
Bill Clinton was all smiles as he donned a snazzy pair of blue suede shoes to walk the family dogs around New York on Saturday while Hillary visited daughter Chelsea nearby.

The former President was spotted walking the couple's dogs, a white poodle-shih tzu mix named Tally and a grey poodle-toy-cross named Maisie, in Madison Square Park.

Clinton was joined by son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky and his one-year-old granddaughter Charlotte, with the adorable pair holding hands as they walked down Madison Avenue.

Bill Clinton donned a snazzy pair of blue suede shoes as he took the family dogs Maisie and Tally for a walk around Madison Square Park in New York on Saturday

Clinton was joined on his ramble by his son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky and one-year-old granddaughter Charlotte

The family outing took place in Madison Square Park, just a short walk from Chelsea's huge Manhattan condo in upmarket Flatiron district

Clinton appeared in an upbeat mood as he walked alongside Mezvinsky, who was carrying an adorable dog of his own, while Charlotte toddled along ahead of him

Clinton also gave his granddaughter, who was wearing a shirt with the slogan 'play, win repeat', a helping hand as they took a walk down Madison Avenue

Perhaps mirroring her grandparent's political careers, Charlotte was dressed in a t-shirt with the slogan 'play, win, repeat' on the front.

Clinton's shoes are a pair of Samuel Hubbard Free Limited Edition shoes in blue leather costing $225.

The couple appeared to be taking it easy away from the campaign trail, though Hillary was spotted carrying a box of files into Chelsea's $10.5million Manhattan condo.

Pictures show the boxes are clearly marked 'not for private use' and are marked United States Postal Service along the side.

While it is not known how Clinton came by the boxes, the U.S. Code states that theft of property used by the Postal Service is punishable by a fine and up to a year in jail.

The former President stopped to chat with passersby as he made his way around the park, which is just a short walk from daughter Chelsea's home

Meanwhile a makeup-free Hillary was seen carrying a box of files into Chelsea's Madison Avenue home, where she lives with Mezvinsky and children Charlotte and Aiden

The shoes area pair of Samuel Hubbard Free Limited Editions in blue leather, and cost $225

Despite the former President strolling around Manhattan, it seemed that the family dogs were receiving the majority of the attention as Clinton stopped to talk with a young family on a bench

The code states: 'Whoever steals, purloins, or embezzles any property used by the Postal Service, or appropriates any such property to his own or any other than its proper use, or conveys away any such property to the hindrance or detriment of the public service, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; but if the value of such property does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.'

Their stop-off in adopted-home state New York comes after Hillary addressed members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in neighboring Philadelphia on Friday.

The Democratic presidential candidate said on Friday that blacks and whites need to start 'listening' to each other following a week of racial tension that ended with five cops being shot dead in Dallas.

Clinton appeared to be in good spirits as he went for a stroll as he and Hillary, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President, took a day off from campaigning

Despite his laid-back demeanor, Clinton was flanked by a secret service detail during his walk (pictured left)

The Clintons paid a visit to their adopted home state the day after Hillary spoke to members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in neighboring Philadelphia

Wearing a somber black-and-white outfit, Clinton told the crowd: 'No one has all the answers. We need to find them together.

'Indeed, that is the only way we can find them. Those are the truest things I can offer today. We must do better, together.'

A makeup-free Clinton struck a much more relaxed figure on Saturday as she went to see her daughter, granddaughter Charlotte and grandson Aiden in the upmarket Flatiron district.

Meanwhile husband Bill took a stroll around the park, stopping to chat with passersby along the way, at one point speaking with a young family sitting on a bench.

Chelsea lives just a short walk from the park in a 'luxury fortress' described as New York's longest apartment, stretching an entire block between 26th Street to 27th Street off Madison Avenue.