogs and Caroline Kennedy’s pony named Macaroni. Perhaps their two most famous pets were their Welsh terrier named Charlie and their dog Pushinka.
Charlie was a gift from first lady Jackie Kennedy and was considered “Jack’s dog.” Pushinka, Russian for “Fluffy,” was a gift from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Pushinka was the daughter of Strelka, a Soviet space dog that was aboard Sputnik II. Charlie and Pushinka later had had four puppies together.
