Blair's lead role in doggie video

ONCE dubbed George Bush's poodle, Tony Blair has a new canine connection with America's first family - making a guest appearance in a White House doggie video on the internet.

President Bush, his wife, Laura, and their daughters, Jenna and Barbara, also play roles alongside Barney and Miss Beazley, the Bush family's Scottish terriers.

In the video, the two pups aspire to become junior park rangers.

"Well done," Mr Blair says. "As someone born in Edinburgh, it's good to see the Scots doing well."