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Second, perhaps no presidential family had more fun than Teddy

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Roosevelt's at the White House. And here at historic Sagamore Hill,

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the family's longtime retreat in Long Island, New York, Theodore

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Roosevelt's six kids grew up with no fewer than 40 animals. Nearly

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every dog has its day at the Roosevelts

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Jack. The terrier was so revered, he was given his own funeral

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service. Park Ranger Scott Gurney and I paid observance at Sagamore

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Hills Pet Sematary. Your names on that rock, you're something special

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and special pets were given special names. Josiah the Badger was a

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real honey. Eli the Macaw was a standout and Peter Rabbit kept the

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place, jumping asted fierce the families, one legged rooster.

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But the adorable little furballs, named after local dignitaries,

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caused some confusion to the kids come rushing in. Oh, father Father

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Bishop Doane has had children upstairs in the bed. Now they have to

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explain to the guests that Bishop Doane is in fact the Guinea pig.

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Surprisingly, the Roosevelts didn't own a bull moose. What's not

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surprising is that the man known as the conservation president would

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see the value in raising his children around animals. He thought

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having a pet would teach that child responsibility and the empathy

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that it requires to take care of another being.

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Case in point, when Archie Roosevelt was lying sick on an upper floor

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of the White House, youngest brother, Quinton, brought their pony

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Algonquin up for a visit via the new White House elevator. That's a

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fun family, Ted, the oldest son, phrased it. We were expected to have

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fun. And we did.