President Reagan aboard the helicopter with his dog Lucky on his lap, November 1, 1985. The first dog to join them at the White House was a tiny ball of black fluff who was presented to them in 1985 by the young girl who was serving as the poster girl for the March of Dimes. The dog was named Lucky, a Bouvier des Flandres, frequently seen thundering down the halls in the West Wing or the White House. The Reagans soon decided that living at the White House was not right for Lucky, so they sent him to live at the Reagan ranch where there was plenty of space to run as well as other dogs to play with, including Victory, a golden retriever, and Scotch and Soda, black Scottish terriers.