"has been referred to in the media many times, both by Hattersley himself and by others, including his political opponents. Hattersley wrote a piece in ""The Guardian"", sympathising with The Princess Royal after one of her dogs had allegedly attacked a woman in Windsor, and Jeremy Paxman mentioned the incident in a piece in ""The Times"" which he wrote in response to comments Hattersley had made about the BBC. In 1998, Hattersley published ""Buster's Diaries (as told to Roy Hattersley)"" which were purportedly the dog's own thoughts on his life and relationship with his owner, and in which Buster was"
"would be supporting Gordon Brown as leader. Hattersley retired from the House of Lords on 19 May 2017. Hattersley is the author of three novels and several biographies. He has written biographies on religious topics, and on the Edwardian period as well. His 700-page biography of David Lloyd George ""The Great Outsider: David Lloyd George"" was published by Little, Brown in 2010. In 1996 he was fined for an incident involving his dog, Buster, after it killed a goose in one of London's royal parks. He later wrote the ""diary"" of Buster, writing from the dog's perspective on the incident,"
"time, his new guide dog led him to the Conservative Party benches. In October 2006, David Blunkett's audio diaries were published in his book ""The Blunkett Tapes: My Life in the Bear Pit"". The tapes detail his time as a cabinet minister until the present date, and provide insights into the workings of the Labour cabinet. They were recorded every week, and contain his view of what was happening in Cabinet at the time, alongside contemporary reflections and more recent thoughts on the events. He also published a light hearted dog orientated look back at his life so far, in"
"as the author of ""Millie's Book"", which was released in August 1990 and reached #1 on the ""New York Times"" bestseller nonfiction list that same year. In 1989, Millie gave birth to a litter of six puppies with the assistance of U.S. Army veterinarian Stephen Caldwell, including Spot Fetcher and Ranger, who became President George H. W. Bush's dog. Ranger was euthanized in April 1993 due to cancer. Spot would later become another presidential pet when George W. Bush moved into the White House. Millie was portrayed in an episode of ""Murphy Brown"" as well as an episode of ""Wings"""
"was published by his ""Pilot Press"", as mentioned above. His marriage broke up during the war, and in 1946 he divorced his first wife and married Barbara Ensor, with whom he had three sons and three further daughters, including the writer James Buchan and Ursula Buchan, gardening columnist for ""The Daily Telegraph"". That marriage ended in divorce in 1960. After the war, Buchan worked in Glasgow for the explosives division of Nobel Industries, then became London editor of ""Reader's Digest"". He spent three years with the magazine and claimed that he came up with the story ""How My Dog Taught"
"diary"" was released in October 2009. Blake stated: Bubbles (chimpanzee) Bubbles (born April 30, 1983) is a common chimpanzee once kept as a pet by American recording artist Michael Jackson, who bought him from a Texas research facility in the early 1980s. Bubbles frequently traveled with Jackson, leading to media mockery and a public perception of Jackson as eccentric. During the ""Bad"" world tour, for example, Jackson brought Bubbles to Japan, where they drank tea with the mayor of Osaka. Bubbles was initially kept at the Jackson family home in Encino, Los Angeles, but was moved to Neverland Ranch in"
"'Where's Gladstone Gone?', for 2016's Open House London, which also appeared on Sky News. In March 2017, Gladstone was featured in the London ""Time Out"" magazine's 'Pet Power List: definitive guide to the political animals of Westminster'. Gladstone (cat) Gladstone is the resident Chief Mouser of HM Treasury at Whitehall, London. He is a domestic short-haired cat, who, at eighteen months old, assumed the position of Chief Mouser in late June 2016. Gladstone's political namesake is former Chancellor and Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone who served for four separate periods, more than any other Prime Minister. The hope is Gladstone"
"valuable to the military that he has his own protective gear in case of a chemical or biological attack. He was trained to enter a sealed pen if a warning sound starts. The pen is equipped with a motor that pumps air through a gas mask filter. When not serving with the military, Buster lived at home with his handler Danny Morgan, his wife and his daughter Emma. Morgan remarked of the connection between the dog and Emma, ""She was upset when I went off to war but wept buckets when she was saying goodbye to Buster. She's been sending"
"Buster (spaniel) Buster (2002 – 2015), an English Springer Spaniel, was a military detection dog who was active during the Iraq War. Because of his actions in discovering a hidden weapons cache, the dog was credited with saving service personnel from insurgents operating in the southern Iraqi town of Safwan. He was awarded the Dickin Medal, referred to as being the animals' Victoria Cross. Buster worked with his handler, Sergeant Danny Morgan, since 2002, and they worked together at the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II celebrations and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Buster was considered to be so"
"but otherwise never received much publicity -- ""nor was I seeking it,"" he told the Baltimore Sun in 2002, the 50th anniversary of the speech. Lou Carrol Louis Leon Carrol (March 28, 1923-April 3, 2006) was an American businessman who is best known for giving then-U.S. Senator Richard Nixon a puppy in 1952 that was used as the subject of the Checkers speech, which kept Nixon on the Republican ticket as the vice presidential candidate in that year's presidential election. Carrol was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. He served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II and received"
"him ""a bit weird"" as a result. At his Kentish farm, he owned sheep, pigs, goats, donkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, ferrets, bats, mice, and dogs. Two of O'Grady's pet dogs became well known to the British public through appearances on ""The Paul O'Grady Show""; the first was Buster Elvis Savage, a Shih Tzu/Bichon Frise cross. A rescue dog, Buster was euthanised in November 2009 after a struggle with cancer. O'Grady dedicated the second volume of his autobiography to Buster, describing him as ""The greatest canine star since Lassie."" A second dog, the Cairn Terrier Olga, also attracted attention; in 2013"
"had ten entrance doors. During its life, it was used as a venue for the Birmingham Dog Show, cattle shows, chrysanthemum shows, circus, boxing, cinema, and in its later days for popular music concerts. It had a cycle track used for competitions. It was used as a huge meeting space. Gladstone held a political meeting in November 1888, following Joseph Chamberlain's split from the Liberal Party over Irish Home Rule, and spoke for two hours. The speech was recorded by the journal ""Political World"" on an Edison phonograph shipped from New York – the first political speech recorded. Chamberlain himself"
"televised ""Checkers speech"" named after his cocker spaniel, denying he had a slush fund but admitting, ""there is one thing that I did get as a gift that I'm not going to give back."" The gift was a black-and-white cocker spaniel, Checkers, given to his daughters. Although there had been talk of Nixon being dropped from the ticket, following his speech he received an increase in support and Mamie Eisenhower reportedly recommended he stay because he was ""such a warm person."" Animal lovers were upset when President Lyndon B. Johnson was photographed picking his two Beagle dogs named Him and"
"Post. Buster and other dogs present joined in the Last Post. Buster has attended several memorial events before, but never before had he barked or howled at one. At 1045 hrs a short service began unveiling the plaque, verses were read and the names of those killed and injured were read out. Wreaths were laid on behalf of The Veterans Charity and the 1st Iver Heath Scouts who had helped with the research as their leader is a former RAF Police dog handler. After the event a local resident and former RAF member offered to create a more permanent memorial"
"Edwina Currie Edwina Currie (""née"" Cohen; born 13 October 1946) is a British former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two years, resigning in 1988 during the salmonella in eggs controversy. By the time Currie lost her seat as an MP in 1997, she had begun a new career as a novelist and broadcaster. She is the author of six novels, and has also written four works of non fiction. In September 2002, publication of Currie's ""Diaries (1987–92)"" caused a sensation, as they revealed a four-year affair"
"in Eugene regarding his wife's coat. He made notes concerning the family finances, upsetting Pat Nixon, who asked why people had to know their financial details. The senator responded that people in politics live in a fishbowl. He recalled the Fala speech, in which Franklin Roosevelt had sarcastically responded to Republican claims he had sent a destroyer to fetch his dog, Fala, and remembered the dog his children had recently received: A Texas traveling salesman named Lou Carrol had read a report that Pat Nixon said her children Tricia and Julie ""longed"" for a dog, and his own dog, an"
"Lou Carrol Louis Leon Carrol (March 28, 1923-April 3, 2006) was an American businessman who is best known for giving then-U.S. Senator Richard Nixon a puppy in 1952 that was used as the subject of the Checkers speech, which kept Nixon on the Republican ticket as the vice presidential candidate in that year's presidential election. Carrol was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. He served in the European Theater of Operations during World War II and received the Bronze Star for valor and Purple Heart for injuries during the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he attended Indiana University, receiving a"
"Dear Socks, Dear Buddy Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets is a 1998 children's book written by First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton. It concerns the two pets that lived in the White House during the Clinton administration, Socks the cat and Buddy the dog. The book includes more than 50 letters written to the First Pets by children and more than 80 photographs of Socks and Buddy. Examples of questions that letters asked include, ""Who do you like best? Mr. Clinton? Mrs. Clinton or Chelsea?"" and, ""How do you like being a"
"Clinton acquired another chocolate Lab whom he named ""Seamus"". First Lady Hillary Clinton wrote a children's book called ""Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets"" in 1998. It included excerpts from more than 50 letters written to the First Pets by children and more than 80 photographs of Socks and Buddy. Buddy was a central character in Rick Cleveland's 2005 one-man show ""My Buddy Bill"", relating the writer's fictional friendship with Bill Clinton, which began when both men discovered their common interest in dogs. Buddy (dog) Buddy (August 7, 1997 – January 2, 2002), a male chocolate-colored"
"Williams, a doctor in Sheffield. They married the same year. Blunkett's guide dogs – Ruby, Teddy, Offa, Lucy, Sadie, Cosby and Barley – became familiar characters in the House of Commons, usually sleeping at his feet on the floor of the chamber, inspiring occasional comments from Blunkett and his fellow MPs on both sides of the house. In one incident, Lucy (a black Labrador curly coat retriever cross) vomited during a speech by Conservative member David Willetts. On occasions when Blunkett was guided by then Prime Minister Tony Blair the wry comment has been made: ""who is guiding whom?"" Another"
"heard the announcement of the pick from a news bulletin while at the 1952 Republican National Convention. During the Presidential campaign of 1952, Pat Nixon's attitude toward politics changed when her husband was accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions. Pat encouraged him to fight the charges, and he did so by delivering the famed ""Checkers speech"", so-called for the family's dog, a cocker spaniel given to them by a political supporter. This was Pat's first national television appearance, and she, her daughters, and the dog were featured prominently. Defending himself as a man of the people, Nixon stressed his wife's"
"Millie (dog) Mildred ""Millie"" Kerr Bush (January 12, 1985 – May 19, 1997) was the pet English Springer Spaniel of Barbara and George H. W. Bush. She was named for Mildred Caldwell Kerr, a long-time friend of the Bushes, which is also the name of Kerr's granddaughter, Millie Kerr. Millie was referred to as ""the most famous dog in White House history."" Bush mentioned her in a speech during his 1992 bid for re-election, saying ""My dog Millie knows more about foreign affairs than these two bozos"" in reference to opposition candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Millie is credited"
"Spot Fetcher Spot ""Spotty"" Fetcher (March 17, 1989 – February 21, 2004) was U.S. President George W. Bush's dog. She was an English Springer Spaniel, named after Scott Fletcher, a baseball player with the Texas Rangers, a team George W. Bush owned before becoming Governor of Texas in 1994. Born in the White House, she was the daughter of Millie, who had belonged to President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. Her father was Tug Farish from Lane's End Farm in Kentucky, better known for its thoroughbred horse breeding program. She was euthanized after suffering a series"
"My Senator and Me My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D.C. is a 2006 children's book by Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. It follows a Portuguese Water Dog named Splash as he tries to help his master, the senator, go about his daily life and pass an education bill. It also explains how a bill becomes a law, the roles of Congress and the Senate and other details of the U.S. system of government, plus biographies of Splash and Kennedy. In real life, Splash is the name of Kennedy's dog, and the senator is really Kennedy himself. The"
"bench-press one hundred and twenty kilos. He also had a pet Staffordshire bull terrier whom he named Castro after the Cuban Marxist–Leninist leader Fidel Castro. On the other hand, those who got to know Crow saw much more subtle aspects to his character: ""The Guardian"" described Crow as having ""a very keen brain and strong emotional intelligence"", while ""The New York Times"" deemed him to be both ""confrontational and charismatic"" and ""sharp and shrewd"". Crow took a keen interest in the weather and owned a barometer, informing press that if he had not become a trade unionist then he would"
"enjoying football and boxing. Leaving the movie business in the late 1950s, Buster settled in Beaverton, Oregon, with his wife and two daughters. He became a jockeys' agent. He worked the horse-racing tracks of the West Coast of the United States every racing season. Having met when working on several of Flynn's vehicles, Buster and Errol Flynn became firm friends during the latter's time in Hollywood. Wiles was born in 1910 and died in 1990, shortly after his co-writer William Donati, who had died in July 1989. My Days with Errol Flynn My Days With Errol Flynn is an autobiography"
"C. Fred's Story C. Fred's Story: A Dog's Life is a 1984 children's book by Barbara Bush recounting the adventures of her and her husband George H.W. Bush's pet spaniel, C. Fred. The book was published by Doubleday and was reprinted ten times. Writer Bob Greene described the book as ""one of the major titles on the spring list of Doubleday and Company"". George Bush was vice president of the United States at the time of the book's publication and the dog recounts Bush's career as he moved from Washington D.C. to China to Houston, Texas and back to Washington."
"of the war, practices were changing for the worse across all sides; a rebellious Leicester was retaken by the Prince in May 1645, and no attempt was made to limit the subsequent killing and plunder. Rupert was accordingly a prominent figure in Parliamentary propaganda. He faced numerous accusations of witchcraft, either personally or by proxy through his pet dog. Boy, sometimes called Pudel; a large white hunting poodle, accompanied Rupert everywhere from 1642 up until the dog's death at Marston Moor and was widely suspected of being a witch's familiar. There were numerous accounts of Boy's abilities; some suggested that"
"Buddy (dog) Buddy (August 7, 1997 – January 2, 2002), a male chocolate-colored Labrador Retriever, was one of two pets kept by the Clinton family while Bill Clinton was President of the United States. The Clintons' other pet was a cat named Socks. Clinton acquired Buddy as a three-month-old puppy from Caroline County, Maryland in December 1997. He named him after his late great-uncle, Henry Oren ""Buddy"" Grisham, who had died the previous June and whom Clinton often cited as a major influence on his life. Socks did not get along with the frisky Buddy, so the White House had"
"Buster Lloyd-Jones William Llewelyn ""Buster"" Lloyd-Jones (1914 – 1980) was a British veterinary practitioner. In his early years, he developed a passion for animals. Buster contracted Polio as a young child, which affected him later in his life. As Buster grew up he was determined to become a vet. Though it meant a complete break with his father, he enrolled for training with a well-known animal society as a trainee in animal husbandry. Shortly afterwards he was appointed as lethalist to the animal dispensary at Wimbledon. Buster cared for sick, injured and abandoned animals during the Second World War. Buster"
"The Institute of World Politics on April 21, 2015. Hoover received his first dog from his parents when he was a child, after which he was never without one. He owned many throughout his lifetime and became an aficionado especially knowledgeable in fine breeding of pedigrees, particularly Cairn Terriers and Beagles. He gave many dogs to notable people, such as Presidents Herbert Hoover (no relation) and Lyndon B. Johnson, and buried seven canine pets, including a Cairn Terrier named Spee De Bozo, at Aspen Hill Memorial Park, in Silver Spring, Maryland. From the 1940s, rumors circulated that Hoover, who was"
"partisan."" When the success of both books became apparent, Regnery complimented John Oliver and Chronicle Books for their sales figures, adding: ""There's plenty to go around for everyone and, like Charlotte [Pence] said, we can all be happy the proceeds are going to a good cause."" Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President is a 2018 children's book by Charlotte Pence as author and Karen Pence as illustrator. It details a fictional day in the life of Marlon Bundo, pet rabbit of Vice President of"
"staff microwave at the Department of Energy and Climate Change to warm a cushion for his pet dachshund, Otto. In January 2012 Otto was a participant in the 20th Westminster Dog of the Year Show, but was beaten to the winning prize by Star, a Norfolk terrier owned by Barker's fellow Conservative MP, Charlie Elphicke. Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle Gregory Leonard George Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, (born 8 March 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician and life peer. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change serving until 2015, when"