12-05-2018, 01:00 PM
(12-04-2018, 08:04 PM)Duchess Wrote: I saw Sully and I saw Bob Dole too. I had heard that his family got him Sully after Mrs. Bush died but I can't recall where so I don't have anything to back that up. His family thought Sully would offer him some comfort.
I read that Bush's family got Sully for him in June and the service dog never left his side for the last 6 months.
Bush wanted Sully, who's now a global celebrity , to serve veterans after his passing. Beautiful dog.
Sully, a two-year-old labrador, paid a final tribute to Bush on Sunday and he guarded his casket. Sully will now join the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Facility Dog Program. At Walter Reed, Sully will assist wounded soldiers and active duty personnel through physical and occupational therapy.
I'm listening to the funeral services in the background. George HW Bush sure led a full and purposeful life.