Popsugar Parenting George H.w. Bush George H.W. Bush's Service Dog Sully Lying Under His Casket This Photo of George H.W. Bush's Service Dog Lying in Front of His Casket Will Break You 3 December 2018 by Alessia Santoro View this post on Instagram Mission complete. A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Dec 2, 2018 at 6:07pm PST After the news of former President George H.W. Bush's passing at age 94 on Nov. 30, a photo of his service dog, a 2-year-old Labrador Retriever named Sully, is going viral. The pooch, who joined the Bush family this past June, "was specifically matched with the president to provide support during his daily activities" by America's VetDogs. Since then, the pair have been the best of friends, and Sully's Instagram account has slowly filled with snaps of him at his owner's feet. Now a new photo of Sully, lying not at former President Bush's feet but in front of his American-flag-covered casket, is breaking hearts all over the internet. "Mission complete," reads the emotional photo's caption on both Sully's Instagram page as well as on Bush's spokesman Jim McGrath's Twitter account, which is where it first appeared on the night of Dec. 2. The photo will likely be one of the last of Sully supporting the Bush family, as his new mission will be to return to America's VetDogs for the holiday season. After that, he'll join the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre's Facility Dog Program to help wounded veterans with both physical and occupational therapies. Keep reading to see a few adorable photos of Sully with his best friend, the 41st president of the United States. Related: Politicians and Family Pay Tribute to George H.W. Bush Following His Death View this post on Instagram Assisting with voting must be easier with thumbs. It was very nice of Secretary James Baker to help my best friend cast his vote. They didn’t even let me push the button! . . #vote . . . . . . #SullyHWBush #SullyBush #bush41 #instagood #goodboy #DogOfInstagram #TalesOfALab #InstaDog #InstaDogs #Dogs #AmericasVetDogs #GuidedogFoundation #labrador A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Nov 1, 2018 at 1:39pm PDT 1 / 9 View this post on Instagram Naturally as a lab I am a fan of all Sox— but I like these ones the best. GO STROS! My best friend and I will be watching from my new digs in #Houston. . . . . . . #Astros #mlb #mlbplayoffs #houstonastros #astrosbaseball #houstontx #HTX #SullyHWBush #SullyBush #bush41 #instagood #goodboy #DogOfInstagram #TalesOfALab #InstaDog #InstaDogs #Dogs #AmericasVetDogs #GuidedogFoundation #labrador A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Oct 17, 2018 at 3:56pm PDT 2 / 9 View this post on Instagram My best friend has gotten some pretty rad socks, I’m rather a fan. . . . . . . . #bushSocks #41Socks #tongueOutThursday #41 #socks #selfie #tot #playtime #secretservice #SullyHWBush #SullyBush #bush41 #instagood #goodboy #DogOfInstagram #TalesOfALab #InstaDog #InstaDogs #Dogs #AmericasVetDogs #GuidedogFoundation #labrador A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Aug 16, 2018 at 7:19am PDT 3 / 9 View this post on Instagram Always an honor to be with my best friend. 🐾 A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Jul 6, 2018 at 8:26am PDT 4 / 9 View this post on Instagram After some fun play time, I love resting at the foot of my boss. He has some of the best socks around... I'm a big fan. Whenever he has a visitor or family come in, I always gets lots of love from everybody. . . (xpost: @wethedogsdc ) . . . . . #WeTheDogsDC #July4th #SullyHWBush #SullyBush #bush41 #instagood #goodboy #DogOfInstagram #TalesOfALab #InstaDog #InstaDogs #Dogs #AmericasVetDogs #GuidedogFoundation #labrador A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Jul 4, 2018 at 3:25pm PDT 5 / 9 View this post on Instagram I LOVE my walks. I've been trained to walk next to my boss— and he always holds my leash as we go out. . . (xpost: @wethedogsdc ) . . . . . . #WeTheDogsDC #July4th #walkies #walkies🐾 #SullyHWBush #SullyBush #bush41 #instagood #goodboy #DogOfInstagram #TalesOfALab #InstaDog #InstaDogs #Dogs #AmericasVetDogs #GuidedogFoundation #labrador A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Jul 4, 2018 at 1:45pm PDT 6 / 9 View this post on Instagram It has been a week since I arrived at Walker’s Point. I’ve met some pretty cool people, a lot of them wanted to shake my bosses hand (and mine!). Played fetch, been to the beach, and have been spending a lot of time with my boss— I think I am going to like it here. . . . . . #america #flag #oldglory #SullyHWBush #SullyBush #bush41 #instagood #goodboy #DogOfInstagram #TalesOfALab #InstaDog #InstaDogs #Dogs #AmericasVetDogs #GuidedogFoundation #labrador A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Jul 3, 2018 at 6:38am PDT 7 / 9 View this post on Instagram I started settling in at Walker’s Point yesterday. Lots of new smells and kind people. I have had a lot of training to get to this point, it hasn’t always been easy, but I am ready for the job. “Any definition of a successful life must include service to others” A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Jun 26, 2018 at 7:01am PDT 8 / 9 View this post on Instagram Mission complete. A post shared by Sully H.W. Bush (@sullyhwbush) on Dec 2, 2018 at 6:07pm PST 9 / 9 George H.W. BushService AnimalsTouching StoriesDogs