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{{Mdy|date=July 2024}}
▲{{Mdy|date=July 2024}}{{Short description|English Bulldog owned by Jim Justice}}
{{about|the dog owned by Jim Justice|juvenile dogs|Puppy}}
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|sex=Female
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2019|10|24}}
|birth_place=[[West Virginia]],
|owner=[[Jim Justice]]
|species=
|name=Babydog Justice
|image= File:
|caption= Babydog in 2021
|weight= {{convert|60|lb|kg}}<ref name="c698"/>
}}
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Babydog was a gift to Jim Justice from his children in 2019. According to Justice, she got her name as a
In February 2024, Babydog successfully underwent ligament surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hannahs |first=Alyssa |date=2024-02-13 |title=Babydog out of surgery, Gov. Jim Justice says |url=https://www.wsaz.com/2024/02/13/babydog-out-surgery-gov-jim-justice-says/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=wsaz |language=en}}</ref>
== Life in politics ==
[[File:Sharon Turner from Morgantown; Million-Dollar Winner.jpg|thumb|Babydog and Jim Justice presenting a prize to a winner of the "Do It for Babydog"
{{external media| float = right| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5124246/senate-candidate-gov-jim-justice Speech by Justice at the 2024 Republican National Convention featuring Babydog], [[C-SPAN]]}}
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]] in 2021, Justice used the slogan "Do It for
Due to Babydog's frequent appearances with Justice at various press conferences and events within West Virginia, Babydog quickly became a popular figure within West Virginian politics,
In 2023, a waterfall in [[Babcock State Park]] was renamed to "Babydog Falls" in her honor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Kassidy |date=2023-03-30 |title=Babydog gets a waterfall in Babcock State Park |url=https://www.wvva.com/2023/03/30/babydog-gets-waterfall-babcock-state-park/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=WVVA |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, in June 2024, a [[mural]] depicting West Virginian history was unveiled at the [[West Virginia State Capitol]],
Babydog appeared with Justice on the second day of the [[2024 Republican National Convention]], which garnered cheers from attendees.<ref name="c698" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4776389-west-virginia-gov-jim-justice-appears-on-rnc-stage-with-pet-bulldog-babydog/|title=West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appears on convention stage with pet bulldog Babydog|date=July 16, 2024}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' stated that her reception had "an energy generally reserved only for former President [[
==See also==
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* [[List of individual dogs]]
* [[United States presidential pets]]
== References ==
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*[https://x.com/BabydogJustice Babydog Justice] on [[Twitter|X]]
*[https://doitforbabydog.wv.gov/ Do It For Babydog website]
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[[Category:Individual dogs in the United States]]
[[Category:2019 animal births]]
[[Category:Politics of West Virginia]]
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