Martha teichner looks into it. uptempo music reporter snacks is one pampered pig. Is she just a little spoiled . I have no say in these things. A little bit, yes, but he says that, but then for christmas he bought a leopard print robe with a magenta boa and a big rhinestone s. Reporter and another human sized one with a big d on it. So they match. Reporter tim taylor and dana boyle, snacks pet parents thats what they call pet owners these days dont care if people think theyre nuts. I generally fall asleep on the couch with her and sleep there all night. So, when we went furniture shopping the last time, we literally said, we need something deep enough because i need to be able to spoon with my pig at night. Reporter tim and dana often welcome squirrel girl into their new jersey home, as well. Come on reporter shes not exactly a pet, but close. Nearly 85 million American Homes are home to pets as well as people. Three out of four dog and cat owners consider their pets members of the family. dog barking pretty obvious from these pictures viewers sent us. So, no surprise there is Scientific Research proving that your pet is good for your health. When we are in the presence of a pet, our stress levels drop. So, you can measure things like cortisol in the bloodstream, and its lower when youre petting an animal than when youre not. But we also have research from some of the great labs that have shown that when we pet animals, their cortisol goes down, as well. Reporter Allen Mcconnell heads the department of psychology at Miami University in ohio. Pet owners, compared to non pet owners, they have higher selfesteem. They tend to get more exercise. Theyre less lonely. We know that they tend to have lower blood pressure. They can engage with difficult math problems better than people who dont have pets around them. Reporter wait, math problems . Maybe i shouldve taken my pets to college. Mcconnells latest work looks at anthropomorphizing projecting human qualities on pets. What we found is that as people view their pet as a Family Member to a greater degree, they get more wellbeing benefits from that. Reporter referring to them as your fur babies. Your mommies are here. Reporter not so ridiculous after all. Kaila clark and chloe prieto, a lawyer and a teacher stuck at home because of coronavirus, tried for nearly eight months to adopt a shelter dog. Its been quite a journey, lots of applications that went in. Reporter somebody else always beat them to it, until Peanut Butter showed up on the website of one of new york citys animal care centers. It was really just meant to be. You know . Reporter small dogs like Peanut Butter or rosey about to be renamed daisy by Octavia Osmon and her daughter, arya fly out of shelters. Its the bigger, older dogs that are harder to place, particularly pit bulls. dog cries who hasnt heard that during covid, everybodys been adopting pets . Not true. Nationally, a survey of nearly 1,300 shelters shows that adoptions are actually down 19 through september, compared to last year. Thats more than 200,000 animals. But then, fewer people have been giving up their pets during the pandemic. A homebound nation has been a bonanza for chewy. Com. With 60,000 products available online, its like amazon but for pet food and supplies. It now has 18,000 employees, 11 distribution centers, pharmacies, veterinary telemedicine, and 17 million customers. We added more than 4. 5 million active customers to the platform. Reporter just since covid. Sumit singh, the proud pet parent of dee here. He loves coming to work. Reporter . Is c. E. O. Of chewy. Think about it this way the pet industry in 2020, food and supplies, will grow roughly 3. 5 billion. Chewy will grow 2 billion off that 3. 5 billion. Reporter in a 100 billion dogeatdog business pun intended chewy. Com tries to win loyalty. This is my dog, this is dee. Reporter . By doing things like surprising customers randomly with a handpainted portrait based on the picture theyve uploaded to their pets profile. When this, a portrait, shows up to your doorstep unannounced, total surprise and delight. Reporter something to stare at fondly, whenever youre not fulfilling your duty as a member of your pets staff. Theyve got your number. Slinkys got mine. Pauley talk about people loving their animals ahead, lee cowan chats with michael j. Fox about the rescue dog who rescued him; david pogue introduces us to animals making a splash online; seth doane visits with bindi irwin, carrying on in the footsteps of her late father, animal conservationist steve irwin; tracy smith looks into why some people are trying to cheat death by cloning their beloved pets; and more. 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Its easy enough to imagine zsa zsa here as an online video star, and as david pogue shows us, shed have plenty of company. uptempo music reporter behold the worlds first cat video, made by Thomas Edison in 1864. Nobody knows how many likes it got. Since that pioneering masterwork of feline film, viral pet videos have become a cliche of the internet. But as the internet matures, something funny is happening to viral pet videos. He just really didnt believe in himself. Reporter something funny, and something wonderful. You know, when we started the company, there was kind of pure fluff, which is, you know, just kind of silly cat videos where youre almost laughing at the cat. Reporter izzie lerer founded thedodo. Com. Today, its animal videos get five billion views a month. Theyre heartwarming short videos about animals that overcome neglect, abuse, or medical problems. She was born with deformities and death. Reporter . Or who find joy in interspecies relationships. We really try to highlight things like animal emotion, expressiveness, agency, point of view, spontaneity, and sort of all the things that make animals. Human. Reporter and its not all just for people to go, aww, right . Theres an. No. Reporter . Activism element. Activism is not the word i would use, necessarily. Reporter so, we could be changing peoples minds about stereotypes related to pit bulls. Yes . Reporter aw, thats nice or we could be actually getting animals adopted. Or we could be raising donations for for certain sanctuaries. Online pet videos no longer exist only for our passive viewing pleasure. Were starting to get involved with the animals welfare. I would say that the goal of my early internet days was just to make people laugh in whatever way possible. Reporter matt nelson is the creator of weratedogs, social media accounts that post hilarious daily profiles of wacky and lovable dogs. This is darla. She commenced a snooze, mid meal 13 10. Reporter he writes every caption himself, and he rates every dog at least a 12 out of ten. This is manny. He hasnt seen your croissant 13 10. The first time i said, 11 10, people kind of lost their minds. Reporter nelson started weratedogs as a twitter account in college, and when it took off, he dropped out to manage the account fulltime. Today, weratedogs has nine million followers, and hopeful owners send him pictures of over a thousand dogs a day. Philanthropy wasnt on my radar, because it was meant to just make you smile and laugh. Reporter but one day in 2016, nelson featured a senior pug who needed 700 for a doggie wheelchair. Its up to 433 donors. It was really an experiment to see what my followers would do, how would they react. And they raised that money in nearly 45 minutes. Just went from 99 to 160 donors. Reporter thus began the weekly weratedogs fundraising appeal for dogs who need medical care. What . Every single friday. Reporter oh, my god. Every Single Campaign weve ever posted has been fully funded. There it is. Is bulleit handy . Is bulleit nearby . Reporter i can see why you love him. Hes a goofball. Hes really special. Reporter this goofballs name is bulleit. His human is casey freund. So, he has a condition called kyphosis. And essentially, the vertebrae, instead of being, like, little rectangles, theyre little triangles. Reporter bulleitt could barely walk, but freund found a neurologist who was willing to attempt the ninehour surgery. The bill 12,000. I was about to put it all on my credit card. I was just going to put myself into debt over it. And then weratedogs saved me from that. Reporter so, one day, they post bulleits story on weratedogs, and what happens . Oh, so, it was actually it was so fast. They had the story posted within an hour, and within an hour after that, all the money had been fundraised. Reporter what . Yeah and i was in tears because its amazing when that kind of thing happens and you dont expect it. So, we posted bulleit over a year ago now, and i believe the most recent update we got is a video of him sprinting down a field. Reporter i mean, matt, you did that. My audience did that. Really, every week is just a tiny little miracle that my audience comes together to perform. Reporter for thedodos izzie lerer, going to work every morning means getting those audiences involved and maybe even cheering them up. baby laughs i think it does make people happier. You know, my whole life, ive kind of been made fun of for loving animals so much, and, oh, youre so emotional. But at the same time, you know, when you really get people one on one, most people really love animals, too. Pampers, the 1 pediatrician recommended brand, helps keep babys skin dry and healthy. So every touch is as comforting as the first. Pampers. The 1 pediatrician recommended brand. Shall i put her in snow mode . 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Reporter australia zoo is not just home but life mission of the irwin family mom terri, her kids, 16yearold robert and 22yearold bindi, and bindis new husband chandler. We have been incredibly grateful that weve been given this unique opportunity to be able to do what we love, which is cuddle animals all day, but then also take it to a new level of educating people on how to make a difference in the world. Reporter their surname was made famous and synonymous with animals by this man steve irwin. Crikey reporter he was the energetic tv conservationist who seemed to almost jump through the screen. Woooh wow reporter terri, as an american tourist visiting his zoo, first spotted her husbandtobe wrangling a crocodile, his signature. Their adventures together never slowed. You know, if there was a whale stranding in tasmania, hed be like, were leaving in an hour, were going to film for three weeks, and weve got to tell this story. Reporter steve told those stories until 2006, when he was killed by a stingray in a freak accident. Bindi, just eight but already comfortable in the spotlight, spoke at his memorial service. I dont want daddys passion to ever end. I want to help endangered wildlife just like he did. Reporter . Eulogizing her dad, capturing hearts, and since then continuing what he started. Its so good to see you reporter how often do you think about steve . Oh, my goodness. Every day. Every minute of every day. Its almost like every day is a tribute to his life. Reporter was there ever any doubt that this was going to be your lifes work . Did you ever think of being in insurance, or a lawyer or Something Else . No. I think for both of us, weve always just had such a huge passion for wildlife and conservation. I remember the first time we ever got to feed a croc, bindi was ten years old. And then, when i turned ten a few years later, it was the right of passage for me. Because thats good parenting. Exactly reporter their tv show, crikey its the irwins on animal planet, chronicles their efforts to educate and expose people to the wonders of the animal world. Through your work, you talk about trying to create this connection between people and animals. But how do you find that balance . They are still wild animals. The respectful and responsible appreciation for wildlife through tourism is really whats going to save us. Is that some watermelon . Reporter their message is resonating. Bindi not only has four million instagram followers, but this yay bindi barbi reporter yes, theres a bindi barbie doll. Good on barbie for for standing up for wildlife conservation. Reporter its serious work. It funds a Wildlife Hospital they opened in 2004. In that first year, they treated 64 animals. Now, theyll see more than that every single day. Robert showed us around via videochat. Its kind of the daily work that happens here at the australia zoo Wildlife Hospital. Reporter thats a koala on the operating table. The habitat for koalas are dwindling, and theyre kind of isolated to smaller islands. And at this point, disease spreads very, very fast. Reporter the hospital was inundated during the devastating bushfires earlier this year, which burned more than 20 of australias forests and killed as many as three billion yes, billion animals. But then, on top of that, theres this huge knockon effect that were going to feel for decades to come for so many species that rely on these beautiful, large areas of natural habitat. Reporter then, the pandemic brought another challenge keeping all of this going without visitors their main source of revenue and some very big bills. Just the animal food was 80,000 a week. Reporter they finally reopened after 78 days. I was shocked by how much our animals missed everybody. Oh, our animals were just as excited to see everyone back at australia zoo as we were. The koalas were basically jumping out of the trees to see us. Reporter Chandler Powell married into the family this past spring after a Pitch Perfect courtship, which no surprise involved a crocodile. Go i i knew that that was the man i was going to marry. Reporter their engagement and wedding were all documented on their show. Now theyre expecting a baby girl. She already has some sort of little safari shirt . She does. She does. She has her very own khaki, because we always say that khaki is not just a color, its an attitude. Its not your typical Family Business, but its my favorite line of work. Reporter the irwins are carrying on steves legacy and apparently inherited his affinity for having so much of their lives broadcast, hoping their love of animals might just inspire yours. Through the walk of life, walgreens has always been there to help make life easier. And now were doing the same with medicare. So you can easily find the best, most affordable plan for you. 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Our nancy giles investigates. uptempo jazz music reporter our dogs constant companions, best friends, part of the family. And do our loyal fourfooters also look like us . As soon as i saw him, i knew he was the one who was coming home with me. Reporter Frankie Robie and his dog, ozzie, live in rutherford, new jersey. Theyre both sharp dressers and i noticed that youve got, like, a little goatee happening here. And i cant help but notice ozzys got one too. Yeah, hes got the fu manchu look going on, the mountain man look. Reporter do people tell you that you look like him . Yeah. Normally when mines grown out a little bit more, well get some laughs and stuff, Walking Around in the neighborhood here. This is sookie. Were matching. Were always matching. Reporter in abilene, texas, Christie Stephens and sookie sort a texas style. I noticed that sookie even seems to have a kind of cool combed down hairdo that almost matches yours. You know, here in texas, we like our hair high, so i do puff mine. Not as puffy as it used to be. But sookie also got a trim, so hers is much shorter to match mine. Come on lets go for a ride reporter and they both like nothing more than a spin around the ranch. We go on our outing each evening and take sookie for a ride, which she enjoys very, very much. She loves the air. There ya go this is baxter. Reporter oh, hello, baxter Gerrard Gethings spent a whole year photographing dogs and the people who look like them in england. Does baxter look like you . I think we are similar, but its more a personality thing. Reporter but in his photographs, people and dogs bear an uncanny and hilarious resemblance. No one looks exactly like a dog, but you can light them the same way, style them the same way, use the same color backdrop or some of them did look remarkably like dogs. Reporter the photographs became a game that became a hit worldwide. Im kind of dying to to see to have, like, one of the one of your game boxes. Shall i pass one over . Reporter yes, that would be great. Okay, here you go. Reporter oh, hey, thank you. Wow. Is that an afghan hound . An afghan hound with a wind machine. Reporter and Gerard Gethings made full use of his Artistic License the runner with the greyhound, for an example. You know you know what, thats my wife. Reporter oh, my gosh her expression is priceless. And this young woman with the hungarian pooley. See, i want my hair to be like this. She was my sons nursery teacher. Reporter Barry Karacostas is a friend. Oh, look at that. What a beauty. Yeah. He saw me and bubbles, and he thought, damn, i need you guys. Want to share a biscuit . Reporter for barry, bubbles is not only his trusted companion and best friend, hes a soul mate. I think we, you know, look big and strong or, you know, a little bit dominating, but were not. Were very soft and gentle on the inside. I smile quite a lot and am very social, and hes the same. I dont shake my butt as much as he does. Reporter so, there you have it. Dogs and their owners may look alike or they may not but the bond is so much more than fur deep. Its unconditional love that we humans do our best to live up to. Pauley and now, some breaking news president elect joe biden and his wife, jill, wont just be bringing their german shepherds, major and champ, to the white house. The bidens tell us exclusively that soon they will be joined by a cat. The first familytobe follows a long white house tradition, as mo rocca will remind us throughout the night, starting now. Reporter when the Kennedy Family moved into the white house, they brought with them youth, an abundance of charm, and plenty of pets. Theyve got multiple dogs; theyve got tom kitten, the cat; parakeets named bluebell and may bell. Reporter alan price is director of the john f. Kennedy president ial library and museum in boston. He says americans were instantly taken with the familys four legged members. How Many American kids wanted a pony after seeing caroline with macaroni . Everybody wants a pony after that. Reporter but it was a gift from soviet premier nikita khrushchev, a glamorous dog named pushinka, that set tongues wagging. Arriving with her own passport, pushinka was the offspring of soviet space dogs. Is she fluffy . She is definitely a fluffy dog. Reporter does she have a sense of humor . Shes from the soviet union. laughs i dont know. I don think we have that recorded as well as we might. Reporter she was fetching enough to catch the eye of charlie, the kennedys roguishly handsome welsh terrier. They have four beautiful puppies together, and life is good. Reporter the president dubbed the offspring pupniks, and to some, this furry first family melted hearts during a particularly frosty period. I have directed the continued and increased close surveillance of cuba and its military buildup. Reporter do you think that helped sort of thaw the cold at a very tense time . It is a very tense time, and that Human Connection is tangible. Its real. Reporter its part of a president ial story that captured our collective imagination. When president kennedy is assassinated, these pets become a big part of the memories that america holds of a time that ends so abruptly. By harnessing californias abundant wind and solar energy, we have the power to take on climate change. Use less from 4 to 9 pm to keep california golden. But you can work out anything wowith comcast business. W. Get fast, reliable, and secure internet on the nations largest gig speed network. Flexible tools like wifi you control. Voice solutions that connect you from anywhere. And expert advice here, here, or even here. Be fast. Be flexible. Bounce forward with comcast business. Get started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just 64. 90 a month. 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Reporter and laurie thompson, who helps run the Panda Program here, says the world kept watching as mother mei xiang nursed the baby from a hairless blob into to a cuddly cub. baby panda cries xiao qi gi wont meet the public for a while. What a cutie but earlier this month, we got a rare look through glass as thompson and chief vet Donald Neiffer performed their weekly exam. Aw no we touch all the limbs, stretch out the joints. Hes growing gangbusters. He looks great. Reporter at 22, the cubs mom, mei xiang, is now the oldest panda in north america to birth a healthy cub. Shes geriatric for a panda, and so we were not necessarily expecting a cub. Reporter one reason there are so few pandas in the world is that females are in heat just a couple of days a year. In fact, mei xiang and the zoos male panda, tian tian, made the new xiao qi gi and his three older siblings through the wonders of modern science. Shes always been artificially inseminated . Yes. Theyve never been able to sort of figure it out. They try, but they have lots of issues with that. Reporter this time, they didnt even bother tian tian, using his fiveyearold frozen semen in order to minimize contact among the zoo staff during the pandemic. How did you learn about the new baby . They did send me an email, saying, congratulations, youre the father of a new baby panda. Reporter well, fairy godfather at least david rubenstein, a washington businessman and philanthropist, has helped bankroll the pandas since 2011. He has watched with cautious pride as research developed here helped move pandas from the endangered to the vulnerable list in 2016. You only have 2,500 of these pandas in the world, so while theyre not endangered, theyre not actually in abundance, either. Reporter the pandas at the national zoo and everywhere outside china are actually on loan from the chinese government. Call it pandiplomcacy. I do think that the u. S. 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Reporter we thought it was a Perfect Place to chat with fox, now 59, about the other jolt to his life, his beloved dog, gus. Oh, there he is how old is he now . 12. Reporter hes pretty much a mutt great daneish, fox calls him. Thats his nose in foxs latest book, no time like the future, where gus is featured prominently. You know that no matter your situation, no matter what you feel, this animal is with you and is connected to you, and you feel, its a force multiplier. Reporter gus has been by foxs side about half as long as fox has been battling parkinsons disease. Some days are better than others. This one was somewhere in between. Its very come and go. Its not off, literally on and off. Reporter good days, bad days. Yeah. And today, im relatively on, but im too on a little touch too much medication because its different every day. You get what you get. Reporter what he got two years ago was a tumor that had to be removed in his spinal cord. When he returned home in a wheelchair, gus was waiting. He kind of circles the wheelchair with this low kind of woofwoof, woofwoof, and sat in front of the wheelchair right in front of me and looked at me, and i said, its going to be okay. Reporter dogs just seem to get when youre not at your best, when youre not feeling right. I know with gus he does. He knows theres Something Different about me. And your instinct when you have a chronic illness is to sometimes isolate and make your world as small as possible so you dont have as much to deal with, but a dog will open you up. Reporter he swears the reason people stop to talk to him during walks in central park is because of gus, not because hes michael j fox. Hi. Im archie. Im not a normal dog. Reporter what is clear is foxs voice. Doesnt get more romantic than this. Am i right . Reporter . Is the perfect fit for a movie dog. Whats a matter, sassy . You get up on the wrong side of the litter box . Reporter you kind of hope that if dogs could talk, theyd have foxs sense of comic timing. Ive got to shred it into tiny, tiny little tiny pieces, and i swallowed a button. Reporter in central park, youll find a bench with a plaque. For mike fox and gus, it reads, true new yorkers. Foxs wife, tracy pollan, gave it to him for his birthday, a reminder that gus is every bit as human as anyone else who sits on a bench. Their walks together mean more than most of us will ever know, especially as foxs walking gets harder. But hes not focused on the future. Hes learned to be in the moment moments like this one, where the restorative power of a slobbery kiss really says it all. Thats the best reporter known as silent cal, president Calvin Coolidge was a man of few words, but many pets. The coolidges were known for being animal lovers. Reporter which is why people sent them animals as gifts, says andrew hager, historianin residence at the marylandbased president ial pet museum. Harvey firestone, the tire magnate, gave him a pygmy hippo. Reporter others gave lion cubs, a black bear, even a wallaby. Yes, the coolidge white house was really hopping. But while most of those were shipped off to the zoo, there was an unlikely exception. One of Calvin Coolidges supporters from mississippi decided to send the coolidges a thanksgiving dinner, and what he sent them was a live raccoon. Reporter andrew, have you ever tried raccoon . I have not tried raccoon. Reporter i have. Tastes like chicken. But for the coolidges, that idea was off the table. They decided, well, were going to keep her, instead. Reporter so coolidge gave her a name, rebecca, and then he gave her some bling. So, rebecca had jewelry . Yes, yes. She had a handmade collar, actually, and it said white house raccoon on it. Reporter now, the press was pretty rough on rebecca. The Cleveland Plain Dealer called her the most obstreperous of all coolidges pets. Reporter that that is tough, to be called obstreperous. Reporter tougher still was the gossip. What do we know about rebeccas love life . Well, she they they got her a male raccoon named reuben, but rebecca and reuben did not get along at all. Reporter Rebecca Coolidge finally left the white house along with the rest of the family in 1929, but not without leaving her mark on president ial pet history. When you go back and you look at the pets that president s have had since coolidge, theres nothing quite as unusual as a raccoon. At the home depot, get black friday prices now through december. On gifts at the top of every doers list. Because this year, we all want to do more for others. Gifting. Improved. With the home depot. How doers get more done. Choose the longest lasting thiaa battery. Son music energizer ultimate lithium backed by science. Matched by no one. With the ninja foodito intelligesmart xl grill. 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And, marley, all of a sudden, just, like, darted from me, and he started clawing the ground where alicia was reaching for a Walking Stick. And i didnt know what was happening, and alicia kind of fell back. But when i looked more closely, i saw it was a rattlesnake. Reporter rattlers like this guy are common on these trails, but for the tshirharts, a snake bite out here could have been a real disaster. This trail is incredibly steep. Its miles from any hospital. Reporter the tshirharts didnt have their phones on them, and alicia was four months pregnant. Thankfully, 12yearold marley scared the snake away, and a few months later the tshirharts first daughter, maddie, was born. Marley had saved my family, you know . And we got emotional that time, and just just realized, you know, how lucky we were that he had done that in that moment. Reporter but by then, marleyd been diagnosed with cancer, and by thanksgiving weekend 2014, it was clear the end was near. I just remember the last thing you said to him was you know, you just kept saying, thank you for being the best dog. And i was just crying. Yeah. He was. And holding his hand. Right. He was, yeah. Everything he did, you know, was just out of love. Reporter and their love for marley was so strong, they couldnt really let go. So, the tshirharts turned to viagen pets of austin, texas, a company that has cloned hundreds of pets for a multitude of grateful owners including one Barbra Streisand. You helped Barbra Streisand clone her dogs . We did, yes. Her dog had passed away, and i think that she had known about what we do, and we were able to get samples very quickly. And there were actually more than one puppy born. Reporter spokesperson Melain Rodriguez says it works like this your vet takes a tissue sample from your pet and sends it off to viagen. And for as much 50,000 you heard right the company will culture the cells, create an embryo, implant it in a surrogate, and deliver a clone of your loved one. But Animal Rights groups say forcing dogs and cats to be surrogates for clones is simply inhumane. And you know that the Humane Society says that pet cloning should be outlawed . I i understand that, and theyre certainly entitled to their opinion. We have a lot of clients that would be very upset if that were the case, so we get positive feedback continually. Wonderful notes of appreciation, that our clients are so happy that this is something that we provide. Reporter and happy is the operative word here. This is marleys clone, ziggy a happy yellow ball of exuberance. But to david and alicia, hes nothing less than marley reborn. They rang the doorbell with the dog, and i just stood there with my mouth open for, like, five minutes because i just couldnt believe how exact he looked. Here you go. 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Bring out the bold™ reporter perhaps no president ial family had more fun than teddy roosevelts. At the white house and here at historic sagamore hill, the familys longtime retreat in long island, new york, Theodore Roosevelts six kids grew up with no fewer than 40 animals. Nearly every dog had its day at the roosevelts. Jack the terrier was so revered, he was given his own funeral service. Park Ranger Scott Gurney and i paid observance at sagamore hills pet cemetery. If your name is on that rock, youre something special. Reporter and special pets were given special names. Josiah the badger was a real honey, eli the macaw was a standout, and peter rabbit kept the place jumping. As did fierce, the familys one legged rooster. But the adorable little furballs named after local dignitaries caused some confusion. Two of the kids come rushing in, oh, father, father, bishop doane has had children upstairs in the bed. Now they have to explain to the guests that bishop doane is, in fact, a guinea pig. Reporter surprisingly, the roosevelts didnt own a bull moose. Whats not surprising is that the man known as the conservation president would see the value in raising his children around animals. He thought a child having a pet would teach that child responsibility, and the empathy that it requires to take care of another being. Reporter case in point when Archie Roosevelt was lying sick on an upper floor of the white house, youngest brother quentin brought their pony algonquin up for a visit via the new white house elevator. Thats a fun family. Ted, the oldest son, phrased it, we were expected to have fun, and we did. Pauley mo rocca on president s and their pets. As our loyal viewers know, we begin each show with a trumpet fanfare, and tonight we thought wed end on the same note, this time with accompaniment. sunday morning theme plays dogs barking sunday morning theme plays dogs barking pauley im jane pauley. Our thanks to chi chi and zsa zsa. We hope youve enjoyed our pet project, and hope youll join us this and every weekend for sunday morning. Captioning made possible by johnson johnson, committed to improving health for everyone, everywhere. Captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org fire alarm beeping what the hell is going on . Come on, whatd you do . I was trying to make pancakes. What, barbecued pancakes . Jack always made it look so easy; i thought it might be a nice surprise. Well, it was a nice attempt at a surprise. Jack and i had our own traditions. You and i will make our own, too. If you say so. Come on, youre gonna be late for school; lets go, hurry up. sighs did you speak to your brother today . Its 8 00 a. M. , do you think ive spoken with him yet . Well, i tried to reach him last night, and he never got back to me. Yeah, he posted some picture from a party last night. Party . Who the hell has a party on a sunday night . Beats me; ask him. You came over with the new sergeant, right . Yeah. He was my partner in the 12th. He was your partner