Sully, George H.W. Bush's Former Service Dog, Has Found a New Calling
George H.W. Bush's service dog, who rose to national fame after his master's passing, is preparing for his next act.
Sully's trainer told Today what it was like to pass off the yellow lab to the president, and how Bush's wishes informed Sully's second act.
In a segment on the Today show, Sully's trainer revealed that the loyal canine is preparing for his next chapter.
Valerie Cramer, who raised Sully since he was a puppy, told Today about the experience of delivering Sully to Bush. "When I entered the room and passed the leash to President Bush... [Bush] said, 'Welcome home,'" Cramer said.
In the late president's final months, he and Sully became close. The yellow lab captured the nation's attention ahead of Bush's funeral this past December, after Sully's official Instagram account put out an image of him in front of Bush's casket. The caption read, "Mission complete."
A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Dec 2, 2018 at 6:07pm PST
Thankfully, it seems Sully has been adjusting to life without his human. His Instagram account reveals that he celebrated Christmas by dutifully tracking Santa's whereabouts, and that he went all-out for New Year's Eve.
A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Dec 31, 2018 at 3:41pm PST
He's also been preparing for his new job as a facility dog at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. There, he'll help lift the spirits of wounded veterans. "It was very important to President Bush that Sully carry on serving veterans, so he chose that Sully wouldn't work for one individual person, but that he would serve many veterans, and the hospital setting is the perfect environment for that," Cramer explained.
Given how much joy Sully has given to us all already, this new gig seems like the perfect fit.
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