💔🐾 BARACK OBAMA ANNOUNCES THE LOSS OF SUNNY — “WE WILL MISS HER TERRIBLY”

For 13 years, Sunny was more than a dog.

She was part of the Obama family.

She was there during some of the most memorable years of their lives — running across the South Lawn, following family members around, greeting visitors and bringing a little bit of ordinary family life into one of the most watched homes in America.

Now, the White House has lost one of its most familiar four-legged residents.

Former President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that Sunny had died on September 15, 2026, at age 13.

And his message was not simply an announcement.

It was a goodbye to a beloved member of the family.

SHE ARRIVED AND IMMEDIATELY BECAME FAMILY

Sunny joined the Obamas in August 2013, during Barack Obama’s second term in the White House.

She became the family’s second Portuguese Water Dog, joining Bo, who had already become a beloved part of the Obama household.

According to the Obamas, the two dogs quickly formed a special bond.

Sunny was energetic, athletic and full of personality.

She could leap over hedges on the South Lawn, chase squirrels and birds, and turn an ordinary day into something a little more chaotic.

But there was something especially memorable about her:

Sunny didn’t behave quite like a typical Portuguese Water Dog.

She hated getting wet.

The dog whose breed is famous for its relationship with water apparently wanted very little to do with it.

That was Sunny.

And perhaps those little quirks were exactly what made her so loved.

SHE HAD A PERSONALITY ALL HER OWN

The Obamas remembered Sunny as a “force of nature.”

She loved attention and playtime.

She preferred people to other dogs, with the exception of her close bond with Bo.

She loved being around the family.

And she was especially close to Barack and Michelle Obama’s daughters, Malia and Sasha.

She also had a mischievous side.

Over the years, Sunny became part of countless photographs and White House memories.

She appeared during holiday events.

She was photographed on the South Lawn.

She accompanied Michelle Obama during public appearances.

She even became part of the everyday rhythm of life inside the White House.

For millions of Americans, Sunny was a familiar face.

But for the Obamas, she was something much more personal.

She was simply Sunny.

THEN CAME THE DAY THE FAMILY HAD TO SAY GOODBYE

There is something uniquely painful about losing a dog who has been with a family for more than a decade.

Thirteen years means memories.

It means different homes.

Different stages of life.

Different seasons.

It means a puppy becoming an old friend without the family necessarily realizing how quickly the years were passing.

Sunny was there through the final years of the