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| George HW Bush's service dog Sully pays touching last tribute | George HW Bush's service dog Sully pays touching last tribute |
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| The labrador who worked as a service dog for President George HW Bush has been pictured resting beside his coffin, in a moving tribute. | The labrador who worked as a service dog for President George HW Bush has been pictured resting beside his coffin, in a moving tribute. |
| Mr Bush, who served as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993, died late on Friday at the age of 94. | Mr Bush, who served as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993, died late on Friday at the age of 94. |
| Sully the dog is travelling with the casket on the flight from Texas to Washington and back this week. | |
| Mr Bush's body is due to lie in state this week ahead of a day of national mourning. | Mr Bush's body is due to lie in state this week ahead of a day of national mourning. |
| The coffin is being flown from Texas to DC on board Air Force One - temporarily renamed Special Air Mission 41, in homage to the late president - and then back on Wednesday, with Sully accompanying the body throughout. | The coffin is being flown from Texas to DC on board Air Force One - temporarily renamed Special Air Mission 41, in homage to the late president - and then back on Wednesday, with Sully accompanying the body throughout. |
| The picture was tweeted by Mr Bush's spokesman, Jim McGrath, showing Sully next to Mr Bush's casket on Sunday along with the caption: "Mission complete." | The picture was tweeted by Mr Bush's spokesman, Jim McGrath, showing Sully next to Mr Bush's casket on Sunday along with the caption: "Mission complete." |
| Social media users thanked Sully for his services and commented on his and dogs' loyalty generally towards their owners. | Social media users thanked Sully for his services and commented on his and dogs' loyalty generally towards their owners. |
| Sully is named after the airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, saving all 155 passengers and crew on board. | Sully is named after the airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, saving all 155 passengers and crew on board. |
| The two-year-old labrador was assigned earlier this year as a service dog to Mr Bush who used a wheelchair in the last years of his life. | The two-year-old labrador was assigned earlier this year as a service dog to Mr Bush who used a wheelchair in the last years of his life. |
| A highly trained dog, Sully can perform a number of commands, including opening doors and fetching items such as the phone when it rings. | A highly trained dog, Sully can perform a number of commands, including opening doors and fetching items such as the phone when it rings. |
| He will now work as a service dog, assisting with therapy for wounded soldiers. | He will now work as a service dog, assisting with therapy for wounded soldiers. |
| Sully has his own Instagram account; here he is shown "assisting with voting" as Mr Bush cast his ballot in last month's US presidential mid-term election. | Sully has his own Instagram account; here he is shown "assisting with voting" as Mr Bush cast his ballot in last month's US presidential mid-term election. |
| Not all US presidents have been fond of dogs, though: John F Kennedy was allergic to dogs, and Donald Trump does not have one. | |
| President Bush had been receiving treatment for a form of Parkinson's disease and had been admitted to hospital with a blood infection in April. | President Bush had been receiving treatment for a form of Parkinson's disease and had been admitted to hospital with a blood infection in April. |
| He died in Houston, Texas. | |
| He will be buried at the presidential library in Texas, alongside his wife of more than 70 years, Barbara Bush, who died seven months ago. |