Former U.S. President Barack Obama says the Obamas’ family dog, Sunny, has died. Obama makes the announcement in a message published Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
Sources note that Sunny was part of the Obama household after joining the family during their time in Washington. One outlet says Sunny is the Obamas’ second dog, following their first pet, Bo, who died in 2021. Another report adds that Obama reflects on Sunny’s role in the family and expresses that they will miss the dog.
While outlets differ in emphasis—some focusing on the announcement itself and others on tribute language and comparisons with Bo—they agree on the core details: Sunny dies, Obama confirms it, and the household’s earlier loss of Bo in 2021 provides context for how the former president frames the loss.
