Dear Willie the Cat, Day three in the slammer....with my one phone call I'm thinking about calling NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and applying to be
the First Dog in outer space...get it, First Dog? Barney.
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Barney, the President's Scottish Terrier, was born on September 30, 2000.
Although just four years old, Barney has starred in four "films"
and has lived quite an exciting life... » Barney's Biography
Barney Cam I (2002)
Barney Cam II (2003)
Barney and Spot's Winter Wonderland (2003)
October 13, 2004 | 4:09 p.m.(EDT)
Q. Bill from Fairbanks, Alaska writes:
But Laika was the first dog in space. The Soviets sent him up after Sputnik.
:-0
A. Jimmy Orr, White House Internet Director:
Hello Mr. No-Fun Bill from Fairbanks
You are correct that Laika was the first dog in space.
Click here if you'd like to read more about
dogs and other animals in outerspace.
But as Barney wrote in his letter to Willie the Cat, he would be the "First Dog" in space, referring to his
self-imposed title as the President and First Lady's lovable pet canine. Will Barney be the first Presidential dog in
space? Perhaps that could be the next Barney Cam.......
Barney, the President's Scottish Terrier, was born on September 30, 2000.
Although just four years old, Barney has starred in four "films"
and has lived quite an exciting life... 
Hello Mr. No-Fun Bill from Fairbanks
But as Barney wrote in his letter to Willie the Cat, he would be the "First Dog" in space, referring to his
self-imposed title as the President and First Lady's lovable pet canine. Will Barney be the first Presidential dog in
space? Perhaps that could be the next Barney Cam.......
Barney
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