"I'm tired of all this nonsense! Invisible dogs! Importunate cats! I, Dulcinea the Duck, will be the new First Pet. Let the feathers fly! La Quackette is now in charge!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Poultry Power?" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"It works for us!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

A watery sun rises over Pennsylvania Avenue: "Mommy! Mommy! The dog is barking! I think he has to go out! Should we call the vice president or somebody?"/"Go back to bed, Sasha! We don't even have a dog yet! You're not getting one until April!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Zeus got to the White House before I could? HE'S the new invisible First Pet? My revenge must be swift and merciless!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Guess that means the poop she'll leave on the White House lawn won't be invisible!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"Once upon a midnight dreary, I went to LuLu's blog. It helped not my melancholy. In fact, the blog put me to sleep in under five minutes -- meaning it was even better than the Oscars! I highly recommend it." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"I, Zeus, am tired of being threatened by snarling mutts from both sides of
the doghouse just because I can't make huge chunks of pork vanish from public scrutiny! I know! I'll become the invisible White House dog! I can get away with biting a lot of ankles if nobody can see me!" (Non-photo by Jack Russell Chompersky)

"I, Lily, am furious about the way the press has treated me for helping out on Wall Street. So I made a few billion bowsers disappear? That's goose poop! Well, I've had it! I'm going to sneak into the White House and wreak havoc as the new, invisible First Pet!" (Non-photo by M.J. Notlih)

"This gives new meaning to the term -- No-C-emz." (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"I'd say it gives new meaning to the term -- very, very, very clever canines!" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)

"That tears it! The new First Animal at the White House has GOT to be a CAT!" (Photo by Stephanie J.)

"WHY?" (Photo by J.M. Hilton)