Former President George H.W. Bush given service dog named Sully

Former President George HW Bush pictured with Sully and former President Bill Clinton
AP
Sophie Williams26 June 2018

Former President George H.W Bush has welcomed a service dog to the family.

The yellow Labrador retriever named Sully arrived at the Bush family home on Monday.

Sully can open doors and pick up items for the 94-year-old who has used a wheelchair since developing Parkinson's disease.

Evan Sisley, an aide to the former president said that Sully will "be a wonderful companion" to the former president.

The new arrival was trained by VetDogs and its hoped that Sully will also be able to help raise awareness of service dogs.

Sully has an instagram account in which his adventures with Mr Bush will be shared.

An image posted on Twitter shows Sully making friends with former President Bill Clinton who visited Mr Bush on Monday.

His wife Barbara died in April this year. They had been married for 73 years.

Additional reporting by AP.

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