Barbara Bush most easygoing of the First Ladies with whom they had dealt. Barbara Bush became the first U.S. First Lady to become a recipient of the Henry G. Freeman Jr. Pin Money Fund, receiving $36,000, most of which she gave to favorite charities. Bush was known for her affection for her pet English Springer Spaniel Millie and wrote a children's book about Millie's new litter of puppies. She even included Millie in her official White House portrait, painted by Candace Whittemore Lovely. She was struck every day by "how much things had changed" for her and her husband since they became
Millie (dog) and "Who's The Boss". Millie also made a cameo appearance in "The Simpsons" episode "Two Bad Neighbors" in a scene where the former President Bush is jogging with some of his new neighbors. Millie died of pneumonia in 1997 at age 12 at the Bush Compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. A dog park in Houston, Texas is named after Millie. Millie (dog) Mildred "Millie" Kerr Bush (January 12, 1985 – May 19, 1997) was the pet English Springer Spaniel of Barbara and George H. W. Bush. She was named for Mildred Caldwell Kerr, a long-time friend of the Bushes, which is