Mr Bush, who filled in as the 41st US president somewhere in the range of 1989 and 1993, passed on late on Friday at 94 years old.

Sully the canine will go with the coffin on the departure from Texas to Washington DC on Monday.

Mr Bush's body is because of lie in express this week in front of multi day of national grieving.

The pine box is being flown from Texas to DC on board Air Force One - briefly renamed Special Air Mission 41, in tribute to the late president - and afterward back on Wednesday, with Sully going with the body all through.

Sully is named after the airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, saving all 155 passengers and crew on board.
The two-year-old labrador was assigned earlier this year as a service dog to Mr Bush who used a wheelchair in the last years of his life.



Sully is named after the airline pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River in 2009, saving all 155 passengers and crew on board.
The two-year-old labrador was assigned earlier this year as a service dog to Mr Bush who used a wheelchair in the last years of his life.
A highly trained dog, Sully can perform a number of commands, including opening doors and fetching items such as the phone when it rings.
He will now work as a service dog, assisting with therapy for wounded soldiers.
Sully has his own Instagram account; here he is shown "assisting with voting" as Mr Bush cast his ballot in last month's US presidential mid-term election.