It's not true. This accusation gained popularity as the 2012 election cycle heated  up. There was a popular chain email entitled “Barack Obama's 32 Month Report  Card by Rich Carroll” which many assertions were made, including: “First  President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000.00 a year at taxpayer  expense.”.
Oct 31, 2011 ... A forwarded opinion, attributed to Rich Carroll, listing the many "firsts" of  President Barack Obama. ... First President to apply for college aid as a foreign  student, then deny he was a foreigner- Fiction! This rumor ..... First President to  keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000.00 a year at taxpayer expense.
Oct 25, 2012 ... First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer  expense. FALSE. The now-deceased dog trainer who trained the Obamas' dog  earned a TOTAL of $102,000 per year training many dogs for high-profile figures.  US taxpayers DO NOT pay $102,000/year to a dog trainer.
Aug 6, 2015 ... Part 3 of 3: We've all seen the viral meme listing 30+ controversies, labeled as  President Obama's accomplishments. ... First President to golf more than 150  separate times in his five years in office. False. In the ... First President to keep a  dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense. False ...
Did you know that President Barack Hussein Obama flew Bo, their dog, in on a  separate smaller jet to Massachusetts for their vacation? ... single sentence in a  Waterville, Maine, newspaper article about the Obamas' visit, which was  misinterpreted to mean that Bo had flown on a plane accompanied only by a  single handler:.
President Barack Obama "is the first president to keep a dog-trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense."