Their dog seamus rode in a carrier on the roof of the family s chevrolet caprice station wagon for the 12 hour trip.
Romney dogs on roof.
But the story of his.
Newt gingrich lets the dog out of the bag after mitt romney straps one to the roof.
In june 2007 the boston globe reported that in 1983 current republican presidential hopeful and former massachusetts governor mitt romney had placed his irish setter in a dog carrier on.
But the tale of seamus the irish setter who got sick while riding 12 hours on the roof of mitt.
It happened more than a quarter century ago at the start of a romney family summer vacation.
Romney ties his dog to the roof of his car in an airtight kennel.
Cnn s jeanne moos explains.
But the story of his.
When mitt romney strapped his irish setter to the roof of his car in 1983 and drove all the way to canada as the dog defecated in fear he couldn t have guessed his decision would follow him for decades enraging animal lovers and raising questions about his character and management style.
The infamous story of mitt romney driving with his dog on the roof of the car has come back to haunt the 2012 republican presidential candidate.
It might be unseemly to bring this up just as mitt romney celebrates his win in new hampshire on tuesday night and seems to be a strong front runner for the gop nomination.
Using a 1983 family vacation to talk about romney s family values a shocking paragraph caught the eye of animal rights groups and angered pet owners across the country.