</div>_psEmbed("https://newsphotos.cqrollcall.com", "fallback=1");<!--<![endif]--><!-- [if !IE]><!--> </object> </object> <p> Harry S. Truman famously instructed politicians looking for friends to "buy a dog" and it seems many on Capitol Hill have taken that advice to heart. As social media celebrates National Dog Day, CQ Roll Call digs into the archives to retrieve our favorite photos of our furry friends on Capitol Hill.  </p> <p> Click through to see Bill Frist meet some big bloodhounds, Kent Conrad and his <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/dakota_101st_senator_dies_at_age_10-222627-1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">longtime companion Dakota</a> , images of Capitol Police K9s at work and the tourist dogs that come to sightsee with their people.  </p> <p> <strong>Related:</strong> </p> <div id="blogAdditionalContent"> <strong> <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/a_dogs_life_policing_capitol_hill-220746-1.html">A Dog's Life, Policing Capitol Hill</a> </strong> <strong> <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_101/-212696-1.html">Dog Days at Congressional Cemetery</a> </strong> <strong> <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/news/errant_pooch_on_the_loose_in_cannon-237263-1.html">Errant Pooch on the Loose in Cannon</a> </strong> </div> <p> <strong> <a href="https://video.rollcall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">See photos, follies, HOH Hits and Misses and more at Roll Call's new video site.</a> </strong> <strong> <em>Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call <a href="https://www.rollcall.com/register/main.html?pos=rr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">in your inbox</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/roll-call-news/id433753469?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on your iPhone</a>.</em> </strong> </p></body>
