Joe Pisani (opinion): Is there an afterlife for our pets? Joe Pisani FacebookTwitterEmail Michelle and Barak Obama shared on their social media that their dog Bo had died. In this handout image released by the White House on April 13, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama runs down a corridor with Bo, a Portuguese water dog, in the White House in Washington, D.C.The White House / Getty Images Have you heard about Dexter, the pug from Allentown, Pennsylvania, who died recently after an illness at 7 years old? His owner, Tim Beville Jr., a pastor and preacher, gave his companion a funeral, and a Facebook post of the ceremony has gone viral.