FDR's Fala

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's constant companion, Fala, a Scottish Terrier, was the most famous dog in the world. A beloved witness to history, Fala was also the center of political controversy.
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  • Fala accompanied the president everywhere, eating his meals in Roosevelt’s study, sleeping in a chair at the foot of his bed. Within a few weeks of his arrival, the puppy was sent to the hospital with a serious intestinal disturbance. He had discovered the White House kitchen, and everyone was feeding him. When he came home, Roosevelt issued a stern order to the entire White House staff: ‘Not even one crumb will be fed to Fala except by the President.’ From then on, Fala was in perfect health. (Gracie’s Bark - A Purely Dog Blog)

    Fala accompanied the president everywhere, eating his meals in Roosevelt’s study, sleeping in a chair at the foot of his bed. Within a few weeks of his arrival, the puppy was sent to the hospital with a serious intestinal disturbance. He had discovered the White House kitchen, and everyone was feeding him. When he came home, Roosevelt issued a stern order to the entire White House staff: ‘Not even one crumb will be fed to Fala except by the President.’ From then on, Fala was in perfect health. (Gracie’s Bark - A Purely Dog Blog)

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  • ochayescottishterriers: Eleanor Roosevelt gives a treat to Fala as he performs for Prime Minister MacKenzie King during the Second Quebec Conference. September 1944: From the FDR Presidential Library and Museum

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    Eleanor Roosevelt gives a treat to Fala as he performs for Prime Minister MacKenzie King during the Second Quebec Conference. September 1944: From the FDR Presidential Library and Museum

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  • Eleanor Roosevelt with Fala at Val-Kill in Hyde Park, N.Y. 1947 (FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

    Eleanor Roosevelt with Fala at Val-Kill in Hyde Park, N.Y. 1947 (FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

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  • In this photograph, taken early in 1942 during the ARCADIA Conference, Winston Churchill is standing outside the White House with Roosevelt emissary Harry Hopkins and his daughter, Diana, and Fala, the president’s Scotch terrier. Diana appears more interested in Fala than in Churchill. (Library of Congress)

    In this photograph, taken early in 1942 during the ARCADIA Conference, Winston Churchill is standing outside the White House with Roosevelt emissary Harry Hopkins and his daughter, Diana, and Fala, the president’s Scotch terrier. Diana appears more interested in Fala than in Churchill. (Library of Congress)

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  • FDR at a picnic on “Sunset Hill” near Pine Plains, NY. Fala is 4 months old. The doll next to the president is a handmade shaker doll made by Mary Garettson of Rhinebeck, N.Y. August 8, 1940 (FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

    FDR at a picnic on “Sunset Hill” near Pine Plains, NY. Fala is 4 months old. The doll next to the president is a handmade shaker doll made by Mary Garettson of Rhinebeck, N.Y. August 8, 1940 (FDR Presidential Library & Museum)

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  • FDR and his “little dog Fala” were inseparable.  (Tapping the Inner Dog - NYTimes.com) FDR’s Fala Tumblr

    FDR and his “little dog Fala” were inseparable.

     (Tapping the Inner Dog - NYTimes.com)

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