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You make have seen the viral video of Bo, the Obamas' Portuguese Water Dog, slinking around the White House and inspecting the Christmas display. Imagine for a second Bo wasn't a dog but a rooster — appropriate enough for the White House's humble beginnings — and the First Family had to make peace not only with the morning crowing, but incessant shrieks, clucks and pecking.

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In that case, Boston Globe columnist Brian McGrory would be able to lend some advice. His new book is called Buddy — How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man. It's all about how a rooster put him through the ringer, and became an unlikely friend in the process.

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Watch as Bo meanders through a deserted White House Christmas display.