Democratic Joe Biden is all set to bring his two German friends-Champ and Major with him to the Oval Office bringing back the time-honoured tradition of having presidential pets at the White House. President Donald Trump is said to be the only president in more than 100 years who didn't have any pet during his tenure.
The first president to have a dog in the White House was George Washington, and the last was Barack Obama with two of his canine friends, Bo and Sunny.
Here's a look at presidents along with the First Pets who accompanied their humans to the White House:
Story: Anshika Awasthi
Biden's Champ and Mayor
Biden met his canine friend Champ at a breeder's when he was elected Vice-President in 2008. During the 2003 election campaign, Biden recalled how his father would often tell him, "Any time you get knocked down, champ, get up!" and this made him name his dog 'Champ'.
His other furry friend, Major, was fostered and then adopted in 2018 from the Delaware Humane Association.
Obama's Bo and Sunny
Bo and Sunny (Portuguese water dogs) were residents of the White House during Barack Obama's presidency.
Bo, the one with white chest and front paws, was a gift to the Obama children in 2009 from Senator Ted Kennedy while Sunny came along in August 2013.
Kennedy's Macaroni
Macaroni was a gift to John F Kennedy's daughter Caroline from Lyndon B Johnson. Like other pets in the White House, Macaroni also became famous and even appeared on the cover page of Life magazine.
It wasn't just dogs and cats that enjoyed the privilege of being a president's pet and lived in the White House. There were birds, hamsters and ponies. In fact, President Theodore Roosevelt owned dozens of animals including guinea pigs, one-legged rooster, snakes, kangaroo rats and horses, as per Jennifer B. Pickens, the author of "Pets at the White House".