Lincoln was a great fan of cats but he and his family also had a few dogs. One dog was named Jip. Jip was a small dog, and was often seated in the President’s lap during mealtimes. According to Nurse Rebecca Pomeroy, Jip “helped relieve Lincoln of ‘some portion of the burden, for the little fellow was never absent from the Presidential lunch.

Fido was the family dog when Lincoln and his wife Mary lived in Springfield. He was a medium-sized, tawney yellow dog of an unknown mix. His fur was short and rough, his ears long, and his tail short. The Lincolns had to leave him in Springfield when they moved to the White House.

Jip (Doctor Dolittle), a fictional dogJip and Janneke, a series of children's books; Jip, His Story, a 1996 children's book by American novelist Katherine Paterson; Mister Jip, a fictional character belonging to the Marvel Comics Universe; The beloved dog of Dora Spenlow in the Charles Dickens 1850 novel David Copperfield

Like Dick and Jane, Alice and Jerry were brother and sister, along with their dog, Jip.* I do remember the immortal words: "See Jip. See Jip jump." What impressed me about the books at the time was that they were interconnected.

2021年1月12日 · Whatever people’s feelings were about the President-elect himself, they were enthused about Joe and Jill Biden’s two German shepherds, Major and Champ. Specifically, Major the “rescue dog.” Major will be the first “rescue dog” to live in the White House.

2012年11月14日 · “Jip”, the White House dog, would often have lunch with President Lincoln. “Jip was always in Mr. Lincoln’s lap to claim his portion first”, said a White House servant. “He was caressed and petted through the whole meal.”

In the White House, Fido was replaced by Jip, Mr. Lincoln’s dog and frequent lunch companion. The White House became home to a much wider assortment of animals, including two kittens given to the family by Secretary of State William H. Seward in August 1861 and least two goats of whom Tad was fond.

Abraham Lincoln was a compassionate, empathetic man who’s gentle nature extended to the animals around him. He had many pets during his lifetime, including – like so many Presidents before and after him – several dogs. Two of the more famous dogs are Fido and Jip, but there were other dogs that bounded in and out of Abraham Lincoln’s life.

In the 1850s, the Lincoln family acquired a yellow mixed-breed dog they named Fido. Fido often accompanied Lincoln to his Springfield law office or around town on errands. Fido also loved being with the Lincoln boys, Willy and Tad, and he was known to most people in Springfield.

Fido outlived President Lincoln but came to a similarly tragic end – being stabbed to death by a drunk. In the White House, Jip took Fido’s place. Nurse Rebecca Pomroy reported that “his little dog, Jip, helped relieve Lincoln of ‘some portion of the burden, for the little fellow was never absent from the Presidential lunch.