![Sully the dog sleeps next to the casket of the late US President George HW Bush [Photo: BBC]](https://www.fijivillage.com/news_images/1119420015c058e43de029d6b68c4b.jpg)
The golden labrador who worked as a service dog for President George HW Bush has been pictured resting beside his coffin, in a moving tribute.
Heartbreaking image of George Bush's service dog laying by his coffin https://t.co/6mhFWgsaqh pic.twitter.com/3PBtsT2BAT
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 3, 2018
Bush, who served as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993, died late on Friday at the age of 94.
The New York Times obituary for George Bush, the 41st president of the United States, and the father of the 43rd https://t.co/9YMKZ5hbGC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 3, 2018
Sully the dog will be travelling with the casket on the flight from Texas to Washington DC on Monday.
Bush's body is due to lie in state this week ahead of a day of national mourning.
He will be buried at the presidential library in Texas, alongside his wife, Barbara Bush, who died seven months ago.
[Source: BBC]
