Obama family's new dog, Bo, makes himself at home at White House

Barack Obama pets Bo, who is a gift from Ted Kennedy and his wife Victoria to the president's daughters Malia and Sasha Photograph: The White House/Getty Images

Barack Obama runs down a corridor with the family's new dog, Bo Photograph: The White House/Getty Images

The Obama family's new dog, Bo, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog, at the White House in Washington Photograph: Pete Souza/AP

Bo, the new Obama family dog, in Texas at his breeders when he was six-and-a-half weeks old Photograph: Art Stern/AP

Michelle Obama is followed by Barack Obama and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, while introducing their new dog to the White House press Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Obama family walk Bo on the South Lawn Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Malia and Michelle Obama with Bo on the White House lawn Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Barack Obama walks Bo on the South Lawn of the White House Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Bo meets the cameras in the White House garden Photograph: Larry Downing/Reuters

Bo sniffs a microphone during his introduction to the White House press corps Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Malia takes Bo for a walk on the South Lawn Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters

The Obama family play with the new White House dog Bo, a six-month-old black-and-white Portuguese water dog Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA