Bush’s service dog rests near casket

Canine Sully has been with Bush since June

As former President George H.W. Bush is being laid to rest, his service dog Sully is among those mourning the 94-year-old's death.

Sunday night, family spokesman Jim McGrath shared a photo of the yellow Labrador retriever sleeping next to Bush's casket. He wrote, “Mission complete.”

Sully was appointed to the 41st president in June. At the time, Bush welcomed Sully, from nonprofit America's VetDogs, as a “member of the family” who was “beautifully trained.”

Since then, the dog accompanied Bush nearly everywhere, even the voting booth during the November midterm election.

Sully will go on to work alongside other service dogs helping wounded soldiers and active duty personnel at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Facility Dog Program, according to America's VetDogs.

Bush's family announced his death Friday. Monday, his remains were flown from Ellington Field in Houston to the Joint Base Andrews military facility in Maryland. The public may pay respects at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington from Monday to Wednesday.

A state funeral will be held at the Washington National Cathedral, beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday. It will be the first presidential funeral since Gerald Ford died in 2006.

EVAN SISLEY/OFFICE OF GEORGE H. W. BUSH Former President George H.W. Bush’s service dog Sully, lies next to Bush’s casket on Sunday. Bush’s spokesperson, Jim McGrath, posted this photo on Twitter with the caption “Mission complete.”